BEIJING -- The National People's Congress, China's national legislature, held a news conference on Wednesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session.

Lou Qinjian, spokesman for the fourth session of the 14th NPC, briefed the press on the session.

Annual session of China's national legislature to review key legislative items

The fourth session of the 14th NPC is set to begin on Thursday morning and conclude on the afternoon of March 12, spokesman Lou Qinjian said.

China ramps up efforts to boost consumption and domestic market

China will scale up efforts to boost consumption and foster a robust domestic market this year, the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, said on Wednesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session.

China urges deeper global cooperation in sci-tech innovation

China has called for deeper global cooperation in science and technology and highlighted rapid advances in humanoid robots ahead of the annual session of its top legislature.

The country will also create a more internationalized consumption environment, diversify consumption scenarios, and launch the "Shopping in China" campaign, according to Lou.