A new draft section on torts of China's civil code introduced punitive damages for the infringement of intellectual property rights (IPRs).
A draft law on foreign investment has been submitted to a bimonthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which opened Sunday.
The professional dignity and personal safety of judges and prosecutors should be safeguarded, the drafts say, detailing the situations in which the personal rights and interests of judges and prosecutors are considered to have been violated.
A draft law on foreign investment has been submitted to a bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, which opened Sunday.
Wang said the introduction of the "default judgment" could push the judicial authorities to perform their duties, enrich means to punish crimes and boost inter-jurisdiction anti-corruption efforts.
The top legislature on Friday voted to adopt a new law on international criminal judicial assistance in an effort to combat cross-border crimes and safeguard the national interest.
A total of 8,873 officials and civil servants were punished in September for violating the Party's eight-point frugality code, according to the top anti-graft body of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Tuesday.
The lawmakers on Tuesday reviewed a draft law on international criminal judicial assistance during panel discussions at the ongoing bi-monthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.