China-made Tunnel in Nepal Brings Farmers Hope

A 13.3-km-long irrigation tunnel has been completed in Nepal's Sindhuli district a year ahead of schedule, thanks to help from Chinese construction teams.

Science Diplomacy: Advancing Tech for Good to Benefit Humanity

"Science has no borders and benefits all mankind"?is the call proposed?by the Chinese government in its International Science and Technology Cooperation Initiative released globally in 2023.

TCM Healing Mission Wraps Up in South Africa

Doctors consulted among themselves, there was the clatter of medical equipment and a long line of people, including both South Africans and Chinese living in Johannesburg, waited patiently for their turn.

Milestone Engine Debuts at Tianjin

The world's most efficient commercial diesel engine made its debut at the inauguration of the 2024 World Congress on Internal Combustion Engines?in Tianjin on April 20.Weichai Power Co. introduced the engine with a brake thermal efficiency exceeding 53 percent, a milestone for both the industry and key technologies like high-expansion combustion and high-efficiency fuel injection. Weichai estimates that if the technologies are used extensively, China can save nearly 20 million tons of fuel and reduce carbon emissions by over 60 million tons annually. This will help to accelerate the realization of China's "carbon peak and carbon neutrality" goals

Space Day Highlights Joint Exploration

China celebrated the ninth Space Day on April 24, with a spectrum of events. The theme this year was "Look Afar to Cosmos and Join Together for Space".

Paris Hosts Franco-Chinese Cultural Exchange on Waters' Edge

As part of the programs marking the 2024?Franco-Chinese Year of Cultural Tourism, the Paris section of the first season of "Our Water: Flowing from Shanghai – Intercultural Dialogues among World Cities" kicked off in Paris on April 18.

UNESCO Proposal Inspires Collaboration on Karst Research

An initiative to promote global karst science and technology cooperation, urging all parties to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in karst geological research, was released by the International Research Center on Karst, under the auspices of UNESCO in Beijing on April 16.

China, Thailand sign MoUs on Space Cooperation

The China National Space Administration and the Thai Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on April 5 for exploration and peaceful use of outer space and cooperation on the International Lunar Research Station.

First China-Indonesia Scientific Mission Opens New Chapter

The first China-Indonesia joint scientific expedition in the Java Trench, the deepest point in the Indian Ocean, winded up successfully on March 28 with the research vessel, Tansuo-1 (Discovery One), returning to Sanya city in Hainan province, south China.

Healthy Lifestyle Helps Brain to Scrap Its Waste

While a healthy lifestyle, such as eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly, is known to be beneficial for the body, its effect on the mind was not clear. However, researchers from the Nedergaard group at the University of Rochester Medical Center have discovered how a healthy lifestyle correlates with improved brain function. The findings were detailed in a 2018 study published in Neuroscience Letters.

Joint Efforts to Build World's Largest Radio Telescope

China was right there in the early conversations about what the future of radio astronomy might look like, and has played a critical role in creating the world's largest and most advanced radio telescope - the Square Kilometer Array (SKA).