Other issues
- Statutory taxation was underlined by a draft revision to China's Legislation Law, to be reviewed at the ongoing national legislative session Sunday.
- A total of 284 Chinese cities may have the power to make local laws, according to a draft revision to the Legislation Law, to be reviewed at the ongoing national legislative session Sunday. End
- China plans to develop national legislation to fight corruption, according to a report to be delivered by top legislator Zhang Dejiang Sunday.
- Talking about the high attrition rate among security guards, a deputy of the National People's Congress becomes upset.
- Feng Jicai, famed writer, heritage campaigner and CPPCC member, has suggested Chinese leaders and officials study laws on the protection of intangible cultural heritage and cultural relics and better enforce them.
- At the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, or CCPCC, held on March 4, Mo Yan presented his views on the protection and innovation of the local folk opera Maoqiang, which originated in his beloved hometown, Gaomi, in Shandong province.
- China should amend its nationality law to allow foreigners to be selected for the national soccer team, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference has proposed.
- Shanxi should be insistent and persistent in its campaign against corruption, a top leader said on Thursday.
- Former NBA star Yao Ming urged students to be good at one sport at least while former Olympic champion Liu Xiang called for retired athletes to join in China's budding sport industry.
- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday China will host events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the world's war against fascism and the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
- The Chinese government vowed Thursday to oppose the independence of Taiwan and keep cross-Straits relations on the right course in peaceful development, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang Thursday.
- The Chinese central government is determined to support the development of Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and promote cooperation between the mainland and the two regions, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang Thursday.
- The head of China's Shaolin Temple has distanced the Buddhist institution from media criticism claiming a planned Australian outpost of the temple will be over-commercialized.
- Commenting on the drug scandals among celebrities last year, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee in the literary and art circles are expressing their voices against it.
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Prosecutors identify 4,300 suspects who were illegally detained
National prosecuting departments have identified nearly 4,300 suspects who have been illegally detained for more than three years without being prosecuted or sentenced, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Monday.
Highlights of the Sessions >>
- Full text: Report on China's central, local budgets
- Full text: Report on China's economic, social development plan
- Full text: Report on the Work of the Government (2015)
- Highlights of work report of Supreme People's Court
- Highlights of China's gov't work report for 2015
- Big data on China's rule of law
