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China in no hurry to approve GM crops for food, says MOA

China has not yet approved a single genetically modified crop to be grown for food, China’s agriculture authority reiterated on Wednesday. “On managing genetically modified crops, China has been clear and definite – that is to strictly observe relevant laws and regulations,” said Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) spokesman Pan Xianzheng at a press event on …

Personal data rights key to managing big data

Top Chinese political advisers urged Wednesday a law to regulate collecting, using and trading personal data to secure people’s legal rights in a proposal on big data management which was submitted at the ongoing two sessions. Raising people’s awareness of their rights over personal data will play a key role in improving China’s ability to …

Chinese courts accept more corporate bankruptcy cases in 2017

Chinese courts received 9,542 new cases concerning corporate bankruptcy in 2017, an increase of 68.4 percent compared with the previous year, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said Tuesday. During the same period, 6,257 corporate bankruptcy cases were concluded by the courts, up 73.7 percent year on year, the SPC said. The SPC has required courts …

China’s legislatures to improve supervision on expenditure budget, policy

A guideline issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has outlined how Chinese legislatures’ review and supervision concerning expenditure budget and relevant policies will be enhanced. The extension is aimed at strengthening and improving the legislatures’ review and supervision on budget in accordance with the law and is …

Beijing court turns to virtual reality

While virtual reality (VR) technology may be most used at home or museums, it could also help lawyers and judges in the courtroom to get a better idea of how an alleged offence took place. Wearing a pair of VR glasses and operating a hand set, a witness moved the simulated images of a suspected …