The First Global Bay Area Forum: Highly Open up and Embrace Globalization

"Bay area development begins with globalization and depends on high-degree openness," said PAN Jiaofeng, president of the Institutes of Science and Development (CASISD) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at the First Global Bay Area Forum held on 11-12 January, 2020. The theme of the Forum was "Development of the Bay Area and the World".

• Research Shows Arid Regions have more Precipitation after Volcanic Eruptions

  Chinese researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics have disclosed that arid regions become wetter after different types of volcanic eruptions，they analyzed the hydroclimate response over global arid regions to volcanic eruptions at different latitudes based on reconstructions over the last millennium, observations over the twentieth century, and climate model simulations.

• Chinese Scientists Develop "Armor" Against Herbicides for Crops

  Chinese scientists have developed a protective agent that can reduce the effects of herbicide on crops, according to the Hefei institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  
  

• Research Breakthroughs Produce New Medicines

  Breakthroughs in drug research and development in China last year saw a number of new drugs become available to patients, a report released on Monday said. Of 39 major achievements in medicine in China last year, covering six areas including clinical medicine, basic medicine and public health, seven were related to pharmaceutical research and development - including the world's only new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in the past 17 years - the report, released by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, said.