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Major English competition comes to Hangzhou

The finals of the “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition will be held at the Hangzhou International Expo Center in Zhejiang province from Friday to Sunday. As one of the largest of its kind in China, the national competition attracted more than 1 million student participants last year.

Pupils to learn how to avoid stock market pitfalls

Chinese primary school textbooks may soon include definitions for terms like “price-to-earnings ratio” or “buy and hold” as the country embarks on a campaign to improve investor awareness. The Ministry of Education and China Securities Regulatory Commission said they will work together to “increase financial literacy” among the youth. Officials said the campaign to improve understanding of the country’s securities and futures markets would begin with textbooks for primary and middle schools.

The 17th Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival has started accepting submissions worldwide. The festival will be held from Dec 9 to 12 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and the deadline for applications is Aug 31. It has been held annually since 2003. Last year, it received 4,542 submissions from 122 countries and regions.

Death raises concern over online health products

The sudden death of a Beijing woman who had been taking healthcare products from Nu Skin, a direct-selling company, to treat symptoms of fever has raised questions about the direct-sales industry. The 34-yearold woman caught a fever on Feb 26 and drank nothing but bottled fruit juice in an attempted detox. She died five days later due to a severe lung infection, Beijing Youth

Daily reported. The company said in an online statement Monday that it has established a team to investigate the matter.

Vogue’s April issue features on its cover 14 female celebrities from around the world. With the

Shen Banghan, 67, is a master of miniature model-making. Over the past 32 years, he has produced more than 300 miniature models. Since 1987, he has spent his free time learning craftsmanship from experts and constantly studying the skills of making miniature models.

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