Dorothy Liu Yiu Chu, an NPC deputy from Hong Kong, sees China's growing exposure to international norms as a catalyst for change.

CNN: CHINA

Meanwhile, internet users are blaming air pollution on NPC deputy and Hangzhou mayor Shao Zhanwei's death from a heart attack in Beijing yesterday, Apple Daily reports.

BBC: China media: Death of Chavez

Over in Hong Kong, a media row is continuing over a senior Hong Kong NPC deputy's alleged call for a screening mechanism to bar candidates deemed unacceptable to Beijing from contesting the city's chief executive election in 2017.

BBC: China media: Tension over North Korea

Lang Sheng, deputy head of the NPC's law committee, said further anti-corruption legislation would be one of the focal points of the congress's work in the coming years.

CNN: China's new president in corruption battle

Guangzhou Daily and China Youth Daily praise deputy Zhu Zhangjin for showing over 300 samples of adulterated foods during a meeting of the Zhejiang NPC delegation earlier this week to raise national awareness of harmful additives.

BBC: China media: North Korea sanctions