China has formulated measures to name and shame officials who interfere in judicial cases, in a move it hopes will prevent this common problem and advance the rule of law.
Chinese officials who meddle in judicial cases could now find their names in a newly created blacklist by the central authorities.
Greek government officials continued on Tuesday the tug of war with the Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem and the German administration in public statements to local media, as U.S. government suggested calm to Athens, according to government sources.
The work reports of two Chinese judicial bodies, delivered to the top legislature Thursday, demonstrated that the authorities had stepped up anti-corruption campaign last year.
China's commitment to purging corruption did not cease when the country's political high season began this month.
More than 20 people were killed including two lawmakers and deputy prime minister hospitalized after sustaining injuries in twin explosions in Mogadishu on Friday, authorities say.
Three online animations themed around China's anti-corruption campaign and featuring President Xi Jinping have been a hit over the Spring Festival, with netizens delighting to what is apparently a relaxing of attitudes to depicting Chinese leaders by cartoon.
Gao, an official in north China's Shanxi Province, has noticed his colleagues dressing differently since the broom of austerity swept through the government two years ago.
Only cooperation between Internet operators, finance departments and anti-corruption departments can expose hidden corruption.
One of the country's highest-profile fugitives - the former general manager of an insurance intermediary who was dubbed the "runaway beauty boss" - was given the death penalty with two years reprieve on Wednesday for illegally raising more than 1 billion yuan ($160 million).
"The leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) cannot be a shield for officials who seek to override the law, to use their power to influence law enforcement or to bend the law for personal gain."
The attendance of city officials at court hearings in Beijing has increased as China has promoted the rule of law.
China will strengthen supervision of assets that corrupt officials transfer abroad illegally through gambling houses in Macao, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday instructed officials to make efforts to create conditions for a dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Disciplinary inspection authorities of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Wednesday were urged to strengthen international cooperation in the hunt for fugitive officials and asset recovery.
In a document released on Monday, the central government promised to cultivate and appoint more officials from minority groups and ensure they are given "full trust".
The Ministry of Education will implement stronger scrutiny over the university system's leaders and impose harsher punishments for corruption, the country's top anti-graft agency said on Sunday.
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