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One more Agriculture Ministry diplomat arrested over bribery in Kazakhstan
Agency for Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes (Financial Police) has arrested the Head of Cattle Breeding Department of Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan.
31 December 2013
Turkey 'takes $100 billion hit' from political turmoil
The political crisis engulfing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the economy $100 billion, a top official said Monday, as financial markets rebounded after days in freefall.
31 December 2013
China holds ex-security chief's colleague over graft
A former close colleague of China's ex-chief of internal security Zhou Yongkang is under investigation for "law and discipline violations", authorities have announced, stepping up anti-corruption inquiries another notch.
31 December 2013
India anti-graft hero takes subway to swearing-in
Anti-corruption champion Arvind Kejriwal Saturday rode the subway to his swearing-in ceremony as the chief minister of Delhi, in what supporters hope will be a watershed moment in the country's graft-ridden politics.
28 December 2013
Turkey's scandal-hit ministers resign
Turkey's economy and interior ministers, ensnared in a vast corruption scandal that has roiled the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, resigned.
25 December 2013
Kazakhstan Minister of Agriculture to resign if Umiryayev found guilty
Kazakhstan Minister of Agriculture Asylzhan Mamytbekov is ready to resign in case Vice-Minister of Agriculture Muslim Umiryayev is guilty.
24 December 2013
Intermediary of Vice-Minister bribe case has millions of dollars in his bank accounts
The intermediary who gave the bribe to Muslim Umiryayev, Vice-Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, has millions of US dollars in his bank accounts.
23 December 2013
Scandal-hit Turkey PM presses police purge
Turkish prosecutors have begun charging some of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's closest allies in a huge graft scandal he has responded to with a spectacular purge of the police.
21 December 2013
China's graft crackdown hits watches, luxury market
Luxury watch sales fell in the key Chinese market this year in the face of a crackdown on corruption and extravagance, a global consultancy said.
19 December 2013
Kazakhstan Financial Police spends $162,000 to reward 100 for info about corruption
The Financial Police of Kazakhstan has paid over $160 thousand in rewards for reporting corruption crimes to 100 Kazakhstan nationals.
13 December 2013
Kazakhstan Financial Police insists on capping cash-outs
Kazakhstan Agency for Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes (the Financial Police) is calling the Government to introduce restrictions for cash withdrawals.
13 December 2013
Environmentalists hail China's banquet ban on shark fin
Environmentalists hailed Monday a Chinese government ban on serving shark's fin, bird's nest soup and other wild animal products at official functions, saying it will set a precedent that will help protect endangered species.
10 December 2013
China anti-corruption activist beaten by police: lawyers
A Chinese anti-corruption activist put on trial in what campaign groups say is a crackdown on dissent was beaten by police while in detention, lawyers said Thursday.
05 December 2013
China puts another senior official under investigation
China has placed a provincial vice governor under investigation, officials said, the latest senior official to fall in a highly-publicised anti-graft campaign under the country's new leadership.
28 November 2013
Nearly 17,000 punished in China over 'frugality' rules: Xinhua
Nearly 17,000 people have been punished for flouting the Chinese Communist Party's "frugality" guidelines, state media said Monday, in the latest sign of efforts to clamp down on corruption.
18 November 2013
China official suspended over $115,000 pig trotter tab
A Chinese Communist Party official has been suspended after running up unpaid bills of $115,000 at a speciality pig trotter restaurant.
28 October 2013
Mayor of Chinese city of Nanjing fired for corruption
The mayor of the Chinese city of Nanjing has been removed from his post for corruption, state media said Saturday, the latest official to fall foul of a crackdown on graft.
19 October 2013
Kazakhstan joins International Anti-Corruption Academy agreement
Kazakhstan has joined the IACA by signing the Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization.
16 October 2013
Venezuela debates special powers for Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pressed lawmakers Tuesday for special powers to fight corruption, in a move his rivals fear will lead to them being persecuted for political purposes.
09 October 2013
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