Two more senior officials at provincial level were expelled from the Party and removed from their posts for involvement in corruption, following the investigation of a ministerial official earlier this week.
Jiang Jiemin, head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the State Council and deputy secretary of the SASAC committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has been removed from office, suspected of serious disciplinary violations.
The unprecedented openness and transparency in the trial of Bo Xilai have been hailed both at home and abroad, the case also underscores the Party's resolve to push the rule of law in China.
Bo Xilai, former Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Chongqing Municipality, stood open trial Thursday on charges of taking bribes, embezzlement and abuse of power at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in east China's Shandong Province.
Liu Tienan, a former deputy chief of China's top economic planning body, has been put under judicial investigation, suspected of taking bribes, authorities said on Sunday.
China's central authorities on Tuesday introduced a five-year ban on the construction of new government buildings as part of an ongoing frugality campaign.
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged a “thorough cleanup” of the ruling Communist Party as part of a yearlong campaign aimed at ridding its ranks of formalism, bureaucracy and extravagance.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will meet with Wu Po-hsiung, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) later this month.
China's top leaders on Thursday pointed out difficulties and challenges facing the country, saying macro policies should be stabilized and control over micro segments loosened with better social security measures.
A new generation of leaders for China's state organs and top political advisory body will come into power during the "Two Sessions", a term commonly used by the Chinese media referring the NPC and CPPCC.
The second plenary session of the CPC Central Committee, which closed on Thursday, adopted a government restructuring plan, aiming at simpler and decentralized administration, as well as improved administrative efficiency.
Two officials in southern Chinese province of Guangdong were recently exposed online due to holding multi-million dollar property portfolios that suggests corruption. Now, disciplinary authorities have begun investigating the accusations.
China's state news agency Xinhua unveiled its list of 10 most attention-grabbing events of China in 2012, including medical reform, first female astronaut, first aircraft carrier.
Which news event impresses you most in 2012? The state-owned Xinhua News Agency has released its annual list of the Top 10 domestic news events.
Non-communist political parties have voiced support for China's multi-party system following a visit by Xi Jinping, the new helmsman of the Communist Party of China.
A middle-aged man in a dark suit, and a tieless white shirt, laid a wreath at the park's statue of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. Then he walked into the surrounding crowd and began a casual chat.The visitor was Xi Jinping, the newly elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
Hu Chunhua has been appointed secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), replacing Wang Yang, the CPC Central Committee announced Tuesday.
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