China targets misconduct in commercial performances

BEIJING -- The Ministry of Culture and Tourism upped its campaign against misconduct.

The campaign focuses categories such as whether songs were performed as announced, and whether performance were changed without notice.

Unauthorized ticket sales, prices and resales are also under investigation.

More than 2,600 online ticket sellers have been investigated, and 143 were found to be at fault. Some performance organizers were found to have sold tickets without permission or hosted unauthorized commercial performances.