"Scientific American" published its first foreign edition in 1890, the Spanish-language "La America Cientifica". Publication was suspended in 1905, and another 63 years would pass before another foreign-language edition appeared: In 1968, an Italian edition, "Le Scienze", was launched, and a Japanese edition, ', followed three years later. A new Spanish edition, "Investigación y Ciencia" was launched in Spain in 1976, followed by a French edition, ', in France in 1977, and a German edition, ', in Germany in 1978. A Russian edition "V Mire Nauki" () was launched in the Soviet Union in 1983, and continues in the present-day Russian Federation. "Kexue" (科学, "Science" in Chinese), a simplified Chinese edition launched in 1979, was the first Western magazine published in the People's Republic of China. Founded in Chongqing, the simplified Chinese magazine was transferred to Beijing in 2001. Later in 2005, a newer edition, "Global Science" (环球科学), was published instead of "Kexue", which shut down due to financial problems. A traditional Chinese edition, known as ', was introduced to Taiwan in 2002. The Hungarian edition "Tudomány" existed between 1984 and 1992. In 1986, an Arabic edition, "", was published. In 2002, a Portuguese edition was launched in Brazil.