Uruguay's announcement to grant visa-free entry to Chinese citizens makes it the second South American country after Brazil to waive visa requirements, underscoring a growing effort by countries in the region to attract Chinese tourists and business travelers as economic ties with China deepen. Uru»»»

BEIJING, China: Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam. Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for »»»

Students enter a school on the first day of China’s National College Entrance Examination, known as the ‘gaokao’, in Beijing. (AFP pic) BEIJING: Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joinin»»»

BEIJING – Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their identity documents shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on June 7, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam. According to the Ministry of Education, around»»»

BEIJING, June 7 — Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam. Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered fo»»»

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- "At night in China, my biggest concern going out is that there are simply too many tasty snacks at the night market -- the danger of putting on weight." With a laugh, 31-year-old Tatiana Kucherova, originally from Russia, summed up what she calls the real risk of living »»»

Continuing studies at national universities may no longer be appealing to Chinese children. An increasing number of young people in China are choosing not to pursue academic degrees. At the very least, this observation is reflected in the declining number of Chinese students taking the National Hig»»»