# CASC SpaceChina Corporate News Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper`) Actor Scrapes press releases and corporate news from SpaceChina.com — the public news portal of CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation). Extracts articles from the 集团要闻, 媒体聚焦, and 专题报道 subchannels with full body text, publish date, and subsidiary mentions. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** News, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## CASC SpaceChina Corporate News Scraper Scrapes press releases and corporate news from **SpaceChina.com** — the public news portal of CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation / 中国航天科技集团有限公司). Extracts structured articles from three news subchannels with full body text, publication date, image URLs, PDF attachments, and automatic CASC subsidiary detection. ### What it collects | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `article_id` | Unique numeric ID from the article URL (e.g. `4632103`) | | `subchannel` | Source subchannel: 集团要闻, 媒体聚焦, or 专题报道 | | `title_zh` | Article title in Chinese | | `title_en` | English title (null — future enhancement via english.spacechina.com mirror) | | `body_html` | Full article body HTML | | `body_text` | Full article body as plain text | | `publish_date` | Publication date (ISO 8601, e.g. `2026-06-11`) | | `source_url` | Canonical article URL | | `mentioned_subsidiaries` | CASC academy/subsidiary names detected in body (一院 through 八院, CALT, CAST, SAST) | | `images` | Absolute URLs of embedded article images | | `attachments` | Absolute URLs of PDF attachments (e.g. annual social-responsibility reports) | ### Subchannels covered | Key | Chinese | English | |-----|---------|---------| | `jtyw` | 集团要闻 | Group News — primary launch and operations press releases | | `mjjj` | 媒体聚焦 | Media Focus — external press coverage aggregated | | `ztbd` | 专题报道 | Special Reports — themed coverage (missions, events, policy) | The actor crawls all pages within each selected subchannel, following the site's paginated listing structure automatically. ### Input | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | `maxItems` | integer | Yes | Maximum number of articles to scrape. Set to a high value (or remove the cap) for a full historical crawl (~3,000+ articles across all subchannels). | | `subchannels` | array | Yes | Which subchannels to include. Accepts any combination of `jtyw`, `mjjj`, `ztbd`. Default: all three. | #### Example input ```json { "maxItems": 100, "subchannels": ["jtyw"] } ```` ### Use cases - **Defense and aerospace intelligence** — Track every CASC press release mentioning specific launch vehicles, academies, or programs. - **ESG / sanctions screening** — Identify CASC subsidiaries (一院 through 八院) named in corporate announcements for mil-civ fusion exposure mapping. - **Trade compliance** — Monitor export-control-relevant announcements (new satellite programs, foreign partnerships, dual-use technology disclosures). - **Annual reports** — The 专题报道 channel carries annual social-responsibility reports back to 2013 as PDF attachments. - **Research and journalism** — Build a full-text searchable archive of CASC's public-facing communications. ### Notes - **Chinese-language content**: All articles are in Simplified Chinese. The `body_text` field is suitable for NLP pipelines and translation workflows. - **English mirror**: The `english.spacechina.com` mirror exists but has minimal content. `title_en` is always `null` in this release. - **Subsidiary detection**: The `mentioned_subsidiaries` field uses pattern-matching on the body text for the eight CASC academies and their common abbreviations. It is heuristic and may miss references using full official names. - **Historical depth**: The site retains articles back to at least 2013 across all subchannels, representing the full accessible archive of CASC's public news. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of articles to scrape. Leave empty to scrape all available articles. ## `subchannels` (type: `array`): Which subchannels to scrape: jtyw (集团要闻 / Group News), mjjj (媒体聚焦 / Media Focus), ztbd (专题报道 / Special Reports). Defaults to all. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "subchannels": [ "jtyw", "mjjj", "ztbd" ] } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "subchannels": [ "jtyw", "mjjj", "ztbd" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "subchannels": [ "jtyw", "mjjj", "ztbd", ], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "maxItems": 10, "subchannels": [ "jtyw", "mjjj", "ztbd" ] }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "CASC SpaceChina Corporate News Scraper", "description": "Scrapes press releases and corporate news from SpaceChina.com — the public news portal of CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation). Extracts articles from the 集团要闻, 媒体聚焦, and 专题报道 subchannels with full body text, publish date, and subsidiary mentions.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "KUXW3wfcjpLa8h9Bl" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-casc-spacechina-corporate-news-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "maxItems", "subchannels" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of articles to scrape. Leave empty to scrape all available articles." }, "subchannels": { "title": "Subchannels", "type": "array", "description": "Which subchannels to scrape: jtyw (集团要闻 / Group News), mjjj (媒体聚焦 / Media Focus), ztbd (专题报道 / Special Reports). Defaults to all.", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```