Journalists queue to enter the Great Hall of the People, venue of the third session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2015. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The annual session of China's top legislature, or the National People's Congress, is scheduled to open at 9 a.m. Thursday in Beijing.
Premier Li Keqiang will deliver the annual government work report to nearly 3,000 legislators in the Great Hall of the People.
Deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) arrive at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2015. The third session of the 12th NPC will open in Beijing on March 5. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
Journalists queue to enter the Great Hall of the People, venue of the third session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC),in Beijing, capital of China, early March 5, 2015. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
Journalists queue to get the government work report and other documents at the Great Hall of the People, venue of the third session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2015. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Journalists queue to get the government work report and other documents at the Great Hall of the People, venue of the third session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2015. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Journalists queue to get the government work report and other documents at the Great Hall of the People, venue of the third session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2015. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)