CNPC GM under probe

Liao Yongyuan, general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), one of the nation's oil giants, is being investigated for suspected "serious law and discipline violations," according to a statement released Monday by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Liao, who had been the general manager for less than a year, is the first person from CNPC to be detained by anti-corruption authorities in 2015, domestic news portal caijing.com.cn reported Monday.