IGCC's SITC Bulletin, November 7, 2014

November 7, 2014

China News Digest, October 31-November 6, 2014

Chinese Unmanned Lunar Orbiter Returns Home, First in Nearly Four Decades

China succeeded Saturday in the world's first mission to the Moon and back in some 40 years, becoming the third nation to do so after the former Soviet Union and the United States. The test lunar orbiter, nicknamed "Xiaofei" on Chinese social networks, landed in Siziwang Banner of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region early Saturday morning.

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People's Daily News (English)

China Gears Up for Lunar Mission After Round-Trip Success

People's Daily News (English)

Chinese Premier Vows to Upgrade Economy Through Reforms and Innovation

Premier Li Keqiang vowed Monday to upgrade the Chinese economy through reforms and innovation. He made the remarks while chairing a meeting with scholars and heads of enterprises to discuss the current economic situation and future economic work.

Xinhuanet

Xinhuanet (English)

China Successfully Develops Drone Defense System: Xinhua

China has successfully tested a self-developed laser defense system against small-scale low-altitude drones, state media said on Sunday. The laser defense system is capable of shooting down small aircraft within a two-km (1.2-mile) radius and can do so within five seconds of locating its target, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting a statement by the China Academy of Engineering Physics.

People's Daily News

Reuters (English)

China will Launch Beidou Global System Experimental Satellite Next Year

我国明年将发射北斗全球系统试验卫星

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C919 Inches Toward Flight-Testing, ARJ21 Toward Upgrade

Aviation Week (English)

China's R&D Expenditures Hit Record High

People's Daily News (English)

China to Launch Hack-Proof Quantum Communication Network in 2016

South China Morning Post (English)

China's First Smart TC SoC Chip Realizes Mass Production