Canada is looking at boosting aid to the West Bank in an area considered critical by Israel — teaching young Palestinians to stop hating their Jewish neighbours. Palestinian and Jewish-Canadian officials say Prime Minister Stephen Harper will likely announce a replenishment of Canadian development assistance when he makes his landmark visit to the West Bank next week. The top PalestinianRead more

The Berhampur University plans to award gold medals to toppers of 21 postgraduate departments, the best graduate student in Arts, Science and Commerce streams and those acing the undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses. The spiraling gold prices had prompted Berhampur University to discontinue the practice of awarding gold medals to meritorious students since 2002. “We will make the system viableRead more

China will set up standardized training in 2015 for medical graduates before they become resident doctors, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Friday. According to a guideline issued by seven departments, including the commission, health organs at all levels should stipulate concrete policies and set up guarantee systems to pave the way for standardized training nationwide.Read more

US officials are "deeply concerned" by reports that Beijing police on Wednesday arrested prominent economics professor Ilham Tohti, together with at least six of his students, the State Department said on Thursday night. "The detention of Tohti, who has been outspoken in support of human rights for China's ethnic Uighur citizens, appears to be part of a disturbing pattern ofRead more

A college presidents summit with President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama Thursday will seek to expand U.S. educational opportunity, the White House said. The 6-hour event, with leaders from the Ivy League to community colleges, will also include heads of non-profits, foundations, state governments and businesses, the White House said. The college and university presidents are expected to promiseRead more

A senior Communist Party School official in northwest China's Shaanxi Province is being investigated for suspected serious discipline violations after he became embroiled in a sex scandal, authorities said on Thursday. The Shaanxi provincial discipline inspection commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has launched an investigation into Qin Guogang, vice president of the Party School of the ShaanxiRead more

Kindergartens, primary and high schools in Shanghai will suspend classes on heavily polluted days, the municipal government announced on Wednesday. According to a heavy air pollution emergency response plan issued on Wednesday by the municipal government, Shanghai will adopt a four-tier color alert system for air pollution. A red alert, the highest level, will be issued if the air qualityRead more

A school official in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has been suspended while he is investigated over nude photos which appeared online, school authorities said on Wednesday. A naked man resembling Qin Guogang, vice president of the Party School of the Shaanxi CPC Committee, appeared in photos spread online. The photos were apparently stills from a video shot on Aug. 13,Read more

Senior leader Liu Yunshan attended a graduation ceremony at the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Wednesday. Liu, president of the school and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presented diplomas to the 537 graduates of the school's 2013 autumn semester. Many of those who studiedRead more

Tibetans receive an average 8.4 years of education, data from education authorities in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region showed on Tuesday. Data also showed that the primary school enrollment rate in the region reached 99.59 percent in 2013. In 2013, the regional government invested 11 billion yuan (1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in education, benefitting 600,200 enrolled students, according to MaRead more