A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Shijian-23 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 9, 2023. (PHOTO: XINHUA)

China Enters New Phase of COVID Response

Starting from January 8, China managed COVID-19 with measures designed for combating Class B infectious diseases. A new edition of the country's protocol on COVID-19 prevention and control was released one day earlier. The focus of the new phase policy is on protecting people's health and preventing severe cases.

China Launches New Satellite

China successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on January 9. The satellite is mainly used for scientific experiments and technical verification.

New Research Results Achieved by EAST

A new plasma operation scenario Super I Mode was discovered and demonstrated on Experiment Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST). The team from Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of CAS, recently reported the finding in Science Advances.

Emergency Approval for Domestic ECMO Granted

China's first homegrown extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device has been given emergency approval, according to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on January 5. The NMPA said the performance indicators of the products are on a par with similar foreign products.