corruption

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States was considering a big “fine” as part of a probe into China’s alleged theft of intellectual property, the clearest indication yet that his administration will take retaliatory trade action against China. In an interview with Reuters, Trump and his economic adviser Gary Cohn said China had forced U.S. companies to transfer their intellectual property […]

BUENOS AIRES–Argentina’s former economy minister and vice president, Amado Boudou, was freed from jail on Friday after an appeals court ruled that he was unlikely to interfere in a corruption case against him. Boudou, who served under former President Cristina Fernandez, was arrested in early November on racketeering and money laundering charges. His lawyer said […]

Lifting people out of poverty is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s signature project. His goal is to turn the whole of China into a “xiaokang” society by 2020—a society where people lead comfortable lives with their material needs met. However, Party officials have found ways to swindle government funding meant for the poor—making the official slogan […]

“War benefits nobody, not even the victor,” goes the saying, and everybody agrees. So why is it that humanity has fought so many bloody wars, especially in the last century? The chief commander of the air force in national socialist Germany, Hermann Göring, had a compelling answer. “The people don’t want war. … Why would […]

Since late October, more than 9,000 sealed indictments have been filed in districts across the United States. Sealed indictments are typically used in prosecuting individuals or criminal networks in cases where revealing names could lead individuals to flee or destroy evidence. As of Dec. 22, 2017, there were 9,294 sealed indictments, according to data collected by […]

BUENOS AIRES–A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people, a court ruling said. As Fernández de Kirchner is a senator, Congress would first have to vote to strip her […]

The warning came in August, when the anti-corruption watchdog agency in China’s Hunan Province asked local public officials to voluntarily give up their illegal business dealings. They had until Sept. 30 to come clean and cease their involvement. Apparently, they didn’t heed the warning. On Dec. 6, China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the […]

China recently opened its financial system to more foreign ownership, allowing foreign investors to take controlling interests in Chinese securities firms and insurance companies, among others. Despite the relaxation of ownership rules, the investment environment might not be favorable, given the recent spate of investigations that have led to Chinese banking executives getting sacked. Cai […]

In China, buying flu medication can turn deadly. Zhang Pu, a laborer working in Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province, was feeling under the weather with a runny nose. He asked his wife to go to a local pharmacy for some over-the-counter medication to alleviate his symptoms. His wife spent a total of 15 yuan (US$2.26) […]

Nine years after the devastating earthquake in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province in 2008, there are still stories of victims struggling to get back on their feet. Now as China’s anti-corruption campaign presses onward under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, it becomes clear that corruption has held back recovery in the region. On Nov. 15, Zhang Min, […]

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is under fire for a recent viral video which shows her making threats against President Donald Trump, and one of her political opponents is calling for her arrest over the statements. In a speech Waters gave at an Oct. 13 event in New York City, she states, “With this kind of […]

A criminal case around a Pakistani information technology worker tied to former Democratic Party leader, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), is expanding into a case of corruption that may involve Democrat officials, fraud, and blackmail, and other potential crimes. During an Oct. 10 meeting between experts on the case and four congressional House members, which […]

Corruption within the Chinese Communist Party threatens the survival of the regime.

Party officials even cheat out money from the poor seeking a place to live.

Real estate speculation has taken over China’s economy, writes analyst Cai Shenkun.

China's grip on Hollywood tightens, as the Communist Party seeks not only to control what Chinese audiences see, but what you see as well.

Hollywood seems to have a difficult time dealing with Asia. Mickey Rooney as a Japanese man! Who could have imagined that taping your eyelids and wearing buck toothed dentures to play a living stereotype would be in poor taste?   We’ve moved way beyond that now. These days, whenever a story calls for an Asian […]

Netizens doubted the official reports.

Can China, an economy built on bribery, survive Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign?

Homeland Security officials uncover China's aeronautic espionage ring in Florida. And what makes China so inept at building jet engines?

China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign has slowed down this business.

Corruption is not the most serious offence he committed when in office.

The Latin Olympic motto, translated in English as "faster, higher, stronger" could, unfortunately, be supplemented by the addition of "ever more corrupt."

Several FBI investigations are underway about potential corruption in the Clinton Foundation, a report said. The Daily Caller, citing a former senior law enforcement official, reported that several U.S. Attorneys Offices are taking part in the investigation, which is a major break from other, more centralized FBI investigations. A New York-based probe into the nonprofit […]

The tragedy of modern Iraq is often studied with a humanitarian, moral, religious, political, or military lens, but "fiscal" perspectives are much harder to come by.

Four members of the New York City Police Department—along with a top fundraiser for Mayor Bill de Blasio, and a businessman—were all arrested Monday as part of an ongoing corruption probe, according to court documents. Deputy Chief Michael Harrington, Deputy Inspector James Grant, police officer Richard Ochetal, and Sgt. David Villanueva were arrested as part […]

A year into Buhari's term, the Nigerian people are raising serious questions about the government's claims to be living up to its campaign promises.