Ouyang Song (C), vice head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), answers questions of journalists from home and abroad in Beijing, capital of China on Oct. 17, 2007.

　　Loss margin for CPC central committee election not decided

　　BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Party official said here Wednesday that the loss margin in the coming election of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has not been decided. Full story

　　More than 9,300 penalized for violating rules in personnel management

　　BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Altogether 9,378 officials were penalized in China between 2003 and 2006 for violating rules in the recruitment, promotion and management of personnel, an official in charge of organization and personnel work with the Communist Party of China (CPC) said here on Wednesday. Full story

　　China's 2 non-communist ministers qualified for cabinet posts

　　BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Party official said here Wednesday that Wan Gang and Chen Zhu, both non-communist experts, are qualified for their cabinet posts. Full story

　　More than 400 CPC officials investigated by judicial departments

　　BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Party official said here Wednesday that 427 officials who are also members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been investigated by judicial departments for breaking laws in recent years. Full story