Online learning programs have become increasingly popular since the “suspended class, ongoing learning” (停课不停学 tíngkè bù tíngxué) initiative, but XRS education (学而思), an online tutoring program based in Beijing, has recently got into trouble for displaying “vulgar videos, inciting puppy/early love among other issues”.
Beijing residents have rushed to buy train and plane tickets out of the city after the local government announced on Jul 4 that residents from low-risk Beijing districts are permitted to travel without proof of a negative test. But strict controls remain on people from medium and high-risk areas.
Some parents have even gone as far as to consult a fengshui consultant on the layout of their children’s room – anything to give their kid a leg up on the grueling exam to come.
Just a few weeks into the annual summer holidays, the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau has released a set of reminders about the use of e-bikes, scooters, shared bicycles, and other ‘gliding vehicles’ by children, following three consecutive traffic incidents involving children on scooters.
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In a WeChat post addressed to parents and published on their official account this morning, Jun 22, Disney English announced the permanent suspension of their English language courses and subsequent plans to refund students’ tuition fees.
Plans to send Grades 1 through 3 back to school this Monday (June 15) have been put on indefinite hold due to a reappearance of COVID-19 in Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced today. Also on hold are plans to reopen after-school training programs.
Suspected COVID-19 case has placed 48 people including students and staff in home quarantine. Case is still being investigated.
To get some clarity on the new Beijing system, we talked to Markus Dicke, the founder of German Biowaste, the first company in China to design and build biological mechanical waste treatment plants on a commercial scale.
Every month we welcome the smallest new members of the Beijing community. Meet this month’s…