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China adopts General Provisions of the Civil Law

China's national legislature on Wednesday passed the General Provisions of the Civil Law, the opening chapter of a civil code planned to be enacted in 2020.

China's national legislature adopts government work report

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Wednesday adopted the government work report at the closing meeting of its annual session.

China's national legislature concludes annual session

The fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, began its closing meeting Wednesday morning.

CPPCC "whole-heartedly" upholds CPC Central Committee with Xi as core: top political advisor

Political advisors nationwide whole-heartedly uphold the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Xi Jinping as the core, Chinese top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said Monday.

HK chief executive elected vice-chairman of China's top political advisory body

Leung Chun-ying, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was elected Monday vice chairman of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).<br />  

China's top political advisory body begins closing meeting of annual session

The fifth session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, began the closing meeting Monday morning.

China's Xinjiang resolutely fights terrorism as risks remain: officials

Shohrat Zakir, chairman of the regional government, said Xinjiang has been "resolutely and forcefully" fighting terrorism to maintain stability in the past year.

Chinese courts conclude 45,000 graft cases in 2016 involving 63,000 people

China's court system concluded 45,000 graft cases in 2016, implicating 63,000 people, a work report of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Sunday.

Chinese judiciary vows to ensure security, enhance justice

China's top court and procuratorate on Sunday pledged to help maintain social stability and boost economic growth, ahead of a key Communist Party of China (CPC) congress to be convened in the second half of this year.

Xi attends gathering with ethnic minority lawmakers, political advisors

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a gathering with ethnic minority lawmakers and political advisors.

Foreign and domestic manufacturers equal under Made in China 2025 plan

Chinese authorities have reiterated that the country has no plan to restrict foreign investors in its manufacturing sectors after a European business lobby group criticized China's plan to boost its domestic manufacturing.

Xi calls for building "great wall of iron" for safeguarding social stability in Xinjiang

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that a "great wall of iron" to safeguard national unity, ethnic solidarity and social stability should be built in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

China's central SOEs profits up 29%

China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) performed well in the first two months of 2017 thanks to a stabilizing economy and better management, the state assets regulator said Thursday.

China's national legislature stresses unity around Xi as core

Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC)

Draft general provisions bring China closer to civil code

National lawmakers on Wednesday started to deliberate draft general provisions of civil law, which, if adopted, will bring the country one step closer to a long-absent civil code.

Electoral fraud cases an important warning for all: legislature report

A report released on Wednesday warned against electoral fraud, and called for a democratic and law-based election under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

HK, Macao NPC candidates banned from receiving foreign funds: drafts

Candidates standing for election of National People's Congress (NPC) deputies from the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions (SARs) should bear allegiance to China and declare not receiving foreign funds in relation to the election, say drafts on election methods to be submitted to China's national legislature.