41 sacked for taking drugs

    Forty-one grass-roots* officials in Yunnan Province near the Golden Triangle have been punished for taking drugs.

    The 41 officials, all from Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in western Yunnan, were expelled from* the Party. They included the head of the Armed Forces Department in Longchuan County, government office workers and retired officials.

    Economic policies for 2015 set

    China’s monetary policy will not be too tight or too loose next year as authorities try to sustain a reasonable pace of growth in the economy, a statement issued after the Central Economic Work Conference on December 11 said.

    The statement did not give a specific growth target for 2015, but said China will be “reasonable” when setting up goals and maintaining the flexibility of its macro-control policies.

    Investment will remain a key driver of growth as authorities ensure that exports, consumption and investment play equal parts in powering the economy.

    Nanjing Massacre marked

    A State memorial ceremony was held in the East China city of Nanjing on December 13 for China’s first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre* Victims.

    President Xi Jinping and other Party and State leaders attended the ceremony, which was held at the memorial hall for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese invaders.

    100 Vietnamese brides vanish

    Chinese police are seeking more than 100 Vietnamese brides who vanished after marrying bachelors from a poor rural area, with reports saying that an “organized ring*” could be behind the disappearance.

    The men, from Quzhou, Hebei Province, were introduced to the women by Wu Meiyu, a Vietnamese bride who had lived in the area for 20 years, domestic media reported.

    Wu, who received more than 100,000 yuan (US$16,129) for every successful introduction, disappeared with the women, the reports said.

    (SD-Agencies)