1.Sex Education in China’s Elementary Schools 623,155
A sex education textbook with frank content sparked discussion on whether it’s suitable for pupils.
2.Online “Sorcery” 474,646
Online fraudsters, calling themselves “masters” (fashi), have been selling different spells to put curses on others, ranging from 20 yuan (US$2.90) to 2,000 yuan (US$289), and promise refunds if the sorcery is ineffective.
3.Physicist Yang Drops Foreign Nationality 371,251
Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Yang Zhenning, 95, has given up US nationality and officially become an academician in the Department of Mathematical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
4.Oscars Blunder 275,185
The Oscars went disastrously awry, accidentally awarding then snatching away best picture victory from musical La La Land and handing it instead to Moonlight.
5.Tsinghua Admissions Requirements Debate 219,724
China’s prestigious Tsinghua University was criticized after it released a new set of admissions standards that meant qualified international bachelor’s degree applicants don’t need to undergo Tsinghua’s internal tests when applying.
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