中國(guó)教育發(fā)展面臨資金短缺

Government expenditure on education will again fall short of 4 percent of GDP in 2011, the China Economic Weekly reports.

《中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)周刊》報(bào)道，今年國(guó)家教育經(jīng)費(fèi)支出占國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值(GDP)的比例仍然未到4%。而早在1993年制定的《中國(guó)教育改革和發(fā)展綱要》就曾明確提出，“國(guó)家財(cái)政性教育經(jīng)費(fèi)支出占國(guó)民生產(chǎn)總值的比例，在本世紀(jì)末達(dá)到4%。”從2000年到2009年10年間，以4%的比例為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，國(guó)家教育經(jīng)費(fèi)支出10年已累計(jì)"欠賬"16843億元。而在2010年中共中央、國(guó)務(wù)院再次確定2012年實(shí)現(xiàn)4%這一目標(biāo)。

官員升遷“車隨人走”

《新京報(bào)》報(bào)道，全國(guó)政協(xié)委員李宏透露，省部級(jí)官員配車，使用年限從5年一換變?yōu)?年一換，省部級(jí)官員提升職務(wù)后，也不能換車，調(diào)動(dòng)后車跟人走。

芭比娃娃告別上海

據(jù)上海官方英文報(bào)紙《上海日?qǐng)?bào)》記載，風(fēng)靡世界的芭比娃娃全球首家旗艦店昨日在上海關(guān)門歇業(yè)，距傳奇玩偶芭比的52歲生日僅有兩天之遙。2年前的2009年3月6日，芭比娃娃所屬的美泰公司在申城繁華的淮海中路開設(shè)店面，并希望上海的經(jīng)驗(yàn)不久可以復(fù)制到中國(guó)其他地區(qū)。盡管芭比娃娃和美泰公司的其他產(chǎn)品在大洋彼岸銷量迅猛，但芭比娃娃旗艦店卻從未成為申城姑娘的最愛。

Education facing funding shortfall

Government expenditure on education will again fall short of 4 percent of GDP this year, the China Economic Weekly reports. This is despite a commitment made as early as 1993 in the Education Reform and Development Outline to raise education spending above the 4 percent threshold by the end of the century. Taking that as a starting point, in the decade from 2000 to 2009, the government accumulated a "debt" to education of 1684.3 billion yuan. In 2010, the Party Central Committee and State Council set yet another deadline for meeting the 4 percent target – 2012.

Officials to wait longer for new cars

Ministerial and provincial officials will have to keep their government-issued cars for eight years instead of five, according to Li Hong, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Beijing News reports. Even if officials are promoted they will be required to keep their current vehicles.

Barbie leaving Shanghai

Barbie Shanghai, the world's first flagship store for the world's most famous doll, closed its doors yesterday, just two days before the iconic toy's 52nd birthday, the Shanghai Daily reports. Parent company Mattel opened the store just two years ago, on Mar. 6, 2009, on Shanghai's bustling Huaihai Road. Mattel hoped to reach customers across China, but although sales of Barbie and other Mattel dolls have shown strong growth in the United States, the Shanghai store never became a popular attraction for girls.

(China.org.cn March 9, 2011)