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Drug kings put on ice, permanently

National
2009-9-16

A MAN on China's top-tier wanted list was executed on Monday for manufacturing, transporting and selling more than 12 tons of drugs, the Supreme People's Court announced yesterday. Policeman-turned drug baron...

Crime busters pursue officials who aid gangs

National
2009-9-2

GOVERNMENT officials and judicial departments offering "protective umbrellas" to gangsters contributed to widespread gang-related crimes across the country, Chinese authorities said yesterday. Courts across the...

Courts urged to keep things calm in crisis

National
2009-7-6

COURTS across China should help address the disputes between the government and the people to prevent mass incidents and maintain social harmony amid the global financial crisis, the Supreme People's Court said yesterday. ...

Celebs held responsible for their ads

National
2009-5-27

CELEBRITIES who knowingly advertise bogus or substandard drugs could face criminal charges - and so could the media, according to a judicial interpretation issued yesterday. Under a decision announced by the Supreme...

SPC validates Taiwan rulings

National
2009-5-15

THE Supreme People's Court of China yesterday issued a judicial interpretation to further regulate mainland courts' recognition of verdicts in civil cases made by Taiwan courts. The judicial interpretation, effective...

Top judge vows ethics lessons

National
2009-3-11

CHINA'S top judge said yesterday that the Supreme People's Court will "improve education on work ethics" for the judiciary as a way to weed out corruption in the court. Chief Judge Wang Shengjun said judicial...

Melamine-blighted families file suit

National
2009-1-21

THE families of 213 infants who developed health problems after drinking melamine-tainted milk formula have filed a joint lawsuit with nation's highest court demanding total compensation exceeding 36 million yuan...

Two terrorists get death

National
2008-12-18

CHINA'S Supreme People's Court said yesterday that two terrorists who took part in the August 4 attack on police in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been sentenced to death by a court in the region. ...

3 sentenced to death in cases of organized crime

National
2008-11-26

CHINA'S Supreme People's Court announced yesterday that 74 suspects were convicted and sentenced - including three sentenced to death - in two separate cases of organized crime. One case in the central Hubei...

Doctors riled by crackdown

National
2008-11-26

CHINA'S new bid to end corruption among doctors and other non-government employees has touched a raw nerve in the country where poor doctor-patient relations have long been of concern and where doctors are on low...