BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers used remote sensing and model forecast data to help Chinese merchant ships Tian'en and Tianyou safely navigate the Northeast Passage of Arctic this summer.
The stretch in the Arctic is the shortest passage connecting northeast Asia and northern Europe and can save a third of the traditional sailing time.
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