CCTV News: Recently, the Ministry of Education and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly launched and implemented the teacher education capacity improvement project, focusing on supporting the construction of a number of high-level teacher education institutions from five aspects: building a new model for teacher talent training and building a new platform for teacher education research.
The Teacher Education Capacity Improvement Project will focus on building a new model for teacher talent training, vigorously develop postgraduate education for professional degree in education; promote the reform of the "bachelor's and master's integrated" teacher training model of overall design, segmented assessment, and continuous training of undergraduate and master's degrees; and ensure that the education practice of teacher students is at least 18 weeks.
It will also build a new platform for teacher education research to support college teachers to participate in primary and secondary school teacher training, and include their professional development support services such as teacher training in professional title review and performance appraisal workload; deepen the reform of teacher evaluation, and take the service ability and contribution to basic education as an evaluation orientation. For teachers engaged in teacher training and teacher training, differentiated professional title review, excellent evaluation, professional development and other plans, and give full play to the guiding and leading role of evaluation.
In addition, the construction of high-level teacher education institutions will be supported in batches, financial guarantees will be strengthened, and policy support will be provided in the construction of "Double First-Class", talent engineering projects, scientific research platforms, etc.
The Ministry of Commerce of China: Continue to organize and carry out a series of activities "Buy in China"
The Ministry of Commerce of China held a regular press conference on the 8th. The spokesperson said that the Ministry of Commerce will work with relevant departments to continue to organize a series of "Buy in China" activities, so that domestic consumers and overseas tourists can buy good products from all over the world.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said that at present, local governments are refining and improving local tax refund measures, making full use of the tax refund store filing, reducing the starting point from 500 yuan to 200 yuan, and increasing the cash tax refund limit from 10,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan, and other policies, expanding stores, increasing goods, and improving services, and promoting the expansion of inbound consumption.
Speaker of the Ministry of Commerce He Yadong said that Shanghai held the 6th "May 5 Shopping Festival", and the city's departure tax refund sales increased by 1.2 times year-on-year during the May Day holiday. Beijing released multilingual departure tax refund guidelines and electronic maps of departure tax refund stores. During the May Day period, sales of departure tax refund stores increased by 73% year-on-year. Shenzhen has launched a "one-single-one package" convenience model for departure tax refunds, significantly shortening the waiting time for tax refunds.
He Yadong said that in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to organize a series of activities "Buy in China" with relevant departments, so that domestic consumers and overseas tourists can buy good goods around the world and enjoy high-quality services, which not only meets the diversified needs of domestic residents, but also enriches and facilitates foreign tourists to purchase in China.
The inter-provincial work meeting of the construction of a demonstration zone for cross-strait integration development was held
On the 8th, the inter-provincial work meeting of the construction of a demonstration zone for cross-strait integration development was held in Fuzhou. Participants pointed out that we must take greater steps in exploring a new path of integrated development across the Taiwan Strait, and promote the construction of demonstration zones to a new level with higher standards and higher quality.
In September 2023, the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Supporting Fujian to explore a new path of cross-strait integration development and build a cross-strait integration development demonstration zone" was released. Over the past year, the construction of the demonstration zone has started well and started well. Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, clearly stated when talking about the next key tasks that it is necessary to solidly promote the implementation of the "Opinions" and increase support, contribute to the promotion of the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, and accumulate conditions for promoting the great cause of national reunification.
Relevant ministries and commissions and Fujian Province heads emphasized that it is necessary to give full play to Fujian's unique advantages and pioneering demonstration role in cooperation with Taiwan. In the future, Fujian will improve the work implementation mechanism, strengthen various guarantee mechanisms, continuously expand the field of social integration, consolidate the foundation of economic integration, expand emotional integration paths, and improve the results of overall integration.
Xiao Weiming, deputy secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that in the first quarter of this year, Fujian Province actually used US$640 million in Taiwan capital, a year-on-year growth, accounting for more than 50% of the country. In the face of opportunities and challenges, we must face up to difficulties, strengthen confidence, continue to strengthen policy support for the construction of demonstration zones, continue to strengthen industrial cooperation in the fields of electronic information, petrochemicals, etc., enhance the integration of cross-strait related industrial chains and supply chains, and deepen cross-strait infrastructure interconnection.
Second-level second- and above comprehensive hospitals with conditions should open geriatric medicine
The reporter learned from the National Health Commission on the 8th that the "Guidelines for the Construction and Management of Geriatric Medicine (2025 Edition)" recently issued clearly requires that second- and above comprehensive hospitals with conditions should open geriatric medicine, and refine the standards of department settings, staffing, service models, etc. It has strengthened the early screening and early diagnosis and treatment of key diseases in the elderly. While doing a good job in diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, we must pay attention to the mental health of the elderly, maximize the maintenance or improvement of the functional status of the elderly, and improve their independent living ability and quality of life.
