An 18-year-old Shanghai student, Wu Yulun, secretly traveled with a friend to Guangxi, a flood-stricken region in southwestern China, to join volunteer relief efforts after completing his gaokao, telling his parents he was on holiday.
Han Yaping, an 18-year-old from a disadvantaged rural family in Henan, China, achieved a top score of 699/750 on the gaokao. Despite offers from leading universities and attention from live-streamers offering financial aid, she declined their support.
A single mother in Sichuan, China, who left school after Primary One, works as a steel tube carrier to support her daughter, Liu Fang. Liu Fang achieved a top score in the national college entrance exam (gaokao), indicated by a score block, which grants her direct offers from top universities.
Female candidates taking China's gaokao exam are facing increasing attention online regarding the challenge of having their periods overlap with the test dates. An estimated 30% of female candidates may experience this, leading some to seek contraceptives or folk remedies to postpone their periods.
AI-generated videos, some using deepfakes of deceased educators, are spreading 'prediction' content for China's 2026 college entrance exam essays, causing anxiety among students and parents. The Ministry of Education warns against such tactics, emphasizing the exam's focus on critical thinking over rote memorization.
Chinese authorities debunked several online rumors including a flood breaking a bridge in Hubei, a fire in Anhui, misinterpretations of new driving rules, online bullying of a village official, and college entrance exam scams. Perpetrators in most cases faced administrative penalties.
