China's death penalty is undergoing a huge overhaul. Officials today announced a new set of rules as to what crimes qualify for execution. In addition, courts around China have been told to forgo any further executions until a universal guideline is approved throughout China. This has been the first time a reform has been conducted to the Criminal Law since 1979. more ›

Finally, after all the stories of police brutality and mysterious jail deaths, China's highest court has published details of a regulation banning confessions obtained through torture. The rules will go into effect on July 1. more ›

It seems that the Chinese government was just getting started when it arrested employees from Rio Tinto this Summer. The newest company in the hot seat is Coca-Cola, which had an ex-employee arrested by the Shanghai police over corruption charges this weekend. more ›

The U.S. isn't the only country that's making incredibly super rich people cut down on their incredible super richness, China has now also set compensation caps for its State-sector financial companies. Salaries for top executives are now limited to 2.8 million yuan. Caps for pay packages will be slashed for regular executives, down to four times their annual salary (50,000 to 700,000 yuan). Oh, the humanity! Source: China Daily more ›