Book exchange

    by drone

    深圳换书活动科技感十足

    无人机“传书”

    A book exchange event was held in Yuehai Subdistrict in Nanshan District on Sunday night as one of the activities for Shenzhen’s 16th Reading Month.

    The event was different from other book exchange events in previous years because it used unmanned aerial vehicles to facilitate the exchange.

    A few drones made by DJI-Innovations, the city’s most renowned drone maker,delivered books placed on them to city residents. Many participants were excited about receiving the books this way. Over 200 people joined the event.

    Base for returned

    overseas students

    set up in Longgang

    广东首个国家级留学报国基地落户龙岗

    The inauguration of a new base for overseas Chinese returnees and an alumni association for Shenzhen and Hong Kong students that graduated from European and American universities took place on Monday in Longgang District.

    The base is the first on a national level that will cultivate returnees with overseas education backgrounds as well as help the young professionals forge stronger connections with each other. The base is expected to serve as think tank and talent pool for Shenzhen’s development in all areas.

    No more school fees from 2017

    2017年城乡义务教育免除学杂费

    Premier Li Keqiang announced that all schools (including private schools) in urban areas and villages would stop charging tuition fees and offer free textbooks and subsidies to needy students beginning in 2017 at a state conference last week.

    The conference also announced that subsidies for boarding schools, small-sized schools and schools that are in need of heat in northern China would be increased. The Central Government will invest more than 15 billion yuan (US$2.35 billion) in the education sector.

    (Zhang Qian)