Preschool Education in China

Preschool Education in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 29, 2024 - Children compete in a bicycle race at the Second Experimental Kindergarten in Yantai High-tech Zone, East China's Shandong province, May 29, 2024. According to the Report on Population Change and the Development Strategy of Preschool Education (2024), from 2021 to 2023, preschool education will usher in an inflection point in the balance of total supply and demand. According to the current trend of a sharp decline in China's birth population, and the low fertility rate will remain in the future, the total size of children in kindergartens will fall off a cliff after 2023. By 2025, even with a 95% penetration rate estimated, the number of people in the park will likely drop to about 30 million; Attendance will also drop to around 9.5 to 10 million.

Aso appoints top lieutenants in LDP

Aso appoints top lieutenants in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Taro Aso named four top lieutenants in the ruling party on Sept. 22 shortly after he won the LDP leadership race. From left to right: LDP General Council Chairman Takashi Sasagawa, LDP Secretary General Hiroyuki Hosoda, LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Kosuke Hori, and LDP Election Strategy Council Chairman Makoto Koga.

Japanese strategy at 1921-22 Washington confab found in secret files

Japanese strategy at 1921-22 Washington confab found in secret files

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo released by the U.S. Library of Congress shows Japanese delegates (upper left) attending a welcome ceremony in San Francisco before the start of the Washington Conference in Nove,ber 1921. The library has in its possession classified Japanese Imperial Army documents detailing its strategy for and views on the conference, which was held to limit a naval arms race and set security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region.

Israel heads to 5th elections in 4 years, but political paralysis may persist

STORY: Israel heads to 5th elections in 4 years, but political paralysis may persist DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views and election signs 2. various of Bennet/Lapid government swearing in or their first cabinet meeting (file) 3. various of Netanyahu (file) 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EFRAIM INBAR, President of Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security 5. various of people voting in previous elections (file) 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GAYLE TAL SHIR, Research faculty in political science at the Hebrew University 7. various of Netanyahu election signs (file) 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EFRAIM INBAR, President of Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security 9. various of recent West Bank clashes 10. various of Election signs STORYLINE: Israel is heading to its fifth general elections in less than four years next week. As polls indicate a tight race, the result of the elections will not necessarily mean an end to the paralysis,

South Africa's iconic marathon event resumes after two-year break

STORY: South Africa's iconic marathon event resumes after two-year break DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: CAPE TOWN, South Africa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: various of the MarathonSOUNDBITE 1 (English): GERDA STEYN, Women's championSOUNDBITE 2: EDNDALE BELACHEW, Men's championvarious of atheletes getting medals STORYLINE: The Two Oceans Marathon took place on the weekend in South Africa's Cape Town after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Africa's Gerda Steyn won the women's race for the third consecutive time in Sunday's 56-km ultra marathon, in three hours 29 minutes and 42 seconds, while Ethiopia's Edndale Belachew became the new men's champion in three hours nine minutes and five seconds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GERDA STEYN, Women's champion "The race strategy was quite different from what I anticipated. I didn't think that there would be such a big group at the later stages of the race, especially off the half-way mark, let alone being dropped at one stage, while

Japanese strategy at 1921-22 Washington confab found in secret f

Japanese strategy at 1921-22 Washington confab found in secret f

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo released by the U.S. Library of Congress shows Japanese delegates (upper left) attending a welcome ceremony in San Francisco before the start of the Washington Conference in Nove,ber 1921. The library has in its possession classified Japanese Imperial Army documents detailing its strategy for and views on the conference, which was held to limit a naval arms race and set security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo)

Aso appoints top lieutenants in LDP

Aso appoints top lieutenants in LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Taro Aso named four top lieutenants in the ruling party on Sept. 22 shortly after he won the LDP leadership race. From left to right: LDP General Council Chairman Takashi Sasagawa, LDP Secretary General Hiroyuki Hosoda, LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Kosuke Hori, and LDP Election Strategy Council Chairman Makoto Koga. (Kyodo)