A senior Chinese official on Tuesday urged persistent efforts to develop whole-process people's democracy and advance the rule of law in China.
A research team led by Shen Yueyue, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), visited the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Feb 14 for a meeting on the enforcement of the Environmental Protection Law.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) took an inspection on enforcement of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste from April to September last year.
A digital working platform designed to assist lawmakers in better performing their duties was officially launched on Wednesday.
Shanghai's municipal legislature recently prohibited the provision of cosmetology services to minors without the consent of their parents or guardians and revised other city regulations to better protect minors.
The greater protection afforded to workers' rights in the food-delivery and car-hailing industries over the past year illustrates how a talking point at China's "two sessions" can result in swift and solid action to tackle thorny problems.
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will convene its 33rd session from Feb 27 to 28 in Beijing.
A regulation protecting the rights and interests of foreign investors will take effect on March 1 in Guangdong province, according to the local legislature.