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Support For Innovative Start-up Firms To Be Boosted

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-31

CHINA will allocate more government resources and encourage more guiding funds to invest in innovative small and medium companies, a senior official from the Ministry of Science and Technology said yesterday. "One...

Stampede for civil service life

National
2009-10-26

IF your ambition is to be a civil servant in China, you are part of a very long queue. For example, a single position available in the Ministry of Science and Technology has attracted more than 4,000 applicants,...

Survey set to unearth R&D resources

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-8-3

CHINA will conduct a nationwide survey to find more research and development resources to promote the country's agriculture, manufacturing, information technology and other major industries. The survey will provide...

Aerospace research lab set up

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-7-29

CHINA has set up its first national laboratory for aerodynamics to advance aerospace technology research, the Ministry of Science and Technology said yesterday. The laboratory is sited at China's Aerodynamics...

More checks in the works for local seafood

Metro | Health
2009-5-18

SEAFOOD products sold in local wholesale markets are expected to undergo more frequent and efficient tests on toxins caused by red tide, scientific authorities in Shanghai and neighboring Zhejiang Province said yesterday. ...

Breakthrough in gastric cancer

National
2009-4-24

CHINA has developed the world's first oral vaccine for bacteria that are closely linked to gastric cancer, the Ministry of Science and Technology said yesterday. The vaccine is designed to prevent infection by...

China on ocean watch

National
2009-2-19

CHINA plans to launch a third ocean survey satellite in 2010 to upgrade its capacity for maritime weather forecasting and disaster relief, according to the Science and Technology Daily, an official publication of the...

Ministry sets clean energy targets

National
2008-12-15

THERE will be 30,000 clean-energy vehicles in China by 2012, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology. The ministry is promoting a project to put 5,000 hybrid buses, 20,000 hybrid taxis and 5,000 electric...

Super-fast Internet by 2009

Metro
2008-11-4

INTERNET 50 or 100 times faster than current speeds will be available in Shanghai next year and cover 10 million families nationwide by 2010, government officials said yesterday. The technology, called 3TNET,...

High-speed rail system boosted by coordination

Business | Logistics
2008-7-4

CHINA has set up an inter-agency coordination group to develop an advanced and safe high-speed rail system. The Ministry of Science and Technology Website, www.most.gov.cn, yesterday said MOST and the Ministry...