A new Science and Technology Museum will be completed by May 2008 inside the Olympic Green, part of which will be open to people during the Beijing Olympic Games, the new museum cost more than 1.1 billion yuan (US$140 million), will cover an area of 48,000 square metres to the north of two Olympic stadiums. (China Daily)

The 16th National Invention Exhibition will be held in Dongguan of South China's Guangdong Province from September 21-24. It aims to exhibit new technology and products invented by the Chinese people. About 1,500 new inventions will be featured this year, with participants also coming from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. (China Daily)

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