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East Asia
Outlined 2019 Report on Government Work
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the Report on the Work of the Government on March 5 at the Second Session of the 13th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. Achievements in 2018 According to the report, the main economic indicators of China were kept within an…
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East Asia
China opens its first Mars simulation base in Qinghai Province
China has opened its first Mars simulation base to the public to encourage young people to get involved in space exploration. The Mars simulation base, which opened last Friday, is located in Mangya city, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province. The red rock area in the…
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East Asia
Mobile platform enables online consultation among China’s political advisors
China’s political advisors can make advices and join discussions in real time via a mobile platform during this year’s gathering of the top political advisory body, a spokesperson told the press conference last Saturday. It provides an innovative method for political advisors to discuss on state affairs, added Guo Weimin,…
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East Asia
China to launch lunar probe Chang’e-5 in 2019, Mars probe in 2020: CPPCC member
China will launch the Chang’e-5 lunar probe at the end of 2019 to complete the collection and return of samples, said Wu Weiren, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Wu made the remarks in an interview ahead of the opening of the second…
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East Asia
China pledges support for rise of new transport industries
New modes of transport like ride-hailing services and shared bicycles, which are rising in China, will receive more support and be better regulated, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng told a recent press conference. The number of daily average trips made by users of online ride-hailing services and shared bikes has…
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East Asia
China moves to stabilize employment via entrepreneurship
Chinese provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions have rolled out a package of measures to stabilize employment, which was prioritized as the main task in their recently-released government work reports. Entrepreneurship has created more jobs in recent years. In 2018, the fifth year China implemented its business system reform, the country…
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East Asia
Beijing to launch survey into ‘love birds’ as city improves environment
The Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is to launch a survey this month on Mandarin ducks (Aix Galericulata) for the first time to find out how they adapt to urban life, according to the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau. March 3 is World Wildlife Day. To mark…
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East Asia
Kindergartens in South Korea
Kindergartens in South Korea are for children around the ages of 3-6 before they enter elementary school. There are three kinds of them: national kindergartens managed by the government, public kindergartens managed by the local government, and the private ones run by the civil sector. According to data, in…
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South East Asia
Malaysian children in kindergarten
Malaysian children go to kindergarten, also referred to as preschool, at the age of 4 to 6. Kindergarten is meant to equip children with some basic knowledge of ABCs and 123s and a window to school life. Kindergarten programme in Malaysia is provided by the Government and several of its…
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World
Kindergartens in Egypt
Education is compulsory in Egypt from age 6-14; however, there are many children who do not attend school at all. In theory, Egyptian children have access to education from as early as age four, when they enroll in pre-school and kindergarten. The Ministry of Education stipulates that no child under…
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