China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The limitation period is two years, according to the Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues concerning the Application of Limitation Period in the Trial of Judicial Compensation Cases issued in April 2023.
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2023, the Supreme Courts of China and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on the management of international commercial disputes in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative through a Litigation-Mediation-Litigation (LML) framework.
Mon, 10 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2023, China issued the “Announcement of Matters Concerning the Implementation of the China VI Emission Standards for Vehicles”. China will ban the production, import and sale of vehicles that fail to meet the China VI-b emission standards.
Mon, 10 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2023, the People’s Bank of China issued the “Interim Measures for the Administration of Mutual Access Between the Mainland and Hong Kong Interest Rate Swap Markets”, which will apply to the “Northbound Trading of Swap Connect”.
Mon, 10 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2023, the General Office of China’s State Council issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Scale Stabilization and Structure Optimization of Foreign Trade" )to ensure the realization of the import and export objectives as well as to stabilize China’s economic growth and employment.
Mon, 10 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2023, China’s Ministry of Education and the Government of Hainan Province issued the “Interim Provisions on Establishing Schools in the Hainan Free Trade Port by Overseas Higher Education Institutions”, which allows high-level universities and vocational colleges independently established overseas and in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to set up schools offering junior college, bachelor and above education in the Hainan.
Mon, 10 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2023, China’s National Health Commission and other departments jointly issued the “Measures for Ethical Review of Life Science and Medical Research Involving Human Beings”, which aims to strike a balance between safeguarding human dignity, protecting the rights of researchers and promoting the development of life science and medical research.
Fri, 07 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In 2023, the Hangzhou government posted on its website the administrate penalty documents for indecent acts on the metro, along with the names of sex offenders.
Fri, 07 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2023, China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration and other departments jointly issued the “Notice on the Construction of Cultural Heritage-themed Tourist Routes in China”, aiming to strike a balance between the preservation and utilization of cultural heritage and between cultural heritage and tourism.
Fri, 07 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the “Guiding Opinions on Further Strengthening the Regulation of the Aesthetic Medicine Industry” (关于进一步加强医疗美容行业监管工作的指导意见).