Proficiency contest

THE Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia on Sunday organized the 22nd “Chinese Bridge” Chinese proficiency competition for Cambodian college students.

A total of 10 Cambodian finalists, shortlisted out of 52 candidates from various universities and institutes in the Southeast Asian country, were contested in the final stage held at the Royal Academy of Cambodia in Phnom Penh.

Ivory items seized

CUSTOMS officials have seized two ivory items weighing about 35 grams in total from an imported package in Changsha, the capital of Central China’s Hunan Province.

Officials found the ivory products concealed in a package, and further inspection revealed that these items were an ivory necklace and an ivory pendant, according to the customs of Changsha. The country has also seen a significant decline in ivory smuggling cases amid an intensified crackdown on such crimes.

Reusable spacecraft

A REUSABLE experimental spacecraft yesterday successfully returned to its scheduled landing site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China.

The spacecraft returned after 276 days of in-orbit operation. The success of the experiment marks an important breakthrough in China’s research on reusable spacecraft technologies, which will provide more convenient and affordable round-trip methods for the peaceful use of space in the future.