UNESCO Al Fozan Prize - Paris

UNESCO Al Fozan Prize - Paris

Cheng Lijing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, speaks during the ceremony of the UNESCO-Al Fozan Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Paris, France, on September 19, 2025. Cheng was awarded the prize for "his contributions to providing scientific evidence for marine climate change as a critical basis for risk assessment, climate change adaptation and mitigation." Photo by Luo Yu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNESCO Al Fozan Prize - Paris

UNESCO Al Fozan Prize - Paris

Cheng Lijing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, poses for a photo with the trophy during the ceremony of the UNESCO-Al Fozan Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Paris, France, on September 19, 2025. Cheng was awarded the prize for "his contributions to providing scientific evidence for marine climate change as a critical basis for risk assessment, climate change adaptation and mitigation." Photo by Luo Yu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-BEIJING-GRAVITATIONAL WAVE-RESEARCHER (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GRAVITATIONAL WAVE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shao Lijing, researcher from the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, demonstrates how a radio telescope works at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, on Nov. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Exploring mysteries of gravity in 'cosmic laboratory'" (Xinhua/Yu Fei)

CHINA-BEIJING-GRAVITATIONAL WAVE-RESEARCHER (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GRAVITATIONAL WAVE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shao Lijing, researcher from the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, introduces an image of a black hole at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, on Nov. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Exploring mysteries of gravity in 'cosmic laboratory'" (Xinhua/Yu Fei)

Why China's Taicang magnet for German enterprises

STORY: Why China's Taicang magnet for German enterprises DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Taicang Future Factory of CHIRON Group 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLI RIESTER, CTO of Chiron Machine Tool (Taicang) Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YI, Deputy director, Marketing department of State Grid Taicang City Electric Power Supply Company 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LU LIJING, Deputy director, Administrative Committee of Taicang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone STORYLINE: In the Taicang Future Factory of CHIRON Group in east China's Jiangsu Province, rows of white "boxes" are automatically processing mechanical parts and components. This is CHIRON's newly developed world-leading 5-axis Vertical Processing Center, about three times faster than that of conventional machine tools. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLI RIESTER, CTO of Chiron Machine Tool (Taicang) Co., Ltd. "In 2012, we started our first factory on Fada Road in Taic