Disgraced Chinese politician, Bo Xilai, has been convicted and and sentenced to life behind bars for corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power.
China’s prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for ousted top politician Bo Xilai at the end of his divisive and dramatic trial on Monday.
Ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai angrily denounced his former police chief on Sunday on the fourth day of his trial.
Fallen politician Bo Xilai has opposed one of the bribery charges against him as he appeared in China’s most political trial in over three decades.
The trial of disgraced senior Chinese politician Bo Xilai will start on Thursday when he will face charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power.
The popular politician’s hearing will likely last only a few hours and have a predictable result.
China’s greatest political scandal for a generation seems like a cross between an airport thriller and a Stalinist show trial.
China has kicked off its most sensitive trial in decades, in which Gu Kailai is expected to be convicted of murdering a British businessman.
Surprise concession granted as China prepares for trial of Gu Kailai for alleged murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
In the glare of the social media, it has been impossible for China’s authorities to keep a clamp on things, especially why Bo Xilai had to leave.
China’s largest internet companies have promised the government they will banish online rumours after whispers of a coup swept through the country.
China has shut down websites, made a string of arrests and punished two popular microblogs after rumours of a coup linked to a major political drama.
No image available
/ 17 September 2007
South Africa’s Sasol, the world’s largest maker of oil from coal, is in talks with Chinese oil major Sinopec on coal liquefaction projects. China, the world’s top coal producer and consumer, is encouraging coal-to-liquid projects to reduce its dependence on imported oil.