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Top legislature closes session, adopts law on rural land disputes

China's legislature eyes stability with law on rural land disputes meditation
Top legislature adopted Saturday a law on the mediation and arbitration of rural land contract disputes, aiming to help settle conflicts that affect rural harmony and stability. President Hu Jintao signed a decree to publish the law. The law, to take effect on Jan. 1, 2010, will help "settle disputes concerning...full story

Top legislature abolishes eight outdated, redundant laws
China's top legislature adopted Saturday the nullification of eight laws, including one covering police stations that dates back to 1954, as part of an effort to eliminate redundant, contradictory and obsolete laws. The laws include those covering police stations, urban neighborhood offices, the use...full story

China revises statistics law to curb data falsification
Top legislature adopted Saturday a revision to the Law on Statistics, which is intended to prevent the falsification of official data. The revised law, to take effect on Jan. 1, 2010, aims to impose severe penalties on officials who "intervene in government statistical work and manipulate or fabricate data...full story

Events more Top legislature closes session, adopts law on rural land disputes Notice for Press Conference on June 27 China to amend state secrets law, avoid Internet leaks Top legislature to review draft laws on islands, state secrets Closer Sino-Italian ties enjoy broad prospects for further bilateral co-op China, Austria to strengthen economic cooperation in face of financial crisis	Parliamentary Exchanges More Top legislator pledges to increase co-op with Romania Top legislator vows to enhance relations with Afghanistan Senior legislator Ismail Tiliwaldi meets Afghan guest Speaker of Afghan parliament's lower house to visit China Top legislator pledges closer ties with Grenada amid global slump China vows to enhance parliamentary exchanges with Pacific island nations
Legislation More China: Data fraud officials will be sacked China's legislature eyes stability with law on rural land disputes meditation Top legislature abolishes eight outdated, redundant laws China revises statistics law to curb data falsification China to amend law to expand state compensation Payouts for inmates ensured	Supervision More Audit finds funds missing or wasted Lawmakers urge national auditor to put "bite" into fraud, waste report China's fiscal revenue tops 2.7 trillion yuan in first 5 months Farmers in China quake zone struggle for funds to rebuild homes China allocates 74 bln yuan for post-quake reconstruction in 2008 Investment in quake reconstruction exceeds 360 bln yuan by April: Chinese official
Appointments & Removals More China's top legislature appoints four senior judiciary officials Top legislature adopts decision to remove milk scandal official from deputy post Top legislature adopts decision to remove mine accident official from deputy post Top legislature appoints senior lawmaker President Hu appoints new ambassadors President Hu Jintao appoints new ambassadors	Focus More Quake victims still waiting for decent roofs China's NPC to strengthen ties, co-op with Croatia's parliament Chinese president pledges further cooperation in talks with Slovak parliament speaker China mulls national food safety risk assessment system to push tainted food off shelves China, Japan to expand cooperation on environment, technology trade, IPR Japan, China set up working group on intellectual property rights protection