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Driver suspected of homicide in Taiwan tour bus fire

The driver of a tour bus that caught fire and left 26 people dead in Taiwan on July 19 was drunken and set fire to the vehicle intentionally, local prosecutors said Saturday.

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S.Korean Lotte Group's family member summoned on bribery scandal

One of family members of Lotte Group, South Korea's fifth-largest family-controlled conglomerates, was summoned on Friday by prosecutors for questioning on charges of taking bribes from a local cosmetics company seeking to shelf space in the group's duty-free shops.

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China's former military leader Guo Boxiong confesses to taking bribes

​Guo Boxiong, former vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), has confessed to taking bribes, military prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Xi promises an independent, fair judiciary

President Xi Jinping has warned of serious problems in China's judicial system and promised to deal with judicial injustice in a document published in Beijing on Tuesday.

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S. Korean prosecutors storm suspected hideout of sunken ferry owner

South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday stormed the suspected hideout, where the de facto owner of a sunken ferry Sewol is believed to be inside, without any opposition, local media reported.

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Chinese law to clarify procedure of juvenile cases

A draft interpretation to China's criminal procedure law was tabled for reading on Monday to clear up ambiguities in juvenile cases.