News Plus慢速英语:2014年来华留学生近38万人 雅虎全面撤离中国

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Almost 380,000 overseas students came to study on the Chinese mainland last year, a 6 percent increase over the previous year.
The students came from 200 countries and regions around the world. The number of students coming from Oceania and Africa increased dramatically, but those coming from the Americas fell slightly.
More than 6,000 students came from Oceania, a 32 percent increase year-on-year, while the number of those from Africa was 42,000, an increase of 25 percent over the previous year.
Some students say they came to study in China because they were attracted by the country's political and economic development.
30-year-old James Mwita, from Kenya, said China has a system that is working, and its political system is efficient. China's economic and social developments are impressive, and he added that he hopes his country can emulate them.
You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing.
Search engine giant Yahoo is set to completely exit from China this year, after the U.S.-based technology company said it was shutting its research and development center in Beijing.
The company's decision to end its only physical presence in the Chinese mainland will probably eliminate as many as 300 jobs.
The employees, mostly engineers, are scheduled to be relieved from their posts by the end of March.
The Chinese mainland has not been a major part of Yahoo's strategy for many years, even though the company has good legacy businesses in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The company has been under increasing pressure from shareholders to reduce costs and improve profits.
Yahoo's other two facilities, headquartered in California and India, have also been affected by job cuts in recent months.
This year has been tough for foreign technology companies operating on the Chinese mainland. They face increasing competition from stronger local firms. In February, Microsoft announced that it would close two factories and lay off around 9,000 workers. Also in February, social gaming company Zynga decided to close its studio in Beijing.