中國加大投資學前教育

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

據《京華時報》報道，國務委員劉延東表示，國家將大力扶持民辦幼兒園，統一公辦和民辦幼兒園的收費。在有些地區，幼兒園和幼師數量的缺乏已經成為當地學前教育的瓶頸問題，同時幼兒園教材偏難的現象也頗受爭議。

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業很差卻順利通過了寧夏公務員考試，而其父母均在寧夏回族自治區擔任官職。王鵬后來向相關部門舉報這些情況，并在網上發帖。負責處理該案的吳忠警方表示，包括王鵬在內的所有人都有權檢舉舞弊行為，維護公平正義，目前警方正在就此案件進行深入調查。吳忠市利通區公安分局局長何澤祥、政委汪紅東已被免職。

朝韓局勢引發義烏蕭條

據《錢江晚報》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，朝韓之間的局勢也使得韓元對美元匯率急劇下跌，因此用美元結算的商人更覺得雪上加霜。

食用油四個月不漲價

據《西安晚報》報道，國內多家食用油龍頭企業將保持產品價格穩定，在明年3月的“兩會”之前不會上調價格。作為我國近日宏觀調控的一部分，政府正全力保持商品價格穩定，食用油企業也接到“招呼”，暫時不會上調價格。

重慶至西歐12天

據《重慶晚報》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。屆時從重慶發往荷蘭鹿特丹、德國杜伊斯堡等歐洲主要城市的貨物，只需12天時間就可抵達，比起海運節省了時間和運費。

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)