Eye specialist warns of blinding danger presented by laser pointers

An eye specialist is warning parents and students about the misuse of laser pens, which can be purchased easily but have harmed the eyesight of a number of children in recent months.

Beijing to build special bike lane

Beijing will start construction of its first special bicycle lane in September connecting a crowded residential area with a business center to ease traffic congestion, the municipal government announced.

Universities are seeing more Taiwan applicants

More students from Taiwan are applying to study at mainland universities this year than in the past.

A warmer Snowflake Boy gets dormitory

Wang Fuman, better known on the internet as Snowflake Boy, moved into his primary school's new dormitory recently with 72 other students, with the help of a civil service group and the local government.

Teachers' wages not delayed, local govt says

The city government of Lu'an, Anhui province, said on Tuesday that there have been no delays in wages for the city's public school teachers.

HK students like mainland prospects

More than 80 percent of university students surveyed in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are willing to work on the mainland, according to a local poll released by one of the city's youth associations on Tuesday.

Man sues 9 over fire that killed his family

Lin Shengbin, whose wife and three children died last year in a fire set by the family's nanny in Hangzhou, has brought a lawsuit against nine companies or institutes and asked for compensation of 130 million yuan ($20.2 million).

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Ventilation corridors part of plan for Beijing district

As the Beijing city government enters the final stage of its relocation to new offices in the east-side Tongzhou district, experts have proposed building "ventilation corridors" to prevent the kind of smog seen in downtown areas.

Zhejiang prohibits voting for students

The education authority in Zhejiang province has banned schools from using online voting to decide the winners of various student awards and contests.

China plays key role in birth of supersensitive radio telescope

China is helping to build the world's largest and most advanced next-generation radio telescope that can probe the "dawn of the universe" with unprecedented detail and efficiency, the project's chief Chinese scientist said on Tuesday.

Teacher charged with using needles on young children

A Beijing preschool teacher who was accused of using needles to "discipline" her students has been formally charged, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Tuesday.