Here is the Chinese version in 2008:
China's indigenous Feitian space suit
China's indigenous Feitian space suit -- china.org.cn
The Feitian extra-vehicular activity (EVA) suit is China's first indigenous space suit. It will be worn by one of the two astronauts on board the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft who will carry out a spacewalk. The following is a brief background on the suit.
Feitian, which literally means flying in the sky, is the name of a legendary Buddhist goddess.
The suit has 10 layers and weighs about 120 kilograms. Each suit costs 30 million yuan (about 4.4 million US dollars).
It has a reliability index of 0.977
Chinese scientists spent about four years in developing the Feitian EVA spacesuit. There is a small Chinese national flag on the left arm and the Chinese character "Feitian" on the right arm. It is designed for a spacewalk mission of up to four hours. With flexible limb joints designs, the suits can be donned by occupants ranging from 1.60 to 1.80 meters tall.
A tether is tied to the waist of the astronaut to connect him with the spacecraft.
A mirror is placed at the wrist of the suit to allow the occupant to better operate the controlling devices on the suit.
The EVA space suits are like a mini-spaceship which is composed of garment, equipments and systems to keep the astronauts alive in the outer space and allow them to carry out stipulated tasks.
It provides a pressurized atmosphere, oxygen and temperature control for the astronauts. It shields them from radiation, micrometeoroids and other harmful particles. It also allows the astronauts to communicate with others.
It will take the astronauts about 15 hours to assemble the suit in the spacecraft before their spacewalk. The suits will not be brought back to the earth.
India started the spacesuit in 2012:
Bangalore-Based Lab To Develop Space Suit For ISRO
http://www.asianscientist.com/in-the-lab/isro-debel-lab-design-space-suit-2012/
AsianScientist (Jul. 30, 2012) – As part of its human space flight program envisaged for a take off in 2016, Indian scientists are planning to design and develop an indigenous space suit.
The space suit will be designed to protect astronauts against extremes in temperature compounded by intensive solar radiation in space during the mission.
Existing technologies of this nature are a zealously guarded secret of a handful of spacefaring nations.
To engineer the space suit, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has entered into an agreement with the Bangalore-based Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL), which focuses on research and development in the area of aeromedical equipment, human engineering related to aviation, biomedical engineering, and life support system for the armed forces.
DEBEL, which is part of the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), will draw upon its experience in life support systems, technical textiles, and materials during the development process.
S. Selvamurthy, Chief Controller of Research and Development (Life Sciences and international Cooperation) at DRDO, told this correspondent that this is the first time that the country will be developing a space suit.
All said and done, the Rs. 140,000 million (US$2.2 billion) Indian manned flight mission has yet to receive final clearance from the Government of India.
Moreover, difficulties encountered by ISRO with the cryogenic upper stage of its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) could cast a shadow on the mission.
Selvamurthy also revealed that another DRDO laboratory, the Mysore-based Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), would develop the menu for the Indian astronauts.
Incidentally, DFRL also had the distinction of providing food for the first Indian astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, who flew on-board a Russian space vehicle in 1984.
Interesting to know
from Wiki)
Exposure to space without a spacesuit
The human body can briefly survive the hard vacuum of space unprotected,[2] despite contrary depictions in some popular science fiction. Human flesh expands to about twice its size in such conditions, giving the visual effect of a body builder rather than an overfilled balloon. Consciousness is retained for up to 15 seconds as the effects of oxygen starvation set in. No snap freeze effect occurs because all heat must be lost through thermal radiation or the evaporation of liquids, and the blood does not boil because it remains pressurized within the body. The greatest danger is in attempting to hold one's breath before exposure, as the subsequent explosive decompression can damage the lungs. These effects have been confirmed through various accidents (including in very-high-altitude conditions, outer space and training vacuum chambers).[3][4] Human skin does not need to be protected from vacuum and is gas-tight by itself. Instead it only needs to be mechanically compressed to retain its normal shape. This can be accomplished with a tight-fitting elastic body suit and a helmet for containing breathing gases, known as a space activity suit.
