Corruption

China prosecutes former regulatory official in graft crackdown

FILE PHOTO: Wang Jianjun, Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks during the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit, in Hong Kong, China November 7, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

8 S’pore cabbies arrested for allegedly offering bribes to avoid punishment along Causeway

They are being investigated for alleged offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Batam immigration investigates alleged extortion of foreign tourists

There have been reports that Batam's immigration authorities are extorting up to $250 from ASEAN passport holders in exchange for entry into Batam.

Hungarians’ growing anger at living in EU’s ‘most corrupt state’

Wealth accumulated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his inner circle has fuelled frustration within the nation.

Corruption allegations dent Milei's popularity in Argentina, polls show

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., March 9, 2026. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

Former Taipei mayor sentenced to 17 years in corruption case

Ko Wen-je, presidential candidate of Taiwan People's Party (TPP), speaks during a press conference ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Taipei, Taiwan January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Ex-Taipei mayor jailed 17 years for corruption

Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, who served two terms as Taipei mayor from 2014 to 2022, denied wrongdoing.

Former Chinese aerospace exec gets suspended death sentence over corruption, insider trading

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 7, 2022 - (FILE) Tan Ruisong, then chairman and Party secretary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), attends a media conference on the eve of the 2022 Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 7, 2022. On August 30, 2024, according to the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervisory Commission, Tan Ruisong, former secretary of the Party Group and chairman of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently under disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervisory Commission. (Photo by CFOTO/Sipa USA)No Use China.

Paris offices of Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild raided in Epstein-linked probe into diplomat

French diplomat Fabrice Aidan - who was seconded to the UN from 2006 to 2013 and later worked at Edmond de Rothschild - is alleged to have sent confidential information and documents to Epstein.

Czech police detain dozens in betting probe

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