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Draft law ups punishment for environmental wrongdoing
April 22, 2014A draft amendment to China's Environmental Protection Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) for its fourth reading on Monday, proposing heavier punishments for law violations.
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China mulls bond sales by local gov't
April 22, 2014The top legislature is considering to give the greenlight to bond sales by local governments at provincial levels, but under strict conditions.
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China drafts law to protect navigation channels
April 22, 2014The top legislature on Monday reviewed a draft law on navigation channels in a bid to better manage and protect the country's waterways.
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Top legislature publishes legislation plan
April 18, 2014The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, on Thursday released its legislation plan for the year.
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Top legislature to consider revising environmental protection law
April 15, 2014The top legislature decided on Monday to consider a series of draft laws, amendments and bills later this month, including a much anticipated draft revision of environmental protection law.
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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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