China Daily 12th November 2026 Preventing childhood myopia before the first pair of glasses By Hua Xia When a child starts squinting at the blackboard, holds books unusually close when reading or watches TV from very near, this may signal the onset of myopia. A visit to an eye doctor follows, resulting in a prescription and a pair of glasses. For many parents, this seems to settle the matter. But the reality is often more complex. The prevalence of myopia among Chinese studen

Global Times 12th November 2026 Rare disease communities in China help shape AI and open-source tools around everyday needs that standard products overlook By Shan Jie For Aili, the starting point for innovation was a cup, a pair of chopsticks and a computer keyboard - everyday objects that had become difficult to use as his muscles weakened. Living with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), Aili wanted assistance with movements that other people take for granted. Wh

Seeing the Differences. AI Empowers Inclusive Education, Helping Every Child Play to Their Strengths The same classroom and the same lesson. Some students think more quickly, with the answer already in mind before the question has even been fully asked, while others need a little more time to read and write, working quietly to keep up. Some run around the playground at recess to burn off their energy, while others need to pick up a paintbrush to organise their thoughts. Still

IChongqing 2nd November 2026 In Chongqing, Visually Impaired Students "See" Artifacts Through Touch, Sound and Scents By DENG, NAN Twenty high school seniors from the Chongqing Special Education Center did not visit the Three Gorges Cultural Relics Science and Technology Protection Base on Oct. 25 to look at exhibits behind glass. Instead, they picked up restoration tweezers, brushes and airbrushes, ran their fingers over replica artifacts, traced Braille labels and listened

China is extending information accessibility to more areas, particularly those closely related to the daily lives of people with disabilities and older adults, according to a report. The report on the implementation of the Law on Building Accessible Environments was submitted on Tuesday to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, for deliberation. The report said accessible information and communication se

People's Daily Online 29th October 2026 A Shenzhen Retrospective | Part V. An entirely online bank? China's got it. By Andrew Smith Digital wallets like AliPay. Cutting-edge banking apps. It seems that with every passing day, China becomes more synonymous with pioneering banking technology and ease of both B2B commerce and personal finance. But on my last day in Shenzhen, I encountered an even more groundbreaking aspect of Chinese banking: visiting the headquarters of WeBank,

Cover News 29th October 2026 Sichuan Mother Refuses to Give Up on 2 Daughters With Cerebral Palsy When relatives urged He Yuhua to send her daughters away, she answered with a question. "I carried them for 10 months. They kicked me from inside, and my blood runs in them," she told "Cover News". "If even I don't want them, who in this world will?" Both of her daughters were diagnosed with cerebral palsy as infants. For more than 20 years since, He has looked after them almost

China Daily 26th October 2026 Kicking for gold to inspire next generation Amputee ignites disabled people's passion to pursue sports dreams Every morning, Ma Yinghu starts his day with a 5-kilometer run. Since he began training in para taekwondo in 2018, the 30-year-old athlete from Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Gansu province, has dedicated 11 months to training each year, a routine he has maintained for eight years. At the 12th Gansu Provincial Games for Persons with Di

Macau Post Daily 26th October 2026 CDSJ5 conference explores inclusive education development in Macau Colégio Diocesano de São José 5 (CDSJ5) Principal Wong Kin Man announced during Saturday’s “Greater Bay Area Sign Bilingualism and Co-enrolment Education Conference” that the event aimed to explore inclusive education. The conference was held at the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations’ (UGAMM – widely known as Kai Fong, its short name in Cantonese) headquarters

UA News Vision impairment linked to higher dementia risk in Hong Kong A long-term study in Hong Kong involving 15,576 people aged 65 and older linked moderate and severe vision impairment to a higher risk of subsequently developing dementia. According to News-Medical, participants were followed for up to 16 years. How the study was conducted The sample included Chinese people living in the community who did not have dementia at the start of the observation period. The partici

Global Times 10th October 2026 Beijing’s 12345 hotline offers global lessons in people-centered governance By Shen Sheng A visitor walks past a sign for the 2026 Beijing Forum on Swift Response to Public Complaints in Beijing on October 12, 2026. The forum opened that day under the annual theme "Digital Intelligence Era and People's City." Photo: VCG The 2026 Beijing Forum on Swift Response to Public Complaints opened in Beijing on Monday under the annual theme "Digital Intel

China Daily 12th October 2026 AI tool aims to bridge communication divide By HAN JINGYAN Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Lu is exploring whether multimodal artificial intelligence can bring benefits beyond productivity gains to people long underserved by technology. Cheng, a former Google developer relations program manager and Hugging Face Fellow, has developed the AI accessibility concept EchoBridge to focus on communication barriers between people who use sign language and thos

East China Normal University (ECNU) REVIEW OF EDUCATION 30th September 2026 ECNU Beyond the classroom. What does successful inclusive education really look like in China? Inclusive education seeks to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities, have access to appropriate educational opportunities in the least restrictive environment. In China, the policy known as "Learning in Regular Classrooms" (LRC) has become the primary educational placement for students

China Daily 5th October 2026 Visualising new horizons for the disabled Program prepares partially sighted freshmen to navigate college life By Li Lei In the quiet elegance of Beijing Normal University's auditorium, 21 Chinese students stepped forward on the red carpet one by one, white canes in hand, to receive their graduation certificates and commemorative badges. The ceremony marked the end of a transformative nine-day residential program designed to prepare visually impai

China Daily 9th October 2026 Innovative eye implant brings hope to blind After spending more than 30 years navigating life in relative darkness, a visually impaired man, surnamed Qiu, believed the prospect of regaining some sight was gone forever. However, Qiu is now able to recognize and write numerals, Chinese and English characters, grasp items with his hands, and avoid obstacles when walking. Thanks to the latest developments in brain-computer interface technology, some s

Xinhua 8th Oct 2026 China unveils plan to expand, improve rehabilitation, nursing care services. Editor: huaxia China on Thursday unveiled a plan to expand and improve medical rehabilitation and nursing care services, with measures to increase service resources, strengthen professional training and promote the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Under an implementation plan issued by the National Health Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission, cities wi

China Daily 9th October 2026 Without arms, beyond limits. A champion across the track and taekwondo mat. By Hu Yumeng and Ma Jingna Twenty-four years after an accident left Ma Yinghu without arms, the now 30-year-old athlete left the 12th Gansu Provincial Games for Persons with Disabilities with no less than three golds and one silver. Growing up in rural Dongxiang county of Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Gansu province, he had no professional coach or training facilities.

China Daily 5th October 2026 Visualising new horizons for the disabled Program prepares partially sighted freshmen to navigate college life By Li Lei In the quiet elegance of Beijing Normal University's auditorium, 21 Chinese students stepped forward on the red carpet one by one, white canes in hand, to receive their graduation certificates and commemorative badges. The ceremony marked the end of a transformative nine-day residential program designed to prepare visually impai

Post Mag How King Chan plans to mainstream mental-health solutions in highly stressed Hong Kong 25th September 2026 In manageable doses, stress drives growth: muscles strengthen, memory sharpens and the mind learns to thrive. But prolonged, unmanaged stress can reverse those gains, devolving into mental, physical and emotional distress. For King Chan Kai-man, that dynamic is both a research focus and a routine observation in the real world. “If you feel distressed, anxious an

South China Morning Post 28th September 2026 How Selina Wong hopes to expand the reach of traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong PostMag talks to five bright and ambitious Hong Kong recipients of the AIA Scholarships initiative to find out what lies ahead for them: here, we meet Selina Wong, a Chinese-medicine and biomedical-science student championing holistic healing for all ages By Nicole Hurip Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programm