Qingdao, the largest city in Shandong province, has received the green light to proceed with the development of Qingdao Smart Home Innovation Center and Qingdao Graphene Innovation Center, two innovation centers aiming to boost local industry.
The Qingdao government and Ocean University of China (OUC) signed a cooperation framework agreement on Nov 1 to establish a new campus of the university in the Qingdao West Coast New Area.
China is playing a more important role in global research on ocean and climate change, worldwide scientists agreed at an ongoing international academic event, which began on Monday.