Judicial system tightened to better protect minors

Comprehensive judicial protection for minors is being improved, with some 2,900 people with criminal records and engaged in industries that have close contact with minors removed from their posts since 2020, senior prosecutors said on Monday.

July 19, 2022

Chinese prosecutors safeguard high-quality development

Chinese procuratorial organs have actively performed their litigation functions and offered strong legal safeguards for the country's high-quality development in the past decade, senior prosecutors said Monday.

July 19, 2022

Data highlights of Chinese economy on recovery track

China's economy has shown a stabilizing trend despite downward pressures in the second quarter (Q2) brought by the complex global environment and domestic COVID-19 resurgences.

July 16, 2022

China's major economic indicators pick up in June

China's major economic indicators, including industrial output and retail sales, rallied in June, as COVID-19 flare-ups eased and pro-growth measures began to deliver, said the spokesperson of the country's statistics bureau.

July 15, 2022

Retail sales rebound, up 3.1% in June

​China's retail sales of consumer goods in June rebounded from a three-month contraction to grow 3.1% year on year, according to statistics released Friday.

July 15, 2022

China's fixed-asset investment expands 6.1 % in H1

China's fixed-asset investment saw steady growth in the first half (H1) of this year, official data showed Friday.

July 15, 2022

China's economy secures positive growth in Q2 despite downward pressure

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.5 percent year on year in the first half of 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

July 15, 2022

China's surveyed urban unemployment rate down to 5.5% in June

China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5 percent in June, down from 5.9 percent in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

July 15, 2022

China's resident nominal disposable income up 4.7% in H1

China's per capita disposable income stood at 18,463 yuan (about 2,735 U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2022, up 4.7 percent year on year in nominal terms, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

July 15, 2022

Lower lending rates on horizon, infrastructure investment encouraged

China will keep monetary conditions accommodative and guide market lending rates even lower to solidify the country's economic recovery, officials said on Wednesday.

July 14, 2022

China's digital yuan transactions hit 83B yuan in first 5 months

Transactions of China's digital fiat currency, the e-CNY, hit 83 billion yuan (about 12.33 billion U.S. dollars) by the end of May this year, the country's central bank said Wednesday.

July 14, 2022

China's foreign trade of goods up 9.4% in H1

China's foreign trade of goods jumped 9.4 percent year on year to 19.8 trillion yuan (about 2.94 trillion U.S. dollars) during the first half of the year, official data showed Wednesday.

July 13, 2022

China's foreign trade up 9.4% in H1

China's foreign trade in goods expanded 9.4% year on year to 19.8 trillion yuan (US$2.94 trillion) during the first half of 2022, according to official data released Wednesday. Exports rose 13.2% and imports increased 4.8% during this period.

July 13, 2022

40 years on, China's trademark law boosts foreign investors' confidence

Since its promulgation four decades ago, China's trademark law has strengthened foreign investors' confidence to do business in the country. The number of trademark applications from foreign entities skyrocketed from fewer than 2,000 in 1982 to 258,000 in 2021.

July 13, 2022

Improved judicial practices guarantee China's growth in all areas in past decade

Over the past decade, the people's courts in China have helped ensure high-quality economic development, preserve ecological environment and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people through improving judicial practices, officials said at a press conference on Tuesday.

July 13, 2022

Top court to offer interpretation on protection orders

China's top court said on Tuesday that it will offer a judicial interpretation on personal safety protection orders, with greater emphasis on curbing domestic violence.

July 13, 2022

China sees growing number of registered trademarks in H1: Official

The number of valid registered trademarks in China exceeded 40 million by the end of June, up 20.9 percent year on year, the country's top intellectual property regulator said at a Tuesday press conference.

July 13, 2022

Interpretations seek to improve court efficiency

A few judicial interpretations will be offered to help efficiently solve cases involving new businesses and people's livelihoods, a senior judge with China's top court told a news conference on Tuesday.

July 13, 2022

IP rights under increased protection

Chinese market entities have increased the protection of intellectual property rights mainly in the industries of digital technology and biotechnology, trying to ensure those rights can also be granted and protected overseas, an IPR official said.

July 13, 2022

China patent, trademark registration up big in 2022

China has granted more than 390,000 patents over the past six months, demonstrating the market vitality of enterprises, Hu Wenhui, deputy head of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said at a news conference on Tuesday.

July 13, 2022