HOLDING IT TOGETHER
2021-06-18

Volunteers responsible for delivering supplies to residents under home quarantine pose for a group photo at a residential area in Liwan District of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, on June 1. Guangzhou has tightened anti-epidemic measures in parts of the city to curb recent COVID-19 cases. The city has imposed a strict lockdown on some areas. Residents have signed up to volunteer, delivering food, supplies and epidemic prevention materials to those who stay indoors.

Health Expo
A staff member demonstrates the process of organizing supplies inside a mobile emergency smart pharmacy at the Second Global Health Expo of Boao Forum for Asia in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on June 1.
Successful Docking
Chinas cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2, carrying supplies, equipment and propellant, successfully docked with Tianhe, the core module of Chinas space station on May 30, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The cargo spacecraft will replenish Tianhes propellant. Tests on space application project equipment will also be carried out as planned.
China launched its space station core module on April 29. The country plans to complete the verification of key technologies and the in-orbit construction of the space station through multiple launches within two years.
Stable Employment
Over the last five years, about 90 percent of graduates from Chinas higher vocational schools were able to secure a job within six months of graduation, Xinhua News Agency reported on May 30.
The employment rate of vocational school graduates remained at a stable level in the past five years, and the average monthly pay they received half a year after graduation increased 7.37 percent between 2018 and 2019, China Education Daily reported, quoting the report compiled by the National Institute of Education Sciences.
Over 93 percent of the graduates said to be satisfied with the education they had received, the report said.
According to the report, most graduates found employment in the private sector and individual businesses, and their primary employers are in the education, construction, health and social work sectors.
The report said vocational education has also assisted in regional development. It read that close to 60 percent of graduates from higher vocational schools chose to work in the same locality as their alma mater, with 66 percent working for small and medium-sized enterprises.
