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Colleges, Universities Must Find New Recruitment Methods as Gaokao Takers Decrease: Experts

Education experts are urging colleges and universities to find new recruitment methods for them to enroll enough students as the number of gaokao takers dropped this year, China Daily reported.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this week to further enhance Sino-German ties.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Visit China

For the ninth time in her chancellorship, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel is slated to visit China from June 12 to 14, according to a China Daily report.

The Kraftwerk Westfallen coal-burning power plant is pictured on May 23, 2011 in Hamm, Germany.
Amazing power plant in Iceland converts carbon emissions to stone

Iceland has discovered an innovative way to handle climate change, global warming and the increasing levels of pollution that lead to such environmental problems. The first of its own kind of power plant in Iceland has devised a method to turn carbon emission into stones.

A member of China's Communist Party waves a flag during a gathering in Kunming, Yunnan Province.
China's Communist Party to Set New Rules to Test Loyalty, Penalize Cadres

The Communist Party of China is planning to draft new rules to test the political loyalty of their cadres and penalize those who fail to meet their standards, the party’s top anti-graft chief said, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.

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President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit China this October, signaling deeper trade ties with the country.
Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte Will Uphold Friendship with China: Analysts

Analysts believe that the Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte will promote warmer ties with China and divert the focus of both governments to matters other than the South China Sea.

Following the Tel Aviv shooting, members of an Israeli ZAKA - Identification, Extraction and Rescue team work at the scene of a shooting outside Max Brenner restaurant in Sarona Market on June 8, 2016 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tel Aviv shooting: Permit ban to Palestinians after 4 died and 16 reported injured; 2 gunmen identified

Israel will no longer issue permits to 83,000 Palestinians after the Tel Aviv shooting that killed four and injured at least 16 people on June 8, Wednesday. The attackers were identified as Palestinians and cousins from Yatta.

tor Peter Jackson emerges from from a Hobbit house before delivering a speech at the 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' World Premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Island life once created 'Hobbits,' dwarf human relatives with tiny brains, long arms

Human evolution is often imagined as transformation of early man into the modern human form. However, there was another relative of the modern human species involved along the way – the Hobbits.

China said it will assert its rights over islands in the South China Sea while maintaining its compliance with international laws and the UNCLOS.
China Urges the Philippines to Pursue Bilateral Talks, Called on Duterte to Drop International Arbitration Case

China called on to the Philippines to drop the international arbitration case filed against them and urged the archipelago to pursue the bilateral talks instead.

China to procure helicopters to serve as air ambulances.
China's Ease on Low-altitude Airspace Paves Way to Boom in Air Ambulances

China is opening its low-level airspace to non-military aircraft to give way for more helicopters to serve as ambulances in the air in the forthcoming boom in the global aviation industry.

A group of Chinese students reviewing for the national college entrance exams or “gaokao.”
China Holds Strictest Gaokao in History: Cheating Now Punishable by Imprisonment

China sends SWAT to crackdown on cheaters in this year’s national college entrance examination and teaches them a lesson through imprisonment.

Gaokao cheaters are warned by the government that they could face criminal charges if found guilty.
A First: Gaokao Cheaters May Face Criminal Charges

For the first time, China is imposing criminal charges to candidates proven guilty for cheating in gaokao or the country's national college entrance examinations, the Global Times reported.

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US Officials Urge China to Ease Up on Trade Barriers for Foreign Businesses

The United States is pressing China to ease trade barriers for companies abroad, with senior U.S. officials claiming that the regulatory environment had become more complex in the Asian country.

China has laid off hundreds of workers and closed several companies due to overcapacity in the steel industry.
China's Overcapacity Solution Fuels Higher Unemployment Rate

China may see a rise in the unemployment rate as it pursues its current path of closing down coal mines and mining companies to solve its problem on overcapacity.

A flock of sheep roam in Beijing, China.
Chinese Scientists Change Sheep Color by Editing Genes

Consumers may soon have more natural colors to choose from in natural wool products as Chinese scientists successfully used gene editing to change the coat colors of sheep.

China builds an underwater laboratory along the South China Sea.
China Strengthens Undersea Power with 10,000-foot-deep Underwater Lab

China is establishing its underwater sea lab along the South China Sea quite quickly to help extract mineral resources from the ocean as well as become a battle station if it comes to it.

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