The arrival of the Year of the Snake coincides with an upturn in sales impact from Web novels in China’s fiction lists. (29 Jan 2025) Our associates at Beijing OpenBook tell us that the impact of Web novels is being felt even more than before in the Chinese market, a newly influential dynamic tracked…
(24 Nov 2024) The British Library has expanded its Chinese collection by adding 10 online novels by Chinese authors, including Lord of the Mysteries, Soul Land, and The Joy of Life, a testament to the cultural significance and rapid development of internet literature in China. This follows the library’s 2022 inclusion of its first batch…
(22 Nov 2024) China will further expand its Double First-Class initiative to develop world-class universities and excellence in specific academic disciplines on par with the best in the world, Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng told a recent meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s legislature. The new phase of the initiative will include…
(30 Sep 2024) Frontiers is pleased to announce a new partnership with China’s National Science and Technology Library (NSTL). This collaboration marks a pivotal moment in the advancement of open science and research dissemination within the Chinese scientific community, addressing key challenges faced by researchers and institutions alike. Effective from January 1, 2025, this landmark…
(25 Sep 2024) In recent years, China has become a world leader in a key measure of scientific impact: the number of academic papers produced by researchers there that are then widely cited by other scientists. Now, two analyses identify one factor that might be helping boost these citations: An unusually high number is coming from…
(3 Sep 2024) As the sun sets and the city is enveloped in the peaceful cover of night, a new trend is gaining momentum across China: the 24-hour library. These well-lit havens provide a sanctuary for students, professionals, and anyone in need of a quiet place to read or study in the late hours. …
(27 Aug 2024) The Dunhuang studies research library, an online database compiling global research findings and first-hand information related to Dunhuang studies, was launched on Tuesday. The online library covers manuscripts from the Dunhuang Academy’s collection, historical images, e-books on Dunhuang studies and research findings by scholars from home and abroad. The new database also…
Government bans researchers from participating in government-funded projects after accusing them of plagiarising content for research proposals (29 Jul 2024) In July, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology published the names of four researchers from institutions across the country who were found to have used plagiarised content in proposals for government-funded research projects. An additional researcher was also named,…
(19 Jul 2024) China’s science and technology ministry has prohibited all clinical research involving germline genome editing, describing the approach as ‘irresponsible’. Germline genome editing involves making edits to DNA in egg, sperm or early embryos to introduce changes that can be inherited by future generations. The South China Morning Post reports that the new Ethical Guideline…
(6 Jun 2024) The second China-Russia Library Forum, themed on the application of artificial intelligence in libraries, concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. In-depth exchanges and discussions on “professional libraries,” “document preservation and protection,” “social public service” and “smart libraries” were conducted during the two-day forum, which was co-hosted by the National Library of China and the…