China energy official gets life sentence for corruption

The China Post - A former head of a Chinese state-run energy company has been sentenced to life in prison for taking US$1.3 million in bribe, state media reported on Sunday. Zhang Shaocang, 55, was the latest government official to be punished in recent months as China's leaders step up a public fight against graft and abuse ahead of the five-yearly Communist Party Congress next month. Full Story