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World s first specialized robot system capable of being used in minimally invasive spine surgery was put into clinical trials in Xinqiao hospital in Chongqing on July 11. The robot system with complete independent intellectual property rights was jointly researched and developed ...
China's first Antarctic inland research station, the Kunlun Station, officially began operation on Feb. 2, 2009. (People.com.cn File Photo) China is planning to build a new station in the South Pole for scientific research in five to 15 years, which will be the country's fourth, ...
A remote-sensing satellite "Yaogan XI" is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of northwest China's Gansu Province at 10:42 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Sept. 22, 2010. The satellite was sent into space aboard a Long March 2-D carrier rocket, according to the center. ...
China will double its number of science communicators to four million by 2020, according to the Chinese Association for Science and Technology. The association will train and support professional communicators to work in rural areas and museums. It also hopes to boost the number ...
China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, the Tianhe-1A, which is capable of 2.57 quadrillion computing operations per second, pulling ahead of the United States in the global supercomputing race. File photo of China's world-leading supercomputer, Tianhe-1A. (Xinhua File ...
Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2010 shows the sinohydrosaurus fossil in Ottawa, Canada. A collection of 130 million years old fossils, smuggled from China into Canada seven years ago, was officially transferred to the Chinese government Tuesday, marking the country's first return of ...
Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially solve China's uranium supply problem, Chinese television reported on Monday. This Dec 26, 2008 file photo shows a huge construction site of the expansion project of the two ...
This undated handout, a computer-generated image provided by Chinese scientist Liu Jianni shows the probable appearance of the remarkable 520 million year old fossil Diania cactiformis in life discovered in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The legs are partially jointed and the ...
China's first low-to medium-speed magnetic levitation train (picture by Wu Hongdao) China's first low- to medium-speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train with full proprietary intellectual property rights began to run tests on June 15. The train came off the production line and ...
Space induced eggplant (left) and normal eggplant (right) Gansu Space-Breeding Engineering Center conducted first generation select breeding of 87 vegetables which were space induced along with satellite Shenzhou-7. Positive effects are observed in some mutations, according to ...
Banding Swan (C33) A banding swan (banding number C33) was discovered in wetland of county Guertu, Wusu city, Xinjiang Autonomous Region on May 27th, 2009. The local bird watch group traced that the swan was freed in north Mongolia in 2008 in an effort to map out its migration ...
The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), a national big science project of China, just received its official blessing and ready for full formal run on June. 4th. Located in Xinglong Observing Station, the National Astronomic Observatories of CAS, ...
USTC's robot playing football A robot developed by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) had its debut show at the RoboCup 2009 Exercise Competitions, China which took place from May 16 to 17 in Hefei, Anhui province. This is ...
Kexueyihao Expedition ship"Kexueyihao"sailed back to Qingdao after the completion of its 2009 inspection voyage (spring) on June 1, 2009. "Kexueyihao" set sail from Qingdao on May 15th to carry out scientific inspection in China's off-shore ocean. 47 scientists from the Institute ...
The Sevan Driller (Picture by Cai Youngjun) Nantong Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) completed the construction of a world class drilling unit called Sevan Driller on June 28, 2009. The 600 million dollar Sevan Driller is a 6th generation ...
Archeologist conducting a rescue excavation in the Zhoukoudian Caves (Picture by Luo Xiaoguang) China Wednesday began a rescue excavation in the Zhoukoudian Caves in a suburb of Beijing, where the skulls of "Peking Man," or Homo erectus, were found in the 1920s and 1930s. The ...
"Kexue-III", an expedition ship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), finished its offshore science voyage and returned to its base in China's eastern city Qingdao on June 23. Set sail on June 15 from Qingdao, "Kexue-III" conducted inspections including oceanographic ...
Glacier and snow coverage on Qilian Mountains, known as the lifeline of Gansu Corridor, has been shrinking drastically as a result of rising temperatures linked to global warming, a CAS researcher found recently with his team. Seated to the south of Hexi Corridor in northwest ...
On June 24,China formally starts a large-scale rescue excavation project in Zhoukoudian, 72 years after its last excavation efforts of comparable scale in 1937. Located 50 kilometres southwest to Beijing's city center, the legendary site boasts the discovery of Sinanthropus, also ...
Chinese paleontologists said Thursday the newly found fossilised skeleton in east China's Shandong Province may be the remains of a new species of dinosaur. The world's largest dinosaur fossil discovered in Zhucheng, Shandong province, China (Picture provided by netease.com) The ...
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Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
CHICAGO -- Chicago held a ceremony Friday at the landmark Daley Civic ...
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
The first day of the peace conference in Montreux, was marked by ...
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Three people have reportedly been killed in Ukraine's capital Kiev ...
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Financial reform in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone will ...
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Global economy is likely to gain ...
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
There’s been much talk of China at the World Economic Forum-and a ...
China's banks must evolve or perish
China's banks must evolve or perish
As China's traditional banks raise interest rates to claw back lost ...
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court has rejected a lawsuit ...
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
China's 77 major steel companies reported an average profit margin of ...
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi Winter Games
Injured Olympic champion Wang Meng has been ruled out of the 139...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...