BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

LAUNCH PAD

A launch pad at northwest China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center has completed its 100th mission, following the launch of a Long March-4B rocket that placed a new meteorological satellite in space on Sunday.

The launch pad, officially put into use in May 2003, was the first launch pad in China that had reinforced concrete as its main structure.

TALLEST TREE

Chinese scientists have identified a 72.4-meter-tall tree in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region as the tallest growing in the country's karst landscape.

Aged nearly 150 years, the tree towers over a peak cluster depression, a rocky karst landscape that usually lacks thick, fertile soil required for the growth of a tall tree, scientists said.

SCIENCE POPULARIZATION

The China Association of Science and Technology (CAST) stepped up its support for science popularization talent by offering career development opportunities in the sector, CAST said on Monday.

The association has begun piloting the implementation of professional title evaluation among science popularization workers in some institutes in Beijing. Enditem

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