4,500 m deep-sea manned submersible put into operation

The „Shenhai Yongshi“ (Deep-Sea Warrior) can dive to 4,500 m and is considered an important stepping stone to China’s 10,000 m manned submersible which is presently under construction and set for explorations in the Mariana Trench in 2020. 95 % of the Shenhai Yongshi...

Practicising TCM becomes more regulated

As a counteraction to some unlawful practices in traditional Chinese medicine, in particular commercials in radio, TV and other media, the Standing Committee of Hebei Province People’s Congress recently passed the Regulations of Chinese Medicine in Hebei...

Bioremediation of polluted land becomes popular

A pioneer company in this field, Heijing Bioengineering Co. in Shanghai, uses soil sub-section repair methods to set up greenhouses on the restored land, planting more than 10 different kinds of plants such as alfalfa and wheat blueberry, and using different types of...

Hainan Airlines: first transpacific passenger flight using biofuel

Hainan Airlines flight HU497 departed from Beijing Capital Airport on Nov. 21 and landed 11 hrs later at Chicago O’Hare airport in the USA. It carried 186 passengers and 15 crew members. The biofuel used (Sinopec No. 1 jet fuel) was processed from coconut, palm,...