Senior securities official under investigation

A senior official at China's securities watchdog is being investigated by the nation's top anti-graft body as the crackdown intensifies against illegal activities in the securities market.

Zhang Yujun, the assistant chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is being investigated for "serious violations of laws and disciplines".

This was announced by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China in a statement on its website on Wednesday evening.