"Destination Space" - new news channel on Chinese space activities
28 April 2017
A new multimedia platform with comprehensive information on Chinese space activities, presented in a highly attractive way was launched by China Global Television Network - CGTN.
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Commercial Space Center to take off
25 April 2017
On 24 April 2017, construction began on China's first commercial space industry center in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.
The Wuhan National Space Industry Base aims to attract at least 100 enterprises involved in the space industry before 2020 and generate 30 billion yuan ($4.36 billion) in annual gross product by then, according to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the main investor. The center will occupy 68.8 square kilometers in Xinzhou district.
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Matrix Joins $14.5M Series A-Round In China Microsatellite Start-Up Tianyi Research Institute
24 April 2017
Venture firm Matrix Partners China has joined a RMB100 million (US$14.5 million) series A-financing round in TianYi Research Institute, a Changsha, Hunan province-based commercial microsatellite start-up, according to Chinese media reports.
Existing investors Northern Light Venture Capital, and Cash Capital, a venture capital unit under state-owned Chinese Academy of Science Holdings, also participated in the round. Founded in 2016, TianYi Research Institute is one of the first microsatellite start-up established after the nation opened up the commercial aerospace market to private enterprises.
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Just on a side-note: Check Out The Coolest Tech Company Headquarters In China
24 April 2017
The rise of China's technological prowess is reflected in the size of its tech companies. But a more tangible reflection of Chinese tech giant's growing status and ambition is can be seen in the building they are constructing to house their future. China's largest tech companies, Alibababa, Tencent, Baidu and Xiaomi, have recently or are currently building headquarters whose size and architectural bravado match their grand ambitions.
These new headquarters, as futuristic as Apple's spacecraft-shaped campus or Amazon's spherical glass buildings, incorporate the newest technologies and display the emerging prowess of their owners. They will transform the physical looks and feel of these companies as they rise on the global stage.
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