A basic research project on “the South China Sea gas hydrate accumulation and exploitation” was successfully finished. The project was mainly undertaken by the China Geological Survey Bureau. It targeted the gas hydrate on the northern slope of the South China Sea and was focused on conditions for its formation, as well as the formation process dynamics and accumulation. The …
‘China will beat everyone’
Chief editor Alexander Pil of Mechatronica&Machinebouw visited Shanghai and Suzhou. He visited the German company Festo and the Dutch companies NTS Mechatronics, Tecnotion, Keytec and VDL-ETG. In the article that Alexander wrote about his trip, several industry representatives explain their experiences in and with China. Although their stories vary, a number of conclusions are shared by all interviewees. One conclusion …
Dutch Teacher in Beijing Awarded Favorite Foreign Expert Title
Dutch teacher Padma Bansie received the award for ‘My Favorite Foreign Expert’ from the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) during the New Year Party for Foreign Experts held on December 26th last year. In total, 18 foreign experts from six colleges and departments from the prominent foreign studies university were awarded the “My Favorite Foreign Experts” title. Ms. Bansie was …
JD.com’s main business not profitable?
China’s JD.com (formerly JingDong and 360Buy) prepares for a $1.5B IPO in the US. To this end it had to give a rather interesting insight into its figures in the SEC filing. Not only is the profit of JD.com rather low, but it mainly comes from interest, government tax rebates and ‘other business’. That other business is not clearly described …
Nanjing Sunport Power buys Eurotron manufacturing line
A multi-million euro investment has being made by China-based start-up Nanjing Sunport Power Co. Ltd. in purchasing a complete back contact PV module assembly line from the Dutch manufacturer Eurotron. The contract is the start of a close cooperation between both companies and a major step in innovation for PV module production in mainland China. The production line is capable …
Wison to supply industry’s first barge-based floating LNG regasification unit
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine announced an agreement with Vessel Gasification Solutions (VGS) for the supply of the industry’s first barge-based floating LNG regasification unit (FRU). The FRU will consist of a new-build, non-propelled barge equipped to perform the regasification and send out of a maximum of 1,000MMscf/d of gas. The facility will be moored on a jetty structure located …
Chinese professor builds home-made Li-Fi network
Chinese professor Chi Nan has built her own Li-Fi wireless system that can use LED lights to surf the internet. Li-Fi is not new, but instead of developing specialized hardware, Chi bought her components on Taobao (a major Chinese e-commerce website). The professor from Fudan University demonstrated her technology at the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai. Unlike traditional Wi-Fi …
Former Google executive now working in China: blown away
Hugo Barra was well-known as Vice President of Android Product Management. Every year at Google’s biggest conference Barra would show off Android’s latest features. Then last year, Barra quit Google to work for the Chinese company XiaoMi. In December, he gave a talk in Paris at LeWeb about how utterly blown away he has been by China. In his talk …
Horizon 2020 launched with €15 billion over first two years
The European Commission recently announced the first calls for proposals under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s €80 billion research and innovation programme. Worth more than €15 billion over the first two years, the funding is intended to help boost Europe’s knowledge-driven economy, and tackle global issues that will make a difference in people’s lives. This includes 12 focus areas in …
Deadline CSC Scholarships for Senior and Visiting Scholars (including Postdocs) in January 2014
The deadline for application for the 2014 Chinese Government Scholarships Programme administered by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) is approaching in January 2014. Besides 7000 PhD scholarships, CSC will also sponsor 200 senior scholars and 2600 visiting scholars (including postdocs) from China for research training abroad in 2014. The duration of the scholarship for Postdocs may vary between 3 to …