Ex-VP of China’s Biggest Policy Bank Admits Taking $3.2 Million in Bribes Wang Yongsheng, arrested six months ago, pleaded guilty to offering favors in exchange for illegal gains Caixin Global · Jul 18, 2024
Former Policy Bank Executive Caught in Anti-Corruption Dragnet Li Jiping, a retired China Development Bank executive vice president, is suspected of ‘serious violations of discipline and law’ Caixin Global · Mar 13, 2024
Corrupt Former Policy Bank Vice President Gets 20 Years Behind Bars He Xingxiang found guilty of taking bribes, hiding offshore deposits, and illegally issuing loans and bank guarantees Caixin Global · Jan 29, 2024
HC directive to CDB to ensure plastic-free Pooram festival on temple ground Kerala High Court directs Cochin Devaswom Board and Thrissur Municipal Corporation to keep Thekkinkadu Maidan plastic-free and ban music concerts during Pooram festival. The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024
CDB denies charges regarding Pooram ground rent hike Even as the Paramekkavu and Thiruvambadi Devaswoms threatened to boycott the Thrissur Pooram celebrations, in protest against the Cochin Devaswom Board’s (CDB) decision to hike the rent of the Pooram exhibition ground, CDB president M.K. Sudharshan in a press meet said the board would not be able to take a… The Hindu · Dec 20, 2023
Conduct of Thrissur Pooram runs into trouble Thrissur Pooram organisers threaten to limit celebration to rituals due to Cochin Devaswom Board's rent hike. The Hindu · Dec 19, 2023
Watchdog Slams Rampant Graft at China Development Bank CCDI says it held a special conference with the lender’s Communist Party committee to discuss party governance and analyze what went wrong at the bank Caixin Global · Jun 21, 2023
Indonesia's delayed China-funded rail project beset by fresh problems Indonesia's transport ministry and three consultants have pushed back on a China-funded consortium's plan to start full commercial operations of the country's $7.3 billion first high-speed train service in August, an internal document shows. Reuters · Jun 7, 2023
Another China Development Bank Ex-Official Comes Under Probe Graft busters focus on Mao Juncai, former president of top policy lender’s Shanghai branch, adding to a long list of scandals Caixin Global · Jun 2, 2023
Firms behind Indonesia's high-speed rail seek another $1bn loan from China JAKARTA: The consortium building a China-funded high-speed railway in Indonesia is seeking a 16.1 trillion rupiah ($1.03 billion) loan top-up from China Development Bank (CDB) to fund a budget overrun on the project, company executives said on Wednesday. Bangkok Post · Nov 9, 2022
Former China Development Bank exec charged for taking bribes- state media A former vice president of China Development Bank (CDB), He Xingxiang, has been charged for taking bribes, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday. Reuters · May 6, 2022
Ex-China Development Bank exec arrested on bribery suspicion A former vice president of China Development Bank (CDB), He Xingxiang, was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Sunday, amid a series of probes into officials at state financial firms. Reuters · Feb 13, 2022
Cochin Devaswom to reform ritual THRISSUR: The Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) has decided to reform the 'Kalkazhukichoottu' ritual as part of its efforts to wriggle out of the criticisms of casteist practices it was facing, after some temples under it publicised the conduct of this ritual. The Times of India · Feb 12, 2022