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China has launched an intellectual property strategy to encourage innovation and increase the number of patents held by Chinese citizens.

Innovative cooking stoves were among the winning projects at the 2008 Ashden Awards for sustainable energy.

Reconstruction efforts in China's quake-hit regions will only be sustained with strategic scientific and environmental evaluation, warn experts.

Following the UN biodiversity conference, countries have agreed a roadmap to negotiate the access and sharing of genetic resources.

In the aftermath of Sichuan earthquake, Chinese scientists are calling for enhanced earthquake prediction.

Scientists have developed a method that boosts the yield and slashes the cost of producing biogas from rice-harvest waste.

The Sichuan earthquake has highlighted the importance of open, accurate and authoritative information in disaster response, say experts.

Chinese scientists have found a gene in rice that can control various traits, with the potential to improve rice productivity.

Chinese scientists have submitted a letter to the country's education authorities, calling for an increase in primary school science education.

Scientists have produced a draft genome sequence of a genetically modified papaya that could benefit future cultivation of the fruit.

A global agriculture study has called for an increase in agricultural research to feed the world's growing population sustainably.

China's growing infrastructure is boosting the spread of potentially destructive animals, insects and plants, a new report warns.

Human-to-human transmission of H5N1 is likely to have occurred between a father and son in China, according to a new study.

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference has increased support for its science committee, with higher status and mandatory donations from member countries.

China has approved production of a H5N1 vaccine for humans, the first of its kind in the developing world.

A roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

China will launch a five-year research programme into GM crops, focusing on issues including nutrition improvement and drought resistance.

Researchers have identified a compound that could potentially be used in treating schistosomiasis.

Chinese researchers have developed a new method to prevent genetically modified crops spreading to conventional plant populations.

Using China's 'idle land' — often home to diverse species — to produce biofuels could post a threat to biodiversity, warn experts.