China slave scandal brings resignation calls
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Chinese media demanded official  resignations and repentance on Monday amid popular outrage over  the virtual enslavement of workers in scorching brick kilns  that reports said had operated with government complicity.
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The former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, has tendered his resignation as head of the People&#39;s Liberation Army, according to reports yesterday, raising hopes for political reform in the world&#39;s most populous nation.
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The Chinese state pledges to bring to justice traffickers who enslaved children and adults to work in brick kilns.
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As many as 1,000 children may have been sold into slave labor in central China, enduring maiming and brutality in primitive brick kilns, state media said on Friday amid an expanding scandal about official neglect.
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Top Prince George's officials yesterday requested the resignations of four members of the board that runs the county hospital system, a shake-up that could give elected county leaders greater say over hospital operations.
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China replaced its finance minister on Thursday amid media reports that he was involved in a sex scandal just weeks ahead of a major Communist Party meeting that will set the country's policies for the next five years.
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Chinese police have detained 168 people accused of involvement in slavery that trapped victims in scorching brick kilns, state media said on Monday, as outrage over official complicity rippled through the usually tame press.
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The Communist Party boss of Shanghai   has been sacked for corruption, state media said 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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Hong Kong legislator-elect &quot;Long Hair&quot; Leung Kwok-hung ( æ¢åé ) said yesterday he would ask Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa ( è£å»ºè¯ ) to resign during an unprecedented meeting scheduled for today.
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A trial has begun of 12 people accused of involvement in a slave labour scandal in northern China.
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China's state-controlled Catholic Church has ordained  a new bishop in a move set to anger the Vatican.
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The CEO's resignation likely means more trouble ahead.
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The top Communist Party leader in Shanghai is dismissed for corruption, Chinese state media reports.
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China's ruling Communist Party has offered leniency if corrupt officials confess, state media said on Friday of a problem that has fuelled mounting public discontent.
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As Chinaâs Jiang Zemin steps down from his post as chairman of the Central Military Commission, many scholars and media are advocating further changes, including political reform.
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A thousand children may have been sold into slave labor in central China, enduring maiming and brutality in primitive brick kilns, state media has claimed amid an expanding scandal about official neglect.
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About 4,000 corrupt Chinese officials  have fled abroad in the past two decades, taking with them  ill-gotten funds totaling more than $600 million.