China to provide world's leading sci-tech journals
16 August 2019
The China Association for Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education and the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China have issued a guideline on promoting reform and development of the country's sci-tech journals. The guideline proposes approaches to achieve a goal of establishing world-leading sci-tech journals, stressing that sci-tech journals reflect a country's competitiveness and cultural soft power. It calls for efforts to enhance Chinese journals' management, market operation and international influence.
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China to fund 41,752 science projects with more than 21 bln yuan
17 August 2019
China will allocate 21.03 billion RMB (about 2.99 billion USD) to finance 41,752 science projects, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) announced on 16 August. The funds will go to 10 types of science projects including national key projects, key international cooperative research projects, projects conducted by distinguished young scholars, as well as major projects on scientific instruments and equipment.
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