China Economic ReviewSweeping 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. Under the proposed new system judges, and a new category of assistant judges, must have proper professional qualifications in addition to the usual qualifications required of civil […]
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, all of which were partial and applicable only to particular industries. It lays down comprehensive principles that can be applied in […]
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 Franchise Association as saying. The draft is being prepared by the State Economic and Trade Commission and will shortly be submitted for review by the State Council. The […]
The Government Procurement Law, passed in July but not effective until 2003, requires government departments to buy domestically produced goods and services unless they cannot be obtained under reasonable commercial conditions, Xinhua reported. Goods made by foreign-invested firms qualify as domestically produced. Government procurement has expanded rapidly in recent years, the news agency said. Transaction […]
The All-China Lawyers Association, meeting in Shanghai, was told that the number of licensed legal practitioners in China was now 110,000, up from a mere 200 in 1982. The association's general secretary, Jia Wuguang, also told members that China now had nearly 10,000 law offices, including specialists in finance, securities and property. So far, 104 […]