China: China's Ministry of Education (MOE) on Friday unveiled a set of 10 measures designed to alleviate the academic burden of primary and middle school students. These measures include strict regulations such as capping the total amount of written school assignments, reducing the frequency of daily exams, and maintaining a reasonable level of exam difficulty.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the MOE has encouraged schools across the country to designate one day each week as a "homework-free day." The measures reaffirm the country's commitment to maintaining strict oversight over subject-based training during the nine-year compulsory education period, which spans from primary to junior high school. In tandem, the MOE pledged to systematically advance the reform of the junior high school graduation exam.

Schools are now required to organize at least one educational activity each month focused on health and safety, aimed at improving students' psychological resilience and immunity. The MOE has also mandated the full implementation of a daily two-hour sports activities initiative, urging schools and communities to make nearby sports venues accessible to students.

Additionally, the measures emphasize the importance of ensuring students have sufficient sleeping time and develop healthy internet usage habits. Special attention and care should be extended to vulnerable groups, such as left-behind children, orphans, and children from single-parent families, the MOE emphasized. The ministry also highlighted the importance of fostering harmonious parent-child relationships within families.