BEIJING - Bo Xilai will stand open trial at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court next week for charges of bribery, graft and abuse of power, the court said Sunday.

The open trial will start at 8:30 am on August 22 at its 5th courtroom.

Bo Xilai, then-Chongqing Party chief, attends the closing ceremony of the annual session of the country's top political advisory body in March 2012, one of his last public appearances. ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY