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- China to conduct 40-plus space launches in 2021
- China is expected to conduct more than 40 space launches in 2021, according to a report released by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation on Wednesday.
- China to promote equitable global distribution of vaccines
- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Thursday said dozens of countries have approved the emergency use of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines, and China will continue to promote the equitable global distribution of vaccines.
- China's online mediation platform faces surging applications
- Nearly 5.2 million disputes were resolved in 2020 on China's online mediation platform with a success rate of 65 percent, saving more people the bother of going to court, according to the Supreme People's Court (SPC).
- China-developed hydrogen-fueled hybrid locomotive rolls off assembly line
- The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive, designed by CRRC Datong Co., Ltd, rolled off the production line on Jan. 27, marking a key breakthrough in China's hydrogen energy utilization technology and railway locomotive equipment.
- Second-hand shopping, brand new happiness
- Buying and selling second-hand goods is becoming mainstream in China, with many considering it to be a modern and green lifestyle now.
- Beijing 2022 unveils Olympic torch
- Beijing 2022 celebrates 1 year to go with reveal of Olympic torch.
- Olympic venues ready for Beijing 2022
- China is getting closer to accomplishing its "Winter Olympic dream" as the one-year countdown to the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games begins.
- China adds 517 types of wildlife to state protection list
- China has added another 517 species and classes of animals to its list of wildlife under special state protection, an official statement said Friday.
- China develops tentacle-like robot to clear space debris
- Removing trash in space will now be easier thanks to a China-developed continuum robotic arm.
- China opens virtual Spring Festival celebration
- A festive event open to the globe to celebrate the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, kicked off on Thursday in Beijing.
- Chinese researchers develop machine for desert control
- Chinese researchers have developed a walk-behind paving machine that can more efficiently "plant" straw nets in desert areas to combat desertification.
- China gets two more International Cities of Peace
- Two more places in China have become International Cities of Peace, the organization announced on Wednesday.
- China's Mars probe travels 450M km
- China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 has traveled more than 450 million km and reached about 170 million km from Earth, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
- China has nearly 1B internet users
- The number of China's internet users hit 989 million by the end of last year, an increase of 85.4 million from March 2020, according to a report on China's internet development.
- Qinghai creates 145,100 posts for ecological conservation
- Qinghai Province in northwest China, dubbed "the water tower of China," has created 145,100 public posts engaged in ecological conservation, authorities said Tuesday.
- China's daily COVID-19 testing capacity hits 15 million
- China's COVID-19 nucleic acid testing capacity has hit 15 million samples per day, according to an SCIO briefing on Wednesday.
- China administers 23 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
- Nearly 23 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in China as of Jan. 26, an official from the National Health Commission said at an SCIO briefing held in Beijing on Wednesday.
- From farm to table: Smart tech breathes new life into traditional businesses in China
- From restaurants staffed by robots to unmanned farms, new tech is gradually changing Chinese people's lives for the better.
- Black water cleanup in cities beats target
- China managed to clean up the vast majority of black and smelly water bodies in its major cities by the end of last year, beating a target set two years ago, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.
- Chinese space station module passes key factory review
- The core module of China's planned space station and other key components recently passed a factory review, pushing the space station's construction into the "implementation phase."
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- The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Thursday adopted a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).