Thursday, February 15, 2001, updated at 16:01(GMT+8)
Sci-Edu
Nanjing to Develop High-tech Zone
Nanjing, capital of south China's economically developed Jiangsu province, has decided to speed up the construction of its high-tech zone.
Nanjing will build the Zhujiang Road area, located in downtown Nanjing, into the nation's second largest high-tech zone next to Zhongguancun in Beijing, an official source said.
The 1,000-m long Zhujiang Road is the location for several prestigious universities, two national level high-tech parks and hundreds of computer and IT companies.
"We will build the Zhujiang Road area into the most important center for IT business and other high-tech sectors in east China," the official source said.
According to the source, throughout this year the entire trade volume of this area will reach 5.4 billion yuan (US$6.52 million).