Shanghai party chief dismissed for graft
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The Communist Party secretary of   Shanghai has been dismissed for corruption, state media   announced on Monday, the highest official to be felled by a   graft probe since Hu Jintao became national party boss in 2002.
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A party official is sacked and work suspended on a controversial dam which has sparked protests in China.
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Lawmakers ousted the powerful leader of the House of Representatives early Tuesday in a vote he alleged was orchestrated by former ally President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo because his son linked her husband to a corruption scandal.
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Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigns for personal reasons, the government announces.
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The former head of Chinese oil firm Sinopec, who stepped down unexpectedly in June, has been arrested, officials confirm.
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China's former drug and food safety watchdog chief was executed on Tuesday after being found guilty of corruption and dereliction of duty amid a series of food and drug safety scandals, Xinhua news agency said.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Hefei, 24 September: A Chinese local court has sentenced a former county party chief from the eastern province of Anhui to life imprisonment for taking bribes.
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BEIJING President Hu Jintao replaced Jiang Zemin as China&#39;s military chief and de facto top leader on Sunday, completing the first orderly transfer of power in Chinese Communist Party history, state media announced.
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The chief editor of a Chinese newspaper resigned after it came to light that one of its photographers had faked a prize-winning photograph of endangered Tibetan antelopes appearing undaunted by a controversial railway.
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The Communist Party boss of Shanghai   has been sacked for corruption, state media announced on   Monday, toppling the highest leader so far in national party   chief Hu Jintao's drive to root out abuse and enforce loyalty.
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Former Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin has stepped down from his final post of the Communist Party of China, handing over the Party&#39;s top military position to President Hu Jintao.
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Authorities have fired an official in central China after city inspectors reportedly beat to death a man who filmed their confrontation with villagers, China's Xinhua news agency reported Friday.
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China's ruling Communist Party said on   Tuesday a corruption scandal that has toppled Shanghai's party   chief could claim other officials, while the city's acting   chief warned subordinates to obey President Hu Jintao.
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The president of Eastern Michigan University was dismissed last night, following a scandal involving the universityâs handling of the rape and murder of a student.
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The head of Taiwan's main opposition party, Ma Ying-jeou, resigns after fraud charges.
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New trial reveals that the former CEO's exaggerations about the Oracle takeover bid led to his firing.
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Two Chinese officials have been sacked and dozens more punished over the involvement of teachers in a child prostitution scandal, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.