Home / BCAS / 2012-4 2012-4   Contents 238  Address at the Opening Ceremony of the TWAS 12th General Conference and 23rd General Meeting by Chinese President HU Jintao in Tianjin on Sept. 18, 2012 242  Exploring the Vast Universe Hand in Hand, Working Together toward a Better Future for Humankind —Speech by Chinese Vice President XI Jinping at the Opening Ceremeny of the IAU XXVIII General Assembly on August 21, 2012 in Beijing 245  Advance International S&T Cooperation and Exchanges —An Interview with TWAS President- elect BAI Chunli 248  Networking for Sustainable Development via Science and Innovation 255  TWAS Participating in Social Advancement —An Interview with Prof. Jacob Palis 259  TWAS Tianjin Meeting in Eyes of Participants 265  IAU Beijing Meeting A Landmark for Chinese Astronomy 269  Remembering Beijing 270  International Cooperation and Education is Key to Chinese Astronomy —An Interview with Prof. Robert Williams 272  A More Global Strategy for IAU: Boosting Astronomical Research and Education in Developing Countries —An Interview with New IAU President Norio Kaifu 274  Restructuring the IAU —An Interview with New IAU General Secretary Thierry Montmerle 276  Present and Prospect of Chinese Astronomy 281  Mechanics - China on the Horizon 284  “Mechanics Is to Look at Interesting Phenomena and Inspire Imagination” —An Interview with Prof. Timothy J. Pedley 286  InBrief 294  An Interdisciplinary Life Science Research Center in Beijing 296  A New CAS Institute under Construction in Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone 298  A Network of Trio Stations to Receive Land Observing Satellite Data ©  Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. All rights Reserved. Tel: 86-10-62542631    Fax: 86-10-62542631 Add: P.O. Box 8712, Beijing, 100190    Email: bulletin@casipm.ac.cn