According to the main data on judicial trial work in the first half of 2025 released by the Supreme People's Court on the 21st, courts across the country accepted 21.092 million trial enforcement cases in the first half of this year, a decrease of 8.52% over the same period last year, including the successful mediation before litigation. It is reported that the main indicators reflecting the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of trials continue to improve year-on-year. Among them, the appeal rate decreased by 1.68 percentage points year-on-year, and the appeal application retrial rate decreased by 0.37 percentage points year-on-year. The rate of first instance judgments being revised decreased by 0.30 percentage points year-on-year, the rate of cases being closed within the trial period increased by 0.36 percentage points year-on-year, and the transfer time of appeal cases decreased by 8.62% year-on-year. As of the end of June, the number of unresolved litigation cases in courts nationwide for more than a year has decreased by 13.18% year-on-year, and the effectiveness of clearing long-term unresolved litigation cases has been further consolidated and deepened. In the first half of this year, the people's courts accepted 529000 first instance criminal cases, a year-on-year decrease of 10.4%. Among them, 121000 first instance cases of dangerous driving were accepted, a year-on-year decrease of 14.96%. The number of criminal cases involving dangerous driving has significantly decreased, but it still ranks first in criminal cases. The people's courts shall properly handle various civil and commercial cases in accordance with the law, provide high-quality judicial services for high-quality development, and ensure the well-being of the people through strict and impartial judiciary. Received 12.372 million first instance civil and commercial cases, a year-on-year increase of 38.87%. Among them, 307000 first instance cases of intellectual property civil cases were accepted, an increase of 36.15% year-on-year. The people's courts have continuously increased their efforts to serve the development of new quality productivity and maintain fair competition in the market. (New Society)