China is looking into establishing a Chengdu-Chongqing financial court in a bid to step up judicial protection of the financial sector and serve the development of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.
The standing committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will work on legislation to safeguard national food security and improve the value-added tax (VAT) system, according to the NPC's two special committees.
Over the past year, lawmakers have intensified efforts to formulate legislation related to people's livelihoods to respond to public concerns and meet their demands in a timely manner, a senior legislator said.
Upholding a people-centered approach to the implementation of the Civil Code will better meet people's demands and provide greater thoroughness in solving social disputes, according to judges in Beijing.
Top legislator Li Zhanshu on Friday called for enhanced efforts to perfect China's legal system for ecological and environmental protection.
Amendment to the marine environment protection law has been kicked off, following the decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on building a strong maritime nation, the Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) said.
Preliminary study on farmland protection legislation is under way following suggestions of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC).
China's latest revision to the Law on Progress of Science and Technology is encouraging local governments to buy domestic innovative products and services that enter the market for the first time.