China's top court ruled against giving the death penalty on Thursday to two men convicted of forcing a girl into prostitution, a move hailed by law experts and judges.
Cases in which the death penalty is handed down in China must be reviewed by the top court to ensure the verdict is appropriate and is enforced with care, a law expert said.
Top prosecuting body gets tougher with officials who help in cover-ups
Police in Dongguan, Guangdong province, have shut down or temporarily closed sauna houses in more than 10 hotels after they were found to be involved in the sex trade, authorities said.
People should not be concerned about visiting the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region despite a series of recent terrorist attacks, as the overall situation is stable and under control, the vice-chairman of the region said on Thursday.
An assistant police officer died on Wednesday while trying to save two people from drowning in a river in Kuerle, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
As enthusiasm for visiting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea keeps heating up among the Chinese, tourists in Shanghai will be able to visit the country on a chartered flight this summer, and maybe even take pictures with usually-banned telephoto lenses during an autumn trip.
The State Council has approved making Erenhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, a key national experimental zone for development and opening-up, according to the city's publicity department.
A new regulation to ban the abuse of intellectual property rights is being considered as anti-monopoly authorities step up legislative efforts following talks with electronics industry leaders Samsung Electronics Co and Qualcomm Inc.
The National Development and Reform Commission said it has drafted a plan to promote the development of the south of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a move experts say will help to improve residents' lives and increase their income.
An auto shop set up last year in partnership between Xinjiang Guanghui Industry Investment Group Co and Guangzhou-based GAC Group in Shufu county of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region now employs 76 people.
The family of a toddler who is recovering from a brutal attack by a neighbor girl is trying to put the tragedy behind them. But they are finding it difficult to do.
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