A primary school student in Shanghai takes an online education course at home. - China
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BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): Chinese venture capital and private equity firms are pursuing long-term profits in education as more and more investors are eyeing the sector in the wake of Covid-19 that has altered learning and teaching patterns, popularised online channels and added a twist to the investment trend, industry insiders said. Education firms funding rounds have become fewer this year, but the average amount of money raised in a single funding round has grown larger than expected, said Chai Mingyi, associate vice-president of New Oriental Education and Technology Group.
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Photo taken by the rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) on Jan 11, 2019 shows the lander of the Chang e-4 probe.- Xinhua/China National Space Administration
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China plans to use its next moon mission, Chang e 6, to collect samples from the moon s south pole or possibly the celestial body s far side, according to a key figure in the nation s lunar exploration programme.
Wu Yanhua, deputy head of China National Space Administration, told China Daily on Thursday (Dec 17) after a news conference in Beijing that project managers current plans call for the Chang e 6 robotic probe to land on the lunar south pole.