All schools in quake zone to resume classes next month

BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- All primary and secondary schools in areas badly devastated by the May 12 quake in southwest China will be able to resume classes on Sept. 1, China's education authority announced on Monday. Classes in the provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunnan and in Chongqing Municipality would resume in the new semester, either in school buildings or temporary shelters, said Yang Nianlu,... [read full story]