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Chinese-LED Team Publishes "Flora of the Pan-Himalayas"

Dec 28, 2015

Three volumes of "Flora of the Pan-Himalayas" have been published as part of a project to understand the region's plant life, scientists said Saturday. Started in 2010, the compilation aims to provide scientific guidance for protecting ...

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China Unveil Software for Independent Nuclear Power Technology

Dec 28, 2015

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) made public the country's first software package tailored to its own nuclear power technology on Thursday, a crucial step for exporting nuclear construction. "This package covers the design, ...

Tags: Software, Nuclear Power Technology

China's Industrial Profit Decline Narrows in November

Dec 28, 2015

Profits of China's major industrial firms fell 1.4 percent year on year in November, narrowing from a 4.6-percent decline posted in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Sunday. Profits at industrial companies with ...

Tags: Industrial Profit, Decline

China's Forex Moves to Increase Volatility, Trading Volume

Dec 28, 2015

The latest changes to China's forex market management will increase yuan volatility and boost trading volumes, according to a leading Chinese investment firm. From Jan. 4, closing time for China's interbank foreign exchange market will be ...

Tags: Forex, Trading Volume

UBS Forecasts China Q4 Growth at 6.9 Pct

Dec 28, 2015

China's economic growth is expected to be unchanged in the fourth quarter of this year, but an improvement is still distant due to property weakness and excess capacity, according to the latest report from UBS. The Swiss banking group ...

Tags: UBS, China Q4

UAE, China Agree to Set up RMB Clearing Hub

Dec 28, 2015

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed an agreement with China to set up a clearing hub for the Chinese currency Yuan or Renminbi, local UAE media reported on Sunday. The UAE clearing hub for the Chinese currency, which will satisfy ...

Tags: RMB Clearing Hub

RMB's Upgrade to Reserve Currency "Good News": Ex-ambassador

Dec 28, 2015

The decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to confer the reserve currency status on China's renminbi (RMB), "is good news," a former Chilean diplomat said. "It's good news because it acknowledges the role that the Chinese ...

Tags: RMB's Upgrade, Reserve Currency

Chinese Lawmakers Give Nod to Registration-based Stock Listing

Dec 28, 2015

Chinese lawmakers on Sunday approved a State Council proposal for stock listing reform at the end of a bimonthly legislative session which began Monday in Beijing. The decision by the National People's Congress Standing Committee will ...

Tags: Stock Listing, Registration-based

Eastern China Ferrous Scrap Stable on Rising Price

Dec 28, 2015

After dropping for five consecutive weeks, ferrous scrap prices in eastern China remained stable for the second week following the recent increase in domestic rebar and seaborne iron ore prices. Platts assessed heavy melting scrap 6 mm ...

Tags: ferrous scrap, iron ore

BYD Stands as a World's Leading EV Manufacturer

Dec 27, 2015

By combing its solar panel business and energy storage sector, BYD delivered a truly zero-emission ecosystem to the world in 2011. Today, BYD makes itself one of the world’s leading EV manufacturers as it topped No.1 by selling most ...

Tags: BYD, EVs, Electric Buses, Battery

Gigabyte Lands Agent Rights for Nvidia Quadro

Dec 26, 2015

Gigabyte Technology has become a sales agent for Nvidia's Quadro-series graphics cards in the China market and will partner with Intel to push customized PC products using the graphics card series, hoping to boost their sales in China's DIY ...

Tags: Graphics Cards, PC Product

China to Sell 160,000 3D Printers in 2016

Dec 25, 2015

Shipment of 3D printers in the Chinese market is expected to reach 160,000 units in 2016, outperforming the U.S. market, market research firm IDC said on Tuesday. Mo Minyi, an analyst with IDC China, said despite sales' volume, China will ...

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Nuclear Power Plant to First Use Chinese-designed Hualong One Technology

Dec 25, 2015

Construction of the second unit of a pilot nuclear power project began in Fuqing, southeast China's Fujian Province on Tuesday. The project will use the domestically-developed third generation reactor Hualong One technology. Hualong One ...

Tags: Nuclear Power Plant, Hualong One Technology

Brain-like Computer Chip Developed by Chinese Scientists

Dec 25, 2015

The human brain is the world's most sophisticated computer, but a group of Chinese scientists have developed a computer chip that works much like the brain. Jointly developed by scientists from Hangzhou Dianzi University and Zhejiang ...

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China Develops Heavy-ion Medical Accelerator

Dec 25, 2015

Chinese researchers have developed a heavy-ion medical accelerator to be used in radiotherapy for cancer, researchers said Thursday. A recent test of the machine's beam was successful, marking the end of China's dependence on imported ...

Tags: Heavy-ion, Medical Accelerator