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Shenzhen to Pilot Free Education Program

Shenzhen to pilot free education program

After reviewing a drafted plan for creative social management, Shenzhen might pilot a free high school education program, however, director of the Luohu District Education Bureau, Jin Yili said that it was not the proper time to make high school compulsory. Citing that compulsory education is different from free education. Although there are no doubts [...]

Nov 1 2011, 4:17 pm | Posted in Education | Read More »

My Summer Holiday

My Summer Holiday

My family goes on vacation every summer holiday, but this time we couldn’t go on a trip, because mom had to give birth.  So my family went to Korea. My mom stayed in my maternal grandmother’s house, and Brad, Dad and I stayed in my paternal grandmother’s house. Brad and I learned a lot in [...]

Nov 1 2011, 4:12 pm | Posted in Young Writers Award - QSI | Read More »

Grounded A380 Cleared to Fly

Grounded A380 cleared to fly

After being grounded for two days due to mechanical failure, China Southern Airlines first A380 was finally cleared for operations. China Southern grounded the super jumbo A380 because of mechanical problems that were found in the flap power drive, 12 days after it began its operations. The flap power glitch was finally fixed Sunday night [...]

Nov 1 2011, 3:38 pm | Posted in Aviation | Read More »

Super Computer to be Fully Operational by Next Month

Super computer to be fully operational by next month

Nebulae, China’s super computer is set to be fully operational at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen by next month. The super computer, Dawning Nebulae was developed and produced by the Dawning Tianjin Industrial Base  and was released last year in June. The computer has a measured performance of 1.27 petaflops per second. The supercomputer’s [...]

Nov 1 2011, 3:09 pm | Posted in IT | Read More »

China’s Unmanned Spacecraft Launched Today

China's unmanned spacecraft launched today

The unmanned Shenzhou-8 spacecraft was launched today at 5:58 am at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft will then dock with China’s first space laboratory module Tiangong-1 marking its first space docking and a step forward to building a permanent space station in 2020. After docking with Tiangong-1, Shenzhou will separate itself after 12 [...]

Nov 1 2011, 2:18 pm | Posted in Space | Read More »

Short Summer Vacation

Short Summer Vacation

Last summer our family went to Cebu, Philippines. I mean it was fantastically good. Only one thing that made me disappointed and made me like a chocolate was the weather. It was too hot, if you don’t put your sunscreen on, you are being stupid, and your skin colors will be different then now.  Anyway [...]

Nov 1 2011, 1:28 pm | Posted in Young Writers Award - QSI | Read More »

Proposed Draft to Give Men More Days Off

Proposed draft to give men more days off

A proposed draft on giving parents with children under three years of age an additional five days off every year. the paid holiday is aimed at giving fathers more time to spend  in lending a hand raising their children. The regulation was also proposed to start on October 28 every year which is Men’s Day, wherein men [...]

Nov 1 2011, 9:27 am | Posted in Civil | Read More »

White Horse Laboratories Week 38 Counterfeit Detection Report

White Horse Laboratories Week 38 Counterfeit Detection Report

Statistics are calculated as a percentage of all dispositioned within the given time period. Accept is defined as customer acceptance of report device condition. Pass is defined as meeting electrical parameters defined by the agreed upon test plan. Week 38 Results Inspection 81% Accept      Testing 89% Pass Week 38 Substandard Parts List Texas Instruments BQ4017MC-70 (Date [...]

Nov 1 2011, 8:27 am | Posted in Quality Control | Read More »

Shenzhen Introduces Favorable Policies to Promote E-commerce Development

Shenzhen Introduces Favorable Policies to Promote E-commerce Development

Shenzhen was approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce to be the first e-commerce model city in September 2009, following the State Council’s issuance of “Certain Opinions on Accelerating the Development of E-commerce (Guobanfa [2005] No. 2)” in 2005, which provided general guidance for the development of e-commerce in [...]

Nov 1 2011, 7:33 am | Posted in Featured,Investment Relations | Read More »

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