Human traffickers are likely to face tougher penalties, and the list of punishable terrorist activities is set to be expanded, under proposed revisions to the Criminal Law that have been advanced to a second reading by legislators.
China will strengthen supervision of the government's air pollution control efforts and require the timely release of city assessment data, according to the second draft of new regulations.
Officials will pledge their allegiance to the Constitution when assuming office if a draft legal document submitted to the top legislature for deliberation on Wednesday becomes law.
Southeast Asia remains the largest source of drugs smuggled into China, accounting for over 90 percent of the drugs seized by law enforcement officers last year.
The courts were told to deal with drug offenders severely on Wednesday after the number of people sentenced in drug cases topped 100,000 in a year for the first time.
Arrests of Chinese actors and singers on drug-related offenses over the past few years show that those in the nation's entertainment industry are not immune to prosecution, a key official with the Beijing Public Security Bureau said on Wednesday.
Guangdong province plans to step up its efforts to combat the production and sale of drugs in the coming months.
The State Council, China's Cabinet, will set up a leading group for its plan to enhance the country's manufacturing prowess and improve the reputation of "Made in China" goods.
Hainan Island has been a holiday destination for Chinese tourists for many years, but now China's only tropical island is looking to attract Westerners and other tourists from overseas.
Zhu Yingliang is one of many small-business owners likely to benefit from a rise in the number of international tourists visiting Hainan. The 53-year-old runs the Zhongyuan Yuantai Mini Market in Zhongyuan town in Qionghai, central Hainan.
Few people get as up close and personal with Hainan's tourists as Su Yingli.
China's top prosecutors are promising increased efforts to punish violence directed at medical workers amid a recent surge of such cases.
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