第三世界科学院(TWAS)第14届院士大会、第9届学术大会,暨第三世界科学组织网络第8次会议,10月16-19日在中华人民共和国北京成功举行。本次会议的宗旨是“科学与发展”;目的是促进科学的进步、开放和合作,进一步加强南南合作。与此同时,我们所有与会者目睹了中国“神舟”五号的成功发射,这是第一个由发展中国家自己成功设计和建造的载人航天飞船,它是中国科学和技术近十年来令人敬佩的进步的 The 14th Session of the Academician of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), the 9th Academic Conference, and the 8th Meeting of the Third World Scientific Organizations Network were successfully held in Beijing, the People's Republic of China from October 16 to 19. The purpose of this meeting is “Science and Development”; the purpose is to promote scientific progress, opening up and cooperation and further strengthen South-South cooperation. In the meantime, all of our participants witnessed the successful launch of China's “Shenzhou” V, the first manned spacecraft successfully designed and built by the developing countries themselves. It is one of the top ten science and technology projects in China Admirable progress over the years