Congressional Highlights
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China should add more full-time spokespersons
China should appoint more full-time spokespersons and promote the professionalization of the sector, as the current system has impaired the country's news release and information transparency efforts, a senior political adviser said.
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Li urges Jiangxi to play key role in region
Premier Li Keqiang encouraged Jiangxi province to play an important role in the construction of the economic belt along the Yangtze River.
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China mulls tougher penalty for sex with underage prostitutes
China's 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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Highlights of NPC Standing Committee work report
China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang is delivering a report on the work of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) to the annual parliamentary session Sunday.
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Tibetan official slams Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
A senior Tibetan official on Sunday denounced the recent meeting between the U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, calling it "a severe interference in China's internal affairs."
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Agendas for NPC, CPPCC annual sessions -- March 10
Following are the agendas for the second sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Monday.
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Harnessing soft power for next China Dream
In the last 35 years, China occupied itself with learning how to get along with the rest of the international community, while the rest of the world invested similar effort in getting to know China better.
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460 motions filed at annual parliamentary session
Chinese lawmakers have filed over 460 motions to the secretariat of the Second Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), an official said here on Sunday.
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Proposed railway to link Lhasa, Nyingchi
Construction is set to begin this year on a railway linking Lhasa and Nyingchi prefecture in the Tibet autonomous region with an estimated 30 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) investment, top Tibetan officials said on Wednesday in Beijing.
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Top legislator hails 'new steps' in legislative work
China has made remarkable progress to improve its legislative work over the past year, by focusing on improving the quality of the country's legislation, China's top legislator said on Sunday.
? Highlights of NPC Standing Committee work report
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Dailai 'sabotaged ties': Tibet authority
The top legislator of the Tibet autonomous region said on Sunday that authorities have not changed their policy toward the 14th Dalai Lama, who fled to India after a failed riot in 1959.
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NPC deputy urges medical reforms
"The way of solving economic problems cannot be used for medical reform directly, and the awareness of respecting the life plays an important role in deepening reform," said Zhong Nanshan.
+ MoreHighlights of the Sessions
- Fiscal, tax, financial reforms high on agenda
- Premier: GDP target flexible, stresses employment
- Premier Li calls for new progress in mainland-Taiwan ties
- China, U.S. should expand common interests: Premier Li
- China to better handle relations between govt, market
- Key resolutions to put for voting at NPC session
