The pressure is on for millions of high school students across China, as the college entrance exams known in Chinese as the gaokao get underway. In this country, this crucial exam is dubbed by many as the one that will determin a person's life. Candi...
For more of the story, we are joined in the studio by CCTV's Jin Yingqiao. Q1. Yingqiao, tell us what's being happening on the first day of this once-in-a-lifetime test. A1. Indeed, I've been through the test myself, and I can fully understand how ne...
Only 14 people survived the Eastern Star tragedy, and they faced a narrow escape and clung to life for hours before being rescued. Zhang Hui is one of the 14 known survivors of the Eastern Star disaster. Local villagers found him by the riverside of...
During the two-day college entrance exams, known as 'gaokao', meticulous monitoring measures have been implemented in every exam hall, particularly in Guangdong. The province has put in place its strictest guidelines yet to deter cheating. At the com...
For more, we are joined in the studio by Dr. Wang Yan from the National Institute of Education Sciences, under the Ministry of Education. Q1, Is the Gaokao still a once-in-a-lifetime test for all, or is its importance on the decline here in China? Q2...
In China, teachers in universities used to be forbidden to start businesses of their own unless they first quit their jobs. But now, in the latest measure to boost technology creation, Shanghai has been the first to lift the ban. University teachers...
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As of Sunday, 432 bodies have been retrieved from the Yangtze River after sinking of the Eastern Star cruise ship last week, and 10 people remain unaccounted for. Search teams are expanding their scope, with thousands scanning a 1,400 kilometer area...
During the recovery process, authorities have called for all possible efforts in protecting the dignity of the dead. And soldiers responsible for the search mission are answering the call. After the ship was hoisted, soldiers from the Hubei provincia...
Premier Li Keqiang has visited a hospital in central China's Hubei province, where several survivors rescued from the capsized passenger ship are receiving treatment. Zhu Hongmei, 65, was the first person to be found by divers on Tuesday. Li, who is...
The Eastern Star ship, which capsized in the Yangtze River Monday night, is located in a remote part of the river that is hard to access from land, making it difficult for personnel and rescue equipment to be delivered to the site. On Tuesday night,...
It's been almost 40 hours since Eastern Star capsized. The ship left Nanjing on May 28th, heading upstream along the Yangtze River to Chongqing. It was caught in strong winds in Jianli, Hubei Province late on June 1st, Monday night. The ship sunk wit...
Rescue workers are searching around the clock for anyone still be trapped, 37 hours after a cruise ship with over 400 passengers aboard overturned and sank in bad weather. Many of them are retirees. Over 4,600 rescuers, including over 200 divers, a...
40 hours after the Eastern Star cruise ship capsized. The clock is now ticking to further survivors. More than 3,000 rescuers and 110 search vessels are involved in the search, with bad weather continuing to hamper the operation. Helicopters have als...
