Congressional Highlights
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CPPCC members focus on smog control
Political advisors proposed that China take various measures, including building more forest belts and nuclear power plants, to curb smog.
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Courts praised for limiting wrongful judgments
NPC deputies gave credit to moves by China's top court and procuratorate to prevent wrongful judgments last year, encouraging them to continue improving judicial credibility.
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Lawmakers, advisors debate civil servant pay raise
Chinese lawmakers and political advisors are debating a pay raise for millions of civil servants, whose jobs were once hailed for their security and privileges.
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Chinese leaders stress improving work style
Top Chinese leaders took part in panel discussions with national lawmakers from northeast China on Monday, stressing the importance of improving the Party's work style and calling for internal inspection to be carried out on a greater scale.
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Top political advisor stresses 'rule of law' in Tibet
China's political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Monday stressed adherence to the "rule of law" in Tibet.
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Sharp increase in work-related graft probes seen
The number of officials probed for work-related crimes soared by 41.3 percent at the city level and 60 percent at provincial level last year, according to the top procuratorate.
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Retirement age plan due before 2020: official
China will introduce its plans on raising the retirement age before 2020, a senior official has pledged, as the government looks to push ahead with the contentious overhaul to cope with a shrinking workforce and an aging society.
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Mo Yan speaks up for one-child families
More than a year after his Nobel win that rocked the country, Chinese writer Mo Yan is still ill at ease with the media attention.
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Agendas for NPC, CPPCC annual sessions -- March 11
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 Tuesday.
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China's chief justice pledges to fight terrorism
China's chief justice Monday pledged to severely punish terrorists in cases like the Kunming railway station attack, in an outline for the courts' work in 2014.
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Top procurator vows to protect human rights
Top Chinese procurator on Monday pledged to work harder to safeguard human rights in the country's lawful crackdown on crimes and prevent wrongful and unjust judicial decisions.
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China's chief justice pledges reform in court system
China's chief justice Monday pledged to severely punish terrorists in cases like the Kunming railway station attack, in an outline for the courts' work in 2014.
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Highlights of work report of Supreme People's Procuratorate
China's Procurator-General Cao Jianming delivered a report on the work of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Monday at the second session of the 12th National People's Congress, China's top legislature.
+ 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
