The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, August 09, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

审计署:57.99亿保障性安居工程专项资金被挪用 (National Audit Office: RMB 5.8 billion embezzled from government housing projects)
China News Net, August 8, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130809/u1a7581764.html

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Nearly 6b yuan stolen from China low-cost housing programme
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1295517/nearly-6b-yuan-stolen-china-low-cost-housing-programme

79家医院503位医生被指受贿 爆料人或曾为药企高层 (French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi bribes 503 Chinese doctors in 79 hospitals)
Beijing Morning Post, August 9, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130809/u1a7582521.html

China fires senior planning official for alleged corruption after reporter first accuses him
Associated Press, August 8, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/senior-chinese-planning-official-fired-expelled-from-party-over-corruption-allegations/2013/08/08/a88be272-0014-11e3-8294-0ee5075b840d_story.html

多地政府机关巨资租房办公 内部食堂变豪华饭店 (Local governments circumvent regulations, pay huge sums to rent luxurious offices)
Economic Information Daily, August 9, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0809/c1001-22498789.html

全国缴存公共维修基金万亿 使用率不足百分之一 (More than one trillion "public maintenance fees" collected, less than 1% used)
CCTV, August
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0809/c1001-22501959.html