Australia - Australian mining executive Stern Hu admitted to receiving bribes of up to 6 million yuan ($960,000) during a sensational opening day of the trial of four Rio Tinto executives in China yesterday... The four Rio executives were arrested on July 5 last year and charged with bribery and stealing state secrets, a charge that was later downgraded to stealing business secrets... The charges of stealing business secrets could add up to seven years to any bribery sentences, if they are found guilty. (more)
