Sci-Tech July 5, 2019

China's lunar orbiter captures Earth's images during solar eclipse

A microsatellite developed by the Harbin Institute of Technology in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, which is now orbiting the moon, took photos of Earth during the solar eclipse in the early hours of Wednesday (Beijing time).

Around China July 1, 2019

Various new and old bridges built along Sichuan-Tibet Highway

Along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, there are various new and old bridges. Crossing mountains and rivers, these bridges are not only the key junctions on this line, but also splendid landscapes. Over the past 60 years, the highway and the bridges along it have been continuously upgraded and perfected, which has become a miniature of the highway traffic development in China.

Around China June 28, 2019

Main tower of world's largest road-rail cable-stayed bridge built

Around China June 26, 2019

West control tower of Daxing Int'l Airport put into use

Around China June 25, 2019

China's first cross-Yellow River metro line begins trial operation

Sci-Tech June 25, 2019

China launches new BeiDou satellite

China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 2:09 a.m. Tuesday.

Around China June 24, 2019

China's first railway through desert

The Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, which began operating in 1958, is an artery linking northern China to northwestern regions, and passes through the Tengger Desert.

Around China June 24, 2019

Water discharging from Three Gorges Dam in C China's Hubei

Water discharged from the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze River, in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, on June 23.

Sci-Tech June 20, 2019

China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-3 crosses equator

Sci-Tech June 18, 2019

China continues to claim most supercomputers on Top500 list

Around China June 18, 2019

Mega hydropower project in SW China to begin operation in 2020

Wudongde hydropower station, which will be China's fourth largest and the world's seventh largest hydropower project upon completion, is scheduled to start power generation in August 2020, local construction bureau said Tuesday.

Around China June 17, 2019

First test run for train on line to Beijing's new Daxing airport

The first phase of a new subway line connecting downtown Beijing to the new international airport under construction south of the city saw its first test run on Saturday, indicating that preparations for the opening of Beijing Daxing International Airport in September are in full swing, according to local officials.

Sci-Tech June 17, 2019

New Beijing airport to embrace smart technologies

From facial recognition to real-time baggage tracking, Beijing Daxing International Airport has embraced the latest smart technologies to improve passenger experience, an official at the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said at a news conference on Thursday.

Around China June 14, 2019

Demonstration zone for China-SCO local economic and trade co-op in Qingdao

Take a look at the Qingdao multimodal transportation center at a demonstration zone for China-SCO local economic and trade cooperation in Jiaozhou city, east China's Shandong province.

Sci-Tech June 14, 2019

First batch of cooperation projects aboard China space station released

Around China June 11, 2019

Three newly-built bridges over Fenhe River open to public in Taiyuan

Three newly-built bridges over the Fenhe River have recently opened to the public in Taiyuan.

Sci-Tech June 11, 2019

China's lunar rover travels over 212 meters on moon's far side

China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 212.99 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration on the virgin territory.

Sci-Tech June 5, 2019

China launches first rocket into space from platform at sea

China carried out the country's first seaborne space launch on Wednesday, from a platform in its territorial waters in the Yellow Sea, opening a new chapter in its space industry.

Around China June 4, 2019

Chengdu sees busier int'l rail freight transport

The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu saw busier international rail freight transport in the January-May period of this year, as demand for both imports and exports increased.

Sci-Tech June 3, 2019

World's largest silent research vessel delivered in Shanghai

The world's largest silent research vessel Dongfanghong No. 3 was delivered in Shanghai on May 30.

Around China June 3, 2019

Submarine cable construction completes in Zhoushan, China's Zhejiang

With the last section of the submarine cable being towed to Dapengshan Island, the submarine cable construction completed on Sunday in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province.

Around China May 31, 2019

Karamay-Tacheng railway opens

The railway connecting Karamay and Tacheng, two cities in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, opened Thursday morning as the K9858 train left Tacheng for Urumqi.

Around China May 31, 2019

Main structure of Zhangjiakou Station basically completed

Around China May 30, 2019

Zhangjiakou Olympic venues to be ready for test events by year-end

Competition venues in Zhangjiakou, the northern co-host city of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, will meet the standards for holding test events by the end of this year.

Around China May 30, 2019

Beijing sets up US$724M fund for 5G mobile tech efforts

Beijing on Wednesday set up a 5 billion yuan (US$724 million) fund to spur development of the fifth-generation or 5G mobile technology industry, its latest effort to gain an edge in the commercialization of 5G tech.

Sci-Tech May 29, 2019

China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for sixth lunar day

Sci-Tech May 28, 2019

China's research vessel probes seamounts in Mariana Trench

China's research vessel KEXUE (Science) on Monday started to explore a series of seamounts in the south of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place of the earth.

Society May 27, 2019

China to popularize use of ETC

Chinese authorities will popularize the use of electronic toll collection (ETC) devices on freeways partly to reduce emissions and logistics costs, according to a Ministry of Transport circular.

Environment May 27, 2019

Northwest China's Xinjiang to step up afforestation for ecological protection

Sci-Tech May 23, 2019

China unveils 600 kph maglev train prototype

China on Thursday rolled off the production line a prototype magnetic-levitation train with a designed top speed of 600 km per hour in the eastern city of Qingdao.