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Applicants for art academies reach a new high

The number of applicants for art academies in Beijing has reached a new high this year, making competition even fiercer, Xinhua News

Agency reported recently.

This year, the Central Academy of Drama plans to admit 573 students, while more than 67,000 candidates will sit for the exam. The number of applicants has increased by more than 16,000 compared with last year. In recent years, art colleges and universities have put more weight on candidates’ cultural literacy and comprehensive ability.

Video platforms urged to regulate bullet chat

Comments that fly across the video that you’re watching are popular in China. The China Netcasting Services Association recently released regulations on short video platforms, which highlights chat filters in real time. People’s Daily doubled down on the request for video platforms to better moderate chat. “It is beneficial to create better quality bullet chat if platforms review comments first before airing them,” it reported.

How to control and manage anger properly

Anger is a normal, healthy emotion. But it’s unhealthy when it flares up all the time or spirals out of control. Chronic, explosive anger has serious consequences for your relationships, health and state of mind. The good news is that getting anger under control is easier than you think. With insight about the real reasons for your anger and these anger management tools, you can learn to keep your temper from hijacking your life.