Journalists from China and abroad have been invited to cover two major annual events on the country's political calendar next month.

The First Session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the national advisory body, will open on March 3.

The First Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature, will open on March 5.

The general offices of the NPC Standing Committee and the CPPCC National Committee announced on February 1 that a media center for the two meetings will open on February 26 at the Media Center Hotel.

The websites­—www.npc.gov.cn for the NPC session and www.cppcc.people.com.cn for the CPPCC session—will post information related to news coverage for the events.