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Do you know even robots are in school now? In Wuxi city of east China’s Jiangsu Province, humanoid robots are undergoing rigorous training to master all kinds of “home work”, so they can pass with flying colors!

China has begun deploying its first commercial constellation dedicated to space debris monitoring, with the first satellite lifted off on Friday aboard a Lijian-1 commercial rocket from northwest China. The Gande Constellation, a 120-satellite network that aims for round-the-clock all-orbit target detection, is expected to be fully deployed in three phases before 2030, achieving 100% coverage of high, medium and low orbits, with more than 200,000 effective detection arcs per day.

China on Tuesday sent a new communication technology test satellite into the preset orbit via a modified version of the Long March-7 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, marking the 653rd mission carried out by the Long March carrier rocket series. This satellite will be mainly used for services such as satellite communications, broadcasting and television, and data transmission, as well as for conducting related technology test verifications.

China has stepped up systematic efforts to protect its national treasure, the giant panda, with notable results: - The wild giant panda population in the country has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900, according to the 2025 data from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. - The Giant Panda National Park was established in October 2021, covering a total area of over 22,000 square kilometers and providing around 72% of wild giant pandas with significant protection. - The protected habitat areas for giant pandas have expanded from 1.39 million hectares to 2.58 million hectares since 2012.

Chinese researchers have discovered a thriving colony of protected green sea turtles in lagoon seagrass beds on China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, confirming the presence of a mature, interconnected coral reef-seagrass ecosystem that provides high-quality habitats for sea turtles and other marine fauna. The preliminary counts put the local turtle population at over 50 in this island lagoon.

China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) completed the installation of six domestically developed steel cables on Monday in Pingtang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, fully replacing the core components of its cable-driven suspension system. The six cables act as the "muscles" of the telescope, supporting its 30-tonne cabin — known as its "eye" — and enabling ultra-precise, real-time positioning and tracking at a height of 140 meters across a range of 206 meters.

A commissioning ceremony for the largest and most advanced sewage treatment facility in Mongolia was held in the country's capital of Ulan Bator on Monday. Constructed by Chinese enterprises using Chinese standards and technology, the central sewage treatment plant is expected to significantly improve local water quality, the environment, and the residents' quality of life.

China's Lijian-1 carrier rocket has successfully sent a total of 105 satellites into orbits with a cumulative payload mass exceeding 15 tonnes, following the launching of 8 satellites on Monday, making it the first commercial rocket model in China to have delivered more than 100 satellites into space, said its developer CAS Space.

More than 25,000 artificially-bred Yangtze sturgeon were released into the Yangtze River recently in Jiang'an County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Yangtze sturgeon is a rare fish species endemic to the Yangtze River and is under China's first-class state protection. Expanding restocking efforts is a key measure to restore natural reproduction and rebuild wild populations.

Chinese scientists have made a major breakthrough in the field of stable isotope enrichment, successfully realizing mass production of silicon-28 isotopes with an abundance exceeding 99.99% for the first time. The ultra-high-purity silicon-28 is expected to support frontier fields, including quantum computing, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, high-end navigation and metrology standards.

'Aerial herders' take off on Qinghai's plateau pastures At the foot of snow-capped mountains, on the vast grassland, a drone is on a herding mission. In Domkog township, Maqen county, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, herdsman Gongpo Tsering began using a drone to herd livestock this year. With an aerial view, he can quickly track the movements of his yak herd. The buzzing sound of the drone also helps drive the yaks down from the mountains. Once dependent on horseback to patrol the pastures, he now relies on technology to guard his livestock, making his work and daily life more efficient and convenient.

Encountering future tech at the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Exhibition At the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Exhibition running from May 27 to 29 in Xiamen, the future feels less like a concept and more like something already in motion. Humanoid robots make tanghulu and play tic-tac-toe. Driverless electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, unmanned gyroplanes, AI diagnosis tools and smart farming equipment are all on show. Together, they offer a close-up look at how cutting-edge technologies are moving from labs into real-world scenarios: from low-altitude tourism and weather modification to hospitals, farms and factories. The new industrial revolution is not just on display here. It is already taking off.