Insisting the IOC had a "zero-tolerance" approach to corruption, its vice-president John Coates spoke out on the issue on a visit to the Japanese capital to check on preparations for the 2020 Games.
With less than a year to go and with every Olympic sport visiting the capital to check on progress, London erupted in riots that left many questioning security plans.
The Speaker of the Syrian Parliament has written to Commons Speaker John Bercow inviting a parliamentary delegation to the Syrian capital to check the UN's conclusions.
Soldiers sometimes demand to see electricity bills from the state-owned utility company at checkpoints in the capital, Damascus, to check they are paid.
A group of 20 South African trade union leaders, allied to South Africa's ruling African National Congress, arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, hoping to check if conditions existed for a fair poll.
Careful planning process is also important to check capital needs in terms of both regulatory capital and economic capital, to define priorities for growth at the group level, to identify proper risk-adjusted targets for the different divisions and legal entities, and to understand which capital management plans may be needed at the group level.
"We will be very cautious in the capital account to observe and to check any short-term capital inflow," he said, noting that China encouraged long-term foreign direct investment while liberalizing its rules for certain kinds of capital outflows.
During my last visit to Yachen Gar, Akhyuk Rinpoche told me the authorities from the provincial capital telephoned him every day to check on his whereabouts.
It's also worth escaping the bustling capital of Fort-de-France to check out the island's hilly rainforests and postcard-ready bays.
A single person can net up to $250,000 in profit from the sale of that property, but married couples can make up to $500,000 without paying any capital gains tax! (Be sure to check on qualifying rules to see if you're eligible).
