| 1 | President Fernando de la Rúa resigned. | |
| 2 | On Monday, China' s top quality control official, Li Changjiang, resigned as a result of the scandal, which has seen the arrest of at least 18 people. | |
| 3 | Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilisrao Deshmukh says he is willing to quit to take responsibility for perceived security shortcomings. | |
| 4 | But if mendacity alone were grounds for resignation, the halls of Capitol Hill would be eerily, and permanently, quiet. | |
| 5 | David Wei, the chief executive of Alibaba.com (the listed part of Alibaba Group, which is mostly private) and Elvis Lee, the chief operating officer, resigned to accept responsibility. |