A draft amendment to the Criminal Law, submitted for the first reading by national lawmakers on Tuesday, has stepped up criminal penalties on bribers and corruption inside private firms.
Tie Ning, vice-chairperson of the Standing Committee of China’s National People's Congress (NPC) and chairperson of the China-Australia parliamentary exchange mechanism of China’s NPC, met with Australian Ambassador to China Graham Fletcher in Beijing on Aug 1.
Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee has paid a visit upon invitation to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as head of a delegation of the Party and government representatives, starting from July 26.
On July 27, Zhang Qingwei, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People's Congress, met with a visiting delegation of cadres of Chile's ruling coalition in Beijing.
China's top legislator Zhao Leji on Tuesday held talks with the Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf via video link.
Top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister and Pan Gongsheng as central bank governor, as it convened a session on Tuesday.
Pan Gongsheng, newly appointed governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), made a public pledge of allegiance to the Constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.
The work safety law enforcement inspection team of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) held its first plenary meeting in Beijing on July 24, to make arrangements for the countrywide law enforcement inspection.