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...

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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

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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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4 d. ago China ‘dead or alive’ app allows solo users check in daily, alerts contacts if they miss it

A Chinese phone application called “dead or alive” that helps users check in daily has become a top-ranked app, reflecting the trend of solo living among the country’s young people. The sileme app, or “Dead or alive” in English, is a wordplay from China’s food delivery giant Ele.me (are you hungry), which was recently rebranded by its owner Alibaba Group Holding to Taobao Shangou. Alibaba is the owner of the South China Morning Post. The simply designed and functioning app costs eight yuan...

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5 d. ago China food delivery stocks rally on competition probe to curb price wars

China food delivery stocks rally on competition probe to curb price wars  Investing.com

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5 d. ago Beijing launches market competition probe into delivery giants

Beijing launches market competition probe into delivery giants  chinaeconomicreview.com

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6 d. ago China Probes Food Delivery Platforms Over Competition Practices

China Probes Food Delivery Platforms Over Competition Practices  PYMNTS.com

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8 d. ago Beijing Tightens Scrutiny of Food Delivery Giants Amid Price Wars

Beijing Tightens Scrutiny of Food Delivery Giants Amid Price Wars  Caixin Global

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8 d. ago China Antitrust Body Probes Intense Competition in Food Delivery

China Antitrust Body Probes Intense Competition in Food Delivery  Bloomberg.com

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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

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

China to investigate market competition among food delivery platforms  Reuters

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8 d. ago Breaking | China to probe food delivery platforms under anti

Breaking | China to probe food delivery platforms under anti-monopoly law  South China Morning Post

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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

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1 week ago Venezuela And The Escalating Risk Of Global Market Collapse In US–China Strategic Competition – Analysis

Venezuela And The Escalating Risk Of Global Market Collapse In US–China Strategic Competition – Analysis  Eurasia Review

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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.

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