Liu Tienan, deputy director of National Development and Reform Commission and Communist Party chief of the National Energy Administration, has been kicked out of the party and removed from his official post, Xinhua says.
An investigation by the party's discipline watchdog found that Liu took large amounts of bribes, helped relatives in business and was "morally degenerate.
Original article by Caixin. Central government departments are reviewing and fleshing out regulatory rules for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the updated version will be published soon, the Ministry of Commerce said on August 7.
The State Council approved the creation of the zone on July 3. The draft regulation was scheduled to be revised and published in late July along with more operational details, but the deadline was pushed back. The case sheds light on how construction companies cultivate connections by wining and dining officials.
SCG said the manager paid for dinner, drinks, ktv and prostitutes with his own money, but insiders say such costs are usually reimbursed by the company at the end of the year. SCG's annual report shows it spent million yuan last year on entertainment. The branch deputy manager has not been punished, but three judges have been fired, kicked out of the Communist Party and detained for 10 days.
