Zhongwei in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region will step up efforts to establish a big data industry center and build itself into a hub for the nation's computing power sector, as part of a broader push to bolster the development of the digital economy, said its mayor Ma Honghai. Ma, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress, said in an interview with China Daily that Zhongwei boasts huge energy reserves such as wind power and water resources, and its cool climate is suitable for building large data centers.
Liaoning province is pursuing new business models and initiatives to boost foreign trade and attract investment as it builds a more open and interconnected economy, a senior official said. Liaoning's total import and export volume reached 763.
An automated robot grafts tomato seedlings in a digital seedling farm in Tongxiang, Zhejiang province, on Feb 19. The process only takes three seconds for each seedling, with a survival rate of 99 percent.
A deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) has proposed the swift introduction of a specialized commercial satellite export policy, with clear procedures and requirements to spur capable private aerospace firms to capture overseas markets. In recent years, opening-up policies at all levels of government have provided a solid foundation and vast opportunities for the development of the commercial space sector, with the market scale continuously expanding and the industry showing strong growth momentum, Zhang Tao, a deputy to the 14th NPC, China's national legislature, told the Global Times on Monday.
