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July 27, 2015 Category One-line news, Weekly
- The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, where foreign heads of state and government are staying when visiting Beijing, has sued the Chinese subsidiary of Philips over alleged false advertising of air purifiers. Philips (China) Investment Co claimed its air purifiers had been specifically designed for the hotel.
- The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said that 19,000 officials were punished for violating frugality rules in the first half of this year, bringing the total number of those punished since late 2012 to more than 120,000. Violating the rules on usage of government vehicles ranks top among the violations, including lavish banquets and overseas sightseeing trips on public funds.
- Shanxi Haixin Iron and Steel Group, one of China’s biggest private steel makers bribed more than 120 government officials, one of the steel firm’s creditors said. The company is undergoing bankruptcy and reorganization proceedings. The company was owned by tycoon Li Zhaohui, and those who took the bribes between 2009 and 2011 allegedly included officials from Wenxi county, Yuncheng, as well as Shanxi province.
- Shanghai has overtaken Dubai and taken the sixth spot on the 2015 Xinhua-Baltic Exchange International Shipping Centers Development Index. The rating covers 46 major ports around the world. Singapore is No 1 on the list.
- President Xi Jinping called for more economic cooperation between China and New Zealand as he met with Jerry Mateparae, the country’s Governor General in Beijing. Both countries should expand cooperation in traditional areas, including agriculture and animal husbandry, and explore cooperation in sectors such as food safety, biological medicine, new energy and infrastructure, Xi said.
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