Econintersect:  The wife of deposed mayor of Chongqing and former Politboro member Bo Xilai has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death.  The sentence was then suspended, so presumably she will be imprisoned, probably for life, and not executed. … more »

Econintersect:  The tragedy of former Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai continues.  The outcast from political power has now seen his wife, Gu Kailai, formally charged with the murder last fall of Neil Heywood, a Briton who had a… more »