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Two Sessions 2018: What to watch over the final four days

ChinaentersthefinalstagesofitsannualpoliticalseasononSaturday,withfourdaysofvotestobecastandcriticaldecisionstobemadeattheNationalPeople’sCongress(NPC).Thechoic

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China's national legislature adopts constitutional amendment

China'sNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC),thenationallegislature,adoptedanamendmenttothecountry'sConstitutiononSunday.LawmakersattheongoingNPCannualsessionagreedthat

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China to amend its Constitution for the fifth time

Chinaissettoamendthecountry’sConstitutionforthefirsttimein14years–andthefifthtimeever–whenthecountry’stoplegislature,theNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC),convenesfo

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Agenda of this year's NPC session to be released Sunday

Apressconferenceforthefirstsessionofthe13thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)willbeheldat11:00a.m.BJTonSundayattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing.Questionsontheagendao

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China to revise oath of allegiance to Constitution

ChinaplanstorevisetheoathofallegiancetotheConstitutiontakenbypeopleinpublicofficetoincludeadjectivesof"great"and"modern"before"asocialistcountry."Whilemostparts

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Chinese senior lawmakers review reports

TheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)heldaplenarysessionSaturdaytohearreportsbyseveralcentralauthorities.Thelegislatorsreviewedthereportonrecti

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Unity urged for new HK deputies

HongKong'snewlyelecteddeputiestothenationallegislatureshouldstayunitedandserveasrolemodelsinpushingforwardcooperationbetweenHongKongandthemainland,WangChen,vice

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China's top legislature closes bi-monthly session

TheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)closeditsbi-monthlysessionSaturday,adoptinganewlawonpubliclibraries,revisionstoseverallaws,anddecisionsonr

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China's top legislator urges food safety supervision reform

Chinese top legislator Zhang Dejiang has called for improvements and reforms to the country's food safety supervision system.

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China's top legislator praises journalists' parliamentary session coverage

The media "created a sound public atmosphere" around the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), top legislator Zhang Dejiang said as he met with journalists covering the event on Tuesday.

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Five-year development plan endorsed by NPC committee

The draft outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan on national economy and social development was endorsed by the National People's Congress (NPC) Financial and Economic Committee (FEC) at a meeting on Wednesday.

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Politicization won't do HKSAR any good: Top legislator

Top legislator Zhang Dejiang has told Hong Kong to stop politicizing everything and, instead, seize the opportunities for development, while affirming his faith in the city’s residents in making the right choice using their wisdom.

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Top legislature's annual work acknowledged by lawmakers

​Members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and some NPC deputies on Thursday reviewed the draft report of the top legislature's work in 2015.

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Chinese legislators deliberate seabed exploration, NPC agenda

​The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) convened its bimonthly session Wednesday, deliberating legislation on deep sea exploration and the agenda for the fourth annual session of the 12th NPC.

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China's top legislature, Japan's House of Councillors restart regular dialog

​China's National People's Congress (NPC) and Japan's House of Councillors restarted a bilateral mechanism for regular exchanges in Beijing on Monday.

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China's top legislature prepares for NPC annual session

The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) will convene its bimonthly meeting from Feb. 24 to 26, to prepare for the annual congress session next month.

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NPC deputies in HK, Macao urged to fully support chief executives

Hong Kong and Macao deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) should give full support to their respective chief executives in governing according to law, an NPC senior official said on Thursday.