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Students on the first day of the new semester in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on Sep 1, 2021.
PHOTO: AFP
BEIJING - Eight-year-old Wang Baofeng has been able to sleep in a little more after the new school term started on Wednesday (Sept 1).
The Primary 2 pupil now goes to school at 8.20am, half an hour later than before.
