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Former TV anchor is bailed in fraud case

National
2009-10-19

"JUST let it be," said former China Central Television anchor Fang Hongjin yesterday after state media reports said he was granted bail after being detained for alleged contract fraud. Fang, who once presented...

Swoop on gang crime bears fruit

National
2009-8-20

MORE than 14,000 suspects were involved in gang crimes in China over the past three years, China Central Television reported yesterday. Police investigated more than 1,200 gang crime cases, dealt with more than...

Ordeal ends for CCTV reporter in bribery case

National
2009-8-5

A CHINA Central Television reporter caught up in a controversial investigation was handed a suspended prison sentence yesterday in a north China city for accepting bribes. The Xinghualing District People's Court...

Detentions rise in CCTV fire inquiry

National
2009-5-29

ANOTHER three officials have been detained in a probe into February's fatal fire at the new headquarters complex of China Central Television in Beijing. Wang Shirong, vice director of CCTV's construction office;...

Officials face penalties over accidents that killed hundreds

National
2009-5-27

MORE than 100 officials, including railway minister Liu Zhijun, have been punished over five train and mine accidents that left several hundred people dead. A total of 169 officials have been disciplined, and...

Five more detained over fire in Beijing

National
2009-2-20

ANOTHER five people have been detained in relation to the massive February 9 fire at the new headquarters complex of China Central Television (CCTV) in Beijing, local police said yesterday. They were investigated...

12 held over CCTV tower fire

National
2009-2-13

A HIGH-LEVEL official at China Central Television and 11 others have been detained by Beijing police over Monday night's fatal fire that caused extensive damage to a building designed to house part of the broadcaster's...

Blaze residents return

National
2009-2-12

ALL 626 residents evacuated after Monday night's massive fire at the China Central Television (CCTV) complex in Beijing went home yesterday. The fire involved a 30-story building that housed a nearly completed...

Broadcaster linked to fatal-blaze fireworks

National
2009-2-11

AN unapproved fireworks display by China Central Television caused a fatal blaze that swept through part of the broadcaster's hypermodern complex in Beijing, a fire brigade spokesman said yesterday. A fireman...

Blaze sweeps Beijing luxury hotel

National
2009-2-10

AN unfinished luxury hotel next door to China Central Television's landmark headquarters in downtown Beijing went up in flames yesterday after it was showered with sparks from fireworks set off during the Lantern...