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Here is the news. With an extensive coastline, China is turning to the vast ocean to bolster food security.
by building modern marine ranches.
In recent years marine ranching has gained momentum along China's coast. To date China has built more than 180 national level marine ranches.
The technological advances including automated feeding and underwater imaging systems have transformed the aqua culture industry.
As the spring aquatic farming season recently began at a marine ranch with eight giant aqua -culture cages located 42 nautical miles off the coast of Yantai, in Shandong Province.
Each giant cage is equipped with advanced sonar, Lidar, and binocular vision systems that allow workers to monitor the fish population, distribution and health, equipment, water quality, hydrology and meteorological conditions in real time.
A local fishing company purchases juvenile fish of certain sizes from local seafood farmers.
The partnership means a faster return on investment, lower financial risks and greater seafood production with better quality.
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According to a study recently published in the journal Nature, a Chinese research team has developed an AI tool that predicts liver cancer recurrence risk with more than 80 percent accuracy.
Liver cancer, the third leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide, has a post -operative recurrence rate as high as 70 percent.
Accurately predicting recurrence was a critical challenge.
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China led by Sun Chiang have developed a scoring system named TIMES which quantifies spatial distribution patterns immune cells within the tumor microenvironment to assess relapse likelihood.
The system is the world's first liver cancer recurrence prediction tool integrating spatial immune data.
The study demonstrated that immune cell spatial organization, not just their quantity, determines clinical outcomes.
Assisted by AI -driven spatial analysis, the team established a novel method for tumor cancer tissue samples from more than 60 patients.
The researchers opened a free online version of times allowing global users to upload pathological staining images for instant risk evaluation.
The team aims to provide a revolutionary decision -making tool to help doctors optimise personalised treatments, especially in resource -limited settings.
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Yang Chuan, a farmer in a remote village in southwest China's Guizhou, harvested more than 700 tons of pumpkins last year, which were processed into dehydrated pumpkin strips and exported to the Republic of Korea.
Yong is reaping the benefits of the contract -based farming, which sees farmers sell their produce wholesale to companies before they are grown.
In Yang's case, his pumpkins are bought by the Nongyao Agricultural Development Company Limited, based in Jijin County, in 2023, with technical guidance from the company.
Young trial -planted just two hectares of pumpkins.
The company purchased his entire harvest at a guaranteed price, bringing him significant profits.
Encouraged by the success, the 27 -year -old expanded his plantation tenfold in 2024 and sold 700 tons of pumpkins to the company.
The contract -based farming model not only relieves farmers of sales concerns, but also ensures a stable supply of raw materials for processing enterprises.
Nong Yao, a key agricultural export enterprise based in Qijin county, temporarily halted production at the end of 2024 after selling out all its pumpkin products to meet growing demand, the company is actively securing pumpkin supply contracts with partners across Guizhou and neighbouring provinces including Hubei, Sichuan and Yunnan.
For 2025, the company has already signed contracts to export pumpkin, chilli pepper, tomato and other processed agricultural products to the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and other countries.
With the support of local governments and leading enterprises like Nongyao, pumpkin growing has expanded from Jijin to more than ten neighbouring counties.
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In a small village in southwest China's Yunnan province, a crystal clear stream has for generations been more than just a source of water.
it is the life -blood of an ancient tradition, paper -making.' When she played in the stream as a child, local artisan, Iyer, liked to watch her village elders soak and wash the mulberry bark that would later be transformed into delicate sheets of handmade paper.
Mangtuan, a multi -ethnic village predominantly inhabited by the Dai people, is renowned for its hand -made paper.
Of the 180 households in the village, over 60 are engaged in paper -making all year round, with more than 100 participating during the off -season for farming.
The paper produced in the village is known as mulberry bark paper, made from bark taken from mulberry trees from mid April to September each year.
Villagers climb nearby mountains to cut the trees and strip their bark, carrying it back to dry and store, preparing what is needed for the next year's papermaking.
One sheet of paper takes three days to make.
The process involves five main steps, soaking, steaming, pulping, sheet -forming, and drying.
Hundreds of years ago, Mang Tuan was designated participated as the county's official paper -making village, and the paper made there was used to transcribe Buddhist scriptures, playing a vital role in preserving and disseminating religious texts.
In 2006, the Dai Paper Making Technique was included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List, with Meng Tuan being named one of two heritage sites.
It was also the year that I returned to the village for papermaking.
Despite the presence of a large modern paper factory just one hundred kilometers away, Mangtuan's traditional craft has not only survived, but thrived.
Taking traditional white paper as a starting point, I made innovative use of fresh flowers and leaves, arranging them in patterns she designed.
She also experimented with colouring the flowers and researched techniques to prevent dehydration.
In 2014, I founded a handmade art company, attracting the village's paper -making households to join.
Combining market demand, the company has developed over 20 cultural and creative products to date, including table lamps, notebooks, and handbags.
These products have been exported to South East Asian countries, including Myanmar and Thailand.
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Over the decades, the Chi Pao has transformed from women's daily dress to attire for special occasions, and now to a more widely enjoyed fashionable expression of Chinese elegance.
It has become a quintessential item of Chinese culture, enthralling people across the world.
But did you know that the garment was once also regarded as an expression of women's liberation, and the pursuit of gender equality in China?
The explanation lies in how the qi pao came into being over a century ago, and how it gradually turned into the cultural symbol it is today.
resembling various ancient Chinese clothing styles.
The origins of the Chi -pao are clouded in the mists of time.
However, it is most commonly believed that it has its roots in the long robes that were worn by the ladies of the Qing Dynasty, from the 17th to early 20th century.
Ruled by the Manchu people, the imperial court requested that Manchurians dressed differently from Han Chinese.
Traditionally, the Manchu people would wear long loose fitting robes with a slit on either side.
This was because, back in the Qing dynasty, riding and archery were regarded as the most important skills for the chew people, both for men and women.
So adding slits on their robes certainly made it much easier to get on and off horseback.
Meanwhile, in order to better protect and cover their legs, they would also wear trousers underneath the robe.
This Manchurian clothing is known as the chi zhuang.
The chi zhuang is still considered an important source of reference for the modern day qi which features a similar side slit and the iconic high -cylindrical collar.
By the early 20th century, during the ensuing Republic of China period, answered, many people began to include Western elements and concepts into their daily lives.
Some embraced the overseas style by dressing in suits.
However, Chinese men of a certain class, like scholars and officials, still preferred to wear the long robes of the old times.
This trend, in turn, also inspired many young and intellectual Chinese women of that time period to do the same.
These empowered females, most of whom were students, became the first to question traditional female roles, seeking gender equality.
Some of them chose to make a loud and proud statement, by donning the long robe associated with male intellectuals.
However, the trousers worn underneath the gowns gave way to full -length stockings, like those worn by women in the West. And as the long robe was made to be more form -fitting for the ladies, it slowly turned into a fashion statement celebrating female liberation.
Laden with such significance, the qipao soon captivated and influenced women in many major cities in China, including Beijing and Shanghai.
From a girl power statement, to the latest on trend fashion style, the qi pao kept evolving and being shaped by the ever -changing nature of Chinese society as time went by.
After 1949, it was actually in Hong Kong where the dress entered its heyday in modern Chinese history, dominating almost every Hong Kong woman's wardrobe, and not surprisingly, this This did not apply to Hong Kong alone, but was also traceable in other Asian countries, wherever there was a sizeable Chinese community, such as Singapore.
Before, as time went on, the qi pao styles and designs began to vary from place to place.
In the meantime, the qi pao style in general is also welcomed beyond the Chinese -speaking world.
world, often seen in haute couture fashion shows, as well as designs created by luxury brands, the cheapo, with all its cultural connotations, has gradually become a trendy element adored by both the East and the West. discussed, bringing to life the confidence and sensuality innate in every woman who wears it.
There is no doubt that the qi -pao has positioned itself as the new standard of modernity that introduces the quintessence of Chinese elegance to the world.
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According to a study recently published in the journal Nature, a Chinese research team has developed an AI tool that predicts liver cancer recurrence risk with 82 percent accuracy.
Liver cancer, the third leading cause of cancer -related deaths worldwide, has a post -operative recurrence rate as high as 70 percent.
Accurately predicting recurrence was a critical challenge.
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China, led by Sun Cheng, have developed a scoring system named TIMES, which quantifies spatial distribution patterns of immune cells within the tumour micro -environment, to assess relapse likelihood.
The system is the world's first liver cancer recurrence prediction tool integrating spatial immune data.
The study demonstrated that immune cell spatial organisation, not just their quantity, determines clinical outcomes.
Assisted by AI -driven spatial analysis, the team established a novel method for tumor microenvironment assessment.
The system was trained using liver cancer tissue samples from more than 60 patients.
The researchers opened a free online version of Tynes, allowing global users to upload pathological staining images for instant risk evaluation.
The team aims to provide a revolutionary decision -making tool to help doctors optimize personalized treatments especially in resource limited settings.
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