63 h. ago How Chinese corruption busters are tracking down bribes paid in cryptocurrency

Beijing has revealed how its graft busters are investigating bribes paid in hard-to-trace cryptocurrencies by tracking the ways in which corrupt officials have been spending the proceeds. A documentary shown on state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday highlighted the case of Yao Qian, the former director of the digital currency institute at the People’s Bank of China. Investigators became suspicious when Yao bought a villa in Beijing for more than 20 million yuan (around US$2.9 million) under the...

Politics

3 d. ago Trip.com Group under investigations in China for alleged antitrust conduct

Trip.com Group under investigations in China for alleged antitrust conduct  TTG Asia

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3 d. ago China launches investigation into Mark Zuckerberg's Meta amid latest deal with world

China launches investigation into Mark Zuckerberg's Meta amid latest deal with world-class researchers: 'Power in a US led acquisition'  Yahoo Finance

Economics

3 d. ago Beijing launches antitrust investigation into Trip.com ahead of Lunar New Year break

China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday during the Lunar New Year break. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Wednesday said the group – operator of namesake platform Trip.com, Skyscanner, Ctrip, Qunar and Dutch site Travix – abused its “dominant market position” and engaged in “monopolistic practices”. The...

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3 d. ago Trip.com Under Investigation as China Tightens Platform Rules

Trip.com Under Investigation as China Tightens Platform Rules  Skift

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3 d. ago Trip.com Faces Antitrust Investigation as China Tightens Platform Rules

Trip.com Faces Antitrust Investigation as China Tightens Platform Rules  Skift

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8 d. ago China launches market competition investigation into food delivery industry

China launches market competition investigation into food delivery industry  chinadailyasia.com

Society

8 d. ago China to investigate market competition among food delivery platforms

China to investigate market competition among food delivery platforms  Reuters

Society

9 d. ago China to assess, investigate Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus By Reuters

China to assess, investigate Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus By Reuters  Investing.com

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9 d. ago China to assess, investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus

China to assess, investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus  Reuters

Events

1 week ago China continued hunt for corrupt ‘tigers’ snares State Council veteran

Tian Xuebin, a State Council veteran who worked under several former premiers, has been placed under investigation by the top anti-corruption agency of China’s ruling Communist Party. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s highest political disciplinary and anti-corruption agency, announced on Monday that Tian, 62, had been detained for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, a euphemism for corruption. He last served as vice-minister of water resources...

Politics

1 week ago Former Chongqing political official facing corruption investigation

Sun Zhengcai, the former secretary of Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of accepting bribes, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Monday.

Politics

2 w. ago 5 things to know: Our investigation into China’s shift to Latin American agriculture

5 things to know: Our investigation into China’s shift to Latin American agriculture  Investigate Midwest

Events

2 w. ago China Air Force Procurement Investigation Raises Questions Over Senior Officers’ Fate

China Air Force Procurement Investigation Raises Questions Over Senior Officers’ Fate  Vision Times

Events

3 w. ago Beijing IP court's move to appoint technicians as investigators pays off

Beijing IP court's move to appoint technicians as investigators pays off  China Daily - Global Edition

Events

3 w. ago Top biotech scientist Chen Xiaoyuan denies sexual harassment claim, says he will appeal

Biomedical scientist Professor Chen Xiaoyuan denies allegations of sexual harassment and says he will appeal against having his tenure terminated by the National University of Singapore (NUS) over an alleged breach of staff conduct policies. The termination, confirmed to the South China Morning Post by NUS on Wednesday, followed an internal investigation into claims by a female PhD candidate who accused Chen of repeated verbal and physical misconduct since early this year. Chen broke his silence...

Science

3 w. ago US politicians back Coupang, seethe over South Korea’s ‘campaign of aggression’

Coupang’s significant spending on lobbying politicians in the United States has apparently paid off, with Republicans criticising the South Korean government’s ongoing investigation into the Seattle-headquartered e-commerce firm. They have denounced South Korea’s investigation into Coupang as an attempt to favour China while remaining silent on the company’s massive data breach of the personal information of 33.7 million users, allegedly by a former employee who is a Chinese national. Amid...

Politics

3 w. ago A film festival silenced — and the global reach of China’s repression

A film festival silenced — and the global reach of China’s repression  International Consortium of Investigative Journalists - ICIJ

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