Lawmakers are reviewing a draft law related to environmental protection activities in Antarctica, as the nation accelerates its efforts to enhance national polar capacity building and engage in global security governance of the continent.
Lawmakers are considering a draft revision to the Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language.
China has made significant progress in advancing its circular economy since the implementation of the Circular Economy Promotion Law in 2009, said Wang Dongming, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
China is set to intensify its in-depth review and examination of normative documents, including administrative regulations and judicial interpretations, to ensure their alignment with the Constitution, as part of broader efforts to enhance the rule of law.
A total of 2,309 regulations and judicial interpretations were filed with the national legislature to be recorded and reviewed in 2025.
China rectified fiscal issues totaling 1.04 trillion yuan ($148 billion) identified in a 2024 audit of its central budget and other revenues, according to a report reviewed on Monday by the National People's Congress Standing Committee.
China has achieved fruitful results in protecting the rights of flexible workers and people serving in new forms of employment such as food deliverymen and women and ride-hailing drivers, which is of great importance to the realization of high-quality and fuller employment, and also social stability.
Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presided over the first plenary meeting of the 19th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec 22, 2025.