Hainan province

China’s villages put to Communist Party loyalty test in national anti-corruption campaign

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China’s villages put to Communist Party loyalty test in national anti-corruption campaign

Tens of thousands of anti-corruption inspectors have fanned out across China to carry out the first national check on the party loyalty of cadres in the country’s half a million villages. The announcement of the campaign came a month after the Communist Party’s graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), said 77,000 village … Read more

Super Typhoon Yagi: rescuers on standby as Southern China braces for extreme winds

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Super Typhoon Yagi: rescuers on standby as Southern China braces for extreme winds

School classes have been suspended, parks closed, train and boat services put on hold and residents told to stay inside as Southern China braces for Super Typhoon Yagi. Yagi’s maximum sustained winds near the centre reached 68 metres per second, China’s official weather forecaster said on Friday morning. The typhoon is forecast to land somewhere … Read more