Oct 24, 2023 20:17 PM

China Removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu, State Broadcaster Says
Li, who was only appointed in March, has been out of public sight for almost two months
Oct 24, 2023 20:09 PM

China Takes Aim at Development Roadblocks in Private Sector
State Council announces new campaign that includes cracking down on unfair practices that target private businesses amid move to boost sector
Oct 23, 2023 18:37 PM

Former Chief Tobacco Regulator Targeted in Graft Probe
Ling Chengxing, the former head of China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, is one of nearly 20 executives and officials swept up in the two-year probe of the cigarette industry
Oct 23, 2023 18:11 PM

Former Provincial Legislature Vice Chairman Probed for Alleged Corruption
Zhang Xiulong, an ex-lawmaker in Guangxi, is suspected of ‘serious violations of discipline and law,’ according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Oct 20, 2023 20:46 PM

Chinese Lawmakers Set to Overhaul Infectious Disease Reporting System
Draft revisions include improvements in online reporting, rewards for prompt reporting of virus outbreaks and a ban on interference in reporting cases
Oct 20, 2023 20:15 PM

China mRNA Vaccine-Maker Stemirna Struggles With Debt Crisis
One-time investor darling seeks fresh capital as CEO admits it is in a ‘difficult’ position as it awaits final Covid vaccine approvals in China
Oct 20, 2023 15:02 PM

Former Provincial Political Advisory Chief Falls Under Graft Probe
Han Yong, an ex-chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is suspected of ‘serious violations of discipline and law’
Oct 18, 2023 19:48 PM

Fraud Syndicate Leader in Myanmar May Have Faked His Chinese Residency, Sources Say
One of the two leaders in a cross-border telecom fraud syndicate may have illegally obtained his Chinese ID card by falsifying household registration information in Guangdong, local residents tell Caixin
Oct 17, 2023 16:25 PM

China’s Scandal-Plagued Soccer Authority Appoints New President
Song Kai had led Liaoning province’s sports administration for seven years, during which the province won several basketball titles
Oct 16, 2023 20:23 PM

Sports Personality’s Disappearance Linked to Bribery Probe, Source Says
Former CCTV soccer commentator Duan Xuan allegedly bribed a Chinese Olympics preparations official in order to win business recruiting athletes for the 2022 Winter Games
Oct 16, 2023 19:57 PM

Hong Kong Takes Aim at Banking Fraud as Complaints Surge
Number of reported cases nearly doubles this year to 954 through September, compared with 555 for all of 2022, HKMA says
Oct 13, 2023 20:59 PM

Chinese Police Offer Rewards in Hunt for Leaders of Myanmar-Based Telecoms Scam
Two men, both with Chinese mainland ID cards, have been identified by police as ‘key leaders’ in a telecom fraud syndicate
Oct 13, 2023 19:58 PM

China Targets Wrongful Verdicts in Commercial Property Cases
Supreme People’s Court forms task force aimed at better distinguishing between criminal business activities and purely commercial disputes in bid to support growth of private economy
Oct 13, 2023 04:21 AM

China’s Two-Child Policy Runs Out of Gas
Births fell 10% last year as the share of second babies declined and the third-child policy fell flat, the National Health Commission reports
Oct 11, 2023 19:51 PM

Trending in China: ‘Lenient’ Punishment of Corrupt Retired Official Sparks Anger
76-year-old Zhong Gengci, former director of the Shenzhen transportation bureau’s freight management branch, was expelled from the party, but was not charged and still got to keep his retirement benefits
Oct 10, 2023 20:35 PM

Former Mayor Expelled From Communist Party Over Falsifying Economic Data
Sun Shutao, a former senior political adviser in East China’s Shandong province, is also suspected of accepting bribes
Oct 09, 2023 20:18 PM

Covid and Flu Outbreaks to Alternate Every Six Months, Expert Says
University of Hong Kong department of medicine’s Ivan Hung predicts that the next Covid peak will likely take place in November
Oct 09, 2023 07:15 AM

Cover Story: Chinese in the Crosshairs of ‘Mushrooming’ Transnational Cybercrime
U.N. says hundreds of thousands have been forced into participating in unlawful online scam operations in Myanmar and Cambodia, many of them Chinese
Oct 04, 2023 11:40 AM

In Depth: China Struggles to Wean Itself off Bear Bile Farming
Amid growing concerns about the suffering that extraction causes the animals, the government has supported research into synthetic substitutes, but regulations are hampering the registration of alternatives to what some have dubbed ‘medicinal gold’
Oct 02, 2023 19:02 PM

China Lines Up Leaders for New Agencies in Wake of Major Personnel Reshuffle
The appointments include the heads of the bodies overseeing the country’s sprawling financial sector and the department charged with handling public complaints