China's Constitution fully enforced: top legislator
China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday lauded "full and effective enforcement" of the country's Constitution in the past year, as China presses ahead on its rule of law drive.
China's first charity bill submitted to national legislature
The draft of charity law, the first bill to regulate charity activities, was submitted to China's national legislature on Wednesday, trying to recruit help from good Samaritans in realizing the 2020 poverty alleviation target.
China to continue to work on overseas NGOs law
China will continue to work on a law on international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country and a cyber-security law, according to a work report of the top legislature delivered on Wednesday.
China's top legislator lauds fruitful laws
Legislation in China got "large in number, considerable in weight and rapid in pace," Zhang Dejiang, China's top legislator, said Wednesday.
Legislation, oversight by Chinese lawmakers help deepen reform: top legislator
China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday commended fellow lawmakers for supporting and promoting the comprehensive deepening of reform in accordance with the law through legislation and oversight
Fewer crimes subject to death penalty an improvement: top Chinese legislator
China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday highlighted the removal of death penalty for nine crimes last year as one of the "new strides" made in the country's legislative work.
Top legislator lauds enhanced legislation on China's national security
Chinese top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday lauded enhanced legislation on the country's national security in the past year.
China's top legislature to expand foreign exchanges: report
China's top legislature said Wednesday it will strengthen exchanges with parliaments of other countries this year.
China's top legislature to strengthen supervision over gov't budgets: report
The top legislature of China said it will strengthen oversight over government budgets and final accounts, according to its annual work report released Wednesday.
China to make laws on taxes of environmental protection, tobacco leaf
China will make laws on environmental protection tax, tonnage tax and tobacco leaf tax this year, according to the annual work report of the country's top legislature released Wednesday.
China's first charity bill bans charity groups from harming state security
China's draft charity law, the country's first to regulate charity activities, bans charity groups from engaging in or sponsoring activities undermining "state security and public interests."
900 million Chinese to vote in grass-root elections for lawmakers
More than 900 million Chinese voters are expected to directly elect over 2.5 million lawmakers in grass-root county or township-level elections set to begin this year, a work report of China's top legislature read.
China to formulate new film law in 2016
China will formulate its first-ever law on promoting the film industry this year in the world's second largest movie market, a work report to be delivered by top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday read.
Sustain pace of reforms in a tougher domestic, global environment
The tone of this year’s two sessions reflects an even tougher global and national economic and social environment than in 2015. Prime Minister Li Keqiang’s government work report, while stressing a number of positive developments, is a sober assessment of China’s challenges on the road to achieving a moderately prosperous society in 2020.
HK youth to see job benefits from new high-speed rail link
Legislators from Hong Kong hailed the importance of the high-speed railway connecting Hong Kong and the mainland, which will be especially crucial for the younger generation facing employment challenges in Hong Kong.
Terrorism drops in Xinjiang
Xinjiang saw a sharp drop in the number of cases involving violence and terrorism in 2015, as the autonomous region continues to pursue a crackdown on terrorism, a top Xinjiang official said in Beijing on Tuesday.
China will not tolerate a nuclear Korean Peninsula
China’s foreign minister on Tuesday said in a rare harsh tone that the country will not tolerate nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, but also warned that China will not sit still if the stability of the peninsula has been fundamentally disturbed.
China’s population to peak at 1.45b: officials
China will see a peak population of around 1.45 billion after the country’s relaxation of its family planning policy, though the timetable for the full relaxation of the policy remains unclear, health authorities said Tuesday.