BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Former Shanghai party chief Chen Liangyu was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from all government posts, said the CPC Central Committee on Thursday.

Senior Shanghai official  on trial for role in pension fund scandal

    BEIJING, June 29 -- Ling Baoheng, Shanghai's former chief watchdog of state-owned assets, became the second official to stand trial for alleged involvement in the city's pension fund scandal, as hearing of his case began yesterday. Full story

Chinese auditors reveal billions of yuan in misappropriated social security funds

    BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top auditor said on Wednesday that his department's investigation of the management of social security funds revealed that a total of 7.1 billion yuan (921 million U.S. dollars) of social security funds had been misappropriated in various parts of the country. Full story

Shanghai courts begin to hear cases connected to social security fund scandal

    SHANGHAI, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai courts have begun to hear cases of officials involved in the Shanghai social security fund scandal, sources said Friday. Full story


Shanghai party chief: lessons must be learnt from corruption scandal

    SHANGHAI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Party chief Xi Jinping told delegates to the Ninth Shanghai Party Congress on Thursday that lessons had to be learnt from the social security fund scandal. Full story

Official: CPC resolute in combating corruption in past five years

    BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Communist Party of China (CPC) has been taking a hard line on corruption for the past five years, said a senior official with the party's discipline watchdog on Friday. Full story