Using apps for homework banned

Teachers will not be allowed to use the WeChat or QQ messaging apps to assign homework or ask parents to grade students' homework, the Ministry of Education said.

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More training in pipeline for young workers

More resources will be channeled into improving the vocational skills of young migrant workers, an official of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Wednesday.

Lots of jobs on offer in Pearl River Delta region

Demand for skilled workers is surging in Dongguan, a traditional manufacturing hub in the Pearl River Delta region, after the Spring Festival holiday, according to various companies and the city's human resources bureau.

Snow blankets much of north as rain heads south

Snowfall over a large swath of northern China will stop on Friday, but much of the southern and eastern parts of the country will be drenched in rain for a week, weather forecasters predicted.

Shanghai's FTZ continues to shine as 'milestone' in China's opening-up

ACC Lab, which specializes in the testing of foods and dietary supplements, registered in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone - the first of its kind in the country - in 2015.

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Sichuan court jails 54 telephone fraudsters

Fifty-four people involved in two telecom fraud cases were sentenced to jail recently, the Sichuan High People's Court said on Thursday.

Coconut juice maker's advertising sparks breast size kerfuffle

The market watchdog in Haikou, Hainan province, has launched an investigation into Coconut Palm Group, a beverage maker, for allegedly publishing illegal advertisements, Haikou's Industry and Commerce Administration said in an online statement on Wednesday.

Pancake-making skills handed down under watchful eye of inheritor

Huangshan Mountain, a tourist attraction with peculiar mountain peaks and distinctive pine trees in Anhui province, also offers delicately baked crispy pancake.

Actor says sorry after plagiarism accusation

In a public apology on Thursday, actor Zhai Tianlin, who had been hit by plagiarism accusations over his doctoral research papers, said, "I lost myself amid a mentality of vanity and good luck."

Big data to aid in fighting rare diseases

Health authorities will step up efforts to reduce the incidence of rare diseases and improve diagnosis and treatment, a senior health official said ahead of Rare Disease Day, which falls on the last day of February.