Technology and Scientific development of China

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Satellites to help Beijing expose fake afforestation
(Shanghai Daily, Aug. 21)

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's afforestation watchdog has said it will turn to satellite monitoring to expose fake green drives in the city and prevent the misuse of plantation funds, local media reported on Tuesday.

"To strengthen the supervision of our forest land management cost, we are planning to use five satellites over Beijing to monitor forest land," Deng Naiping, head of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Forestry, was quoted as saying by The Beijing News.

Deng, who was speaking at a conference of the city's forestry officials on Monday, said satellite monitoring will help expose embezzlement of plantation management funds. He said there have been reports of forestry officials in other cities making false claims of the plantation funds.

more: http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article...a.asp?id=90142


China unveils ambitious space projects
(China Daily, Aug. 22)

BEIJING -- China will launch several space projects, including a hard X-ray telescope for black hole studies, between 2014 and 2016, according to a senior Chinese astronomer.

Su Dingqiang, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former president of the Chinese Astronomical Society, revealed some details regarding the hard x-ray modulation telescope (HXMT), China's first space telescope, on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the International Astronomical Union (IAU)'s 28th General Assembly.

The hard X-ray band is a key waveband for high-energy astrophysics studies. Hard X-rays originate mostly from regions close to black holes and have high penetrative power, making them important tools for studying physical processes in extreme conditions, such as high matter density and high energy density.

more: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15694744.htm

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World's stargazers cluster in Beijing for conference
(China Daily, Aug. 21)

An increasing number of science and technology international conferences are being held in China, as the country’s scientific research and innovation capabilities and influence continue to grow.

The latest example is the 28th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, which is being held in Beijing from Monday to Aug 31. This is the first time China has hosted the triennial event since joining the organization in 1935.

"Over the past 30 years, since China adopted the reform and opening-up policies, it has not only opened its door for economic development, but also for exchanges in science and technology," Vice-President Xi Jinping said at the inaugural ceremony of the IAU meeting on Tuesday.

more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15694716.htm

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System makes local residents' TVs 'smart'
(Shanghai Daily, Aug. 23)

THE first thing that retired local housewife Xiao Anli does every morning is turn on her television. That's how she finds out which grocery store has the lowest price, how long she would need to wait at nearby hospitals and what the traffic and parking conditions are like around her home.

After entering her identity card number, she can also check her medical history and make appointments with doctors at hospitals in the area. She can also pay utility bills and even shop at a nearby supermarket through the TV, with products delivered to her home in 10 minutes.

"I think the services at a five-star hotel would be no greater than that," the 56-year-old Xiao told Shanghai Daily. Xiao's family and hundreds of other families in the Gumei Neighborhood of Shanghai's Minhang District became the first local families to gain access to a "Smart Community" network as the district government signed a contract with China Telecom yesterday.

more: http://www.shanghaidaily.org/nsp/Met...2BTVs%2Bsmart/


China's emergency alert system construction picks up speed
(Shanghai Daily, Aug. 24)

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said on Friday that it has accelerated the building of its emergency alert publishing system.

Sun Jian, director of CMA's Public Weather Service Center and also head of CMA's emergency alert publishing system, told Xinhua that the country aims to build a multi-tier platform, including one state-level, 31 provincial-level and 342 municipal-level platforms. That will improve the function of the publishing system.

The aim of the project is to ensure residents receive a warning within 10 minutes after messages are released via the Internet, text messages, telephone, fax, radio, electronic screen, loudspeaker in rural areas, marine radio and other channels, Sun said.

more: http://www.shanghaidaily.org/article...a.asp?id=90852

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China to promote audio-video coding standard
(China Daily, Aug. 25)

BEIJING, August 24 (Xinhua) -- China will promote the application and industrialization of its self-developed audio-video coding standard (AVS+) in broadcasting and television, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said Friday.

The implementation fo the AVS+ standard will meet increased demand for new broadcasting technologies, such as high-definition TV and 3D TV, SARFT said.

more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/...t_6820059.html

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Timeline for China's space research revealed
(China Daily, Aug. 31)

BEIJING - A senior Chinese astronomer on Friday revealed a timeline for China's planned program of space research.

In an interview with Xinhua, Zhang Shuangnan, an astrophysicist at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said key developments will include China launching its first space telescope around 2015 and the country's space station being completed around 2020.

Speaking at the sidelines of the 28th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, being held in Beijing from August 20-31, he said the space station will become a platform to study black holes, dark matter and dark energy.

more: http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/chin...t_15725301.htm


China to artificially breed rare golden monkeys
(China Daily, Aug. 31)

WUHAN - China is expected to set up the country's first artificial breeding base for the endangered golden monkeys within the year.

The base will be set up in the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in Central China's Hubei province, which is home to about 1,200 golden monkeys, according to the reserve's management bureau's research institute.

The base will help increase the population of the endangered golden monkeys in Shennongjia by conquering key technical problems, said Yang Jingyuan, director with the institute. Regarded as China's "state treasure," just like giant pandas, golden monkeys are classified as under top level protection.

more: http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/chin...t_15722549.htm


Seawater desalinization plan launched
(China Daily, Aug. 29)

The Ministry of Science and Technology on Aug 29 released the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) for the scientific and technological development of seawater desalinization.

Under the plan, an innovative system for seawater desalinization has to be created during the period, and desalinization technology should reach an advanced level.

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Shanghai to promote homegrown satellite navigation services
(China Daily, Sept. 12)

Shanghai is seeking to market a homegrown satellite navigation technology by setting up a navigation and positioning platform and an inspection center, sources said.

The Shanghai Beidou Satellite Navigation Platform Co Ltd was introduced, as well as the Beidou (Shanghai) positioning service platform and Shanghai Beidou navigation and positioning service product inspection center, on Sept 11, according to the Shanghai-based Wenhui News.

Beidou (Compass) Navigation Satellite System is a global satellite positioning and communication system that was developed by China. The system is expected to begin offering services to customers in the Asia-Pacific region by the end of this year.

more: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15753855.htm


China launches two satellites for navigation system
(China Daily, Sept. 19)

XICHANG, Sichuan - China successfully launched another two satellites into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 3:10 am Beijing Time Wednesday, the launch center said.

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Hu sees major role for science
(China Daily, Sept. 19)

President Hu Jintao focused on sectors that will play a major role in science and technology during a keynote speech in Tianjin on Tuesday to the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.

The academy, based in Italy, changed its name in 2004 from Third World Academy of Sciences. It is an umbrella organization for leaders in the science and technology field in developing countries. Hu, in his address to the academy, highlighted the breakthrough potential for prime research fields, including biology, energy and space technology.

Hu pointed out that in 2006 China published a science and technology development plan plotting strategy up to 2020. This listed projects that will ensure China plays a leading role in the sector, Hu said.

more: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15767248.htm


Software allows Chinese dialect to be typed into computer
(China Daily, Sept. 12)

Software that can be used to input into a computer Chinese based on the pronunciation of the dialect spoken in eastern Guangdong province, in cities such as Chaozhou and Shantou, has been downloaded nearly 50,000 times.

The software was uploaded by Zhan Dongrong and Wu Yongna, husband and wife in Jieyang, eastern Guangdong, on July 22, according to the Guangzhou-based New News Express.

more: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15753814.htm

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We are not alone
(China Daily, Sept. 18)

Space exploration has become a national priority for China — and a Hong Kong scientist appointed to an international body searching for alien life says he is confident many of us will live to see the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life.

It was at the opening of the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Beijing that it dawned upon Professor Sun Kwok, the University of Hong Kong's dean of science, just how seriously China takes the quest for space exploration.

To the surprise and delight of Kwok and his colleagues, the assembly at the end of August was opened by the country's Vice-President Xi Jinping who made it clear China was determined to be not only a world leader but a pioneer in intergalactic affairs too.

more: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15766057.htm


China has no timetable for manned moon landing: chief scientist
(China Daily, Sept. 19)

TIANJIN, September 19 (Xinhua) -- A senior scientist working on China's lunar orbiter project said Wednesday that China has not yet created a timetable for its manned moon landing program.

"Putting a man on the moon involves a very complicated systematic program with many technical challenges to solve, including those related to conducting space walks, docking, staying on the moon and returning," Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist for the lunar orbiter project, said at a conference of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World held in north China's city of Tianjin.

"China won't carry out a manned moon landing until it masters all of these crucial technologies," said Ouyang, who is also an academician with the Chinese Academy of Science.

more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/...t_7054552.html

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Fresh talent program to boost sci-tech
(China Daily, Sept. 20)

BEIJING - The Chinese government has launched a ten-year campaign to cultivate more than 10,000 talented individuals in scientific and technological fields in its latest effort to consolidate a foundation for the country's development.

The project, titled "National Plan for the Special Support of High-level Talent," aims to support 100 scientists who have made breakthroughs in leading fields and have the potential to become "world-class scientists," according to a statement released Wednesday after a meeting of the Central Coordination Group for Talent Work.

Other talent to be aided in the program will include 8,000 people who have made innovative achievements in science and technology, as well as leading figures in the philosophical and social sciences, education and engineering.

more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15769528.htm


China, ASEAN launch sci-tech partner plan
(China Daily, Sept. 22)

NANNING - China and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have launched a plan that will see them cooperate in fields of science and technology.

More than 300 entrepreneurs and scholars from China and ASEAN countries attended a launch ceremony on Saturday in Nanning, capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on the sidelines of the ninth China-ASEAN Expo.

"Science and technology are major powers for economic growth, and scientific cooperation has played a great role in solving some important problems," Suyoi Haji Osman, Brunei's minister of development, said.

more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15775684.htm

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Tibet University builds medical lab with Germany
(China Daily, Sept. 21)

Tibet University and University of Giessen in Germany signed an agreement to co-build a high-altitude medical lab and cooperate in teacher trainings, student exchange and medical research, on Sept 17, 2012. A million euro worth of medical equipment will be invested in the future and the program is expected to start within a year, according to the German side.

The International Department of the Central Committee of the CPC invited a delegation of the Social Party of Germany (SPD) to Tibet in August 2011. It was led by Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, member of the SPD Presidium, Hessian SPD regional chairman and leader of the party bloc in the Hessian state parliament.

The delegation saw the geographic advantage and the academic potential of the cooperation. After visiting the medical school of Tibet University, the delegates came up with the idea of building a lab together to focus on lung disease research.

more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/busines...t_15774552.htm


Chinese Hospital Introduces Hands-Free Automatic Sperm Extractor
(Medical Daily, Sept. 22)

A hospital in China is introducing a sperm extractor to help men who have infertility problems. The hands-free device has an adaptable massager that can be adjusted according to the person's height.

A website that's selling the machine for $2,800 says "it can give patients very comfortable feeling."
The machine can be used by men who have fertility issues and can't donate sperms in the old fashioned way, says Zhu Guoxin, director of the urology department at the Zhengzhou Central Hospital.

The machine is pink, blue and gray colored and the user can adjust temperature, amplitude, frequency and speed. The machine has a display screen and a surround sound system, Chinahush reported. The sperm extractor has been introduced in Nanjing, China. According to media reports, the entry about the sperm extractor on weibo.com has gone viral.

More: http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles...xGE5m7dRh6Y.99

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China aims to become world leading technological power by 2049
(Beijing Shots/Xinhua, Sept. 24)

China aims to become a world technological power by 2049 and strives to be a leading nation in innovation and scientific development, according to a government document released on Sunday.

The document, released by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, or the Cabinet, outlines opinions on “deepening technological system reform and accelerating national innovation system construction” and sets the goal for the country to be “in the ranks of innovative nations” by 2020.

The document urged efforts to deepen the reform of scientific and technological systems and step up the building of a national innovative system so as to lay a foundation for the country to become a technological power when celebrating the centennial anniversary of People’s Republic of China in 2049.

more: http://www.beijingshots.com/2012/09/...power-by-2049/


Authorities working on early warning system
(China Daily, Sept. 3)

Meteorological authorities across China have been cooperating with telecommunication companies to send early warnings of meteorological disasters, officials said amid a new round of torrential rains that hit a large part of the country.

The China Meteorological Administration has signed cooperation agreements with China Unicom, one of the country’s biggest telecommunication companies, and China Telecom, another giant in the field, to improve the dissemination of early warnings and enable more people to receive the information, Chen Zhenlin, chief of the department of emergency response, disaster mitigation and public services at the administration, told the Beijing Times on Sunday.

Meteorological authorities in 17 provincial-level regions, including Hebei, Shanxi, Jilin and Jiangsu, can now send text messages to residents when an orange or red warning is issued. Chinese meteorological authorities use a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red being the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_15727386.htm

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Chinese Hospital Introduces Hands-Free Automatic Sperm Extractor
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Great articles by the way.

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Originally Posted by Heludin

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Great articles by the way.

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China 1st 40,000-ton Die-forging Hydraulic Press in Service
(SinoCast, September 25)

SHANGHAI -- China's first 40,000-ton die-forging hydraulic press came into use in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on September 24. China becomes another country owning large die-forging hydraulic press after Germany, the US, France and Russia

more: http://www.sinocast.com/readbeatarticle.do?id=82498


China launches civilian technology satellites
(Xinhua, October 14)

TAIYUAN -- China successfully launched the Practice-9 A and Practice-9 B satellites into space at 11:25 a.m. Sunday, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center said.

The satellites, launched from the center in north China's Shanxi Province, were boosted by a Long March-2C carrier rocket and sent into a predetermined orbit.

more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/ch..._131905270.htm

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China tests world's fastest alpine railway
(Xinhua, October 8)

HARBIN -- China on Monday showcased the world's first alpine high-speed rail line, which threads through the country's three northeastern provinces.

A test train departed from Harbin West Station, located in the capital of Heilongjiang Province, on Monday morning for Dalian, a port city in Liaoning Province.

With a trial speed averaging 300 km per hour, the train completed the 921-kilometer journey in about four hours.

more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/ch..._131892978.htm


Ancient man in SW China ate pandas: scientist
(Xinhua, October 13)

CHONGQING -- Giant pandas, China's "national treasures," were once delicious food for ancient man living in the country's southwest, a Chinese scientist has said.

Pandas were eaten by prehistoric man who inhabited in the area of today's Chongqing Municipality, where the cuddly creatures once teemed, paleoanthropologist Wei Guangbiao told Chongqing Morning Post in a recent interview.

"We have studied many samples of the panda fossils excavated in Chongqing from the sites where humans once lived," said Wei. "A large number of them showed that pandas were once slashed to death by man."

more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/ch..._123819105.htm

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China's R&D expenditure expected to top 1 trln yuan

China's spending on research and development (R&D) in 2012 is expected to surpass 1 trillion yuan (160.8 billion U.S. dollars) as the country has been pushing for a more innovation-driven economy, according to official statistics released Saturday.

The expenditure will bring the proportion of R&D funds in the country's gross domestic output (GDP) to 2 percent, Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang said at a national science and technology work conference.

Businesses invested the most in R&D, accounting for 74 percent of the total, according to official statistics.

Wan said that China's innovation capability has been greatly boosted in the past five years, with scientific progress contributing 51.7 percent to the nation's economic growth in 2011, compared with 48.8 percent in 2008.

http://www.china.org.cn/china/2013-0...t_27740488.htm

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NBS released more accurate numbers for annual R&D activities:

R&D spendings in 2012: 1.024 trillion yuan
R&D spendings as a percentage of GDP in 2012: 1.97%

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China builds world's fastest supercomputer

BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese supercomputer producer announced Monday that China has once again built the world's fastest supercomputer, capable of performing 33.86 quadrillion operations per second, surpassing the U.S. Titan supercomputer.

The Tianhe-2 has a peak performance speed of 54.9 quadrillion operations per second, according to the National University of Defense Technology, which built the computer.

The computer's predecessor, the Tianhe-1A, was the world's fastest supercomputer from November 2010 to June 2011, when it was surpassed by Japan's K computer.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/202936/8287757.html

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