BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt an amendment to the Charity Law.
The amended law, passed at a session of the National People\’s Congress Standing Committee, will
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China\’s top legislature to review draft amendment to Criminal Law targeting bribers
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — A draft amendment to China\’s Criminal Law, which is expected to toughen criminal penalties on bribers and corruption inside private firms, will be submitted for a second r
Indian gov\’t orders probe in parliament security breach incident
NEW DELHI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — India\’s Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered a high-level probe into the parliament\’s security breach incident on Wednesday when two youths jumped into the lower house (
South African parliament votes to close Israeli embassy, suspend diplomatic ties
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — The South African parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of a motion to shut down the Israeli embassy in Pretoria and suspend all diplomatic relations with Israel until it
U.S. President Biden\’s son Hunter offers to testify before Congress in December
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Joe Biden\’s son Hunter Biden said Tuesday that he would testify before Congress in December, in response to a Republican-led impeachment investigation in
China revises Marine Environment Protection Law
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to adopt a revised Marine Environment Protection Law.
The revised law, passed at a session of the National People\’s Congress Standing Co
China adopts Patriotic Education Law
BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to adopt the Patriotic Education Law.
The law, passed at a session of the National People\’s Congress Standing Committee, will take effec
U.S. House Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for speaker amid deep divisions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) — U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for speaker in a closed-door voting amid deep divisions, paving the way for a floor vo
Interview: Sino-Arab ties have \”strategic importance\” for Arab world, says Arab Parliament speaker
Guests learn about a clean energy project at the sixth China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, northwest China\’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
\”We support China\’s pre
India\’s lower house of parliament discusses no-confidence motion against Modi gov\’t
NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — India\’s lower house of parliament (locally called Lok Sabha) is scheduled to discuss a no-confidence motion Tuesday that opposition parties have brought against Prime Min