A Bad Week for ..., September 8, 2013
The head of a cabinet agency overseeing the 100 largest state-owned enterprises is caught up in a corruption probe. Jiang Jiemin, director of the state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and the former chairman of the country's biggest oil company, is suspected of "serious discipline violations". Jiang was appointed to the cabinet-level post in March and was previously chairman of CNPC.


The head of a cabinet agency overseeing the 100 largest state-owned enterprises is caught up in a corruption probe. Jiang Jiemin, director of the state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and the former chairman of the country's biggest oil company, is suspected of "serious discipline violations". Jiang was appointed to the cabinet-level post in March and was previously chairman of CNPC.
Lawmaker Sin Chung-kai took six overseas junkets paid for by Microsoft's Hong Kong branch when he was an IT sector legislator. Sin, who represents Hong Kong Island, said: "Lawmakers have to keep abreast of global trends," but added, "I have no decision-making power that can affect Microsoft in the legislature".