China sends Xueying 601 fixed-wing aircraft to South Pole

Dec 2, 2015

On a route from Canada via the British research station „Rothera“, the aircraft and 3 crew membeers arrived at the South Pole and continued to the Chinese research station „Zhongshan“ close to Princess Elisabeth land. So far, only the US, UK and Germany own...

CAS maps urbanization of China

Dec 2, 2015

The CAS Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research has set up a China Land Use/Cover database (CLUD) in 1990. Analysis of the data shows that between 1990 and 2010, urban and industrial land use doubled from 48.500 to 90.800 square km. Lead author...

Deep-sea bioresources laboratory inaugurated in Qingdao

Dec 2, 2015

The laboratory will be operated by the Shandong Institute of Oceanography and by Deep Sea Biological Technology Co. in Yantai city. An initial focus will be on biologically active peptides as base materials for drugs and vaccines. China Bio news release, December 2,...

Shanghai’s COMAC delivers first Chinese-built regional jet

Nov 30, 2015

The Xiangfeng (Flying Phoenix) is a 90-passenger capacity twin-engine jet, with a standard range of 2,220 kilometers. Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC), which was bought by Chengdu Airlines, says it has received more than 300 orders from 19...