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  Visitors check out a medical recovery large model during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 5. Ten years ago, as a student at the School of Communication at the University of Miami, the United States, I was most impressed by how easy it was to make an appointment with a doctor at the campus health center, compared to my hometown Beijing. The whole process was highly digitalized, quick and smooth. Entering the center, I registered on a machine, received a number, and waited to be called. Within a few minutes, a nurse took me to a primary inquiry room, asking about my symptoms. Then, without having to wait, I got a triage and was taken to the doctor's room. The diagnosis and treatment processes subsequently were also smooth affairs, with all my health records stored digitally. Unfortunately, 12,000 kilometers away in China , we were relying on handwritten medical records back then. This was especially difficult if a patient had to revisit, as they nee...

  BEIJING - Just like many other fields, intellectual property (IP) development in China is currently undergoing a transition, seeing a greater focus on quality rather than a simple scale expansion. The latest efforts from China's top IP regulator were presented at a press conference on Monday, highlighting how this significant shift contributes to economic growth and international engagement. Innovative growth Shen Changyu, head of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), noted the progress China has made in generating high-value IP, a key indicator of a country's innovation performance. With a population of 1.4 billion, China's ownership of high-value invention patents had climbed to 12.9 patents per 10,000 people by June this year, surpassing the national target set for the end of 2025. Certain high-value patents produced by universities and research institutions have already been utilized in advanced, smart and green industries. And the contribut...

  A series of cooperation agreements in the healthcare sector are signed between the Fuzhou government and Fujian Investment and Development Group, and Fujian Electronics and Information Group at the China Southeast Big Data Industrial Cooperation Conference in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on April 25. Fuzhou identifies healthcare big data as enormous amounts of data involving healthcare and wellness generated by government agencies and healthcare institutions and collected via the internet, the internet of things and third party entities. The data covers the full lifespan of all populations and is critical for the security of national public health and bio-information. The trial measure regulates the collection, management and sharing of such data, with the aim of pushing for the public use of healthcare data in a legal, orderly method. It also intends to facilitate the transmission from big data resources to products and services to realize the core value of the industry. Accordin...

  The 8th China-South Asia Exposition is being held from July 23 to 28 in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province.  BEIJING — The 8th China-South Asia Exposition, which opened on Tuesday and will close on Sunday in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and the Yunnan provincial government. It is one of the most important events for economic and trade exchanges between China and South Asian nations this year, said Vice-Minister of Commerce Li Fei at a news conference in Beijing on July 9. The expo was first held in Kunming in 2013, the year when China first put forward the Belt and Road Initiative. Li said that over the past 11 years, China and South Asian countries have deepened practical cooperation in various fields, and maintained a sound momentum of development in economic and trade exchanges, delivering benefits to all people involved. The expo features industries with great potential for cooperation with South A...

  China starts construction of the No 1 power unit of its Xudapu Nuclear Power Plant in the country's northeastern province of Liaoning, Nov 15, 2023.  BEIJING - China's top state assets regulator released the inaugural list of centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) leading in science and technology innovation on Wednesday. The State Council's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) honored 26 SOEs on the 2023 list, including China Mobile, China National Nuclear Corporation, and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. These 26 companies mainly come from the energy, communications and aerospace industries. China Mobile, one of the country's top three telecom operators, has kept boosting investment in frontier sectors. Last year, the telecom giant spent about 28.7 billion yuan ($4 billion) in research and development (R&D), surging almost 60 percent year-on-year, according to its financial report. At a recent seminar...

          Employees examine drug samples at a laboratory in Shenyang, Liaoning province, in May. With more Chinese-developed innovative drugs entering both US and European markets, China's pharmaceutical sector is showing escalating prowess in innovation and global market penetration, said industry experts. "This (entering the European market) is a significant milestone. Fruquintinib is the first product approved in Europe completed by our research and development engine," said Su Weiguo, CEO and chief scientific officer of Shanghai-based biopharmaceutical company Hutchmed. Su added that the drug is already improving treatment prospects in the United States and China , and the company is looking forward to extending its impact to European market. Su's statement came after the company announced last month that its independently developed antitumor drug Fruquintinib received approval from the European Commission for use in the treatment of metastatic colorectal c...

  A man walks next to Russian Kaspersky stand during the GSMA's 2022 Mobile World Congress (MWC), in Barcelona, Spain, March 2, 2022. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky is eyeing vast opportunities in China's industrial sector, driven by the country's strong manufacturing base and fast-evolving digital economy, said its top executive. "China is a global manufacturing hub. The opportunity here is immense with countless Chinese companies developing various internet of things (IoT) devices, creating a huge demand for industrial cybersecurity," said Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky, which operates in about 200 countries and regions. "Kaspersky has shown strong performance in our 'to personal consumers' segment in the Chinese market and we are ramping up efforts developing new products for businesses, especially in the industrial sector in the country, to capitalize on the vast opportunities presented by the country's digital transformation,...

  Farmers for the No 290 Company of Beidahuang Agricultural Reclamation Group use a tractor and reaping machines to harvest rice in Heilongjiang province. The development and application of new science and technology in agriculture are expected to play the leading role in consolidating China’s food security while the government, with the help of social forces, will further promote and better boost rural social security network, said agricultural experts. “Innovation based on modern agricultural technologies and talents is the key solution to realize China’s food security strategy,” said Wang Xiudong, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), commenting on the rural and farmer-related work, a focus area of deepening reforms on the agenda of the CPC plenum currently underway. “ China has made significant progress in food security considering the limited arable land, water resources and its 1.4 billion people,” according to Wang, who is also the director ...

                                   The Gaofen 11 05 satellite is launched at 11:03 am (Beijing Time) by a Long March 4B carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on July 19, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] China launched a remote-sensing satellite on Friday morning to fulfill several tasks, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor. The State-owned conglomerate said in a news release that the Gaofen 11E was carried by a Long March 4B rocket that lifted off at 11:03 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province and successfully arrived in its orbit. Remote sensing satellites refer to those tasked with observing, surveying and measuring objects on land or at sea as well as monitoring weather. Developed by China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing, a CASC subsidiary the Gaofen...

  A staff member shows a drone at the First Jinjiang Trade Fair on Scientific and Technological Innovation in Quanzhou, Fujian province, April 9, 2024.  GUANGZHOU - Instead of checking her mailbox frequently for her university admission letter, high school graduate Wang Yunyi received it up from the sky. On Monday morning, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the first time delivered four college admission letters issued by the South China University of Technology to the hands of four students in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. The drone trip took about 30 minutes, covering 25 km, forming a new scenario for China's UAV application. "I was amazed to see my admission letter sent by a drone. It was like a movie scene coming to real life," said Wang. Guangzhou Post, the drone operator, has been delivering college admission letters for over 40 years, handling about 550,000 letters annually. "In the future, more students can experience technological advancement with their ...

  A humanoid robot welcomes guests at the reception desk of Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on April 27, 2024. SHENZHEN - In an automotive factory, silver humanoid robots stride along assembly lines, conducting tasks once performed exclusively by humans -- from car scanning to seatbelt inspection and affixing labels onto vehicles. This is not a scene from a sci-fi movie, but a collaboration between UBTECH, a Shenzhen-based robotics firm, and Chinese electric carmaker NIO, highlighting the rapid advancement in China's humanoid robot industry. As competition intensifies among manufacturers, humanoid robots are increasingly being integrated into various sectors, with industrial applications leading the charge. Earlier this month, UBTECH announced it would work with FAW-Volkswagen, one of China's earliest joint venture automakers, to develop an unmanned car factory. This initiative aims to deploy UBTECH's industrial humanoid robot, Walker S, at FAW-Volkswagen's plant in East ...