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Mandarin to become elective Russia's college entrance exam

Russia'snationalcollegeentranceexamwillincludeMandarinasanelectiveforeignlanguage,accordingtoarecentannouncementbySergeyKravtsov,deputyministerofeducationandsci

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Donald Trump is in 'excellent health', White House physician says

TheWhiteHousephysicianpronouncedDonaldTrumptobein“excellenthealth”afterTrumphadhisfirstmedicalexamasUSpresidentonFriday,cappingoffaweekinwhichhismentalfitnessfo

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South Korea celebrates annual college exams

Fivehundredstudentsstandinfrontoftheschool'smaingate.Withdeterminedattitude,theytakeofftheirschooluniformjackets,raisetheirfistsintheairand,withalltheirmight,ye

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Robot passes China's National Medical Licensing Examination

XiaoYi,arobotdevelopedbyTsinghuaUniversityhaspassedChina'sNationalMedicalLicensingExamination.Itscored456,exceedingtheacceptancelineby96points.Itisthefirstrobot

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CPPCC member thwarts removal of English from college exam

A CPPCC member denounced on March 6 a proposal to remove English from China’s college entrance exam, stressing the benefits of studying English for students who live in an increasingly open world.

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China's national civil service exam poses up-to-date questions

The annual civil service exam kicked off on Sunday, and some recent topics-such as college graduates starting their own businesses and the Yutu lunar rover-appeared in the exam questions.

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S.Korean students take all-important annual college entrance exam

​South Korean students on Thursday took an annual college entrance exam, the all-important test in the education-obsessed country, with government measures taken to control traffic and reschedule the morning rush hour. ​South Korean students on Thursday took an annual college entrance exam, the all-important test in the education-obsessed country, with government measures taken to control traffic and reschedule the morning rush hour.

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E-sport exam stirs up public debate

An e-sport examination administered by a vocational school in Inner Mongolia has ignited online debate among Chinese netizens, with many showing great interest in the newly established major.

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Exam cheating criminalized as China sits strictest gaokao

Students sitting China's college entrance examination entered exam halls on Tuesday morning knowing this is the first year when cheating will be treated as a criminal offense, punishable by up to seven years in prison.

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Gaokao cheaters face dire consequences

After passing through multiple checkpoints, including facial recognition, fingerprint verification and a metal detector, students will finally be granted access, not to a bank vault, but to a radio-shielded room where they will take the national college entrance exam.

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China gears up for gaokao

China's 9.4 million students preparing to sit the national college entrance examination were cheered on Monday by a good-luck message from legendary British physicist Stephen Hawking.

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Sportswear or examwear? Nike store targets exam takers in NE China

A Nike store in northeast China is selling sportswear to wide-eyed exam takers who think the trademark "swoosh" looks like a check mark and will consequently bring them good luck in their tests.

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High technology tightens gaokao anti-cheating measures

High-tech measures, such as face recognition and fingerprint verification systems, will be used for the first time in many places for this year's gaokao, or national college entrance exam, which will start within a fortnight, China News Service reported on Wednesday.

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Celebrities turn into public educational examples: Good or bad?

As more and more life stories of pop stars arecited as examples in papers in schools, people's attitude on the matter is becomingincreasingly divided.

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New Chinese proficiency exam for overseas Chinese piloted

​A Chinese proficiency exam specifically designed for overseas Chinese is being tested in ten countries, developers of the exam told Xinhua Wednesday.

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S. Korea holds all-important annual college entrance exam

​South Korea on Thursday held its annual college entrance exam, the all-important test in the education-obsessed country, with government measures taken to control traffic and the morning rush hour being rescheduled.

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Applicants for civil servant exam hit record high

More than 320,000 applicants signed up for the national civil servant exam in the first five days of registration, though more than 1,300 positions, some of which are below the county level and located in remote areas, have not received any applications.