China's top court has banned participants or bystanders in legal proceedings from recording or videotaping trials.
The broadcast of courtroom activities live via e-mail, microblog or other forms of media has also been forbidden. Participants are also forbidden from applauding or other actions that could disturb the trial. However, according to an interpretation of the amended Criminal Procedure Law, journalists who have permission from the courts are still allowed to report on trials. The chief judge though has the right to seize media equipment used to broadcast trials without permission. The interpretation will go into effect along with the new Criminal Procedure Law on Jan. 1st. Eleven children have died in a traffic accident in east China's Jiangxi Province. The accident happened Monday morning when a van carrying 15 kindergarteners and one teacher plunged into a roadside pond in a rural area of Guixi City. Three children died instantly, while another eight died later at a local hospital.

中国最高法院规定，诉讼参与人、旁听者在法庭审理过程中不得对庭审活动进行录音、录像。
通过电子邮件、微博或其他媒体方式直播庭审活动的行为也被禁止。 诉讼参与人在审理过程中不得鼓掌或做其他干扰庭审的行为。 但是，修改后的《刑事诉讼法》解释规定， 经法院许可的新闻记者可对庭审进行报道。 审判长有权暂扣未经许可用于传播庭审的媒体设备。 该司法解释将自2013年1月1日起与修改后的刑事诉讼法同步施行。 中国东部江西省发生交通事故，造成11名儿童死亡。 事故发生在周一早上， 在贵溪市的农村地区，一辆载有15名幼儿园学生和1名教师的面包车掉进了路旁的池塘。 3名儿童当场死亡，另有8名儿童在送到当地医院后抢救无效死亡。