Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
JP Morgan’s controversial “Sons and Daughters” hiring program is still under the microscope, most recently in a New York Times article that said the practice was an open secret among employees.… Continue Reading
Wealthy businessmen implicated in corrupt activity involving government officials are disappearing mysteriously in China’s Sichuan Province. Since last August, eight business tycoons have disappeared after allegations about their corrupt activity surfaced.… Continue Reading
According to an online exposé, a district-level tax bureau in Yibin City (Sichuan Province) issued a “code of conduct” requiring female tax inspectors to fulfill “hospitality duties.”
The women were reportedly instructed to keep their mobile phones switched on around the clock in case their presence should be requested to “dine, karaoke, and dance” with visiting senior officials.… Continue Reading
Four staffers at Baidu, China’s leading search engine, have been arrested for accepting illicit payments from third-party internet manipulators.… Continue Reading
Photo courtesy of WikipediaIn a speech reprinted in the Communist Party publication Qiushi Journal, Xi Jinping gave a tongue lashing to corrupt officials.
The man widely assumed to be the next president of China said some cadres were “indulging in feasting and pleasure-seeking, and have consequently fallen into the abyss of luxury and corruption.”… Continue Reading
From the China Compliance Digest (Issue No. 26: July 30, 2012):
In the stiff competition for consumer attention in China’s retail market, the power of “fame” can provide a distinct advantage.… Continue Reading
From the China Compliance Digest (Issue No. 24: July 16, 2012):
Raymond and Thomas Kwok, the billionaire brothers at the helm of Asian development titan Sun Hung Kai Properties, have been charged with eight bribery-related offenses by Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).… Continue Reading
From the China Compliance Digest (Issue No. 23: July 9, 2012):
In the first of a series of articles on how the world’s wealthy hide their money, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review gave special attention to the massive outflow of China’s new millions.… Continue Reading
China Compliance Digest: Rx Edition is a weekly compendium of recent news stories about corruption and enforcement in China’s pharmaceutical and medical industries.
This newsletter was designed to provide an insider’s view of the compliance challenges experienced by foreign companies working within these industries in China.… Continue Reading
Chinese pup previewing fall fashionsFrom the China Compliance Digest (Issue No. 22: July 2, 2012):
An article in government-run People’s Daily announced the broadening of China’s most controversial, corruption-prone categories of public spending — official travel, transportation, and receptions, referred to by the umbrella term “sangong”– to include pet-related expenses.… Continue Reading
From the China Compliance Digest (Issue No. 22: July 2, 2012):
On 1 July, China’s president Hu Jintao presided in person over the swearing-in of new Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying, as pro-democracy protesters gathered to voice dissent about a host of issues.… Continue Reading
From the China Compliance Digest (Issue No. 21: June 25, 2012):
China’s State Internet Information Office recently declared authorities had pulled the plug on 89 websites claiming falsely to belong to charity organizations and government departments.… Continue Reading
