From the foreign press

China's top judge said on Tuesday the country's legal system will focus on preventing massive public unrest as the global economic crisis threatens to cause more job losses.

China last year saw the number of criminal cases rise 6.6 percent from the previous year, with a slight drop in violent crimes but an increase in financial crimes, according to a report by the Supreme People's Court to the annual session of parliament.

Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People's Court, said maintaining stability would help China in its effort to reinvigorate its economy, the world's third largest after the US and Japan.