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Mafia 'godmother' jailed in China

AFP Global Edition 99 days ago

A court in China Tuesday sentenced the "godmother" of an organised crime gang to 18 years in jail after a sensational trial which gripped the nation with lurid tales of sex and corruption. The ruling by a municipal court in Chongqing was ...

China Gangs

AP News 99 days ago

Xie Caiping, left, and other gangster suspects stand trial at the Chongqing No.5 Intermediate People's Court in Chongqing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The woman called the "godmother" of a mafia-style gang in China's southern city of Chongqing was sentenced to 18 ...

Female crime boss jailed for 18 years in China

AFP Global Edition 99 days ago

A court in southwest China sentenced the ringleader of an illegal gambling syndicate to 18 years in prison Tuesday, the latest verdict in a massive series of trials targeting organised crime. A municipal court in Chongqing convicted Xie Caiping -- sister-in-law of ...

China's communists say no to escort girls: state media

AFP Global Edition 110 days ago

A top Communist Party official in China has vowed to take disciplinary action against party members caught hiring female escorts or visiting "vulgar venues", state media said Friday. The warning comes following a spate of criminal and corruption cases in which party ...

Gang crackdown, lurid mob trials transfix China

AP News 111 days ago

Lurid mob trials transfix Chinese as Communist government cracks down on gangs After she refused a corrupt cop's demand that she turn her teahouse into an illegal casino, three thugs beat Chen Yanling with electric batons, sending her to the hospital for ...

China sentences six to death in mega-mafia trial

AFP Asian Edition 111 days ago

A court in southwest China sentenced six people to death Wednesday in trials that have lifted the lid on the murky underworld in Chongqing, with sordid tales of sex, gambling and corruption. The court in Chongqing, one of China's largest cities, sentenced ...

Diamond explorer surges on resource estimate increase

Stockhouse 125 days ago

A larger-than-expected kimberlite pipe gave a big boost to a small diamond play Tuesday, while gold results shone brightly.'+company+ ' (TSX: '+exchange+'.'+symbol+', Stock Forum)'+percent+' Stockhouse Canadian Small and Micro-cap Stock Report for Tuesday, October 6, 2009 TORONTO (SHfn) – A larger-than-expected kimberlite ...

China's judiciary embroiled in graft scandals

AFP Global Edition 128 days ago

"To get rich is glorious" has been the mantra in booming communist China for 30 years, but few have embraced the slogan more vigorously than Wen Qiang, a leading law official in the country's southwest. Wen, a former head of the judiciary ...

Ford to build new assembly plant in China

AP News 138 days ago

Ford to build third assembly plant in China, expanding in fast-growing inland market Ford Motor Co. said Friday it plans to spend $490 million on building a third assembly plant in China, ramping up production to meet surging demand in this fast-growing ...

Chinese soccer team quarantined over swine flu

AP News 151 days ago

Chinese soccer league faces possible suspension as swine flu hits 1 team China's soccer officials may suspend the Super League after an outbreak of swine flu at one team. Players and staff of Chongqing Lifan, including Dutch coach Arie Haan, were confined ...

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