China science, technology news summary -- April 16
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BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.
SHENZHOU-12
The manned spacecraft and carrier rocket for the Shenzhou-12 manned space mission have arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
The manned craft and the Long March-2F carrier rocket are now undergoing final assembly and testing at the launch site, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Friday.
The astronauts for the Shenzhou-12 manned space mission are participating in intensive training before embarking on their space journey, said the CMSA.
All facilities at the launch site are in good condition, and all systems that will be involved in the mission are undergoing orderly preparations, it said.
SPACE LAUNCH CENTER
An international commercial space launch center with a planned investment of 20 billion yuan (about 3.06 billion U.S. dollars) will be built in Xiangshan County in Ningbo located in China's eastern coastal province of Zhejiang.
The planned commercial space launch center will include a 35-square km launch site and supporting facilities spanning 32 square km. The center is expected to launch up to 100 rockets a year, according to a draft document for key projects in Zhejiang Province during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) released last month.
COMPUTER INSTRUCTION SET
Major Chinese chip designer Loongson on Thursday unveiled LoongArch, its new generation, self-developed computer instruction set. The Loongson operation system, based on the new instruction set, has been running stably on computers using Loongson chips.
LoongArch includes nearly 2,000 instructions, and is optimised for cross-platform binary translation and has impressive efficiency when running applications from other mainstream instruction sets.
AI VOICE-TO-TEXT AID
A working platform using artificial intelligence (AI) has been launched in China, offering voice-to-text services so that hearing-impaired people can read speeches given during video conferences, livestreaming events and online courses.
The platform provides real-time subtitles for these online activities via the communication app DingTalk.
The platform, now available in more than 80 Chinese cities, was launched by the China Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Enditem
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