China: 1949-2019

Artificial intelligence adoption gathering momentum in China

Artificial intelligence adoption by Chinese businesses has outpaced the global average thanks to increased spending on research and development and industry growth, said a PwC report.

China preparing for space station missions

The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced Monday that the core module of the country's space station, the Long March-5B carrier rocket and its payloads will be sent to the launch site in the second half of this year, to make preparations for the space station missions.

China to build 'medical school' for relics protection

China will build its first school dedicated to training professionals for relics repair and restoration, an official of the Palace Museum said Sunday.

China's social endowment insurance covers over 523 mln people

China's social endowment insurance for rural and urban residents has covered over 523 million people by the end of 2018, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS).

China leads world in disease emergency handling capability

China's capability in preventing and controlling disease emergencies is leading the world, former director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun said Sunday.

China to run driverless maglev trains at 200 kph in 2020

China will roll off a new generation of self-developed driverless maglev trains with a designed speed of 200 km per hour in early 2020, according to its lead developer.

China to open Chang'e-4 lunar probe data to world

China will gradually open data collected by the Chang'e-4 lunar probe to the world, the country's lunar program chief designer said.

Scientists make breakthrough in gene editing

Scientists from Shanghai have established a method, which they claim to be the most effective and complete in the world so far, of conducting off-target analysis in gene editing, a prospective medical treatment approach for rare diseases.

China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes to work after lunar night

The rover and the lander of the Chang'e-4 probe have resumed work after "sleeping" during their second lunar night on the far side of the moon.

Beidou launches planned this year as rollout nearly complete

China will send 8 to 10 more satellites for the Beidou Navigation Satellite System into space this year, as it nears the completion of launching all the medium-earth-orbit satellites, the China Satellite Navigation Office said on Tuesday.