China's Becoming More Innovative: Report

A report released on Friday placed China 19th in a ranking of 40 major countries based on their innovative ability in 2013. China climbs one place in the annual report by the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, which attributed the improvement to higher knowledge-generating capability and better environment for innovation.

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People's Daily News (English)

China Launches Experimental Satellite

实践十一号06星由长二丙运载火箭发射成功

China successfully launched an experimental satellite into preset orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in its northwestern desert on Monday morning. The Shijian-11-06 was boosted by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 10:58 Beijing Time.

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China Inspects Implementation of Patent Law

China's top legislature has started a round of inspections on the implementation of its Patent Law. They are aimed at improving authorities' work in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) and encouraging innovation as well as raising awareness of IPR protection among the public.

People's Daily News (English)

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