China's top hypertension experts are urging more intensive management of high blood pressure in a nation where 330 million people, an estimated one in four, are affected by the serious and often chronic illness.
President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to the United Kingdom from Oct 20 to 23, the website of the British monarchy announced.
Three students accused of abducting and torturing a fellow Chinese classmate in a brutal case of campus bullying in the United States have put a spotlight on the way students attempt to resolve disputes, both overseas and in China.
A prosecutor in Beijing's Dongcheng district decided not to charge a 16-year-old boy suspected of intentionally injuring a classmate on July 28 after he realized how serious his behavior was and showed remorse.
Norway: Norway was one of the first countries in the world to launch an anti-bullying campaign. A manifesto against bullying was approved in 2002, and schools follow a systematic anti-bullying program to prevent and reduce such behavior.
East China's Jiangsu province has created a program to train elementary school teachers who can teach at least three subjects.
George Washington University in the United States recently dropped its requirement for some standardized tests in recruitment, sparking discussion among educators about the admission criteria of universities around the world.
Few students choose paleontology as a college major - so few that Peking University has been lucky to admit one per year. In two of the last seven years, there were no applicants at all.
Despite there being no direct flights between the British city of Manchester and the Chinese mainland, the inconvenience of transportion hasn't hindered close exchanges and cooperation between the University of Manchester and its partners in China.
To prepare children for long-term study overseas, increasing numbers of Chinese parents send their children on brief foreign study trips during summer breaks.
After leaving professional soccer, Dai Qiang struggled to make a living. But now he has discovered a new job in the sport - as a coach at a primary school in Hohhot, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
Uygur mother Zoregul Memet is grateful her child Ayitla Memet is able to attend kindergarten for free and learn to speak Mandarin.
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