China should include computer programming in its basic education curriculum to support its ambitions of becoming a tech powerhouse in areas such as artificial intelligence, NetEase founder and ...

Text-based programming languages like CSS, Java and Python, and block-based programming languages like Scratch, Scratch Jr and Snap. Martha Mutisya from KICD said coding is profitable to learners.

"So most programs that introduce coding in fourth grade and up, it's great, but they are coming kind of late to the party," she says. The project was funded by a $1.3 million grant from the ...