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First migrant caravans of 2021 depart for US
During his first days in office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to send a groundbreaking legislative package to Congress to address the long-elusive goal of immigration reform, including what’s certain to be a controversial centerpiece: a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million immigrants who are in the country without legal status.
Under Biden’s plan, immigrants would become eligible for legal permanent residence after five years and for U.S. citizenship after an additional three years — a faster path to citizenship than in previous immigration bills.
The largest two-dimensional map of the universe ever released, including 2 billion objects
1-14-21, National Astronomical Observatory Beijing-Arizona BASS survey team and the Dark Energy Spectral Survey DESI International Collaboration Project team jointly released the latest giant two-dimensional sky map of the universe. This is the largest cosmic sky map obtained by human measurement so far. 200 researchers from all over the world have spent 6 years on joint observation and data analysis, covering 20,000 square degrees of the sky, which is about half the area of the whole celestial sphere, accommodating 10 trillion digital pixels and containing 2 billion celestial objects.
China’s quantum communication network
China’s hack-proof quantum communication technology is “primarily ready” for practical use after a 4,600km (2,858 mile) network was put through two years of experimental service, researchers announced.
When fully developed, quantum communication can be applied in fields such as finance, defence, government administration and electronic information, according to scientists. This network consisted of the Micius satellite – the world’s first quantum communication satellite launched in 2016 – and more than 700 optical fibres covering 2,000km and connecting 32 nodes across four provinces and three municipalities in China. It was completed in 2017 and has realised communication up to a distance of 4,600km.
Newly declassified report lays out U.S. strategy in Asia against China
MoU on internet security
China, Indonesia sign MoU on internet security, the first-of-its-kind set to break a Washington-led blockade against Beijing.
High-temperature superconducting maglev train prototype
China built a high-temperature superconducting maglev train prototype in the SW city of Chengdu. The maglev, which can reach speeds of 620 km per hour, is expected to be the fastest land vehicle.
Day Hike from So Kwun Wat to Ho Pui via MacLehose Trail Section 10 1-12-21
Ukraine to buy Sinovac vaccine
Ukraine has signed an agreement to buy 1.8 million doses of China’s Sinovac COVID19 vaccine which are expected to arrive in the country soon, the presidential office said on Wed.
Trump sanctioned
No Facebook, no Twitter, no sponsors, nuclear button taken away. The Sanctioner sanctioned. Poetic!