China may postpone annual parliament session as it battles virus

Beijing (AFP) Feb 17, 2020

China may postpone its annual session of parliament, state media said Monday, as the country battles to control the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus. The nation's ruling council will "deliberate a draft decision" to delay the ten-day National People's Congress (NPC), news agency Xinhua said ahead of the scheduled start on March 5. The top legislative session has been held every March