Frugality violations CHINA’S top anti-graft body said a total of 68,509 officials were punished for violating frugality rules in the first 10 months of 2018. The officials were involved in 48,456 cases, said the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission in a statement. On Dec. 4, 2012, the CPC introduced an eight-point frugality rule on work style, requiring officials to condense meetings, reduce ceremonies and exercise thriftiness. The CCDI has a monthly reporting system on the implementation of the austerity rules within provincial-level governments, and Central Party and government agencies. Fence to protect wildlife BUILDERS are installing a fence along a recently completed section of a railway to connect China with Laos in efforts to protect wild elephants. China Railway’s Kunming bureau said yesterday that the fence will be extended 36 km through valleys, where a series of tunnels were completed Friday in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Works displayed AN exhibition showcasing the works of Chen Xichuan, a 90-year-old Chinese art teacher, and 227 of his students is ongoing in the Li Zijian Art Museum in Changsha, Hunan. A total of 679 pieces are on display at the exhibition, including 28 drawings by Master Chen Xichuan. The exhibit covers a great variety of genres ranging from Chinese traditional ink-and-wash painting, oil painting, printmaking and sculpture, to audiovisual art, industrial and architectural design as well as installation art. |