At the invitation of Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, President of the National Council of Austria Walter Rosenkranz will lead a delegation to visit China from Aug 29 to Sept 4.
China is revising its Water Law to better align it with the Ecological and Environmental Code, as a draft amendment was submitted for second reading to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislature.
From July 20 to 24, 2026, Tomio Okamura, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, led a delegation to China upon invitation. During the visit, he gave a written interview with a multimedia journalist of the People's Congresses Journal, expressing his hope to advance Czech-China relations for the greater benefit of both peoples.
Lawmakers on Tuesday began the second reading of a draft revision to the banking supervision and regulation law, which aims to better protect consumers' rights and interests.
Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the first plenary meeting of the 24th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 25, 2026.
A draft revision to the Agriculture Law was submitted Tuesday to a standing committee session of the top legislature for a second review.