China will offer global satellite navigation service by 2020

The BeiDou network consisting of 35 satellites for global navigation will be complete by 2020 and start services. Basic services to countries along the Silk Road economic belt and 21st-century maritime Silk Road will start in 2018, and be continuously enhanced as a...

China is number 2 in gene sequencing, after the USA

According to BBC research, the global gene sequencing market grew from US $ 8 million in 2007 to approximately US $ 4.5 billion in 2013 and will reach approximately US $ 11.7 billion by 2018. At present, Illumina holds over 70 % of the market share. China Bio news...

China starts construction of 1st polar research icebreaker

The construction of China’s first domestic-built polar research vessel and icebreaker in Shanghai is expected to give a boost to the nation’s polar expedition efforts. The vessel is scheduled to be completed in 2019, when it is expected to team-up with...