Taking effect on Friday, the law makes it clear that China encourages the compilation and publication of textbooks in Braille or in versions for those with poor vision to provide better reading conditions for blind or visually challenged students.
The fragile environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will receive better legal protection, with the regional legislative body announcing the implementation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law starting on Sept 1.
The top legislature is mulling a range of measures proposed by the central government to tackle "risk points" in the country's food supply system, including growing food in once-arid places, raising farm animals in high-rises, and creating seafood farms in deep oceans.
Lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt an amendment to the Civil Procedure Law.
Top legislator Zhao Leji on Thursday urged deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) to give full play to their roles and actively contribute to the country's food security.
Education and rehabilitation for perpetrators of domestic violence should be strengthened while the quality of protective services for victims needs to be improved, a report being mulled by the top legislature said.
A draft revision to the Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security proposes the addition of acts such as flying drones without approval and dropping objects from buildings to the list of acts that harm public security and stipulates relevant punishments.
Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presided over the 11th meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 29, 2023.