Lawmakers are mulling draft revisions to the country's Frontier Health and Quarantine Law that would beef up emergency response measures against major outbreaks at its many ports.
A draft amendment to China's Criminal Law, which is expected to toughen criminal penalties on bribers and corruption inside private firms, will be submitted for a second reading by national lawmakers at the upcoming top legislature session in late December, a spokesperson said Friday.
Individuals in need of help should provide true information when launching or collecting donations through internet platforms, instead of fabricating or concealing incidents to conduct donation fraud, said an official from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislature.
Environmental monitoring and marine pollution control will be ramped up as China's revised Maritime Environment Protection Law is about to be implemented.
On Dec 20, Losang Jamcan, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, attended the opening ceremony of a seminar for Nepalese parliamentarians in Beijing.
Upon the invitation of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, Zhang Qingwei, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), led a delegation to Tajikistan from Dec 14 to 16.
On Dec 20, Peng Qinghua, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, met with Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Babakov Alexander Mikhailovich in Beijing.
Promoting patriotic education with the help of law is significant for China in a critical stage of national rejuvenation, said a legislative specialist on Thursday.