China has announced a ban on written exams for six and seven-year-olds ... But the education ministry said the pressure is harming the "physical and mental health" of pupils.

The Physical Health Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted in 1995 ... learn at least two ways of keeping fit and have a health examination every year. In this 15-year-long program ...

China's version of the American SAT and British A-level exams takes place in June every year. It's called the gaokao, and is known as one of the toughest exams in the world. Lots of western ...

In August China banned written exams for six and seven year olds. Officials warned at the time that students' physical and mental health was being harmed. In the last year the state has also ...