Taiwan High Court affirms insider trading conviction of president's son-in-law
The Taiwan High Court convicted Chao Chien-min, son-in-law of President Chen Shui-bian , of insider trading Tuesday. The decision affirmed a lower court's verdict , which also imposed a $900,000 fine, but increased...
China loosens proposed restrictions on media during national emergencies
China's National People's Congress on Sunday revised a proposed law regulating media during national emergencies after delegates and local people's congresses criticized the law as improper. The proposal, first introduced last June, would have imposed...
China's National People's Congress Sunday began considering measures to codify legal ethics, improve criminal suspects' access to defense lawyers and evidence, and allowed experienced lawyers to establish individual private law firms. The reforms, which guarantee lawyers the...
Two Chinese labor officials were arrested Friday after allegations broke that they failed to report the enslavement of hundreds of people, which included not only adults, but also children and the mentally retarded. A total of 359 people, with...
The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court began judicial proceedings against former Pharmaceutical Registration Department director Cao Wenzhuan Thursday as a part of China's crackdown on corruption at the State Food and Drug Administration , where...
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Bian is proceeding with plans to hold a largely symbolic national referendum on whether Taiwan should attempt rejoining the United Nations (UN) under the name of Taiwan, despite opposition...
Members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNCHR) on Monday reached an agreement on final rules governing the body, agreeing to a final text that requires proposed resolutions condemning human rights violators...
US open to cluster munitions limitations, still opposes complete ban
The US delegation to the Meetings of the Group of Governmental Experts for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) said Monday that the United States will not support a ban on the...
UN rights council chair urges periodic review of all UN members
UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) chair Luis Alfonso de Alba urged the 47-member body Sunday to approve a series of reforms designed to mandate periodic review of all UN member states. De Alba called...
Japan high court rejects WWII Chinese slave labor compensation suit
The Japanese Supreme Court has rejected the appeals of Chinese nationals seeking compensation for being forced to work in Japan as slave laborers during World War II, ruling that Japan's 20-year statute of limitations...
