中國加大投資學(xué)前教育

Children do exercises to radio music in a kindergarten in Lhasa City on November 24, 2010.

據(jù)《京華時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道，國務(wù)委員劉延?xùn)|表示，國家將大力扶持民辦幼兒園，統(tǒng)一公辦和民辦幼兒園的收費(fèi)。在有些地區(qū)，幼兒園和幼師數(shù)量的缺乏已經(jīng)成為當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)前教育的瓶頸問題，同時(shí)幼兒園教材偏難的現(xiàn)象也頗受爭議。

寧夏糾正“誹謗”刑拘案

新華社消息，寧夏吳忠市糾正了一起錯(cuò)案，將11月23日以“誹謗罪”在甘肅被拘的王鵬釋放。王鵬的室友馬晶晶學(xué)業(yè)很差卻順利通過了寧夏公務(wù)員考試，而其父母均在寧夏回族自治區(qū)擔(dān)任官職。王鵬后來向相關(guān)部門舉報(bào)這些情況，并在網(wǎng)上發(fā)帖。負(fù)責(zé)處理該案的吳忠警方表示，包括王鵬在內(nèi)的所有人都有權(quán)檢舉舞弊行為，維護(hù)公平正義，目前警方正在就此案件進(jìn)行深入調(diào)查。吳忠市利通區(qū)公安分局局長何澤祥、政委汪紅東已被免職。

朝韓局勢引發(fā)義烏蕭條

據(jù)《錢江晚報(bào)》消息，浙江義烏的商販均稱，最近朝鮮半島上的緊張局勢使義烏著名的小商品市場交易量“大幅下降”，并抱怨朝韓的客戶也開始拖欠貨款。同時(shí)，朝韓之間的局勢也使得韓元對美元匯率急劇下跌，因此用美元結(jié)算的商人更覺得雪上加霜。

食用油四個(gè)月不漲價(jià)

據(jù)《西安晚報(bào)》報(bào)道，國內(nèi)多家食用油龍頭企業(yè)將保持產(chǎn)品價(jià)格穩(wěn)定，在明年3月的“兩會(huì)”之前不會(huì)上調(diào)價(jià)格。作為我國近日宏觀調(diào)控的一部分，政府正全力保持商品價(jià)格穩(wěn)定，食用油企業(yè)也接到“招呼”，暫時(shí)不會(huì)上調(diào)價(jià)格。

重慶至西歐12天

據(jù)《重慶晚報(bào)》消息，一條連接重慶和歐洲主要城市的鐵路將于本月正式全線開通。屆時(shí)從重慶發(fā)往荷蘭鹿特丹、德國杜伊斯堡等歐洲主要城市的貨物，只需12天時(shí)間就可抵達(dá)，比起海運(yùn)節(jié)省了時(shí)間和運(yùn)費(fèi)。

China to increase preschool funding

State Councilor Liu Yandong announced that China will increase the funding of private kindergartens and unify the fees between public and private kindergartens, the Beijing Times reports. In some areas, the lack of kindergartens or qualified teachers has caused a bottleneck in local preschool education. Kindergartens are also under fire for teaching material that some feel is too "advanced" for the students.

Police release man accused of libel

Wuzhong police, in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, have redressed a mishandled case and released Wang Peng, who has been detained from Gansu on defamation charges since Nov. 23, Xinhua reports. Wang reported to administrative departments and posted online allegations that his college roommate, whose parents are Ningxia Hui officials, suspiciously became a civil servant without difficulty, despite doing poorly on college exams. Wuzhong police officials say people, including Wang, have the right to report fraud to maintain justice and are investigating his case further. The head of Litong District's public security bureau, He Zexiang, and its political commissar, Wang Hongdong, have been removed from their posts.

Local market gloomy amid Korea tensions

Traders in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, claim that the recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula have shrunk "remarkably the transaction volume of their famous miscellaneous goods, Qianjiang Evening News reports. They say their customers in North and South Korea have started to arrear payments. The tensions have also caused the South Korean won to depreciate drastically against the US dollar, casting one more chill to businessmen who trade in dollars.

Cooking oil price to remain stable

Leading producers of cooking oil will not raise product prices over the next four months leading up to the annual congressional sessions next March, Xi'an Evening News reports. As part of the recent macroeconomic-adjustment policy, China has made every effort in combating commodity price increases, and oil producers have been told to keep prices stable until then.

Railway connects China, Europe

A railway that connects Chongqing and major cities in Europe will begin operations this month, Chongqing Evening News reports. Freight trains will take 12 days to travel between the southwestern Chinese municipality and cities such as Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Duisburg, Germany, saving shipping time and costs over sea.

(China.org.cn December 2, 2010)