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In this long exposure photo, students arrive at a school on the first day of China’s National Higher Education Entrance Examination, known as gaokao, in Huaian, Jiangsu province on June 7. Photo: AFP
China economy

Opinion | The gaokao scramble and how China engineers its political economy

Individuals choose the university and course but the state sets the collective outcome, steering human capital towards development goals.

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China's economic recovery

China steps up push to revive foreign investment. Will it be enough?

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China jobs

China’s youth unemployment rate edges down in May as economic strains persist

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Video | China cuts ‘obsolete’ university degrees

A sweeping higher-education overhaul has affected over 30 per cent of China’s degree programmes, with arts and languages ditched in favour of tech-focused fields.

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China jobs

Why more Chinese university graduates turn to flexible work, skip higher degrees

China’s graduates recast career choices, trading tradition for flexible paths as salary growth lags and postgraduate ambitions fade: MyCOS.

China-Middle East relations

Why China is attracting wealthy Gulf families in search of opportunity

Growing interest in China’s tech sector is reshaping Gulf travel to the world’s second-largest economy.

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China jobs

China’s universities cut 12,000 ‘obsolete’ degrees amid race to embrace AI era

The sweeping overhaul has affected over 30 per cent of China’s degree programmes, with arts and languages ditched in favour of tech-focused fields.

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Graduates celebrate after their graduation ceremony at Renmin University of China in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua
China society

Opinion | How China can curb neijuan before the next generation burns out

Driven by structural forces, neijuan is experienced as market crowding and a narrowing of everyday life. The costs aren’t only economic.

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Women face extra hurdles during China’s gaokao; contraceptives used to delay periods

Pressures of crucial national college entrance exam exacerbated by menstrual factor, folk remedies like mango, blueberries, durian also tried.

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The origin and influence of gaokao in China

In this series focusing on China’s hugely important national college entrance examination, or gaokao, the SCMP explores the profound legacy of the country’s rigorous testing culture. We examine the historical footprint of the ancient imperial exams and their influence on modern education systems at home and abroad, alongside the modern-day “gaokao effect”.

Students give their teachers a high five before entering the examination hall for the 2026 National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or gaokao, in Guiyang city, Guizhou province, on June 8. Photo: Xinhua
China society

Video | Students and families celebrate end of China’s gaokao exam

Many parents waited with flowers, gifts and even cash prizes as students rushed out of exam centres.

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Chinese pupils seek oxygen therapy to boost memory, cut anxiety for national exam

Students flock to special chamber in hospitals to partake in ‘magic’ process ahead of vital test; doctors warn of potential health risks.

China jobs

As millions graduate, China urges SOEs, internet firms to offer more jobs

A record cohort of university graduates is entering a relatively weak Chinese job market.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Help mainland students overcome hurdles to ensure more stay in Hong Kong

High accommodation costs, career uncertainty and social integration weigh heavily as city seeks to tap into this potential talent pool.

Students walk through the University of Hong Kong on February 28. Photo: Dickson Lee
Trending in China

China imperial exam leaves historical footprint, impact on gaokao, education today

Ancient forerunner of today’s national college entrance examination saw candidates housed in cells, cheats executed, exiled or flogged.

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During the Qing dynasty, imperial exams confined thousands of candidates to narrow brick cubicles within sprawling, walled compounds. Photo: Sohu
China jobs

China’s gaokao exam gets less competitive as more teens opt to skip university

The number of students sitting China’s university entrance exams is on the decline, as teens decide not to pursue a degree amid a graduate job crunch.

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China's economic recovery

Open Questions | Nobel economist on China’s chance to upskill youth for AI age

James Heckman, Nobel laureate, points to the economic benefits for China of making changes to education, especially in rural areas.

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Science

As I see it | Young, frustrated Chinese STEM PhDs turn to publishing satirical journals

Amid the pressure to ‘publish or perish’ and the cutthroat competition of academia, junior researchers are finding novel ways to express their discontent.

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Researchers work at a laboratory on the Jiading campus of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics on October 23, 2025. Photo: EPA/Xinhua
China GDP

China boosts services for migrant workers to spur consumption

Cities will have to give migrant workers and their families better access to healthcare and education services under a loosening of the household registration system.

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China mum makes son pedal sewing machine during homework for focus, sparks debate

Mother gets creative by making ‘fiddling’ son concentrate on job in hand by keeping his feet moving, reaps schoolwork efficiency rewards.

Education

Letters | Study abroad returnees affirm China’s growth and global engagement

Readers discuss recent figures on overseas talent, and the new rules for dog-friendly restaurants in Hong Kong.

Students proceed through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the US. Photo: AP
Mainland China

‘Natural’ choice: why Unesco’s new STEM education centre is based in Shanghai

China is working with the UN agency to help the world’s least developed countries advance technical education and grow their talent pools.

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President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the Unesco headquarters in Paris on March 27, 2014. Photo: AFP
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China school privacy row as pupil survey asks if parents’ jobs are ‘smelly’, ‘noisy’

Survey launched to coincide with Workers’ Day asks pupils what makes their parents happiest at work, if their job entails overtime.

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Special school in China uses baby dolls to teach empathy; sparks debate

Our goal is to help them understand the struggles of motherhood by caring for a ‘baby,’ says principal.

China manufacturing

China’s airship ambitions progress as first commercial pilots certified at home

The sector is advancing faster than the available talent pool – but officials call licences a ‘breakthrough’ moment.

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An AS700 airship conducts a test flight above the city of Jingmen in central China’s Hubei province. Photo: Xinhua
China's economic recovery

China’s ‘common prosperity’ push faces reality check as inequality rises: study

A leading economist warns widening income and wealth gaps are constraining Beijing’s agenda.

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A man sits on a shared bike as he looks at a Lamborghini for sale at a luxury car dealership in an upscale commercial area on November 5, 2024, in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images
Education

Why more mainland Chinese families are betting on Hong Kong universities

The city has overtaken the US to become the second most popular study-abroad destination for mainland students in 2026, a report finds.

China manufacturing

How China’s industrial tourism is creating a new generation of tech-savvy kids

Electric vehicle and drone factory visits are on the rise, turning workplaces into educational sites in the AI era.

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