JUDICIARY TARGETS BRIBERY WITH STRONG WARNINGS

China's top judiciaries issued a document on Sunday, July 8 targeting “new forms of corruption”, in an effort to catch up with the tricks of “wily, corrupt officials”, according to the government-run Xinhua news agency.

The document follows closely on the heels of the death sentence given to China's top food inspector, who was tried and convicted in May 2007 for accepting bribes from drug companies, and follows a similar regulation issued by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) that took effect on May 30.