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  "id": 13024340,
  "title": "Ex-Greentown China chief charged with accepting bribes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ex-greentown-china-chief-charged-with-accepting-bribes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:12:07.000Z",
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    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1873265-20261009.htm"
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  "summary": "The ICAC on Friday charged a former chairman of listed Greentown China Holdings with accepting HK$20 million in bribes in connection with the company's acquisition of a Dalian project for 440 million yuan. Zhang Yadong, 58, faces one count of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages. The charge alleges that between January 2020 and March 2023, he conspired with a middleman, a shareholder of a…",
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        "outlet": "RTHK News",
        "title": "Ex-Greentown China chief charged with accepting bribes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ex-greentown-china-chief-charged-with-accepting-bribes-13025142",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:12:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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