C919 Comes with Flying Colors

C919 concluded its first commercial flight, making China the third in the world to have produced its own commercial large passenger aircraft, after the U.S. and Europe.

Ramping up Sci-tech Popularity

China's 29th National Science and Technology Week ran from May 20 to 31 across the country. It featured China's major sci-tech achievements in recent years including a series of activities such as science popularization events, by liaising with relevant departments and localities.

China's Contributions to Global Health

The Chinese delegation to the World Health Assembly (WHA) held a media briefing in Geneva on May 20, saying that it will fully participate in the deliberations on more than 70 topics this year, including prevention and response to public health emergencies, universal health coverage, non-communicable diseases, and the 2024-2025 planning and budgeting programme.

Scientific Expedition to Protect Roof of the World

On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, 8,830 meters above sea level, stands the world's highest weather station. Set up in May 2022 by Chinese scientists a few steps away from Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, the station had its first visit from a scientific expedition on May 23, to gather information and conduct maintenance.

Cangzhou Iron Lion Roars For Millennia

Nature Index: China Ranks First

The latest Nature Index data show that Chinese authors made the greatest contribution to high-quality natural science research in 2022, ranking first for the first time in terms of share of publications in high-quality journals, surpassing the United States.

STB Project: Replicable Model for Agricultural Cooperation

Science and Technology Backyard (STB) was originally put forward by China Agricultural University (CAU) in 2009 as a new model for nurturing postgraduate students who study agriculture within the country. One of the criteria was that students had to stay in rural areas for two years to deal with grass roots situations farmers face daily.

Saline-Alkali Land to Yield More Crops

China has been gathering advantageous resources for efficient management of saline-alkali land. Its efforts have witnessed progress in terms of the comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land nationwide.

Setting the Bronze Standard

The Qin bronze chariots refer to two sets of large painted bronze models of chariots and horses, and their carriages, excavated in 1980 from the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor, Qin Shi Huang (247-220 BC), in Lintong, Shaanxi province.

EAST: Potent Future Energy Source

In April, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), China's "artificial sun," realized a 403 -second steady -state long -pulse high confinement mode plasma operation, a world record and a concrete step forward towards the exploration of clean energy generated by nuclear fusion.

Ecological Restoration Path with Chinese Characteristics

Thumbs Up for Young Researchers

The forum showcased young researchers' achievements and vitality.

Impressive Contributions of Three Gorges Project

Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station, or Three Gorges Project, on Yangtze River, serves as a critical water-control system with a range of functions including flood control, electricity generation, shipping and water-resource utilization, according to data released by China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG).

The Great Wall: One of Seven Wonders on Earth

Zhaozhou Bridge: Crystallization of Ancient Engineering Technology

Frontier Technologies Lead VR's Tangible Development

VR, AR and mixed reality (MR) provide users with a virtual experience, but there are some technical differences: VR is the use of a computer's simulation ability to create a three -dimensional space of a virtual world.

Youth on Tech | Will AI Surpass Human Intelligence？

Weeks ago on April 11, the Cyberspace Administration of China unveiled draft regulations for products and services that use generative artificial intelligence. This software structure, like the one behind ChatGPT, is upgrading the content creation of AI, making it analogous to a human being even more than in any other historical time.

Deepwater Gas Production Becomes Smarter

The world's first 100,000-ton-level deepwater semi-submersible gas production and storage platform, Deep Sea No.1, has been operational since June 2021. To date, it has produced over 4.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas and transported over 450,000 cubic meters of gas condensate.

Brilliant Glazed Roof of Forbidden City

Youth on Tech | Preventing the Next Pandemic

During the 2023 World Immunization Week (April 24 to 30), four guests in different specializations offered their insights on how to prevent the next pandemic, covering vaccine development, traditional Chinese medicine practice, international scientific collaboration, and guide for individuals.