Live: News conference of the second session of the 13th NPC

A press conference on the agenda of the session and the work of the National People's Congress begins in Beijing at 11:15 am.

Here are the highlights:

DPRK-US talks

China believes the Hanoi summit between Pyongyang and Washington is constructive and it will continue to play an active role on the Korean Peninsula issue

China-US relations

The interests of China and the US have been deeply interwoven and a confrontational bilateral ties does not benefit each side

China and the United States should step up economic and trade consultations to reach a mutually beneficial agreement

Foreign investment law

The draft foreign investment law will be submitted to top legislature for review on March 8 and put for vote on March 15

The adoption of the foreign investment law will serve as the basic law