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By Jane Wakefield
image captionMany children in China have their own phone
Children in China are to be banned from using their phones in school, the Ministry of Education has ruled.
Pupils will not be allowed to bring mobiles to school without written parental consent.
The authorities say they want to protect young people s eyesight, improve their concentration and prevent internet addiction.
Schools are being encouraged to find other ways for parents to communicate with children during the school day.
According to one of the country s newspapers, China Daily, there has been heated debate among parents over the whether the ruling is practical.
E-commerce brews Salvadoran coffee Share CLOSE Hebert Vasquez from El Salvador makes coffee at his cafe in Qionghai, Hainan province. Salvadoran gourmet coffee producers seek to attract Chinese consumers via e-commerce. [Photo/Xinhua]
SAN SALVADOR－At Christmas time, coffee pickers at El Salvador s mountaintop coffee plantations were busy filling baskets with the bright red berries used to produce the Central American country s famed gourmet brew.
Hugo Hernandez, coffee consultant and businessman, said the December s harvest is of particular significance, for it could prompt the first online sales of gourmet coffee to Chinese consumers, as part of an e-commerce strategy he promoted throughout the year.
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E-commerce brings Salvadoran coffee, Chinese consumers closer amid pandemic (Xinhua) 11:10, December 30, 2020 SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) At Christmas time, coffee pickers at El Salvador s mountaintop coffee plantations are busy filling baskets with the bright red berries used to produce the Central American country s famed gourmet brew. This December s harvest is of particular significance, for it could prompt the first online sales of gourmet coffee to Chinese consumers, as part of an e-commerce strategy he promoted throughout the year, said coffee consultant and businessman Hugo Hernandez. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Hernandez worked to connect Salvadoran producers with Chinese e-commerce companies to scale up trade between the two markets.