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Top legislature considers trimming death penalty crimes
March 10, 2014The National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, is considering reducing the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, an NPC official said on Sunday.
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China mulls tougher penalty for sex with underage prostitutes
March 10, 2014The top legislature is investigating on the public call of repealing the crime of sex with underage prostitutes and identifying the offence as rape, said a lawmaker on Sunday.
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Legislator gives hope of tougher environmental legislation
March 10, 2014The NPC Standing Committee will carry out investigations on preventing and controlling soil pollution, and seek to solve prominent environmental problems and strengthen ecological conservation, he said.
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Lawmaker proposes improved drug labelling for the blind
March 10, 2014A lawmaker on Sunday called for an amendment to the Drug Administration Law to make it more friendly to the visually impaired.
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China to improve environment legislation amid lingering smog
March 10, 2014The top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Sunday pledged to enhance environmental legislation and oversight of pollutant emissions, as Beijing continued to be shrouded in a spell of lingering smog.
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China to draft counter-terrorism law if required
March 10, 2014China will work on a counter-terrorism law if the fight against terrorism requires it, said a senior official with the top legislature here on Sunday.
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China's reform to be legalistic: senior official
March 10, 2014Chinese authorities must respect the Constitution and laws when carrying out the country's grand reform plan, said a senior official with the top legislature here on Sunday.
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China ratifies national days on anti-Japanese war victory, Nanjing Massacre
February 28, 2014The top legislature on Thursday ratified two new national days, one to mark victory of the war against Japanese aggression and the other to commemorate victims in the Nanjing Massacre.
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