IGCC's SITC Bulletin, September 25, 2014

September 25, 2014

China News Digest, September 19-24, 2014

C919 Enters Final Assembly, to Make Maiden Flight in 2015

The first Chinese-made passenger jet the C919 has entered its final stage of assembly. The airplane will make its maiden flight in 2015. The C919 is a short-medium range commercial jet liner developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China.

People's Daily News

CNTV (English)

As China's Economy Matures, it Trades Speed for Build Quality on Big Projects

South China Morning Post (English)

India and China Sign Space Cooperation Pact

Traditional geopolitical adversaries India and China have agreed to cooperate "in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes," the Indian government announced. The memorandum of understanding was signed Sept. 18 in New Delhi by Koppillil Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, and Zhang Jianhua, vice administrator of China National Space Administration, in the presence Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping.

SASTIND

Space News (English)

China Introduce Research Funding Reporting System

The general office of the State Council last week published a circular formulated by the ministry which suggested that the reporting system should be in place in the science and technology sector by 2020. China will ask researchers in government funded projects to submit detailed reports of their work to ensure proper use of public money.

People's Daily News (English)

1st China-ASEAN Cyberspace Forum Opens

People's Daily News (English)

2014 China International Exhibition on Information Communication Held in Beijing

2014年中国国际信息通信展览会在北京开幕

MIIT

Volume of Chinese Robot Production and Sales will be First in the World in 2015

2015年中国机器人产销量将居世界第一

CAN News

China Produces Portable Ebola Testing Kits

People's Daily News (English)

China Tests Stealth Fighter Engine in Tibet