2020-12-22 09:00:16 GMT2020-12-22 17:00:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) A draft law has proposed improving the monitoring and assistance mechanism to prevent people from falling back into poverty and consolidate the accomplishments of China s fight against poverty.
The draft law on promoting rural vitalization was tabled Tuesday before the lawmakers for a second reading at the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress, China s top legislature.
Governments at all levels should help areas lifted out of poverty enhance their capabilities to achieve endogenous growth and further development, noted the newly added provisions on the draft.
2020-12-22 15:30:17 GMT2020-12-22 23:30:17(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday began deliberating a draft decision on improving the legal system regarding state assets supervision.
The draft decision was submitted to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress. It aims to provide a legal guarantee for promoting the modernization of state assets governance systems and capacity.
It stipulates that the State Council should ensure sound work on the state assets annual management reports through comprehensive and specific reviews.
It also requires the State Council to establish and improve a rectification and accountability system for state assets and improve follow-up supervision. Enditem
2020-12-22 06:05:59 GMT2020-12-22 14:05:59(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday began deliberating a draft law on preventing food waste to ensure food security.
The 32-article draft was submitted to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress for its first reading.
The law is of great significance to promoting a healthy, rational and green lifestyle and way of consumption. It is also essential to accelerating the construction of a resource-conserving and environmentally friendly society, and to sustainable economic and social development, according to an explanation submitted to the session.
2020-12-22 09:00:14 GMT2020-12-22 17:00:14(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) China s top legislature on Tuesday began discussing a draft revision to the law on maritime traffic safety.
The draft revision, which features strengthened precautions, supervision, management and emergency response, was submitted to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress for its first reading.
China s maritime traffic safety law was first put into effect in 1984, and the revision is expected to further bolster China s efforts to build itself into a strong maritime country, boosting its marine economy and protecting personal and property safety at sea.
2020-12-22 11:30:15 GMT2020-12-22 19:30:15(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) The Standing Committee of the National People s Congress, China s top legislature, on Tuesday started deliberating a draft law on graft busters as part of efforts to deepen reform of the country s anti-corruption system.
The draft supervisors law, under first reading at the legislature, is expected to standardize the selection and appointment of anti-graft personnel, in addition to their functions, duties, management and oversight.
China in 2018 enacted the Supervision Law and established supervision commissions at national, provincial, prefectural and county levels to integrate anti-corruption functions and personnel that had previously been scattered in related judicial and administrative organs, as well as in the disciplinary watchdogs of the Communist Party of China (CPC).