China launches learning app for middle, primary school students

Primary students do homework at an after-school care center in Yuping Dong autonomous county in Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Feb 27, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING – China has launched a mobile app to provide middle and primary school students with more convenient ways to study online amid COVID-19 resurgence, according to the Ministry of Education.

The app is based on a website learning platform, utilizing the same resources as the website such as course teaching, after-school services, and family education, said the ministry.

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It also includes more interactive elements, as students who encounter problems in learning can communicate with teachers through the app, the ministry added.