Three senior legislators took an oath of allegiance to the Constitution at a ceremony held by the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 20.
With the top legislature adopting a new law on futures and derivatives trading on Wednesday, a more regulated and open capital market will take shape in China and it will be conducive to the sustained development of the real economy, experts said on Thursday.
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, the top legislature, ratified the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, and the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957, at its 34th session, which concluded on Wednesday.
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) concluded its 34th session Wednesday in Beijing.
Vocational education should be viewed with equal importance to that of general education, and more effort will be made to improve the recognition of its value, according to a revision to the Vocational Education Law.
Lawmakers on Wednesday voted to adopt a law on futures and derivatives to better protect investors' interests and develop the futures market in favor of the real economy.
Education and sports authorities, schools and parents should encourage young people to participate in sports to help mitigate the incidence of myopia and obesity among them, according to a draft revision.
China has fulfilled all eight obligatory targets for environmental protection in 2021, the Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu reported to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Monday.