BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. SHENZHOU-16 ASTRONAUTS Three astronauts who took part in the Shenzhou-16 crewed mission were on Thursday awarded medals for their services to China’s space endeavors. Jing Haipeng was honored with a special-class aerospace achievement medal. Zhu Yangzhu and […]

Iranian soldiers take part in an annual military drill in the coast of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The containership MSC Aries seized by Iran over the weekend marked at least the sixth vessel hijacked by Iran and its proxies in response to […]

ADDIS ABABA, April 17 (Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) has called on African countries to build capabilities in cyberspace as countries face increasing cyber threats. The call was made during a cyber diplomacy-themed workshop that brought together representatives of diplomatic missions of the AU member states at the AU headquarters in the Ethiopian capital […]

NAIROBI, April 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese technology firm Huawei launched a program on Tuesday aimed at teaching digital skills to Kenyan students. Khadija Mohammed Ahmed, the media director at Huawei Kenya’s Public Affairs and Communication Department, said that the “Seeds for the Future” program for 2024 is targeting students from the country’s leading universities as […]

The U.S. Commerce Department announced Monday $6.4 billion in grants to the South Korea-based Samsung electronics company to help fund a new chip-manufacturing hub in Taylor, Texas, and to expand an existing facility in nearby Austin. In a White House statement, U.S. President Joe Biden said the grants – part of the 2022 CHIPS and […]

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. REUSABLE ROCKET ENGINE China has been actively developing space propulsion technology in recent years, and the latest achievement is successful ground ignition tests of a 130-tonne liquid oxygen and kerosene engine that will power the country’s reusable […]

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. AI CHIP A team of Chinese scientists has designed a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) chip based on photonics instead of traditional electronic transistors, paving way for large-scale photonic computing and efficient real-world AI applications. The study, published […]

UNITED NATIONS — The UN Fact-Finding Mission in Sudan reports that nearly a year of fighting in the country has left thousands of civilians dead and millions more displaced, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. “It said that fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed thousands of […]

BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. ANDROGENS’ ROLE Chinese researchers have explored the role of androgens in shaping sex differences at the molecular and cellular levels, according to a research article published in journal Nature on Wednesday. A team of researchers from the […]

It’s unclear whether the deal for the satellite network that was ?the communication backbone of Ukraine? will be extended, the outlet wrote The Pentagon contract to deploy Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals in Ukraine will expire next month, Bloomberg has reported, citing an unnamed US official. The service plays a vital role in Washington’s security assistance […]