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Graft watchdog steps up SOE investigations

The top anti-graft watchdog is to intensify its efforts to uncover corruption in State-owned enterprises.

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Anti-graft blitz upgrades to protracted war

China's anti-graft campaign has moved beyond setting warning examples to deter others. The scale of the investigations, as well as new initiatives and legal reform, indicate that the country intends to fight a protracted war.

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Turkey faces stern challenge to address worsening corruption

​Turkish government faces stern challenges to address the worsening corruption problem in the country as the world marks the International anti-corruption Day on Monday.

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2014 Key words in the fight against corruption: China Daily

By the end of November, nearly 40 provincial or higher level officials had been snared this year in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign.

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Russia mulls anti-corruption tests among public servants

Russian state officials might be subject to psychological tests on their corruption-resistance qualities, according to an initiative revealed by the country's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection on Wednesday.

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Brazil's Petrobras creates compliance division to fight corruption

Brazil's state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras announced Tuesday that it would set up a new governance, risk and compliance directorship to deal with its involvement in a corruption scheme.

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EU appoints legal expert to review Kosovo corruption claims

​The European Union (EU)'s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday appointed an independent legal expert to carry out a four-month review on corruption allegations against members of the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, or EULEX Kosovo.

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Vietnam implements 198,000 inspections against corruption so far in 2014

​Vietnam has carried out nearly 8,000 administrative inspections and 190,000 specialized ones in the fight against corruption since the beginning of 2014, said Huynh Phong Tranh, Vietnam's inspector general.

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Reopening Kabul Bank scandal case test for new gov't in fighting corruption

New Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai issued a decree directing the Supreme Court to reopen a case involving the scandal at the first Afghan private bank, Kabul Bank and resolve it within 45 days by recovering bank loans and stolen assets, as his first step in fighting corruption since assuming office on Sept. 29.

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Brazilian presidential candidate denies plan to stop exploring pre-salt oil deposits

Presidential candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party, Marina Silva, on Thursday denied that she would stop exploring Brazil's extensive pre-salt oil reserves if elected.

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Fight against corruption set as Albania's national priority: official

Albania has obtained the candidate status of the European Union (EU) and therefore fight against corruption is a national priority, Prosecutor General Adriatik Llalla said Tuesday.

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Four Jamaican cops arrested for blackmail

Four policemen were arrested for blackmail, Jamaican anti-corruption authorities said Tuesday.

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Top political advisor calls for more anti-corruption suggestions

China's top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Wednesday called on advisors nationwide to continue efforts and suggestions to fight corruption.

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Fighting corruption is a way to commemorate Deng Xiaoping: paper

As the nation observes the 110th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping, one newspaper called for the people to champion Deng's resolute attitude when fighting corruption.

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Italian lower chamber authorizes former minister's arrest

Italy's lower chamber on Tuesday authorized the arrest of a former minister under the governments of three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi, Giancarlo Galan, for his alleged involvement into a major corruption probe in water city Venice.

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Vietnam, Japan mapping out measures against corruption

Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) held in capital Hanoi on Tuesday a dialogue on the prevention and fight against corruption in projects using Japanese official development assistance (ODA).

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Italian gov't, society pledge intolerance for corruption after graft scandals

A major corruption scandal involving more than 100 suspects related to a project to block tidal flows in water city Venice has triggered angry reactions in the Italian society and prompted Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to pledge swift action on graft.