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Fair Weather Expected on Closing Ceremony of the Universiade

Expect fair weather on closing ceremony of the Universiade games

The Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory said that the weather on the day of the Universiade closing ceremony will be fine and will only experience occasional light showers or rain. The temperature will range from 27 to 33 degrees. the observatory also warned of very high UV radiation levels, so residents are asked to take precautions against [...]

Aug 19 2011, 8:05 am | Posted in Space | Read More »

China to Increase Solar Capacity by the End of the Year

China to increase solar capacity by the end of the year

China plans to double its solar capacity to two gigawatts by the end of 2011. China ranks among the world’s largest solar panel makers in terms of domestic installation. By 2015, the solar feed in tariff could drop below .80 yuan for each kilowatt hour which would be on par with conventional coal fired power [...]

Aug 15 2011, 11:05 am | Posted in GreenTech | Read More »

Perfect Weather for Universiade Opening Ceremony

Perfect weather for Universiade opening ceremony

Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory reported that the weather would be clear for tonight’s opening ceremony. There is a slight chance that a shower or thunder showers could occur between 10 am until 8 pm but will disappear in the evening. Temperatures will be around 32 degrees Celsius. Cloudy skies are expected with temperatures at about 29 [...]

Aug 12 2011, 8:32 am | Posted in Space | Read More »

City Shares Plans to Become a Leading City in Software Development

City shares plans in becoming a leading city in software development

Shenzhen is fast becoming a city that is leading in the software development and application department. In  software development planning, the city’s software industry revenue is expected to increase by 20 percent in the next two years. The city’s  software industry will include the internet, mobile internet, cloud computing, and e-business. The city is also [...]

Aug 9 2011, 2:17 pm | Posted in IT | Read More »

More Speed Detectors Installed on Expressways

More detetectors installed in expressways

To help in the efforts of monitoring speeding motorists, traffic police have installed speed detectors on three more expressways. A total of eleven detectors were installed on the Jihe, Meiguan and Yanpai expressways including the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway. The installed detectors are great ways to control speeding. A detector calculates a vehicle’s speed between two designated [...]

Aug 5 2011, 8:48 am | Posted in Gadgets | Read More »

Incoming Tropical Storm to Bring Cooler Weather

Incoming tropical storm to bring cooler weather

An incoming tropical storm will bring slight relief to the hot weather the city has been experiencing . The tropical storm Nock-ten will make landfall in western Guangdong and Hainan by Friday. This storm will be the eighth storm to hit the city this year and has already intensified to severe tropical storm. The storm [...]

Jul 28 2011, 8:41 am | Posted in Space | Read More »

Chinese Internet Users the World’s Largest

Chinese internet users now the world's largest

The online population in China is the largest in the world at 485 million users, a 6 percent increase since the end of 2010. In a recent survey by China Internet Network Information Center reported that there were 27.7 million users since December of last year. This shows that almost a third of the country’s [...]

Jul 25 2011, 7:23 am | Posted in IT | Read More »

Motorists to Pay Fines Using Mobile Services

Motorists to pay fines using mobile services

Motorists involved in minor traffic accidents can now pay their fines through text messages. To do this motorists will need to register their personal information with their vehicles details at the Mobile Phone Comprehensive Platform at the Shenzhen traffic police website www.stc.gov.cn Drivers can also register through text messaging, users need to send their information [...]

Jul 18 2011, 9:05 am | Posted in Gadgets | Read More »

Google in Talks with State Bureau to Offer Online Mapping Services

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The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping said that China’s industry regulator will not be shutting down online mapping services provided by Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. this is the first time that the industry regulator has firmly denied any intentions to close down the online mapping services. This has banished concerns that Google is [...]

Jul 12 2011, 7:27 am | Posted in Featured,IT | Read More »

Army Devises Online Game to Train Soldiers for Combat

Army devised online game to train soldiers for combat

The People’s Liberation Army has developed an online game that will help train soldiers to improve their combat skills and technological awareness. The game is called the Glorious Mission and has three playing modes. Players chooses from the three modes, basic training, single missions and team combat. Each mode starts the player off as a [...]

Jun 30 2011, 2:33 pm | Posted in Gadgets | Read More »

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