-
New law repeals crime of sex with underage prostitutes
August 31, 2015The top legislature on Saturday voted to repeal the crime of sex with underage prostitutes and reclassify it as rape, which would face a tougher punishment.
-
China rules out commutation for most corrupt figures
August 31, 2015Shi Baochun, a former official of the city of Yangshuo in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for graft, but he bribed officials to avoid serving the sentence.
-
China amends laws to empower local legislatures
August 31, 2015The top legislature on Saturday adopted amendments to laws that aim to give more powers to local legislatures so they can better oversee the work of the government.
-
Lawmakers support empowering county, township-level legislatures
August 28, 2015Legislators on Wednesday expressed support for bills that would empower local legislatures, as they deliberated draft amendments to three laws on people's congresses.
-
Legislators support removal of driving restriction from law amendment
August 26, 2015Lawmakers supported removal of clauses allowing local governments to restrict or ban vehicles from the draft amendment to the Air Pollution Control Law on Tuesday.
-
China mulls strengthening work of legislatures
August 26, 2015The lawmakers are deliberating draft amendments to three laws regarding the organization, election and staffing of legislatures, or people's congress, at different levels.
-
China considers repealing crime of sex with underage prostitutes
August 26, 2015The top legislature has debated repealing the crime of sex with underage prostitutes and reclassifying it as rape, which would face a tougher punishment.
-
China considers law revision to spur inventors
August 26, 2015China wants to give greater incentives to inventors in academia to commercially exploit their work by raising the minimum reward to 50 percent of their inventions' worth, according to a top legislature bill unveiled on Monday.
links
京ICP备13028878号-11