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No leeway for drunk drivers

The Oriental Morning Post reports on proposed amendments to the criminal law.

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Shop clerk detained for 10 days on peeping charge

New Express goes with a Next Media style cartoon illustrating the story of a Guangzhou male clerk at a Nike shop has been detained for 10 days after he tried to record a woman changing with his mobile phone.

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Courts can mediate, but enforcement is another matter

In one Beijing district, half of all defendants who agree to court mediation don’t follow through, reports the Beijing Youth Daily.

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Court receives warning letter from local authorities in frog compensation case

The Beijing News reports on a land requisition lawsuit brought by a local frog farmer in which the court received a warning letter from a local party committee before handing down a verdict in the town’s favor.

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The prosecutors strike back: no revenge on informants

A denial in Procuratorial Daily of the claim that 70% of informants face some form of revenge.

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Collective punishment for building occupants

A woman hit on the head by an object dropped from an apartment building wins her suit. All occupants of that side of the building share the fine.

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These are special times: smoking will get you five days in jail

Chongqing Morning Post: Vice director of Firefighting General Corps of Chongqing talks about the legal basis of putting a smoker in jail for five days.

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New developments in the Kunming prostitution case

Wu Hongfei writes with an update on the Yunnan prostitution case.

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Bus driver rampages in Guangdong

A bus driver who apparently held a grudge over being called back to duty from sick leave, deliberately hit multiple vehicles, killing four people yesterday in Huizhou, Guangdong Province.

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Chongqing bombing trial starts in Tokyo

Tokyo District Court heard the case of 22 Chinese victims of the bombing of Chongqing.

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