Briefs

CENTRAL BANK

Central Bank Nominates 3 to Monetary Policy Committee

The People's Bank of China announced that three new outside scholars had been appointed to its monetary policy committee.

Liu Peng | 2010-03-30

LAW

Rio Tinto Employees Sentenced to Between 7 and 14 years in Jail

Four Rio Tinto employees were found guilty of taking bribes and obtaining business secrets in a Shanghai court earlier today and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 7 to 14 years.

Wang Xiaoxiao, Liu Peng | 2010-03-29

TRANSPARENCY

China's First "Naked" Government

On the Baimiao county website, the local government has posted almost their entire budget for 2010

Tang Xiangyang, Zhang Meigui | 2010-03-26

Defendants Plead Guilty at CCTV Fire Trial

18 Defendants Plead Guilty at CCTV Fire Trial

The trial of 21 people charged in relation to a fire that last year engulfed the CCTV headquarters, began on Tuesday at Beijing's No.2 Intermediate People's Court.

Zhang Xiaohui, Zhang Ran, Liu Peng | 2010-03-24

HEALTH

Shanxi Immunization Scandal Pits State-owned Media Against Local Government

Allegations of children dying or becoming ill due to receiving poor quality vaccines in addition to accusations of corruption outlined in a newspaper report have snowballed to become the latest in a series of national scandals involving children's health.

Tang Xiangyang, Pang Lei | 2010-03-23

LAW

Rio Tinto Four to Plead Guilty to Accepting a Total of 80 Million Yuan in Bribes

According to a lawyer acting on behalf of one of the four accused Rio Tinto employees, all four defendants will plead guilty to bribery charges.

Wan Xiaoxiao | 2010-03-22

LAW

Lawyer: Rio Tinto Employees to Plead Guilty

As the case against four Rio Tinto employees got under way in Shanghai earlier this morning, one of the defendant's lawyers indicated that the four accused were likely to plead guilty.

Wan Xiaoxiao | 2010-03-22