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Chongjin party boss dodges inspection
The Workers’ Party of Korea secretary at a munitions factory in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, checked into a sanatorium for 40 days just as a central party inspection team arrived in 2026, drawing accusations from workers that he was dodging responsibility for an earlier clash with the factory’s chief engineer over production shortfalls. A source []
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Vision Times
· Jun 25, 2026
Former Xinjiang Public Security Chief Probed in China’s Anti-Corruption Drive
Zhu Changjie, a former vice chairman of Xinjiang and former head of the region’s public security department, is under investigation for 'violations of discipline and law,' the standard phrase used in corruption probes of CCP officials
Engineering News-Record
· Jul 7, 2026
From the Archives: August 31, 1950
This 1950 image depicts an inspector riding a dolly to check welded seams inside of a 30-in.-dia natural gas pipeline.
The Rising Nepal
· Jul 9, 2026
Security officials inspect border points to control drug trafficking
By Nabin Raj Kuinkel,Lamjung, July 9: Security chiefs in Lamjung have conducted a joint inspection of key border areas t...
The korea Herald News
· Jul 7, 2026
At VinFast’s plant, Vietnam’s global EV ambitions take shape
HAI PHONG, Vietnam — Inside VinFast’s sprawling factory complex in northern Vietnam, sparks fly from robotic welding arms behind safety fences as workers inspect panels and assemble vehicles moving overhead along the line. The scene captures both the industrial ambition and manufacturing drive of a young automaker trying to turn Vietnam’s homegrown electric vehicle brand into a global contender. The Hai Phong factory, about two hours from Hanoi, sits at the center of VinFast’s effort to make its
Hi China
· Jul 7, 2026
Off duty, always on duty: Firefighter rushes to stop neighborhood fire
While on leave at home, firefighter Chen Cong heard a loud bang and discovered a neighbor's electrical box on fire. Without hesitation, he rushed out and quickly brought the blaze under control. #EverydayHero
DNyuz
· Jul 11, 2026
Illicit Chinese vape companies are ‘targeting our kids,’ former federal crime director says
A former top law enforcement official is sounding the alarm on an attempt by illicit Chinese vape companies to exploit legal loopholes by replacing nicotine with an unregulated substitute to continue selling flavored disposable vapes to children. “These Chinese organized crime groups, what they realized is if they go ahead and just change the ingredients in []
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Related coverage for "Chongjin party boss dodges inspection": Vision Times — Former Xinjiang Public Security Chief Probed in China’s Anti-Corruption Drive. Engineering News-Record — From the Archives: August 31, 1950. The Rising Nepal — Security officials inspect border points to control drug trafficking. The korea Herald News — At VinFast’s plant, Vietnam’s global EV ambitions take shape. Hi China — Off duty, always on duty: Firefighter rushes to stop neighborhood fire. DNyuz — Illicit Chinese vape companies are ‘targeting our kids,’ former federal crime director says