China accelerates construction of integrated big data center
Xinhua
27 May 2021, 02:05 GMT+10
GUIYANG, May 26 (Xinhua) China has officially kicked off the construction of computing power hubs for an integrated national big data center as the country seeks to tap the value of massive data resources more efficiently, an official with the country s top economic planner said Wednesday. China had earlier released a guideline on the relevant construction in eight key regions including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and Guizhou Province. China aims to promote the distribution of big data centers to regions where renewable energy is abundant and climate and geological conditions are favorable, and strengthen network transmission capacity between national hubs, said Shen Zhulin, with the National Development and Reform Commission, at the opening ceremony of the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2021
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HONG KONG, May 25 (Xinhua) Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said Tuesday that the HKSAR government is pushing forward the development of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology (I&T) Park in the Lok Ma Chau Loop.
Delivering a speech at a forum, Chan said the Hong Kong-Shenzhen I&T Park will focus on the development of six research and development (R&D) areas, including healthcare technologies, big data and artificial intelligence, robotics, new material, microelectronics and financial technology.
Chan said the park will become Hong Kong s largest-ever I&T platform. Its first phase consists of eight buildings, which are expected to be completed in stages between 2024 and 2027.
HK in good position to thrive again, former leaders say By Gang Wen | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-25 10:40 Share CLOSE Former Hong Kong chief executives Leung Chun-ying (left) and Tung Chee-hwa (second right) brief the media on May 24, 2021, about the Hong Kong Coalition’s objectives for the coming year as the cross-sector organization they co-founded marked its first anniversary. [EDMOND TANG/CHINA DAILY]
HONG KONG - Two former top leaders of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday expressed their faith in the city s future development, saying that now is a good time to give its strengths full play given the opportunities offered by the nation s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25).
GUANGZHOU, May 25 (Xinhua) The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area launched its first freight-train route to ASEAN countries on Tuesday. A freight tra