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A plan that will enable China to evaluate the compulsory education system for the first time has been launched, with experts saying it will assist in policy-making and promote quality education across the country.
The plan was drawn up by the State Council's Education Supervision and Guidance Committee, and is designed to test the academic performance and physical and mental health of junior middle school and primary school students. It will also examine factors that affect their performance and health.
Officials from the education ministry's supervision office say that due to a lack of statistics, the authorities have been unable either to evaluate the standard of the compulsory education system or to analyze the problems that exist; and now the implementation of the plan will enable them to do so.
A random selection of students in the fourth and eighth grades on the mainland will take a test consisting of two parts. Six subjects will be tested including the Chinese language, mathematics, science, physical education, art and general knowledge.
The results will not be used in any admission process or to assess individual students or schools, so it will not insert new workload for students or new pressure on the schools.
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Hong Kong's new Police Commissioner Stephen Lo has said he will focus on fighting cybercrime and terrorism to maintain Hong Kong's safety and stability.
Lo said at a press conference that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has earmarked funding to establish a new Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau within the force, noting a rise in the number of cybercrimes in recent years.
He said he plans to boost training, equipment, investigation capabilities and overseas cooperation on cyber security as commissioner.
He stressed that while there is no intelligence suggesting an immediate terrorist threat to Hong Kong, the city should be prepared. The police will boost intelligence gathering and exchange, as well as training and cooperation with international law enforcement agencies on counter-terrorism.
In his remarks, Lo pledged to do his best to ensure that Hong Kong remains one of the safest and most stable societies in the world.
Retiring Police Commissioner Andy Tsang said he was confident Lo could lead the force in overcoming future challenges.
Tsang also urged protesters and politicians to obey the law while fighting for their political beliefs and rights.
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A 21-year-old Tibetan girl who helped rescue a kidnapped woman on a train has won praise from the public for her brave act.
On April 18, Cering Yumco, a sophomore at Tianjin University of Science and Technology, was sleeping on a train when a woman woke her up. The train was going from Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, to Beijing.
The woman told her in a low voice that she was being abducted by the man at her side. The woman did not report to police for fears of putting her children in danger. She asked Yumco for help.
The suspected trafficker woke up when the two were whispering. After observing the man for a few more hours, Yumco spoke to the police on the train.
Train police and Yumco continued to monitor the man until the train arrived in Beijing the next day.
When the train pulled in at the Beijing West Railway Station, the man was taken away by police expecting them. The woman was rescued.
Yumco's story has gone viral on the internet. Web users expressed their praise and said she has set a good example for young people.
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Chinese researchers have used 3D printing technology to make a safer space suit for astronauts while spacewalking.
A research center under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation used a 3D printer to create the vent pipes and the flanges connecting the pipes used on extravehicular space suit.
The vent pipe and the flange as a whole can improve the reliability and safety of the space suit, and suits can be made more efficiently. Researchers will use the technique to make more parts.
China plans to launch its second orbiting space lab, Tiangong-2, next year, and aims to put a permanent manned space station into service around 2022.
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology has successfully developed a multi-laser metal 3D printer, enabling astronauts to print items with just one 3D printer in space.
The 3D printing technology is suitable for making objects with complicated structures and odd shapes, such as the valves of rocket engines.
There are still many difficulties to overcome in 3D printing in space. Researchers are still developing materials suitable for 3D printing; and the precision of 3D printed items needs to be improved.
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Chinese scientists have completed the genome sequencing of grass carp and produced the world's first whole genome map for the fish.
The genome sequencing was a three-year collaborative project between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Sun Yat-sen University based in the southern province of Guangdong.
A genome is the full complement of an organism's DNA, complex molecules that direct the formation and function of all living organisms.
The research has helped scientists to understand the evolutionary history of grass carp, and it is of great importance to the breeding of stronger species in the future.
The research of grass carp will also help understanding of human diseases, since grass carp can carry the same bacterial and viral diseases as humans.
Grass carp make up 16 percent of the world's cultured fish, and China is the world's largest grass carp culturing country.
