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Reforms spark legal brain drain

Jiang Yangbing was a judge at an intermediate people's court in Zhanjiang city, Guangdong province, until June last year, when he quit his post because of stressful working conditions and concerns about new guidelines related to independent verdicts.

The changing face of China's legal system

An overview of some of the reforms undertaken since pilot programs were introduced last year:

Life was too tough, so I quit

He Wei, 33, a former court official who faced an uphill battle to become a judge, resigned in June.

Targeting fake goods for profits

Wang Hai shies away from family gatherings, wears sunglasses as often as possible, and avoids appearing in front of cameras.

Around China

Hubei

'Queen of Ivory' faces charge in Tanzania

Yang Fenglan, a Chinese woman dubbed the Queen of Ivory, was charged with smuggling ivory worth millions of dollars in a court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, according to a report by The Associated Press.

CPC expels media exec over UK 'green card'

A State newspaper manager has been found to have permanent residence in the United Kingdom along with his family, violating China's regulation that official media management are not allowed to obtain such status in other countries.

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The top anti-graft body on Friday named nearly 200 officials in 163 cases of graft in a major anti-decadence campaign.

Veterans to receive better income, pensions package

China will continue to improve the living standard of military personnel and veterans by further raising their income and reforming the pension system for retirees, experts said.

Audit finds key projects lagging

A nationwide audit shows that 23.7 percent of the key construction projects aimed at helping China's economy maintain stable growth are behind schedule, China's top auditing authority said on Thursday.

Century-old warship found on seabed

Archaeologists announced that the sunken warship known as Dandong No 1 was tentatively identified on Thursday as the cruiser Zhiyuan of the Beiyang Fleet at Dandong, Liaoning province.