Authorities continue investigations after children across the country reported feeling unwell after playing on synthetic surfaces. Sun Xiaochen reports.
Many parents of kindergarten and primary school students in Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing and Changzhou - all in Jiangsu province - claim their children suffered nosebleeds, dizziness and rashes after attending schools with recently installed plastic running tracks or playgrounds.
Frequent reports of illnesses related to synthetic running tracks and playgrounds on China's campuses have attracted the attention of education experts, who are now urging the upgrade of national standards for the construction and supervision of school facilities.
Wang Xiaoping says she quit her job in 2002 at the age of 55 when she came under pressure after working as commissioning editor on a controversial novel.
Migrant construction workers help build all the skyscrapers in China's big cities, but they typically cannot afford to buy an apartment in any of them.
The state administration of foreign experts affairs is set to release a raft of guidelines designed to ensure that unqualified foreigners are not employed in schools and educational establishments. wang yanfei reports.
The government is stepping up efforts to remove barriers to the market at a time when private investors are taking a step back.
Departments and ministries under the State Council, China's cabinet, have responded to a number of public concerns in the past week, including an update on the progress of the unified medical treatment settlement and reimbursement network, notification of the cancellation of a batch of professional access qualifications, a food safety reminder and a notice on checking residents' identification cards.
Huang Hui felt pleased that the illegal collection of corals in the South China Sea has declined as a result of stricter regulations.
Liu Qianyi wants to be an engineer. Jiang Ruifang dreams of becoming a writer. Chen Yan hopes to work as a translator.
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