A Chinese court has sentenced Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the country's famous Shaolin Temple, to 24 years in prison for ...

Disgraced leader should be 'severely punished' according to law, court says, calling circumstances of his bribery ...

Liu Bin, former Zhejiang University professor who discovered the Liangzhu ruins, admits taking bribes and embezzlement.

Ex-defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, among the most severe sentences in a years-long purge ...

Measures cover education, management and supervision of senior cadres and coincide with emphasis on study of Xi Jinping ...

The sentences are the latest in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s purge of senior officials, a drive targeting corruption that has consolidated political loyalty and control among the elite.

Two former Chinese defense ministers were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption, marking a severe blow in Xi's military purge.

By Antoni Slodkowski, Liz Lee and Greg Torode BEIJING/HONG KONG, May 7 (Reuters) - Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over ...