Preparing for the future

A new online service is launched as Chinese students show a growing interest in computer coding, Xu Fan reports.

Yuan Quance, a student of the Emerald City Branch of Beijing Primary School, began to learn programming by using Scratch - a coding tool developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - more than four months ago.

The 9-year-old has since created around 20 coding works on kada.com, a new NetEase online service that aims to gather Scratch enthusiasts and popularize coding education among youth.