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Paper details how corrupt officials try to evade probe
A newspaper affiliated to the top anti-graft body on Saturday published a report detailing how corrupt officials tried to outwit graft-busters but still failed in the end. The report cited 11 cases in which corrupt officials fabricated lies, agreed with others not to give away each other, colluded with others to devise a consistent story,…
Nation sets out cleaner strategy for environment assessments
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has started to clean up its assessment procedures in an effort to stop new businesses being built that would cause pollution. So far this year it has canceled the licenses of more than 100 agents that had the authority to assess and approve planned projects, a ministry statement said on…
Small investors flee the market
Nearly one third of small investors, or more than 20million,have fled the turbulent stock market. The number of small investors holding stocks in their accounts slid to 51 million at the end ofJuly from 75 million at the end of June, according to China Securities Depository & ClearingCorp, the government agency that tracks accounts. Shanghai…