Work report of Supreme People's Court adopted

The National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, on Wednesday adopted the work report of the Supreme People's Court at the closing meeting of the legislature's annual session.

Work report of NPC Standing Committee adopted

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

China's legislature approves report on central, local budgets

The Fourth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution to approve the report on the implementation of central and local budgets for 2015 and on draft central and local budgets for 2016.

China adopts charity law

China's national lawmakers on Wednesday approved the charity law with 2,636 affirmative votes, 92.49 percent of the total.

Report on economic, social development plan approved

The Fourth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution to approve the Report on the Implementation of the 2015 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the 2016 Draft Plan for National Economic and Social Development.

China's national legislature approves government work report

The National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, adopted a resolution to approve the government work report Wednesday at the closing meeting of the legislature's annual session.

Chinese lawmakers approve five-year plan

Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday approved the country's economic and social development blueprint for the 2016-2020 period.

China legislature's annual session to close

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

Churches face severe shortage of clergy in China

Roman Catholic and Protestant groups in China face a severe shortage of clergy as the number of followers continues to rise, according to church leaders.

China to establish 1st commercial rocket launch company

China will establish a commercial rocket development and launch company, a scientist with a state-owned space technology enterprise said Tuesday.

Deputies make quality a priority

Many motions introduced in annual legislative session resulted from grassroots research, NPC department says.

China's property market to remain steady, healthy

China's property market will continue to experience steady and healthy development thanks to sound economic fundamentals and enormous housing demand, an official said Tuesday.

China's housing market not Japan's 1980s bubble

China's residential property market is unlike the housing bubble experienced by Japan in the 1980s, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Chen Zhenggao said Tuesday.

Rundown-housing renovation target to be met

A senior housing official said on Tuesday that he was confident that China would achieve this year's renovation target for substandard housing.

China's new five-year plan boosts global sustainable development

NPC deputy: Wind turbine manufacturing not hurt by overcapacity

Zhang Chuanwei, an NPC deputy and an industrial figure, dismissed the allegation that overcapacity is bogging down China's wind turbine manufacturing sector.

Pessimism over China's economy overstated

From economists to entrepreneurs, Chinese elites are refuting western predictions of China's "economic collapse" and mulling policy prescriptions to ride through challenges, during the NPC and CPPCC sessions.

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• Li Keqiang
• Zhang Dejiang
• Yu Zhengsheng
• Liu Yunshan
• Wang Qishan
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Should China establish overseas military bases?

The Annual Government Work Report is delivered by the incumbent government leader at the annual sessions of the NPC and CPPCC. (More)