• Courts remain vigilant on corruption cases, reports show

    2022-03-09

    More than 16,000 people were charged with corruption-related crimes by prosecutors last year, according to an annual work report issued by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

  • Mediation fast-tracks resolution of legal disputes

    2022-03-09

    Last year, the nation's courts resolved more than 6 million disputes like these before they reached the litigation stage, a rise of 43.86 percent from 2020, according to the Supreme People's Court, the nation's top court.

  • SPC, SPP clarify laws on drug safety

    2022-03-07

    Judicial organs in China have further detailed how laws related to drug safety violations should be applied, as well as standards for handling such cases, pledging heavier punishment for those producing shoddy drugs.

  • IP court to provide stronger protection

    2022-03-07

    The national-level intellectual property court will play a bigger role in handling disputes related to advanced technologies and in tackling monopolistic and anticompetitive behavior, in order to continue its legal protection of innovation and maintain market order, an official said.

  • China's top court issues rule on internet operators

    2022-03-03

    Internet platforms should strictly review business licenses of food service providers to ensure they are registered by real-name system. Otherwise, the internet operators will also be held liable together with the food service provider when found harming consumers' rights.

  • Guidelines for seed market cases set out

    2022-03-03

    People will face heavier criminal punishments if they produce or sell fake seeds to seriously disturb the seed market and hinder the industrial health development, China's top court has said.

  • Zhou Qiang briefs top legislature on draft decision to establish Chengdu-Chongqing financial court

    2022-02-28

    Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), gave a briefing on the draft decision to establish a Chengdu-Chongqing financial court at the 33rd session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on Feb 27.

  • China's top court sees more cases at intellectual property tribunal

    2022-02-28

    The intellectual property tribunal of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has accepted 9,458 cases on appeal since its inauguration in January 2019, with an average annual growth of 49.3 percent over the past three years.