The Chinese mainland has fully vaccinated 95 percent of children and teenagers aged 3 to 17, Ma Xiaowei, minister of the National Health Commission, said on Tuesday.
Lawmakers are considering a draft black soil conservation law that would stipulate constant government funding and targeted protection measures, as part of efforts to ensure the country's grain security.
The latest version of a draft law on the protection of the Yellow River, the "mother river" of the Chinese nation, was submitted to the ongoing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee for a second reading on Tuesday.
Lawmakers are considering a draft law revision allowing the country to take countermeasures to actions deemed to have undermined its dignity and interests in international sports events.
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, started its 35th session Tuesday in Beijing. Li Zhanshu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the session's first plenary meeting.
The revised Law on Physical Culture and Sports will promote the deep integration of health-for-all and fitness-for-all initiatives in China, said Yang Heqing, spokesperson for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, at a press conference on June 16.
National lawmakers will deliberate draft laws regarding issues such as anti-telecom and cyber fraud, civil compulsory enforcement, and anti-monopoly during a forthcoming session by the top legislature.
Any individuals or groups involved in online or telecom fraud will soon face harsher punishments with the rollout of more stringent measures to protect people's interests, Yang Heqing, spokesman for the National People's Congress Standing Committee's Legislative Affairs Commission, told a news conference on Thursday.