Happiness, which has aroused much discussion around the world, has not yet acquired a unanimous definition. What do we mean when we talk about happiness? Young Chinese gave their answers on Monday at a top speaking competition in Beijing.
Beijing is planning to relocate 11 villages in the south of the capital because of expected noise pollution at the city's new airport, which is under construction and set to begin operations in 2018.
Bijie, a mountainous city in Guizhou province, has an ambitious plan to become southern China's energy hub with an economic value of about 130 billion yuan ($21 billion) before 2020, local authorities say.
Shanghai will soon roll out taxis equipped with children's safety seats in compliance with a new regulation on protecting minors while riding in vehicles.
Graduates of Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics are being snapped up by employers, a testament to the university's reputation and its ability to place former students into good positions, its president said.
Primary and middle school students in Shanghai will be equipped with electronic student ID cards in the new spring semester, through which their after-school activities and social practices will be tracked to build personal growth records.
Besides studying at Tsinghua University, Wang Yu enjoys reaching for the heights of success as he trains for the high jump.
When Drolma Yangzom danced with a group of fellow Tibetan girls on a small playground in Yunnan province four years ago, she could barely speak Mandarin and knew nothing about tennis.
The country's first Sino-US high school was established in Shanghai earlier this month, the city's latest effort to deepen education reform and improve education quality through overseas teaching methods.
Yang Runrun, a student at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, can't help envisioning campus life in the United States after earning a spot in the core leadership summer program at the Hotchkiss School.
More calligraphy teachers and better textbooks are needed to ensure primary and high schools hold classes on the subject once a week, experts said.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences is breaking new ground with its plan to recruit more undergraduate students in a bid to raise standards.
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