Hubei tennis administration defends paying salary to Li Na even after Li parted ways with the State-funded team, licenses of two preschools revoked after antiviral drug scandal in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, and three injured after a man attacks them with a knife at a railway station in Central China's Hunan province.

Hubei defends Li Na's salary

Provincial sports administration move to continue paying salary to Li Na, the two-time Grand Slam champion, has been defended by the director of tennis center in Hubei province, Xinhua reported on Saturday.

Since Li is still a member of Hubei tennis center, it is fine to pay her salary, said the director.

Li, who broke off from the State-funded team at the WTA tournaments, is currently managing her own money and also the millions in bonuses, so when it was revealed that Hubei provincial tennis association was still paying her salary, it ignited a lot of anger on Internet.

Preschools' licenses revoked

Two preschools at the center of the antiviral drug scandal in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, have had their licenses revoked, the local government confirmed on Saturday. Two new public kindergartens will be established on the sites of the kindergartens accused of having administered antiviral drugs to children since 2008. An investigation found that the kindergartens gave prescription medicine to children without notifying their parents.

Three wounded in Hunan knife attack

Three people were injured at a railway station in Central China's Hunan province on Saturday afternoon when they were attacked by a man with a knife, local authorities said. At about 1:50 pm, Chen, 31, from Ankang City in northwest China's Shaanxi province, attacked three passersbys at an exit of Huaihua railway station. The man was swiftly apprehended by the police and members of the public.

 

 

Jiangxi vice-governor faces probe

Yao Mugen, vice-governor of East China's Jiangxi Province, is under investigation for suspected serious disciplinary and legal violations, authorities said Saturday.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China released the news on its official website.

Two modes of Gaokao

There will be two modes of gaokao (college entrance examinations) will be held in two modes to develop both academic and technical talents in the future, Vice Minister of Education Lu Xin said at the Top Forum of China Development on Saturday, Xinhua reported.

One of the main problems facing the labor market is the lack of professional technicians. Therefore, apart from the traditional way of Gaokao that selects academic talents, the new mode aims to develop people with professional skills.

"Students can choose their career direction as soon as they step into high school," Lu said.