A new Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle set a record for the country's remote-sensing drones by flying for more than 30 consecutive hours, the Chinese Academy of Surveying & Mapping, its developer, announced on Wednesday. The previous record was 16 hours. Coupled with China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System, the UAV can carry out rapid mapping without ground control points. The drone is made of ultralight carbon fiber materials and powered by a four-stroke, air-cooled engine.
"The release of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom in China is indeed fortuitous, especially as it is on Madiba's birthday, and that it will be the first year that the world will commemorate this special occasion after his passing. The film will provide an opportunity for Chinese audiences to celebrate Madiba's life and pay tribute to him as a global icon and leader who is revered and respected in China."
China issued its second white paper on foreign aid on Thursday, elaborating how the nation helps other developing countries reduce poverty and improve livelihoods without imposing political conditions.
Commentary: China's foreign aid, a paradigm of South-South cooperation and mutual help between developing countries, has promoted the realization of the UN Millennium Developing Goals, thus integrating the Chinese Dream into the world's dream.
China and the United States highlighted their resolve to forge a stronger cooperative partnership on Thursday, a development observers said helps reduce the risk of instability in the Asia-Pacific region.
China will reduce its intervention in the foreign exchange market through a step-by-step process as it gradually pushes for foreign exchange reform, said central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan.
With eye-catching tattoos on her back and arms, Julie Legault, 30, a master's degree candidate from the media lab at MIT in the United States, looked different from her Chinese teammates.
Educational cooperation and exchanges between China and the United States will increase thanks to a series of policies and programs, participants in a Sino-US working session said on Wednesday.
Military authorities will step up supervision to identify and prevent corruption through stricter auditing procedures under a newly issued regulation.
Vice-President Li Yuanchao assured visiting Russian Presidential Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov on Thursday that Beijing is determined to expand cooperation with Moscow.
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