Bo Xilai scandal: preparing for the trial

Bo was charged with receiving about 21.8 million yuan ($3.56 million) in bribes from Xu Ming, a plastics-to-property entrepreneur who is a close friend, and Tang Xiaolin, the general manager of Hong Kong-based export company Dalian International Development Ltd, a Jinan court in eastern China said.

Bo said he did not accept any bribes from Tang, according to a microblog by the court. (Reuters)