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WPP has sacked a member of staff in its GroupM advertising airtime-buying operation in Shanghai after a raid on its offices last Friday.The employee was deta

British advertising giant WPP has fired staff member at GroupM in China after authorities detained them on suspicion of bribery last week.

Chinese authorities raided the Shanghai offices of GroupM, Reuters reported.One current employee and two former ones were arrested.Three people linked to the

Following yesterday’s report in Campaign Asia-Pacific, the Shanghai Economic Investigations Department has released an official statement implicating three members of GroupM on bribery charges, including two former employees.

Following the report in Campaign Asia-Pacific, the Shanghai Economic Investigations Department has released an official statement implicating three members of GroupM on bribery charges, including two former employees

British advertising giant WPP said on Monday it had fired an executive at its GroupM media agency in China after authorities detained the unnamed person on charges of bribery last week. ...

SHANGHAI — Four people linked to WPP-owned media agency GroupM have been questioned by authorities in Shanghai, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. One current employee and two former staff were detained, one of the people said. The fourth, GroupM China’s CEO and country managing director for WPP China, Patrick Xu, was questioned by police but not...

Offices raided.

Following yesterday’s report in Campaign Asia-Pacific, the Shanghai Economic Investigations Department has released an official statement implicating three members of GroupM on bribery charges, including two former employees.

The latest detainments come as China continues to crack down on foreign companies’ conduct in light of evolving data, security and corruption laws.