December 2nd, 2024 Top News: Successful Maiden Flight of Long March 12, Major Infrastructure Projects Advance, and More Domestic and International NewsToday is December 2nd, 2024. Let's review the significant news events that unfolded today...

The Qionghai Grand Passage Across the Qiongzhou Strait: A Century Project Connecting Hainan and the MainlandHainan, China's second-largest island, is located in the South China Sea, separated from the mainland by the Qiongzhou Strait. As China's largest special economic zone, the launch and operation of Hainan's Free Trade Zone, together with the national strategic development of the "Beibu Gulf Economic Zone," have sparked a wave of strategic projects in the Beibu Gulf, starting with the "Pinglu Canal" in Guangxi...

China's Smart Projector Market Enters Adjustment Phase: Q3 Sales Decline Slightly, but Sub-segments Still Hold Growth PotentialAccording to the latest "China Smart Projector Retail Market Monthly Tracking" report released by market analysis agency Lotoo Technology, China's smart projector market (excluding laser TVs) experienced an adjustment in the third quarter of 2024. Data shows that sales across all channels reached 1...

The Sanmenxia Dam: A Cautionary Tale and Reflections on China's Water Conservancy ProjectsThe Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation, flows relentlessly, nurturing the five-thousand-year-old Chinese civilization. This mighty dragon has also wreaked havoc on numerous occasions, inflicting endless suffering upon the people along its banks...

China's First Solar-Hydrogen Powered Drone Makes Successful Maiden Flight, Multiple Major Projects Show ProgressIt's Thursday, September 19, 2024, the 17th day of the eighth lunar month. Today, China's first solar-hydrogen powered drone successfully completed its maiden flight in Chongqing, marking a significant advancement in the country's new energy drone field...

JD Health Launches "Expired Medicine Recycling" Public Welfare Project, Committed to Building a Safe Drug EcosystemOn September 11th, JD Health officially launched its "Expired Medicine Recycling" public welfare project. The project aims to provide more people with safe drug protection by opening up the capability of destroying expired drugs and actively participating in the protection of the ecological environment...

Ant Group's Ant Financial Completes First Domestic RWA Based on New Energy Physical Assets in Hong Kong, Powering Ensemble Sandbox ProjectOn August 28, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the first-phase progress of its Ensemble (Sandbox) project. Among them, the first domestic RWA based on new energy physical assets, completed by Ant Financial and Langxin Technology in Hong Kong, was officially announced...

South-to-North Water Diversion Project: A Decade of Change and a Symbol of Engineering ProwessOver the past 30 years, China has undertaken countless large-scale infrastructure projects, some of which have garnered international attention, such as the Three Gorges Dam and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. The latter, in particular, has sparked heated debates since its inception, with some expressing concerns about its potential negative impact on the domestic environment...

Intel officially ends development on SVT-HEVC open-source video encoder project On August 23, Intel announced it has ceased development and contributions to the SVT-HEVC open-source video encoder project, part of its Scalable Video Technology (SVT) initiative. This decision means Intel will no longer maintain, fix bugs, release new versions or updates, or accept any patch submissions for the project...

The Mighty Dragon of the Yangtze: Two Decades of Achievements and Challenges of the Three Gorges ProjectThe Yangtze River, the mother river of the Chinese nation, has nurtured a brilliant civilization and witnessed countless hardships. Floods were once a haunting nightmare for people living along its banks...

The Beauty of Wind Power in the Blue Sea: Global First Floating Wind-Fishery Integration Project "State Grid Sharing No. 1" Connects to the GridThe Nanri Island National Marine Ranch Demonstration Zone in Putian, Fujian, has reached a milestone: the world's first floating wind-fishery integration project, "State Grid Sharing No...

Baidu Intelligent Connected Industry Empowerment Base Supporting Big Data Intelligent Computing Center Project: A New Weapon for Ganzhou's Smart TransportationIn recent years, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, new development opportunities have emerged in areas such as smart transportation and intelligent connected vehicles. Ganzhou, an important transportation hub city in Jiangxi Province, has also actively embraced the digital economic wave and continuously promoted the construction of smart transportation...