Sweeping changes in the recruitment and training of judges to promote "fairness and efficiency" were announced in July by Chief Justice Xiao Yang of the Supreme People's Court.... Read more

China's legislature passed a new law on safety at work at the end of June, China Daily said. The new law, which comes into force on November 1, replaces seven laws and 20 regulations, al... Read more

China's first regulations governing commercial franchises are nearly ready and will be promulgated within five months, China Daily quoted the chairman of the China Chain Store and Franch... Read more

Shenzhen has been granted permission by the central government to open market access to foreign investors in service sectors at a rate faster than was agreed under China’s accession to... Read more

Finance minister Xiang Huaicheng has said that tax rates for foreign-invested and domestic enterprises in China will be unified next year, the Financial Times reported. However, officials ha... Read more