International business gets legal boost

China will improve its foreign-related legal system and promote the building of a law-based and international business environment in the next five years, Vice-Minister of Justice Xiong Xuanguo said on Thursday.

China handles nearly 6.4 mln legal assistance cases in 5 years

China handled nearly 6.4 million legal assistance cases from 2016 and 2020, rendering legal support to more than 8 million people, according to Xiong Xuanguo.

Beijing sees surge in demand for pro bono notarial service

Beijing's pro bono notarial service grew significantly last year.

Shaanxi launches series of projects to build law-based government

Northwest China's Shaanxi province launched a series of projects to strengthen the weak links in its building of a law-based government in 2020.

Remarkable progress made in raising lawyer coverage for criminal cases

China has made significant progress in raising the coverage of defense lawyers for criminal cases.

Woman overcomes deafness to pass bar exam

Tang Ting, 28, the apprentice of China's first sign language lawyer, Tang Shuai, made history recently when she became the first hearing-impaired person in China to pass the national bar exam. She will become a full-fledged lawyer after a year's probation.

Ministry of Justice moves to improve review and filing of regulations, rules

The Ministry of Justice reviewed and filed a total of 2,046 regulations and administrative rules from government agencies around the country in 2020.

8th batch of model villages, communities unveiled for promoting rule of law

The Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Civil Affairs recently nominated the eighth batch of 1,045 national demonstration villages and communities for promoting democracy and governance by the rule of law.

1.4 mln legal aid cases settled in China in 2020

China's legal aid agencies resolved nearly 1.4 million cases in 2020, benefiting more than 2.16 million people in need, the Ministry of Justice has said.

Shandong advances public legal services for poverty-stricken people

The provincial regulation on public legal services, which took effect on Jan 1 of this year in East China's Shandong province, mark the latest effort by the province to promote the rule of law.

Senior CPC official stresses high-quality political, legal work

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has stressed advancing high-quality development of political and legal work.

China strengthens penalties for false-litigation crimes