China and South Korea held their 6th judicial conference at the internet court on Dec 12 in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province.

Themed on the fourth industrial revolution and the future of judicial information technology, the conference attracted representatives from various courts, including the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of China, the Supreme Court of South Korea and the Hangzhou internet court.

Xu Jianfeng, director of the information center of the SPC, outlined China’s judicial reform, especially regarding judicial openness.

He said great achievements have been made since the launching of the four platforms of trial process, trial activities, judgment documents and enforcement information.

He also introduced details about three websites - Information Website of National Bankrupt Enterprises’ Recombination Cases, Judicial Cases Academy of the SPC, and the opening of commutation and parole cases.

Representatives from South Korea gave their views about judicial transparency, e-litigation, and e-courts.

Both sides discussed how to keep balance between judicial openness and privacy protection.

Representatives visited the Hangzhou internet court and watched a trial online.

China's first internet court began operations on Aug 18 in Hangzhou. The new system allows people to electronically register and submit legal documents, including evidence. Meanwhile, a small number of commercial cases can be heard via an internet platform.