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Presenting six fascinating stories you may have missed from China this week... and you can click each headline to read more.
Deciphering earthquake data
Researchers from Wuhan University have helped the UN to analyze satellite data to map light levels in Turkish areas affected by last week's earthquakes. The results helped reveal the extent of damage to infrastructure in Hatay, Kahramanmaras and Adiyaman.
Li Xi, a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing at Wuhan University, says the data can help strategize rescue operations and measure disaster resistance capabilities.
At 23 years old Wu Yibing could become a role model for aspiring tennis players in China. /Kevin Jairaj/Reuters
At 23 years old Wu Yibing could become a role model for aspiring tennis players in China. /Kevin Jairaj/Reuters
A soaring tennis star
Wu Yibing has made tennis history by becoming the first male Chinese player to win an ATP title, after he held off American John Isner in a thrilling final to claim the Dallas Open.
In an exclusive interview with CGTN, the 23-year-old from Hangzhou City says he wants to break into the global top 30 of tennis rankings this year. But he won't stop there – his next goal is to make it to the top 10.
Setting sights on space
China has started constructing the second phase of its deep space observation radar facility in Chongqing. The "China Compound Eye" facility will be used to observe and capture high-resolution images of deep-space objects, including asteroids, the moon and Earth-like planets.
It's meant to serve the country's near-Earth asteroid defense work and planetary science research.
Dalian's 1-trillion-yuan GDP dream
The port city of Dalian is ramping up its digital development projects, as it hopes to become the first northeastern Chinese city to join the 1-trillion-yuan ($145bn) GDP club.
Dalian's rapid growth has been limited due to an over-reliance on the petrochemical industry, which accounts for 40 percent of total industrial output value. It's trying to overcome that by upgrading its digital economy, investing in sectors like cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and industrial internet.
An amphibious drone developed by Chinese researchers is operated in a pool. /Tongji University/
An amphibious drone developed by Chinese researchers is operated in a pool. /Tongji University/
A drone that dives and flies
Researchers have developed a drone prototype that can both fly in the air and swim underwater.
The 'TJ-FlyingFish' was jointly developed by a team of scientists from the Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems under Tongji University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Its possible applications include search and rescue missions, resource exploration and engineering inspections.
Drug-busting squirrels
Police in Chongqing police have trained six Eurasian red squirrels to detect narcotics.
Officers say they have a sharp sense of smell – and being smaller and more agile than dogs makes them better suited to searching complex environments such as logistics warehouses, courier stations and high places.