China chorus / Pakistan elite / Korea crackdown
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What happened to the billions of yuan seized in China’s anti-graft campaign? "Although mainlanders have long lost the capacity to feel shocked by the amount of bribes each official has accumulated, there has been a rising chorus of voices on the internet demanding more transparency over how the money was seized and, more importantly, what has happened to it since."
Wang Xiangwei/South China Morning Post: http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2013135/what-happened-billions-yuan-seized-chinas-anti-graft-campaign
Pakistani elite needs to decide whether or not they want a country: outgoing country director UNDP Pakistan(interview). "If there is one thing I leave with, it is a sense that the only way a critical change will happen in Pakistan is when the elite of this country, the politicians and the wealthy sections of the society, will sacrifice their short term, individual and family interest, in the benefit of the nation."
Marc-André Franche, outgoing country director for UNDP Pakistan/Business Recorder: http://www.brecorder.com/company-news/235:pakistan/78764:pakistani-elite-needs-to-decide-whether-or-not-they-want-a-country-outgoing-country-director-undp-pakistan/
Korean Business Braces for Corruption Crackdown. Companies face new restrictions on entertainment spending but some policy makers say Korea's toughest-ever anti-graft law, which takes effect next month, law could slow economic growth.
Jiyeun Lee/Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-29/korean-business-culture-set-for-shake-up-as-anti-graft-law-looms
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What happened to the billions of yuan seized in China’s anti-graft campaign? "Although mainlanders have long lost the capacity to feel shocked by the amount of bribes each official has accumulated, there has been a rising chorus of voices on the internet demanding more transparency over how the money was seized and, more importantly, what has happened to it since."
Wang Xiangwei/South China Morning Post: http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2013135/what-happened-billions-yuan-seized-chinas-anti-graft-campaign
Pakistani elite needs to decide whether or not they want a country: outgoing country director UNDP Pakistan(interview). "If there is one thing I leave with, it is a sense that the only way a critical change will happen in Pakistan is when the elite of this country, the politicians and the wealthy sections of the society, will sacrifice their short term, individual and family interest, in the benefit of the nation."
Marc-André Franche, outgoing country director for UNDP Pakistan/Business Recorder: http://www.brecorder.com/company-news/235:pakistan/78764:pakistani-elite-needs-to-decide-whether-or-not-they-want-a-country-outgoing-country-director-undp-pakistan/
Korean Business Braces for Corruption Crackdown. Companies face new restrictions on entertainment spending but some policy makers say Korea's toughest-ever anti-graft law, which takes effect next month, law could slow economic growth.
Jiyeun Lee/Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-29/korean-business-culture-set-for-shake-up-as-anti-graft-law-looms