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China escalates efforts to protect intellectual property rights
2018-03-05
The recently unveiled guidelines for improving the trial procedures of intellectual property rights (IPR) cases in China have great realistic significance and far-reaching historic influence, a Chinese official told a press conference on Feb.28.
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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.
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New law to bring supervisory network against corruption
2018-03-04
BEIJING -- China's national legislature, scheduled to convene on March 5, will deliberate on a draft supervision law designed to lay a legal foundation for an upgraded anti-graft taskforce.
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China promotes environmental protection through public interest litigation
2018-03-02
Chinese prosecution organs put 6,335 public interest litigation cases involving ecological protection on file from last July to January, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said in a press release.
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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.
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Intellectual property court opens in Changsha
2018-03-01
CHANGSHA -- An intellectual property court began hearing cases Thursday in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province.
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Record number of criminal penalties issued in Hubei over illegal fishing
2018-03-01
WUHAN -- Central China's Hubei province handed out criminal penalties to 202 individuals for illegal fishing and related activities in 2017, a record high for the province, local authorities said.
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Beijing court turns to virtual reality
2018-03-01
BEIJING -- While virtual reality (VR) technology may be most used at home or museums, it could also help lawyers and judges in the courtroom to get a better idea of how an alleged offence took place.
