Experts and academics are calling for greater policing of schools and for regulations to be drafted to prevent abuse, after claims that teachers in Beijing and Shanghai sexually assaulted students during periods of private tuition.
A teacher at a private school in Shanghai was recently sentenced to two and a half years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a female middle school student. He was also barred from working in the education sector for three years.
TAIYUAN - Snow last week across North China might have sent some pedestrians stumbling, but in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, help was at hand to keep the unsteady on their feet.
Chen Zuchang has a different way of documenting his travels - instead of taking pictures, he sketches the places he visits.
The Le Corbusiers, Renoirs and Picassos are on their way back to London, having touched base with Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Hong Kong.
Last year, the turnover of China's antique and art auctions in 2016 surged by 16 percent year-on-year to reach 19.5 billion yuan ($2.8 billion), rebounding to a level last seen in 2014, according to the China Association of Auctioneers.
In November 2015, Liu Yiqian made history when he snapped up Amadeo Modigliani's Reclining Nude for $170.4 million at a Christie's auction in New York. Liu, who set up Shanghai's twin Long museums and a third in Chongqing with his wife, Wang Wei, is believed to own the largest private art collection in China.
NANNING - Chinese zoologist Pan Wenshi, 80, believes the secret of his success in saving endangered white-headed langurs lies not just in his love for the animals, but also in his love for people.
NINGBO, ZHEJIANG - Frenchman Emmanuel Dennis, 54, is a busy man. In addition to running two companies, the Ninghai-based businessman has also acted as an adviser to the head of Hehong village committee for the past year. The unpaid job puts him at the forefront of the community's development.
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