The top legislature will review 24 new legislative bills this year, according to the annual legislative agenda by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) adopted a revised Vocational Education Law and a law on futures and derivatives at its 34th session on April 20.
Members of the Standing Committee of the NPC called for more efforts on prevention and control of soil pollution during a group deliberation of the State Council's report on the environmental conditions and the achievement of environmental protection objectives in 2021.
Lawmakers have called for efforts to improve the publicity and education on environmental laws and regulations in order to drive China's progress in ecological protection along the path of the rule of law.
The newly revised Vocational Education Law is expected to improve the recognition and status of vocational education by stressing it is as equally important as regular education, said lawmakers and officials.
China will launch the second nationwide campaign to promote the Civil Code among the public, particularly those in rural areas, on May 1, according to the Ministry of Justice.
China's top legislator Li Zhanshu on Wednesday held virtual talks with Masud Gharahkhani, president of the Norwegian parliament.
A senior Chinese official urged north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region to reinforce the sense of all ethnic groups being within the community of the Chinese nation, while pursuing long-lasting stability and prosperity as well as high-quality development.