BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Communist Party of China (CPC) on Wednesday pledged to strengthen its anti-corruption efforts by further implementing the Party officials' family reporting regulation.

    Party organs at all levels should carefully administer the family reporting regulation to prevent officials from abusing power, taking bribes and participating in other illegal activities, according to a communique issued by the fifth plenary session of the CPC's 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).

    The CPC promulgated the family reporting regulation in 2006, by which Party officials are obliged to report information such as employment conditions of their spouses and children, real estate and investment.

    The communique issued on Wednesday added that the disciplinary organs would strengthen their management of those Party and government officials whose spouses and children have emigrated.

    It also encouraged more public participation in the anti-corruption efforts and pledged to improve the disciplinary organs' ability to collect and research public complaints of corruption by officials through the Internet.

    The Party's disciplinary organs will continue to regulate government's spending relating to the purchase of vehicles, office receptions, construction of official buildings, as well as overseas tours to ensure taxpayer's money was spent wisely.

    The communique said the reporting regulation and other anti-corruption measures were introduced to support public interests and increase trust in the government.

Hu vows to harshly punish officials for malpractice

Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Hu Jintao delivers a speech at the 5th plenary session of the 17th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed Tuesday that no corrupt official would be above the law and Communist Party of China (CPC) discipline.

    Addressing a plenary session of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Party's anti-graft body, Hu said efforts should be made to investigate cases of power abuse, corruption and embezzlement as well as dereliction of duty.  Full story

CPC flexes muscles to combat corruption in "arduous" mission

    BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- China was flexing its muscles to fight corruption which was still an "persistent, complicated and arduous" task, said an expert as the internal anti-graft body of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened its three-day plenary session.

    President Hu Jintao told the meeting of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) that the Party should "fully recognize the situation of the fight against corruption," which was "persistent, complicated and arduous."  Full story

CPC discipline commission holds plenary session

    BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's anti-graft body, held a plenary session here Tuesday.

    Chinese President and General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao delivered a speech at the meeting, which was also attended by senior CPC leaders including Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, and Zhou Yongkang.  Full story　

Corruption watchdog promises closer supervision of China's SOEs

    BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's discipline and government watchdog Thursday pledged to tighten supervision on state-owned enterprises and fight corruption among their executives.

    "We will push hard investigations into and punishment of corruption in the restructuring, merger, property transactions, capital operations and construction projects of state-owned enterprises," said Vice Minister of Supervision Qu Wanxiang at a meeting in Beijing.  Full story

More than 106,000 officials punished in first 11 months of 2009: official

    BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 106,626 officials across China were penalized for disciplinary violations from January to November last year, an official with the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said Thursday.

    Gan Yisheng, vice secretary of the CCDI, said about 80 percent of them received punishments handed down by the CPC, accounting for 0.11 percent of all Party members, and the rest were penalized by the government. Full story

Senior Chinese official urges stepped-up anti-graft efforts

    BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's anti-graft chief He Guoqiang on Monday called on the discipline inspection agencies dispatched by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to make due contributions to the fight against corruption.

    The agencies should strengthen the supervision over the leaders of relevant units, further investigate the cases of dereliction, bribery and abuse of power and focus on cases leading to mass incidents and other serious ones, He, head of the commission, said in a meeting in Beijing.  Full story