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Wu Bangguo (C), chairman of the Standing
Committee of the National People's Congress, presides over the first
plenary session of the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th
National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, in Beijing, capital
of China, on Aug. 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
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BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature
Thursday agreed a legislation overhaul with the updating and revision of 141
provisions in 59 different laws.
Most amendments focused on deleting outdated terms or
clarifying them, as well as making certain provisions consistent with revised
laws.
BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature
Thursday passed the country's first law on armed police, giving them new duties
with a statutory authorization to respond to riots, terrorist attacks and other
social security emergencies.
BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature
approved Thursday afternoon a resolution on climate change, ahead of an
international conference in December in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- China needs to stress
economic restructuring while aiming at a higher growth, according to a report
submitted Tuesday to the country's law makers.
The report was delivered by Zhang Ping, minister in charge
of the National Development and Reform Commission, the top economic planning
agency, to the 10th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National
People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature.
BEIJING,
Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers warned Tuesday of a "grave hidden peril"
of epidemic animal disease because of inadequate monitoring facilities and a
complex international environment.
Even though the government has set up a compulsory
vaccination system, requiring immunization of animals against diseases harmful
to people's health and the husbandry industry, the possibility of outbreaks of
disease still existed, the lawmakers said in a report presented at the 10th
session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC).
BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature began Tuesday deliberating
a draft resolution on climate change, which aims to accelerate efforts to tackle
the challenge of global warming.
The draft, submitted to the 10th session of the Standing
Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), says China "as a
developing country" will firmly "maintain the right to development, and opposes
"any form of trade protectionism disguised as tackling climate change." Full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature considered for the third
time a draft law regulating government mandatory power on Monday, the first of
its kind to prevent abuses of administrative power.
The draft administrative mandatory power law was submitted
to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top
legislature, for a third reading. Full story
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Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2009 shows the
first plenary session of the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the
11th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, held in
Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
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BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A draft law relating to the
operations of armed police, submitted for the second reading by Chinese
lawmakers Monday, has been revised to include a clearer definition of their
duties and a tightening of restrictions of their powers.
The draft revision was tabled at the 10th session of the
Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), the top
legislature, which opened its latest four-day, bi-monthly session Monday. Full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature
started its bimonthly session Monday morning, with the focus on a draft
amendment to the renewable energy law and the country's efforts in tackling
climate change.
The 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th
National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, scheduled from Aug. 24 to
27, will also deliberate a State Council (Cabinet) work report on the work of
tackling climate change on Monday. Full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers are
considering a government fund for renewable energy development, in a move to
support the industry and strengthen governmental macro-economic regulation.
Under the current Renewable Energy Law (2005), the State
set up a special fund for renewable energy development. If the draft amendment
is approved, a new fund with two sources of income will be set up -- one from
the special fund and one from the income deriving from surcharges on renewable
energy electricity prices. Full story
