Alliance to Promote Sharing of Big Data on Biodiversity, Health

On Oct 14, China launched the Global Biodiversity and Health Big Data Alliance, a collaboration between institutes and universities in Pakistan, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Russia that aims to facilitate the sharing and application of big data.

CAS and Lao PDR Further Cooperation in Biodiversity Research

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is to work more closely with Lao PDR to carry out cooperation in the fields of biodiversity research, natural resources conservation and ecosystem management. The news is released at the opening ceremony of the CAS Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute (CAS-SEABRI) Office in Lao PDR on October 17.

Int'l Alliance on Biodiversity, Health Big Data Set up in Beijing

An international alliance to promote biodiversity and health big data sharing was established in Beijing, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Monday. The Global Biodiversity and Health Big Data Alliance, based at the Beijing Institute of Genomics under the CAS, is an organization under a framework initiated by the International Union of Biological Sciences. Founding members are academic institutions from China, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.

China's Agricultural Remote Sensing Monitoring Provides Global Service

China's agricultural remote sensing monitoring platform has provided information services to 147 countries and regions, its developer said Tuesday. The system was initiated by the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China's Green Technologies Are Thriving in the Belt & Road Countries

Over 200 scientists and delegates of the industrial sector from China, Egypt, India, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Thailand, UK and USA gathered in Beijing for the 7th CAS-TWAS Symposium on Green Technology (GT2018) from July 22nd to 25th, focusing on the development and application of green technology in the future.

World Scientific Publishes Inaugural Volume of Series on China's Belt and Road Initiative

Entitled The Political Economy of China's Belt and Road Initiative, the book analyzes China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) through the approach of political economy and establishes the analytic framework of BRI from historical and comparative perspectives.

15 Sri Lankan Students Awarded Scholarships to Study Oceanology, Marine Sciences in China

Fifteen Sri Lankan university students have been awarded scholarships by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to pursue higher studies on climatology and oceanography in a bid to strengthen the education ties between China and Sri Lanka.

CAS Helps Train Talents in Climate and Oceanography from Sri Lanka

China Launches Meteorological Satellite to Benefit Belt and Road Countries

China launched the new Fengyun-2H meteorological satellite to improve the accuracy of weather forecasting and provide better meteorological services to countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. The Fengyun-2H was launched on a Long March-3A rocket at 9:07 p.m., Beijing Time, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

BAI Chunli: China, Belarus Can Cooperate in Many Areas of Science

China and Belarus can cooperate in many areas of science, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Bai Chunli said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned. The delegation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences visited Belarus on 22-26 May. It was the first visit of the head of China's largest scientific organization to the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB).

International Workshop Held to Boost Climate and Environment Change Cooperation along Belt and Road

Scientists Demonstrate Climate Change along Millennium Silk Road in 1.5°C and 2°C Warmer Worlds

Scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics demonstrated both mean and extreme climate changes using the ensemble mean of CMIP5 models. The comparison of mean and extreme climate changes under 1.5°C and 2°C global warming scenarios highlights the impacts that can be avoided by half a degree less global warming.

Thailand Sets up Technological Center for Belt and Road Initiative

The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) together with Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced on Tuesday the establishment of an international center for the Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) project. The Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) International Center of Excellence Bangkok will focus on cooperation on climate change, disaster risk reduction, environmental research, capacity building, among others.

Chinese Research Academic Conference Kicks off in Myanmar Capital

A second annual academic conference of the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS-SEABRI) -2018 kicked off in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw Wednesday.

"Steps to the digital Silk Road" Published in Nature

In the newly released Nature, CAS Academician Prof. GUO Huadong from the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI) published a comment titled “Steps to the digital Silk Road”, in which he invites more natural and social scientists to further promote the sharing of big data from satellite imagery and other Earth observations, so as to build a digital Silk Road and support the sustainable development of the region.