Interview with ISO President Dr. Sung Hwan Cho
ISO Standards: Powering a safer, smarter and more sustainable world
Interview with Mr. Vimal Mahendru, IEC Vice-President
China and IEC can cooperate very well for the future
IEC releases a standard on environmental testing
The impact of climatic environmental tests on the performance of related products has attracted much attention.
China's overall conversion rate of intl standards reaches 86
The overall conversion rate of international standards into China’s national standards has reached 86% by the end of September 2025.
WASIC empowers development of global automobile industry
the World Automobile Standards and Innovation Conference (WASIC) was held on October 27-29 in Shenzhen.
First national standard for food digital factory released
GB/T 46511-2025, General technical requirements for food digital factory, was released recently.
ISO/TC 8/SC 27 holds the first plenary meeting in Shanghai
It will provide sound support for the sustainable development of global supply chains.
National University Student Standardization Olympiad held
The final of the National University Student Standardization Olympiad 2025 was successfully held in Hangzhou City.
SAMR releases the first national standard on livable cities
GB/T 46391-2025, Sustainable cities and communities—General requirements for livable cities, officially came into effect on October 5.
ISO releases technical specification on child care articles
ISO/TS 24929-2:2025, Child care articles—General safety—Part 2: Mechanical hazards, was officially published.
ISO sets up working group on non-metallic pipes
The new working group ISO/TC 67/SC 2/WG 32, Non-metallic pipes, was approved for establishment by ISO recently.
Downloads of national standards exceed 10 million times
SAMR had steadily promoted the full-text disclosure and free download of over 30,000 national standards that do not adopt international standards since the beginning of this year. In the first half of 2025, downloads exceeded 10 million times.
SAC/TC 611 on platform economy governance established
SAC/TC 611 is established to leverage the systematic supporting role of standardization in advancing the modernization of China's systems and capacity for governance.
Standards and metrology empower the World Games 2025
Technological R&D and application, the innovation of standard materials, and the capacity building of measurement standard instruments provided guarantees for the safe and stable operation as well as the fair competition of the Games.
Standard on credit commitment of business entities released
SAMR recently released the national standard GB/T 46277-2025.
ASEAN-Oriented Standardization Cooperation Forum held
Themed "innovative cooperation on AI standardization: empowering the building of China-ASEAN community with a shared future", the ASEAN-Oriented Standardization Cooperation Forum was convened in Nanning, Guangxi.
Chinese delegation wins prizes at Intl Standards Olympiad
The 20th International Standards Olympiad was held in South Korea in mid August.
ISO releases two standards for space systems
Recently, ISO 21740:2025 and ISO 16615:2025 were officially published.
CNIS experts win ISO Excellence Award
ISO awarded CNIS experts for their contributions to ISO 25556:2025.
IEC releases 3 documents for electrical energy storage
Power storage is a key supporting technology that ensures the safe and stable operation of the power grid.
Sino-Germany standardization cooperation starts a new chapte
The unveiling ceremony of Sino-Germany Standardization Cooperation Innovation Center in Frankfurt was held on June 23.
Standardization supports integrated regional development
Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui have accessed certificates from Shanghai for over 2.64 million times, while Shanghai has accessed certificates from the three provinces for more than 3.97 million times.
SAMR releases 4 national standards for exhibition services
SAMR issued four national standards in the exhibition services sector.
China strives for carbon neutrality through energy labels
CNIS held the Academic Meeting on 20th Anniversary of China Energy Label in Beijing on June 27.
WG on intelligent system ergonomics design is launched
The working group on design and evaluation of intelligent system ergonomics, under SAC/TC 7, Ergonomics , was officially established in Qingdao city, Shandong province on June 18. The launching ceremony was jointly organized by the Sub-institute of Fu
CNIS and GS1 China boost China-Africa cooperation
The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo was held in Changsha, Hunan province.
Two ISO standards of refrigerant compressors released
Two international standards, ISO 18501:2025 and ISO 18483:2025, were released.
China issues national standard on high performance computing
The first national standard on high performance computing (HPC), GB/T 45400-2025, was issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation.
BRICS Economic and Trade Forum convened in Beijing
The BRICS Economic and Trade Forum was convened on April 18 in Beijing, which was themed “Standards cooperation facilitates trade development, BRICS cooperation empowers the Global South”.
China revises measures for adopting international standards
The State Administration for Market Regulation revised and issued the Measures for the Adoption of International Standards recently.
The 3rd Annual Meeting of Carbon Label held in Beijing
The meeting focused on the evolution process of the carbon label standards system in the past decade, and released the carbon label standards system coordinating infrastructure and industry, which marks China's solution to global low-carbon transforma
Chinese expert re-elected Chair of APEC EGEEC
Liu Meng, Associate Researcher of the Branch of Resource and Environment Research, China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), was re-elected as the Chair of the APEC Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EGEEC).
SAC/TC 260 convenes Standards Week in Suzhou
The Standards Week activity was held on April 15-17 in Suzhou city, East China’s Jiangsu province.
AdHoc meeting held for an ISO standard project on DPP
The ISO/UNECE joint working group for information exchange of supply chain aligned to UN/CEFACT semantics (ISO/TC 154/JWG 9) held the AdHoc Meeting of ISO/PWI 25534-1.
Discover the CEN and CENELEC Work Programme 2025!
CEN and CENELEC are excited to announce that the 2025 Work Programme has been published.
IEC standard for AAL robots assists lives of the elderly
IEC 63310:2025, Functional performance criteria for AAL robots used in connected home environment, was officially issued.
Responsible cinema: best practices spread
The AFNOR Spec standard offers production companies concrete actions for deploying a film, audiovisual or advertising project.
SAMR kicks off pilot project of standards management reform
SAMR published the Notice on Deepening the Pilot Project of Local Standards Management System Reform on January 27.
ISO releases standard for traditional Chinese medicine
The international standard ISO 19851:2025, Traditional Chinese medicine—Cinnamomum cassia branch, was published recently.
16 sectoral standards for ecology and environment released
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment released China’s first batch of 16 sectoral standards for environment benchmarks.
ISO/TC 347/AHG 4 convenes 5th meeting
ISO/TC 347/AHG 4, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), held the 5th meeting on February 7.
CNIS expert wins ISO Excellence Award
Liu Meng, Associate Researcher form CNIS, was awarded the ISO Excellence Award on February 19.
Chinese experts attend the 62nd session of the IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) convened the 62nd session on February 24-28 in Hangzhou.
Supporting foreign-owned enterprises in standards making
Relevant authorities always positively support the participation of foreign-owned enterprises in standards development and revision.
Annual meeting of SAC/SWG 29 on digital standards held
The annual meeting of SAC/SWG 29 and the standard technical review meeting were held in Beijing.
GCC Special Interest Group set up in Beijing
The GCC established the Special Interest Group on Energy Saving and Decarbonization on December 20, 2024 in Beijing.
The 3rd Education Standardization Development Forum held
The Implementation Plan of Selection and Building of Pilot Colleges for SOP Standardization Talent Cultivation was released on December 28, 2024.
In October, as autumn colors unfolded, standardizers worldwide celebrate the World Standards Day. This annual event highlights the critical role of standards in business and daily life and honors the immense contributions of the global standardization community.
Under the theme “Shared vision for a better world: Spotlight on SDG 17—Partnership for the goals”, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) held a commemorative event in Beijing on October 14.
The event showcased China’s significant progress in standardization. Key achievements announced included: the public release of over 30,000 national standards earlier this year, which have garnered 150 million online views and 17 million downloads; the official launch of the Standard Intelligent Development System (SIDS); and the recognition of 76 Chinese experts with awards from IEC and ISO. Ma Dejun, Vice President of both the China Association for Standardization and the China Battery Industry Association, received the prestigious IEC Lord Kelvin Award, who became the first Chinese expert to earn this highest lifelong honor.
The event featured video addresses from Sergio Mujica, ISO Secretary-General, and Jo Cops, IEC President. Both leaders praised SAC’s active role in international standardization. Mujica encouraged Chinese experts to “actively participate in this year’s discussions and activities, as together we strive to create a better and brighter future for all”. Cops commended China as an exemplar of true partnership, stating, “Together, we have achieved much. But the road ahead is even more exciting.”
Further activities were organized by the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), including themed meetings, lectures, and an outdoor standards promotion event.
The 2025 ASEAN-Oriented Standardization Cooperation Forum was held in August in Nanning, which focused on “Innovative collaboration in AI standardization, empowering the building of China-ASEAN community with a shared future”. You can find more details in our SPECIAL REPORT column.
The GLOBAL VISION column presents the reports on the ISO Annual Meeting 2025, which was held in Kigali, Rwanda, on October 6-11. The meeting, themed “United for impact”, focused on advancing international standards to achieve sustainable development goals.
This season is a fruitful period of dialogues, thoughts, and exchanges, yielding significant progress for the global standards community.
CHINA SCENE 中国视窗
The overall conversion rate of international standards into China’s national standards reaches 86%
市场监管总局：截至9月底我国国际标准转化率整体已达86%
The final of the National University Student Standardization Olympiad 2025 held
2025年全国大学生标准化奥林匹克竞赛决赛成功举办
EXCHANGE & COOPERATION 国际交流与合作
Chinese expert elected IFAN Vice-President
中国代表夏薇佳当选国际标准用户联盟（IFAN）副主席
SPOTLIGHT 聚光灯
Themed event of World Standards Day 2025 held in Beijing
2025年世界标准日主题活动在京举行
CNIS holds a series of activities to celebrate World Standards Day
中国标准化研究院举办系列活动庆祝世界标准日
CAS sets up committee on smart elderly care facilities
中国标准化协会智慧康养设施专业委员会正式成立
WSD-themed activity and the 4th Standards Innovation Conference held in Beijing
海淀“世界标准日”主题活动多项标准化成果集中亮相
SPECIAL REPORT 特别报道
2025 ASEAN-Oriented Standardization Cooperation Forum held
2025面向东盟的标准化合作论坛成功举办
Addresses at the opening ceremony and speeches at the forum
开幕式致辞和主论坛主旨演讲
Speeches at the sub-forum on automotive standardization
汽车分论坛主旨演讲
Speeches at the sub-forum on metrology technology
计量技术分论坛主旨演讲
Speeches at the sub-forum on conformity assessment
合格评定分论坛主旨演讲
GLOBAL VISION 国际视野
United for impact—ISO Annual Meeting 2025 successfully held in Rwanda
携手共建影响力——2025 ISO年度大会在卢旺达成功举办
A better future builds on standards
以标准为基，创美好未来
ITU Global Youth Celebration
国际电信联盟全球青年庆祝活动即将举办
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