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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) fast-tracked the Basic Law Article 23 legislation by gazetting the draft bill on Friday and tabling it to the Legislative C
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Former official of China\’s Xizang sentenced to 14 years in jail for bribery
XI\’AN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced Zhang Yongze, former vice chairman of the government of the Xizang Autonomous Region, to 14 years in prison for bribery.
Zhang was als
Former CSIC chairman sentenced to 13 years in jail for bribery, abuse of power
SHANGHAI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced Hu Wenming, former chairman of China Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (CSIC), to 13 years in prison for bribery and abuse of pow
Former head of China\’s food reserves administration sentenced to 10 years in jail
CHENGDU, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced Zhang Wufeng, former director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, to 10 years in prison for bribery.
Zhang was
30 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on 5th day of truce
GAZA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — A bus carrying 30 Palestinian prisoners departed on Tuesday evening from the Israeli Ofer prison, which is located near the West Bank city of Ramallah, said a Xinhua reporter
Former senior Beijing political advisor sentenced to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes
SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Yu Luming, former vice chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People\’s Political Consultative Conference, was on Tuesday sentenced to 11 years in
Former senior municipal political advisor handed life sentence for accepting bribes
HOHHOT, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced Jiang Guowen, formerly a senior municipal political advisor for Harbin, the capital of northeast China\’s Heilongjiang Province, to life
Chinese court begins appeal trial for singer Wu Yi Fan
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court on Tuesday commenced the appeal trial for Wu Yi Fan, a singer and actor of Canadian nationality, who has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape and
Former provincial legislator given life sentence for bribery
SHIJIAZHUANG, July 18 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced Sun Guoxiang, a former senior legislator of northeast China\’s Liaoning Province, to life in prison for bribery.
Sun, former deput
Macao court sentences Tak Chun Group ex-boss 14 years of jail over illegal gambling, gang crimes
MACAO, April 21 (Xinhua) — Macao businessman Chan Weng Lin, former boss of Tak Chun Group, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday over illegal gambling and gang crimes by the Court of First In