China’s markets go IT and becomes global

In stark contrast to the previous generation of Chinese companies that focused on domestic growth until the market became saturated, emerging startups are better at coming up with their own ideas and better aware of the opportunities abroad. By the end of last year,...

China in 2016 spent 2.1 % of its GDP on R&D

According tot he Ministry of Science and Technology, the spending reached 1.54 trillion yuan (233 billion USD) last year, with over 78 % coming from enterprises. S&T-related contributions contributed 56 % to China’s economic growth in 2016. CAS news release,...

BGI study reveals microbial flora in female reproductive system

The research group of JIA Huijue at Shenzhen’s BGI found that special microbiota exist in the reproductive system of healthy females which may be used as biomarkers for certain diseases. They analyzed the microorganisms in six regions of 110 healthy women of...