Top Chinese former planning official 'under investigation'


  • World
  • Wednesday, 27 Aug 2014

BEIJING (Reuters) - A former director at China's powerful economic planning agency who oversaw pricing is being investigated, financial news magazine Caixin reported on Wednesday, the latest high-level official from the department to be probed.

Cao Changqing, who recently retired as the head of the pricing division at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), had been "taken in for questioning" around Sunday, Caixin said, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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