The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, held a plenary meeting on Wednesday to hear and deliberate multiple reports.
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, started its 38th session Tuesday in Beijing. Li Zhanshu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the session's first plenary meeting.
Top legislator Li Zhanshu on Monday stressed studying and implementing the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and improving the system of people's congresses in the new era.
The country's top legislature plans to include clauses on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the shipping sector into the Marine Environment Protection Law, as it mulls a draft amendment.
A few local administrative regulations have been corrected after their content requiring a paternity test in cases of suspected violations of national family planning policy was found to conflict with the Constitution, a report said.
A draft law on financial stability was on Tuesday submitted for its first reading to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislature.
A total of 9,203 suggestions made by national lawmakers have been sent to 208 relevant departments for further review and handling, according to a report submitted to an ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for review on Wednesday.
The national legislature plans to add clauses about reducing carbon emissions in the shipping industry to the Marine Environment Protection Law as it mulls over a draft amendment.