Disaster quick and unexpected, survivor says

It only took a split second for the tornado to reduce my house to a pile of rubble, and I felt I was immensely lucky to have survived.

Probe of village official deepens

The investigation of Lin Zulian, former top official of Wukan village in Shanwei, is continuing after Lin admitted to have taken commissions for the construction of a rubber running track at his village school.

China's newest rocket facility prepares for launch

The Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China's newest space facility, will soon carry out its first mission to send the country's next generation Long March 7 carrier rocket skyward.

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Recruiting model opens path for talent

Interviews, test scores, academic work identify well-rounded students

'Trinity' system combines multiple metrics to find the best

A trinity system for freshmen recruitment, first adopted by the South University of Science and Technology of China, has attracted hundreds of senior high school students to independent tests across the country.

Should traffic be controlled for gaokao?

Around 9.4 million Chinese students took the gaokao, China's college entrance examination, in early June. Despite the fact that young people have more choices nowadays than in the past, the test continues to be regarded as a crucial, life-changing event.

Shenzhen to build more international schools

Shenzhen plans to build five or six more international schools by 2020 in an effort to meet the demand of a growing foreign population.

Masters' program assists cultural communication

Course will give foreign students more insight into Chinese Buddhism

Student visionaries seek to help left-behind children

The internet of things may hold great benefits for left-behind children, one of China's most vulnerable groups.

Classes inspired by ancient arts offer moral teachings

To Wang Mudi, a grade six student at a rural junior middle school, nothing beats calligraphy class every Wednesday.

Program powers the next generation of nuclear experts

A Sino-French program run by Sun Yat-Sen University and the alliance for civil nuclear engineering education in France held a graduation ceremony for its first 72 master's degree graduates, who are expected to be a driving force in China's fast-developing nuclear industry.