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China Wants Drone Owners to Register Their Real Names

Prei Dy   | Mar 13, 2017 11:49 AM EDT

China plans mandatory real name registration of drone owners to help the country in monitoring and managing security risks posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in airports and other sensitive areas, a senior official told local media. read more

China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet to use Homegrown Engines Soon

Prei Dy   | Mar 13, 2017 06:17 AM EDT

China's latest stealth fighter jet, the Chengdu J-20, will soon be equipped with a locally developed engine, although mass production of key technologies is a challenge, a senior scientist from Aero Engine Corp of China said. read more

A Rampaging SUV Crashes onto Roof of the House in Eastern China

Girish Shetti   | Mar 13, 2017 03:36 AM EDT

A black SUV car ended up being stuck on the roof of a house in eastern Chinese town of Taizhou on Sunday in what appeared to be a freak accident. read more

China to Increase Marines Personnel by 400%: Report

Prei Dy   | Mar 12, 2017 10:27 PM EDT

China wants to expand its marine personnel from about 20,000 to 100,000 to safeguard its maritime lifelines and growing overseas interest, experts revealed. read more

China’s two Child Policy Gives Rise to Child Boom, Senior Health Official Claims

Girish Shetti   | Mar 12, 2017 10:33 PM EDT

China's two child policy ushered a baby boom in China in 2016, giving a much needed hope to the world's most populous nation that it may able to resolve the aging population problem. read more

China to Develop Stealth Drones to Evade Radar and Anti-Aircraft Missiles

Prei Dy   | Mar 10, 2017 04:16 AM EST

China is reportedly developing stealth drones that can evade anti-aircraft weapons, with the Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC) focusing on making long-endurance stealth drone and near-space drone, China Daily reported on Thursday. read more

China to Triple Nuclear Power Capacity by 2026

Prei Dy   | Mar 08, 2017 11:06 PM EST

China wants to build more nuclear reactors over the next few years to triple the amount of nuclear power it generates by 2026, state-owned China Daily reported. read more

China Opens First Wastewater Treatment That Uses Radiation

Prei Dy   | Mar 07, 2017 09:20 PM EST

China launched on Monday its first facility that utilizes electron beams to treat industrial wastewater, paving way for radiation technology in the leading textile producer in the world. read more

China Invested Over $50B for Belt and Road Initiative

Prei Dy   | Mar 07, 2017 06:46 AM EST

China has invested more than $50 billion in the countries along the Silk Road after the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed in 2013, a senior official said revealed on Monday. read more

China to Send at Least 6 BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellites into Space in 2017

Prei Dy   | Mar 07, 2017 03:22 AM EST

China is planning to send off between six and eight BeiDou-3 satellites this year, according to Yang Yuanxi, BeiDou satellite navigation system's deputy chief designer. read more

Tianzhou-1: China Releases Details of First Cargo Spacecraft's Refuelling Mission in April

Prei Dy   | Mar 06, 2017 02:00 AM EST

China released more details of its upcoming Tianzhou-1 mission launch in April. The first cargo spacecraft is expected to dock with the orbiting Tiangong-2 space lab three times, sources said on Saturday. read more

China Puts World's Biggest Offshore Oil Exploration Platform Into Service

Prei Dy   | Mar 06, 2017 03:30 AM EST

China's Bluewhale I, dubbed as the world's largest and deepest-operating offshore oil exploration platform, has officially been put into service, China Central Television reported on Saturday. read more

Shanghai Enforces Stricter Smoking Ban in Public Place

Jenia Cane   | Mar 04, 2017 10:43 PM EST

Shanghai officials have recently implemented a more comprehensive smoking ban that would cover all indoor public venues and work places across the city. read more

WHO says China need not Panic Over Bird Flu Epidemic

Girish Shetti   | Mar 02, 2017 06:00 AM EST

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of an immediate bird flu epidemic in China as it claimed that the sustained human-to-human transmission of H7N9 virus remains relatively low. read more

China Consumed Less Coal for Third Year in a row: Report

Girish Shetti   | Feb 28, 2017 04:10 PM EST

China's coal consumption declined for the third consecutive year in 2016 in yet another sign that the world's most populous nation is getting serious on its fight against air pollution. The decades of overdependence on coal has made China one of the highest emitters of carbon dioxide and also one of the worst air polluters in the world. read more

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