Tuesday 17 April 2012

Briton killed after threat to expose Chinese leader's wife

The British businessman whose murder has sparked political upheaval in China was poisoned after he threatened to expose a plan by a Chinese leader's wife to move money abroad, two sources with knowledge of the police investigation said.

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Sunday 15 April 2012

Gu sisters' US$126m business web

The sisters of Gu Kailai, who is suspected of murdering Briton Neil Heywood, controlled a web of businesses from Beijing to Hong Kong to the Caribbean worth at least US$126 million, regulatory and corporate filings show.

Bo’s links to armed forces probed

Ties between ousted Chongqing party boss and senior officers investigated

An English ‘fixer’ out of his depth in murky waters

Neil Heywood, allegedly murdered by the wife of Bo Xilai, was almost as mysterious in life as in death