China gives vocational training a hi-tech overhaul to upskill workforce

China gives vocational training a hi-tech overhaul to upskill workforce

China is overhauling its vocational education courses to expand the pool of hi-tech workers for strategic sectors. The Ministry of Education unveiled 40 new vocational majors on Thursday – more than half of them in advanced manufacturing and digital technology – to promote a digital, marine, and low-altitude economy, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The … Read more

China’s villages put to Communist Party loyalty test in national anti-corruption campaign

China’s villages put to Communist Party loyalty test in national anti-corruption campaign

Tens of thousands of anti-corruption inspectors have fanned out across China to carry out the first national check on the party loyalty of cadres in the country’s half a million villages. The announcement of the campaign came a month after the Communist Party’s graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), said 77,000 village … Read more