BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

BDS SEES THRIVING APPLICATION

Extensively applied in various aspects of the national economy and people's lives, China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) currently provides full-scale services in sectors ranging from transportation, public security, disaster relief, and mitigation to agriculture, forestry, and city management.

The integration of BDS with emerging technologies, including 5G, mobile communications, and big data will be further promoted to create new business models and growth points, said BDS Spokesperson Ran Chengqi.

SCREENING HAZARDOUS COMPOUNDS

Chinese researchers have developed a new method to improve the screening of hazardous compounds in agricultural products, providing a new strategy for ensuring food safety, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The method improves the utilization rate of the equipment, avoids repeated data collection, and helps save the screening cost.

INTERNET SECTOR GROWTH

China's internet and related sectors maintained a double-digit growth in business revenue and research development in the first eight months of this year, official data showed.

Major internet companies raked in 796.2 billion yuan (about 116.91 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-August period, up 13.6 percent year on year, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the growth rate registered in the first seven months, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Enditem

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