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2019-04-30
Statement on Casualties of FIO Scientists in Sri Lanka Terrorist Attack
With the deepest sorrow, the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) of China announces that two FIO scientists namely Dr. LI Dawei and Mr. WANG Liwei were unfortunately killed in the terrorist attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019, while Dr. DUAN ...
2019-04-17
Dr. Adina Kamarudin, Director-General of the Department of Maritime Affairs, MoFA, pays a visit to FIO
Dr. Adina Kamarudin, Director-General of the Department of Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, accompanied by He Xiangqi, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, visited the First Institute of Oceanography ...
2019-04-13
"Xiang Yang Hong 01" Research Vessel Starts Its Second Section of 2019 Northeast Indian Ocean Cruise
On the morning of April 13, 2019, the "Xiang Yang Hong 01" vessel slowly departed from the port of Colombo and continued its second section of the survey in the Indian Ocean after spending a rainy night in the port.
2019-04-09
China's Unmanned Submersible
At one o'clock on April 9 local time, on the board of Ocean No.1 that is executing its 52nd cruise mission with the approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources, "Hailong III", the developed-in-China underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a max depth of 6,000 meters, successfully ...
2019-04-03
FIO's "Ocean Forecasting System for the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road" is Included into Technology Show Open Day of Embassy of China in the United States
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America is scheduled to organize the Technology Show Open Day in early May 2019 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the inauguration of the Sino-US Diplomatic Relations and the 40th anniversary of the signing of China-US ...
2019-03-30
Sophalleth Eang, Vice Minister of the Cambodian Ministry of Environment, Visits FIO to Promote In-depth China-Cambodia Cooperation
On March 30, 2019, invited by Wang Hong, a member of the party group of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Director of the State Oceanic Administration, and Li Tiegang, Director of the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources (FIO, MNR), Sophalleth Eang, Vice Minister ...
2019-03-28
Joint Sino-Australian On-site Observations Help Forecast Australian Monsoon Outbreak
Recently, the on-site observations of the site of the outbreak of Australian monsoons carried out by the Center for Ocean and Climate Research (COCR) of the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) and the Center for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR) of Pilot National Laboratory for Marine ...
2019-03-28
Ocean No.1 Begins Scientific Research of Third Section of Its 52nd Cruise
Photo of all crew members of the third section in front of Ocean No.1
On the afternoon of March 28 (local time), the research vessel Ocean No.1 left Cape Town, South Africa, for its scientific research of the third section of its 52nd cruise.
It is reported that 42 people from 16 organizations ...
2019-03-06
Chinese and Australian Experts Discuss Blue Economy Underpinned by Marine Science and Technology Innovation
On March 4-6, 2019, the China-Australia Marine Technology and Blue Economy Seminar was held in Qingdao. The conference was co-hosted by FIO, the Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO-OA), and the Laboratory for Regional Oceanography ...
2019-02-15
Research Vessel "Xiangyanghong 01" Starts Its Research Trip to Indian Ocean in 2019
At 10:00 on February 15, "Xiangyanghong 01", an oceanographic research vessel owned by the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources (FIO, MNR), departed from the Port of Qingdao to perform its maritime research mission in the India Ocean in 2019. During 120-day ...
