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The revised measures for managing outbound investment will take effect on December 1 this year.

The National Development and Reform Commission recently released a revised version of the Measures for the Administration of Outbound Investment. The new measures specify guidance, services, regulatory oversight, and protection measures, and improve systems including reporting of major adverse circumstances, to better safeguard the development and security of outbound investment. The new measures will take effect on December 1 this year.

The National Development and Reform Commission recently issued revised measures for managing outbound investment, specifying guidance, services, supervision and protection measures and improving mechanisms including reporting major adverse circumstances, with the aim of better safeguarding outbound investment development and security.

The National Development and Reform Commission recently released a revised version of the Measures for the Administration of Outbound Investment. The new measures specify guidance, services, regulatory oversight, and protection measures, and improve systems including reporting of major adverse circumstances, to better safeguard the development and security of outbound investment. The new measures will take effect on December 1 this year.

According to information the reporter obtained from State Grid, the company completed more than RMB 450 billion in fixed-asset investment in the first three quarters, up 5.2% year on year.

Reporters learned from State Grid on October 23 that the company has accelerated construction of a new type of power grid since the beginning of this year. In the first three quarters, State Grid completed more than 450 billion yuan in fixed-asset investment, up 5.2% year on year.

According to information the reporter obtained from State Grid, the company has accelerated construction of a new type of power grid since the beginning of this year.

Reporters learned from State Grid on October 23 that the company has accelerated construction of a new type of power grid since the beginning of this year. In the first three quarters, State Grid completed more than 450 billion yuan in fixed-asset investment, up 5.2% year on year.

According to information the reporter obtained from the National Railway Administration, key tasks under the railway science and technology innovation plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period were recently released. The innovation goals include preliminary research and application-scenario design for 6G railway communications, developing a series of iterative CR450 train products, and research into 600-km/h high-speed maglev technology.

Reporters learned from the National Railway Administration that the key tasks of the Railway Science and Technology Innovation Plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan Period were recently released. Preliminary research and application-scenario design for 6G communications technology in railways, development of a series of iteratively upgraded CR450 electric multiple-unit trains, and research into high-speed maglev technology capable of 600 kilometers per hour are among the railway science and technology innovation goals.

On October 23, the National Bureau of Statistics released China's 2025 innovation index. Calculated using indicators including the GDP share of value added from the economy's three new components and high-value invention patents per 10,000 R&D personnel, the index stood at 185.5, up 6.4% from the previous year.

The National Bureau of Statistics released China's 2025 innovation index on October 23. Based on indicators including the share of GDP accounted for by the value added of the "three new" economy and the number of high-value invention patents held per 10,000 research and development personnel, China's innovation index for 2025 was calculated at 185.5, up 6.4% from the previous year.

On October 23, the Supreme People's Court released representative cases involving people's assessors participating in trials.

The Supreme People's Court released representative cases involving people's assessors' participation in trials on October 23. As of the end of 2025, there were 340,000 people's assessors nationwide. People's courts are continuing to improve mechanisms for their participation in trials, specifying that each people's assessor should generally participate in no more than 30 cases annually and encouraging greater participation in cases involving group interests, the public interest, and substantial social impact.

People's courts are continuing to improve trial-participation mechanisms, specifying that each people's assessor should generally participate in no more than 30 cases annually and promoting greater participation in cases involving collective interests, public interests and substantial social impact.

The Supreme People's Court released representative cases involving people's assessors' participation in trials on October 23. As of the end of 2025, there were 340,000 people's assessors nationwide. People's courts are continuing to improve mechanisms for their participation in trials, specifying that each people's assessor should generally participate in no more than 30 cases annually and encouraging greater participation in cases involving group interests, the public interest, and substantial social impact.

On October 23, the Supreme People's Procuratorate reported that procuratorial authorities had handled more than 8,000 administrative procuratorial cases since special supervision of improper cross-jurisdiction law enforcement and profit-driven law enforcement and judicial practices began in March 2025. It said the work focused on issues including disproportionate and repeated penalties and strongly advanced equal protection of the lawful rights and interests of all types of business entities.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on October 23 that, since the launch in March 2025 of special oversight targeting irregular cross-regional law enforcement and profit-driven law enforcement and judicial activities, procuratorial authorities have focused on problems such as "penalties disproportionate to violations" and "duplicate penalties." They have handled more than 8,000 administrative procuratorial cases of various types, strongly promoting equal protection of the lawful rights and interests of all types of business entities.