Tag Archives: corruption

A shaving ceremony makes freshmen men

Yangtse Evening Post (扬子晚报): 500 18-year-old male freshmen of Fudan University in Shanghai had their first shave yesterday as a rite of passage into manhood.

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A leaky toilet reveals corruption

Today Evening News (今日晚报): Yesterday marked the opening of the trial of Yan Dabin, the former director of the transportation bureau in Chongqing’s Wushan county, and his wife in Chongqing Second Intermediary Court.

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Arts scams, journalism scams, business book scams

Links and summaries of recent stories by Gady Epstein in Forbes magazine.

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Dial 12388 to report corruption

Chongqing Times (重庆时报): CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Ministry of Supervision launched a hotline in June 25 that enables citizens to report corrupt activities in the public service.

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Tofu building investigations

Two links about shoddily constructed schools.

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Darkness in the “White House”

Qilu Evening News (齐鲁晚报): death of the whistle-blower of the Fuyang ‘White House’.

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Beijing — former Haidian District head charged with graft

The Beijing News on March 21: graft, Tibetan rioters and the suicide of a schoolgirl.

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No more price hikes for the time being

Beijing Times (京华时报) reports that the Chinese government will stabilize prices by against inflation (稳定物价).

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How many palms do you have to grease to get ahead in business?

From Oriental Outlook magazine (瞭望东方周刊), an eight-month journal of the bribes two entrepreneurs had to give to get their business registered.

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China’s nuclear black market

Phoenix Weekly (凤凰周刊) for October 2007.

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