MIL-OSI China: Cervical cancer screenings to benefit women
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 A screening test for cervical cancer developed by Chinese scientists has been approved by the World Health Organization, and is expected to benefit more women in low- and middle-income countries, People’s Daily reported. The careHPV test, a “faster and cheaper screening method”, will contribute to eliminating cervical cancer […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: HK, Macao, Taiwan residents eligible for residence permit
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Residents from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can apply for a mainland residence permit to enjoy better public services from Sept 1, according to a new regulation to be issued by the State Council, China’s cabinet. The permit card, which can be read automatically at electronic terminal devices […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Hero captain lands at Tsinghua University
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Liu Chuanjian, the hero captain who safely landed Sichuan Airlines Flight 3U8633 in May, has been admitted to the aeronautics and aviation management program at Tsinghua University. Liu’s was highly praised for calmly landing the Airbus A 319 en route from Chongqing to Lhasa, Tibet, when the windshield […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Malware is a big mobile challenge
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Cybersecurity remains a big challenge for China, especially for mobile devices, even though the country has made progress in fighting online threats over the past few years, a network security official said. “Malware, which affects mobile devices more frequently than personal computers, is seriously damaging the security of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Hainan eyes new satellite network
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 The southernmost island province of Hainan is preparing a satellite network that is expected to enable China to conduct effective and efficient surveillance over the South China Sea. Design work for the Hainan Earth-Observation Satellite Constellation, a project headed by the Sanya Institute of Remote Sensing in Hainan […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Fewer people choosing marriage, children
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Despite policies to encourage marriage and childbearing, fewer Chinese are tying the knot, and those who do are doing so at a later age, government data show. Last year, the marriage rate in China dipped to 7.7 couples per 1,000 population, dropping for the fourth consecutive year, according […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Universities rush to set up big data and AI majors
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Data science and big data technology remains the hottest major that universities plan to set up this year, followed by artificial intelligence, Beijing Youth Daily reported. According to a list issued by the Ministry of Education, universities across the country have applied to establish 2,542 new majors in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Buddhists advised to strengthen ethics
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 The Buddhist Association of China called for stronger Buddhist ethics and resistance to the commercialization of Buddhism, at the conclusion of its council meeting in Beijing on Wednesday. “Religious ethics have been, and still are, the fundamental issue of Buddhism,” a release from the conference said. It called […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Barracks opening brings military closer to public
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 It was neither a computer game nor some kind of physical training, though there were parachute packs, chariots, wrestling, rope walking and rock climbing, all appearing together in the outskirts of Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. In fact, they were all part of an opening of the Chinese […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China has second-largest number of top universities
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 The 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities released on Wednesday by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy reveals that 62 research universities in China have made their list of the world’s top 500 universities. The 62 universities account for 12.4 percent of the list. The only country with a larger number […]
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