9 h. ago Chinese National Team Kicks Off Training Camp in Beijing in Lead

Chinese National Team Kicks Off Training Camp in Beijing in Lead-Up to World Championships  SwimSwam

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3 d. ago 17th International Exhibition on Transport Technology and Equipment kicks off in Beijing

17th International Exhibition on Transport Technology and Equipment kicks off in Beijing  Global Times

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6 d. ago First test match of 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games kicks off in Beijing

First test match of 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games kicks off in Beijing  news.cgtn.com

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6 d. ago Chinese sprinter gets leading gaokao marks, earning shot at top universities

A Chinese track and field sprinter has scored a staggering 462 in the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, earning her a place in the country’s top universities. Liu Xiajun, 19, took the gaokao for the second time earlier this month after her score last summer fell short of admission to the country’s best school, Tsinghua University in Beijing. Liu, who is from the city of Ziyang in southwest China’s Sichuan province, rejected an offer from the prestigious Fudan University in Shanghai in...

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1 week ago Senior high school entrance exam kicks off in Beijing on Tuesday

Senior high school entrance exam kicks off in Beijing on Tuesday  Global Times

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1 week ago Is China a just society? Economic woes erode public perception of fairness

Education department authorities of China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region did an unusual thing over the weekend. They opened the 2008 files of the gaokao, the national college entrance exam, to determine if rising mainland actress Nashi had committed fraud to enrol in the prestigious Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA). That investigation was initiated after the 35-year-old Nashi caused an outcry on Chinese social media when the actress hinted online that she had not “played fair” in her exam 17...

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1 week ago China dad objects to daughter’s online service as she is ‘too pretty’ to live

A student of the elite Tsinghua University who shot to fame three years ago for donating her scholarship and also drew attention for her beauty has returned to the spotlight by appearing on social media. However, her father has struck a stern note of caution by saying live-streaming is not suitable for girls who are “too pretty”, Red Star News reported. Zhang Shenxinran was admitted by Tsinghua in 2022 with a top score from the national university entrance exam, which is also known as gaokao in...

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2 w. ago Chinese girl walks home with luggage balanced on pole after exam, inspires many

A Chinese girl has become an online inspiration after a video captured her walking home alone following a crucial exam, dressed in simple clothes and carrying a bamboo pole that balanced two large, overstuffed bags. The viral video featured this secondary school student, surnamed Liu, from Guanyang County No 2 Senior High School in Guilin, Guangxi province, southern China, as she made her way home after taking the gaokao, China’s college entrance exam. According to Liu, the bags primarily...

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2 w. ago 31st Beijing International Book Fair kicks off featuring 220,000 books

31st Beijing International Book Fair kicks off featuring 220,000 books  The Peninsula Qatar

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2 w. ago China boy touches hearts by wearing late mum’s photo at exam, then visits grave

A 19-year-old has moved millions of people online by wearing a photograph of his late mother while sitting for the most important exam of his life. Chen, from central China’s Jiangxi province, took China’s national college entrance exam, also known as “gaokao”, from June 7 to June 9. His father, Li Wenbo, said Chen wore black, a symbol of mourning, on the second day. On the last day of the test, he wore his late mother’s photo on his T-shirt. Chen said he wore it in a position close to his heart...

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2 w. ago China twins kneel to thank Grandpa after big exam; award certificates fill the home

Twin brothers in China who knelt before their grandfather to express their gratitude after completing the national college entrance exam have moved countless people online. Emotions were further heightened when it was later revealed that the walls of their modest home were covered with award certificates. The heartfelt moment was first shared on June 9 in a video posted by an internet user known as Caicai’s Vlog who has more than 2.1 million followers. The video shows the twin brothers from...

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3 w. ago 2025 Beijing CBD Forum Annual Conference Kicks Off #BeijingCBDWindow

2025 Beijing CBD Forum Annual Conference Kicks Off #BeijingCBDWindow  Media OutReach Newswire

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3 w. ago Hong Kong student spared jail for faking exam results via beauty app Meitu

A Hong Kong student has been spared prison time over her attempt to secure a university placement with bogus entrance exam results edited by Chinese beauty filter app Meitu, with the presiding magistrate accepting the crime was a lapse in judgment. Ng Tsz-ying, 22, was sentenced to a 12-month probation order at Fanling Court on Wednesday for submitting a fake copy of her certificate in the Diploma of Secondary Education examination to the Education University of Hong Kong last year. Last month,...

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