Longtime Santa trackers are familiar with the NORAD-Santa story.
Looking ahead, however, there is widespread optimism that innovation will continue to fuel global economic growth.
Local governments are also rushing to roll out their own versions of policies to pounce at the strategic opportunities offered by AI. Zhongguancun, a technology hub in Beijing, for instance, said it aims to host 500 AI companies by 2020, with five of them being globally competitive. It expects such a dynamic ecosystem will help cultivate a 50 billion yuan core AI industry by that time.
Located beside the City God Temple in the northeastern part of the old city of Shanghai, Yu Garden was first built in 1559 by an official of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Official figures show that more than 130,000 tourists visited the areas around Yu Garden during last year's Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month on the Chinese calendar.
Local projects - those not in the national key project pool, only require approval from local bureaus of the National Development and Reform Commission.
Located in the Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Southwest China's Sichuan province, the base has gone into mass production and is expected to deliver its first batch of products in early 2021, the company said.
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Looking at the black-and-white drawings of ancient Chinese architectures, it's hard to believe these artworks were created using only a fountain pen.
Local media reported that the success paves the way for the hop-test debut of the Starship prototype designed for human travel to Mars, which is expected to take place in two to three months.
London topped the list, followed by New York and Hong Kong.
Longtime foreign residents in the Gubei area, one of Shanghai's largest expat communities, said they have witnessed marvelous changes in the district and its local citizens the past few years, changes that might be difficult to find elsewhere.