• Lawmakers to boost anti-pollution legislation, spokesman says

    2018-03-04

    China's top lawmakers will continue to strengthen legislation on environmental protection to help win the fight against pollution, said Zhang Yesui, a spokesman for the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.

  • Law to rule in fight against gang crimes

    2018-03-03

    Concern that China's latest campaign against gang-related crimes may lead to local governments competing to outperform each other is unnecessary because the central leadership has emphasized the importance of strictly handling such cases in accordance with the law, a spokesman said on March 2.

  • Justice minister calls for more help to rehabilitate inmates

    2018-03-03

    Minister of Justice Zhang Jun called for more social efforts to join his ministry to help rehabilitate inmates, aiming to help them effectively return to society on March 3.

  • Judicial interpretation offers clarity on public-interest lawsuits

    2018-03-02

    A judicial interpretation on how prosecutors make lawsuits against poorly performing agencies or government departments was unveiled by China’s top procuratorate and the top court on March 2.

  • Proposed constitutional amendment package unveiled

    2018-02-25

    BEIJING - The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee made public its proposal on amendment to China's Constitution on Feb 25.

  • Gang crimes prosecuted by law, says first session spokesman

    2018-03-02

    The concern that China's latest campaign against gang-related crimes may lead to performance competition among local governments is unnecessary because the central leadership has emphasized the importance of strictly handling such cases in accordance with the law, a spokesman said on March 2.

  • Top political advisory body prepares for annual session

    2018-03-01

    BEIJING -- The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Feb 28 convened a meeting of the chairman and vice chairpersons to discuss preparation for the first annual session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee.

  • Judges trained for global IP cases

    2018-03-01

    With a steady rise in intellectual property cases involving foreign litigants during the past five years, China has improved the quality of such hearings by educating judicial officials, according to the nation's top court.