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"Education for All" effort fruitful in 30 years

    BEIJING, Oct. 9  -- Of major events in China over the past three decades, most Chinese would list the resumption of National Examination for the Entrance of University as number one.     In December 1977, 5.7 million Chinese participated in the national exams, the first since the catastrophic Cultural Revolution (1966-76). One year later, the country's

Photo exhibition in Belgium: unparalleled scenery in

A staff member looks at a picture at the photo exhibition at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 7, 2008. The photo exhibition of Guilin city in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is opened here Tuesday night. Guilin is a scenic spot in China, famous for its green mountains, clear water and odd rocks.   A staff member attends the

China''s publishing industry revamped in 30 years

    BEIJING, Oct. 9 -- China's publishing industry is enjoying unparalleled growth, 30 years after the implementation of the Reform and Opening up policy. The numbers alone reflect the industry buoyancy. Twenty-four publishing groups have been reformed. And annual publication of new books has risen to 130,000.     Lu Jiande is a reacher fellow of the China Academy

Confucius Institutes help promote exchange, co-op

    BEIJING, Oct. 7 -- Officials and educators from China and African countries have applauded the role of Confucius Institutes, engaged in Chinese culture and language teaching abroad, in enhancing understanding and friendship between peoples of different countries.     "The Confucius Institute is a bridge connecting peoples," said George Magoha,

Mao Zedong''s official plane for sale

A former official plane of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong is displayed outside a shopping mall in China’s southern city of Zhuhai October 6, 2008. The plane, shown with a mobile phone number with Chinese characters reading "Plane for Sale", will make room for more parking space if sold, the mall company said.   A former official plane of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong is

More libraries, museums in China

    BEIJING, Oct. 6  -- China has taken big steps towards developing public cultural services since adopting the reform and opening-up policy three decades ago, statistics from the Cultural Ministry revealed here Monday.     Take for example the number of public cultural facilities built in the past 30 years. In 1978, there were 349 museums across the country.

Beijing gains great increase of tourism in

    BEIJING, Oct. 5  -- Beijing registered an increase of 35 percent tourists during the past week-long National Day holiday, many of whom visited the Olympic venues.     At least 8.02 million people made tours in Beijing between Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, including 2.35 million incoming visitors, the municipal bureau of tourism said in a notice released Sunday

Shenzhou-7 capsule shipped to Beijing for further

    BEIJING, Sept. 30  -- The re-entry module of China's Shenzhou-7 spacecraft arrived in Beijing Tuesday afternoon, two days after its safe landing in northern China's Inner Mongolia.     The capsule was shipped to Beijing's Changping Railway Station by train at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and will be later delivered to the China Academy of Space Technology

Parents press to expand Mandarin-based classes

Bilingual Mandarin-language kindergartens should be established in Vancouver public schools to give children an edge in the global community, says a group of Vancouver parents. "In terms of language learning, at the kindergarten level, there are only two choices: English and French," said Eileen Sue, a member of B.C. Parents for Mandarin. "We do feel that children learn languages best before

Malay students: How to learn Chinese in China

When China's economy and technology develop rapidly, Chinese language is expected to be the next global business language.  But mastering it is by no means easy even you were in environment surrounded by Chinese, as a fresh graduate finds out. I FIRST began to feel the China itch about three years ago, when my marketing lecturer pronounced it the next “New World Order”. Mysterious,

China to issue commemorative coins for maiden

    BEIJING, Sept. 29  -- The People's Bank of China, the central bank, said on Monday that it would issue a set of gold and silver coins on Oct. 8 to commemorate the success of the country's maiden spacewalk.     The issuance comprises 30,000 gold coins, with a face value of 150 yuan (22 U.S. dollars) each, and 60,000 silver coins, with a face value of 10

Confucius commemorated on the 2559th birthday

    JINAN/HANGZHOU, Sept. 28  -- Ceremony marking the 2559th birthday of Confucius, the great Chinese thinker and education master, was held in Jinan and Hangzhou on 28th. Sept.     "The movement of heaven is full of power. Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring." This is the classic doctrine of Confucius. It was being chanted and signed by

China gets strict with school bus safety

    BEIJING, Sept. 28 -- China's ministries of Public Security and Education are urging districts across the country to enforce school bus safety rules strictly.     A jointly issued circular said the registration system of school buses and drivers must be strictly implemented across the country.     For example, schools must register vehicles they

[Video] Chinese walk into outer space

Under the attention from all Chinese and the world. Shenzhou 7 spaceship successfully brought astronauts onto the settled orbit and performed  China's first walk in outspace. Let's go back to the exciting minutes. The video grab taken at the Beijing Space Command and Control Center on Sept. 27, 2008 shows Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang waving while walking out of the orbit

Overseas Chinese applaud Shenzhou-7''s successful

    BEIJING, Sept. 26  -- Overseas Chinese around the world have extended warm congratulations on China's successful launch of a third manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7.     "I felt so excited and proud to be a Chinese when the Shenzhou-7 was launched successfully," said Chen Anshen, deputy chairman of the Chinese Association in Austria.     Chen

Qufu, 2008 International Confucius Cultural Festival

The 2008 China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival will be held from September 27 to 29 in Qufu, Shandong province. Confucius was a great educator, philosopher and the founder of the Confucian school of ancient China born in Qufu City. His idea of "harmony is precious" and "seeking harmony without uniformity" has great practical significance of promoting the harmonious development