#ChinaInPhotos# The #Shenzhou23# spacecraft lifted off on May 24, carrying rice seeds and other scientific payloads to the China Space Station. After more than two months of cultivation, the astronauts have harvested the first batch of experimental #rice# samples. The experiment is expected to become the first to cultivate two successive generations of rice in orbit, enabling researchers to complete two full life cycles of the crop in microgravity. #ChinaTech#

#ChinaInPhotos# Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (#CXMT#) closed at 49 yuan (about $7.22) on its Shanghai STAR Market debut Monday, up 465.82 percent from its #IPO# price of 8.66 yuan, with full-day turnover surpassing 140 billion yuan. The stock ended its first trading day with a market capitalization of over 3.2 trillion yuan, cementing its position as the largest listed company by market value on the A-share market. The blockbuster debut caps a historic IPO run with expected total proceeds surpassing 66 billion yuan, making it the largest-ever IPO in China's sci-tech innovation board. #ChinaTech#