Military corruption: Rank and vile | The Economist
SO EXTENSIVE was the stash of jade, gold and cash found in the basement of General Xu Caihou’s mansion in Beijing that at least ten lorries were needed to haul it away, according to the Chinese press...
View ArticleChina’s top court unveils deadlines for legal reform | Reuters
China’s top court set a five-year deadline on Thursday for legal reforms to protect the rights of individuals, prevent miscarriages of justice and make its judiciary more professional as the ruling...
View ArticleChina plans to cut number of big state firms to 40: state media | Reuters
China will likely cut the number of its central government-owned conglomerates to 40 through massive mergers, as Beijing pushes forward a sweeping plan to overhaul the country’s underperforming state...
View ArticlePranab in Sweden, key pacts to be signed – The Hindu
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday arrived here on the first leg of his five-day state visit to Sweden and Belarus, the first ever by any Indian head of State, during which a number of key agreements...
View ArticleChina slaps one-year ban on imports of African ivory hunting trophies | Reuters
China slapped a one-year ban on African ivory hunting trophy imports, the state forestry authority said on Thursday ahead of a trip by President Xi Jinping to Britain, where members of the royal family...
View ArticleChina’s Xi lauds Britain for ‘visionary’ openness, prods others to emulate |...
Chinese President Xi Jinping heaped praise on Britain for what he called a “visionary and strategic choice” to strengthen commercial ties with China, as he prepared for a state visit to the United...
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