From Xinhua: The Supreme Court will no longer permit provincial courts to review death sentences so as to ensure that capital punishment is meted out meticulously and fairly, Chief Justice Xiao Yang, also president of the Supreme People’s Court, said Tuesday. “The death sentence is the most serious level of penalty for criminals. It is […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: In an unusual labor dispute, the arbitration committee of Pingdingshan in central China’s Henan province ruled Monday against Zhou Xianghua, who accused her employer – the Pingdingshan Branch of China Construction Bank (CCB)- of sexual discrimination for ordering her to retire at 55. The Committee said in its written ruling that Zhou had […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: One of the most radical opponents of Chinese Communist rule, who once planned to explode a hot air balloon above Tiananmen Square scattering pro-democracy leaflets, has been jailed for life on terrorism charges. The People’s Intermediate Court in Wuhan, capital of the central province of Hubei, also convicted Peng Ming of kidnapping and […]
Read MoreFrom ChinaTechNews.com: A new Chinese blog survey was published this week in Beijing by Sohu.com (SOHU) and Dr. Jin Jianbin from Tsinghua University. The survey analyzes major aspects of Chinese blog services, ranging from blog service providers to the features used most by blog writers and readers. Unfortunately for advertisers, the report shows that 70% […]
Read MoreFrom AFP, via TODAYonline: China has arrested 101 criminal suspects since police started to crack down on Internet “obscenity” in August. The suspects included people who used the Internet to set up illegal chatrooms that recruit others to participate in pornographic movies, the Xinhua news agency said, citing the public security ministry. “This behavior has […]
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