January Current Affairs part 11 (Detailed)

 Hello friends in this article you are going to read some current affairs.

Ex-BAnker in China sentenced to death for $260 million bribery-

1. Beijing, China: The former chairman of one of China's largest state-controlled asset management firms was sentenced to death Tuesday for soliciting $260 million in bribes, corruption and bigamy.

2. Lai Xiaomin, a former Communist Party member, gave a detailed confession on state broadcaster CCTV in January 2020, with footage of a Beijing apartment reportedly belonging to Lai replete with safes and cabinets stuffed with stacks of cash.

3. Lai, whose investigation started in April 2018, also embezzled over 25 million yuan ($3.8 million) in public funds between 2009 and 2018.

4. China-

Capital	Beijing
Currency	Yuan
National Language	Chinese
President	Xi Jingping

5. (i) Tianwen-1, launched 23 July 2020 with arrival at Mars in February 2021.

(ii) Asteroid Exploration Mission (ZhengHe), initially proposed for launch around 2022–2024.

(iii) Mars Sample Return Mission, initially proposed for launch around 2028–2030.

6. China is also thinking of putting wireless networks till 2025 and making advanced cameras, sensors and AI.

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