Museum for Charity



Museum for Charity

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People visit the Chinese Philanthropy Museum in Nantong， east China’s Jiangsu Province， on September 2.

The museum was opened to the public on that day in time for the first Chinese Charity Day， which falls on September 5.

Household Restriction Ease

The southern metropolis of Shenzhen has eased restrictions on household registrations， known as hukous， to attract more talented individuals.

A new regulation， effective from September 8， relaxed the process for applying for a hukou， which determines if and where residents can access social services， including education and medical care.

Restrictions on education levels and technical skills were also eased.

Shenzhen’s population is

expected to reach 14.8 million by

the end of 2020. However， currently，only 3 million people are permanent residents of the city， according to government figures.

Shenzhen has issued a series of policies to attract more skilled talent.

Disability Prevention Plan

China has issued a national action plan on the prevention of disabilities，which aims to effectively reduce new disabilities by 2020 through promoting awareness and early screening.

Health checks， which screen for hereditary conditions， and prenatal check-ups should cover 80 percent and 60 percent of the female population over the next five years，according to the plan issued by the general office of the State Council.

By the end of the five-year term，85 percent of newborns and children will have been tested for disabilities. Moreover， in the same time span， 90 percent of eligible children will have received free vaccinations， according to the document.

It called for better supervision of safety at production facilities and improved road traffic management to reduce the likelihood of disabilities as a result of injury.

In addition， support should be improved and 80 percent of the disabled should have access to basic care services， according to the document.

Pilot areas to test a wider suite of support measures and a coordinated reporting system will be set up， it said.

Working committees for the disabled at various levels were urged to supervise and inspect the implementation of the plan， and a final inspection will be carried out in 2020， the document said.

Full-Time Teachers

China has more than 15 million fulltime teachers nationwide， according to the Ministry of Education.

The ministry said that there were 15.39 million full-time teachers working in the country’s schools， colleges and universities in 2015， marking an increase of 280，000 teachers since 2014.

Among these teachers， a total of 2.05 million work in preschool education， 1.57 million are college or university teachers， and 50，000 are special education teachers， according to the ministry.

The ministry has launched a series of campaigns to improve the professional quality and treatment of teachers in rural areas， with the Central Government earmarking 2.98 billion yuan （$446 million） in subsidies for them this year. A pilot program for qualification exams and the registration of teachers is also being launched， the ministry said.

In 2015， more than 1.78 million people applied to register as firsttime teachers， with 98.36 percent approved.

Online Crackdown

China on September 5 published details of seven criminal cases uncovered during a crackdown on online pornography and piracy to protect minors.

The National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications in February launched a campaign against the production，sale and distribution of illegal publications and online content that could affect juveniles.

In one case， police in Xuzhou，Jiangsu Province， shut down a profit-making child pornography website. The investigation showed the website used cloud storage services to provide more than 15，000 obscene videos and 31，000 pornographic pictures to its 7，771 registered members.