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Fewer candidates take graduate entrance test

The Ministry of Education said on 4 January 2014 that 1.72 million people participated in this year's examination, a...
East Asia
China
08/01/2014

Vocational education could be set for golden era as changes begin

A number of tangible goals have been laid out, including a more equal ratio of students doing vocational programmes to...
East Asia
Thailand
08/01/2014

Big schools push new academic calendar

Proposals to shift the academic calendar are seriously being discussed in the top four universities in the Philippines...
East Asia
Philippines
06/01/2014

Education reform pushed forward

China will balance the allocation of resources in urban and rural areas. Educational authorities were told to no longer...
East Asia
China
02/01/2014

English remains the biggest choice for general school students

According to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), 98 per cent of students general schools choose to learn...
East Asia
Vietnam
02/01/2014

Hong Kong passport holders can apply to the UK Youth Mobility Scheme from 2014

From 2014 Hong Kong passport holders can apply to the UK Youth Mobility Scheme, allowing successful applicants to stay...
East Asia
Hong Kong SAR
31/12/2013

China's education budget in 2012 accounted for 4.28 per cent GDP

The Ministry of Education, the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Finance recently released the...
East Asia
China
30/12/2013

GDP growth to hit 7.6 per cent this year

China's GDP growth will be 7.6 per cent this year, enabling the economy to maintain momentum into 2014, the head of the...
East Asia
China
27/12/2013

Overseas returnees welcome to Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ)

Shanghai plans to encourage entrepreneurs returning from overseas to set up businesses in the city's new free trade...
East Asia
China
27/12/2013

Hard pressure burdens universities of excellence

Despite numerous difficulties in developing “universities of excellence” to have a number of higher education...
East Asia
Vietnam
18/12/2013

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