Giant panda, with distinctive black and white coat, is adored by the world and regarded as the national treasure of China.
China has made historic achievements in ecological conservation and restoration over the past decade.
As one of the first countries to sign the Convention on Biological Diversity, China has always attached great importance to biodiversity conservation, achieving substantial progress on a distinctively Chinese path.
Political, business and social elites across the country gathered in Beijing in early March, discussing the key topics of social concerns.
The Two Sessions, the top political advisory body, were convened in Beijing from March 4 to March 11, 2022.
The meeting focused on the cooperation of APEC economies in the field of energy efficiency and conservation.
The 2022 High-quality Development Exchange Meeting, which is also the press conference on the "forerunners" of enterprise standards was held online on March 30.
The NIST in the United States has recently released a measurement framework to help assess smart cities.
The UN-Water Groundwater Summit will define actions towards more responsible and sustainable use and protection of water resource.
Sports and tourism in winter have fueled the development of ice and snow industry in China.
The Council for the Promotion of Standardization in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was set up on February 21.
To encourage more disable people engage in winter sports, GB/T 16931-2022, Classification of winter para sports athletes, was published.
Standards for the experience of short videos and live broadcasts are under development.
China has submitted the proposal of ISO/TS 44006, Collaborative business relationship management.
The Plan is designed to regulate a sound standards system for the high-quality development of the financial industry.
China has always attached great importance to the safety management of gas cylinders.
IEC/ISO 24745 offers guidance on the protection of biometric information.
Shanghai published the Standardization Development Action Plan.
China's forestry industry has always served as a pillar in the national development.
In the struggle against the grim reality of climate change, few countries are under greater pressure than China to get it right.
Some cities in China have been exploring a method to introduce latest technologies into farmer's market.
The world needs the coordinated development of standards, as standards can promote the interconnectivity of the world.
Package production plays an increasingly important role in boosting national economy and catering to people's mental and material demands.
SAC/SWG 23, Specialized agricultural service, was set up on January 25 in Beijing.
Since 1970, the IEC has published a series of standards to ensure the safety of household appliances
The circular economy offers a new approach to achieving sustainable economic growth.
This January 2022, Ulrika Francke has begun her new role as ISO President.
The 14th Five-Year Plan on the Protection and Use of Geographical Indications is published.
It is important to measure machines' noise level, to identify sources or situations where noise might be an issue.
Sustainability is a key concern for the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
The national standardization work conference was held in Beijing on January 14, 2022.
Conformity assessment has an essential property of delivering trust and serving development, which is considered as the certificate of compliance in quality management and market economy and a passport for international trade.
It was a busy year for IEC/TC 14. The committee published three standards in 2021, new editions which are expected to fill an important gap for users in the market.
The 4th Asian Sensory and Consumer Research Symposium (SenseAsia 2021) was held online.
ISO 31000:2018 assists organizations on how to integrate an effective decision-making framework.
An association standard was officially published by the ISC.
ISO/TR 16158 provides agreed ways to ensure the space environment is used safely and effectively.
The 2021 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference was held on December 8-10 in Nanjing.
The China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City serves as the single city case embodied in ISO 37106:2021.
This new standard will not only help tourists make more informed choices, it will motivate the industry to improve its service offering as well.
ISO 23040:2021 outlines requirements and recommendations for marine surveys at seabeds.
ISO 24617-11:2021 was released recently to promote the development of AI and big data technology.
The chemical fiber industry has become a traditional pillar industry of national economy with obvious advantages in international market.
A standards system of large amusement facilities made China the largest market and manufacturing base of amusement facilities in the world.
Production and inspection without standards posed a big threat to the product quality improvement in township and small enterprises.
A standards system for the high-quality development of Xiong'an New Area in transportation was announced.
An IEC TS led by Huaneng fills the gap in standards for PV inverters connected to high voltage ride-through.
The Declaration is an historic commitment to leverage the power of International Standards in combating climate change.
An online analysis service platform will be built, based on Chinese standard human dataset for SMEs.
Biopersity and ecosystems feature prominently in many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets, as they contribute to economic activities and human well-being. The Strategic Plan for Biopersity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biopersity Targets adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity have established the global framework for priority actions on biopersity. Conserving biopersity is to protect human beings, as the persified, healthy ecosystems underpin all lives on the earth and allow us to carry out economic and social activities.
The May/June issue presents a series of articles showcasing the endeavors of China to improve biopersity and ecosystems and how standards play a vital role in this process. Through conservation of giant pandas and their habitats in the past few decades, the number of pandas in the wild has increased from 1,114 to 1,864, which also contributes to the surging flora and fauna in these areas.
In the EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW column, two renowned standardization experts, Wu Hequan, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Yu Xinli, President of China Association for Standardization, shared their insights into standards digitalization and suggestions for future work. Standards digitalization is an irresistible trend in the standardization development, which creates golden opportunities for innovation, boosts the reform of standardization methods and management system, but brings unprecedented challenges, said Wu Hequan.
The Two Sessions, the annual meetings of China’s major political bodies, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC), were convened in Beijing in early March. The SPOTLIGHT column presents the development goals of this year and the views on key topics, such as carbon peak and neutrality, elderly care, artificial intelligence and big data, and how standards facilitate the development in these areas.
With the increasing awareness of biopersity, supporting strategies and action plans, we believe that China will make greater contributions to global biopersity governance and the SDGs!
CHINA SCENE 中国视窗
SAC publishes the Guidelines on the Standardization Work for Implementing China's Regional Major Strategies
标准委印发《服务国家区域重大战略实施标准化工作指南》
SAMR and SAC publish national standard for well-facilitated farmland construction
市场监管总局(标准委)发布《高标准农田建设通则》国家标准
EXCHANGE & COOPERATION 国际交流与合作
MOU on standardization signed between SAMR and MEIC
市场监管总局与哥斯达黎加经济工商部签署《标准化和产品质量安全监管领域谅解备忘录》
SPOTLIGHT 聚光灯
Two Sessions 2022 at a glance
2022年全国两会概览
Voices about standards in the Two Sessions
两会代表、委员谈标准
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 独家专访
Standards digitalization is the trend of the times
邬贺铨:标准数字化是大势所趋
Views on the digital transformation of standards in China
于欣丽:对我国标准数字化工作的思考
SPECIAL REPORT 特别报道
Biopersity conservation enables a beautiful China with vitality
生物多样性保护:美丽中国生机盎然
Standards facilitate better biopersity conservation
标准助力生物多样性保护
Improving biopersity by protecting pandas and their habitats
大熊猫保护带动生物多样性蓬勃发展
Biopersity guarantees human's future
植物多样性蕴含未来解决方案
GLOBAL VISION 国际视野
CEN publishes 82 new technical specifcations on fertilizing products
欧洲标准化委员会发布82项肥料技术规范
ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC)
世界电信发展大会即将召开
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