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International Students’ Quest to Return to China Amid Covid Crisis

China is typically home to just under 500,000 international students annually.

by Francesca Lewis, 12 January 2021

Driver Found Responsible for Bus Crash Killing 21 in China

Police said no one interfered with his driving at the time of the crash.

by Barnaby Lofton, 13 July 2020

Beijing Schools Use Smart-Bands to Track Students' Temperatures

As more students return to the classroom, schools are developing technology to check for COVID-19 symptoms.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 25 May 2020

Chinese Kids Wear 'One-Meter Hats' to Practice Social Distancing

Hangzhou primary school students wore DIY quarantine hats on the first day back at school following months of lockdown due to COVID-19.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 29 April 2020

These Intl. Tests are Canceled for the 4th Consecutive Month

Sittings for the IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT and more are canceled for the month of May.

by Rakini Bergundy, 24 April 2020

Shanghai Students Will Now Take Classes on TV Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Instead of attending school in person, students will watch classes which will be broadcast on 12 cable TV channels – one for each grade.

by Urban Family, 20 February 2020

Shanghai Schools to Remain Closed, Online Classes Start March 2

Primary and secondary schools in Shanghai will remain closed for the foreseeable future and will start offering online classes starting on March 2.

by That's Shanghai, 19 February 2020

2 Students Killed in E-Bike Accidents on First School Day in Shenzhen

Two separate, unfortunate cases of students riding on the back of electric bikes.

by Rakini Bergundy, 03 September 2019

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Follow up: Zoe Stephens is running a marathon in Tonga on October 17, 2020 to support the newly formed Tonga Animal Welfare Society. This is first animal welfare organization in Tonga, which has no veterinarians and few pet supplies and medications in the country. TAWS is teaching children about how to care for animals and also educating their fellow citizens to treat dogs and cats as family members rather than as food. If you have time, please check out her event. GoFundMe: https://bit.ly/3lQZuD1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tongamarathon

Tongatapu

October 13, 2020 at 3:18 am

I will better use a more traditional way of learning Chinese with the help of books, courses, and applications like https://www.hackchinese.com, http://jukuu.com/ or http://tatoeba.org/. Magic pill is a very dangerous illusion.

Mary_Jay

September 23, 2020 at 0:25 am

Great article! Thank you for the list. I will add these characters to my profile at ‘Hack Chinese’ app to memorize them. Learning characters is the most difficult part for me, especially if they are the most complicated ones(

Mary_Jay

September 23, 2020 at 0:22 am

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