The top-scoring students of this year's college entrance exam have just been announced. The pride of the community, they are often put on a public pedestal. But here's the case of where the champion students are being used to help sell underwear. Susan Tart has more on the social dispute.
Well much of China ground to a halt for three days earlier this month as the annual university entrance exams, or Gaokao, took place. But as students parents and schools eagerly await the results, one region is changing the rules on how those results can be published. Andrew Livingstone has more.
During summer vacation, it seems more and more often that people are talking about educational reform. Only a month ago, students finished taking the grueling college entrance exam that leaves most young people exhausted. BON’s Tony Zhou tells us about two men who have very different ideas about how to fix this system.
SINO-AFRICAN COOPERATION CHINA FASHION WEEK WRAPS UP POST-GRAD DEGREE OR BUSINESS? BEIJING OR HOME AFTER COLLEGE? NEW PKU ENTRANCE REGULATIONS AUTOPARTS OPPORTUNITIES TOP CHINESE FASHION BRANDS?
Cheating these days has gone high-tech. Proctors for China’s college entrance exam have reported confiscating everything from cheating wristwatches to earpieces. Most students agree this is wrong and wouldn’t cross that line. But what about situations that aren’t so black and white? As BON’s Susan Tart tells us, cheaters often don’t consider themselves cheating.
It's the second day of China’s national college entrance exam, and the entire country is taking measures to prepare for the exam. BON's Susan Tart has more.
Today is the final day of the gaokao, China's national college entrance exam. To many students, getting into a good school is important… while they spend three years studying for the exam, the pressure to get into a good school actually starts with primary school. BON' Susan Tart explains.