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BEIJING David Desharnais Womens Jersey , Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- China has moved to forge new competitive advantages in artificial intelligence (AI), with goals to allow homegrown businesses to take on global rivals by 2020.


The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Thursday released an action plan to substantially improve the emerging technology in the next three years, eying breakthroughs in basic research and wide application in multiple areas ranging from smart automobiles to robots and drones.


AI and manufacturing will be deeply integrated, according to the document.


Platforms of intelligent connected vehicles will be reliable and safe enough to support highly automated driving, and large-scale production and application of smart robots used for household and public services will be achieved.


Specific targets were also unveiled in areas including facial recognition, AI medical diagnosis, speech recognition and smart translation.


The MIIT promised more policy support, including special funds, talent cultivation and a better business environment. Measures will also be rolled out to build industry clusters, set up key laboratories and encourage data sharing.


AI is developing rapidly in China. From Internet giants to startups, an increasing number of tech firms are geared up to stretch wings in the area. Google has announced a new AI research center that primarily focuses on basic research in Beijing.




NANJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Security officials attending an international forum on transnational oil and gas pipelines have agreed to enhance cooperation on intelligence exchange and verification.


The consensus was reached during the third Lianyungang Forum, which concluded Tuesday in the port city of Lianyungang in eastern China's Jiangsu Province.


The forum attracted representatives from law enforcement agencies in 34 countries and three international organizations.


They agreed to put in place a risk assessment and early warning mechanism to handle security threats to transnational pipelines, in addition to a regular joint consultation mechanism.


Moreover, new platforms were proposed for information sharing and operation coordination on broader security cooperation.




LONDON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- A fire at London's Camden Market was put under control about two hours after police received the first call reporting the blaze, the London Fire Brigade said Monday.


"The fire is now under control but crews will be damping down into the morning," the brigade said in its latest twitter message, posted at 0220 GMT.


The fire, which started at around mid-night, did not cause any casualties, according to updated information by local ambulance service.


The first, second and third floors as well as the roof of a building were on fire, and more than 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines were on the scene, the brigade tweeted earlier.


The cause of the fire is still unknown.


Camden Market is a popular tourist destination in the city's north.There are more than 1,000 shops and stalls in the open-air market. It was hit by a major fire in February 2008, which forced a large part of the market closed for business for several months.


Monday's fire occurred only weeks after a massive fire engulfed a 27-story apartment building, which burned for more than 16 hours and killed at least 80 people.


It is believed that substandard cladding materials used in the renovation of the tower bloc contributed to the rapid spread of the flames and made the June 14 fire so deadly.


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