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Chinese giant telecommunications equipment company Huawei launched a programme yesterday to send 10 outstanding students from Myanmar to learn the culture and study information and communications technology at its office in China.
Under the programme called “Seeds for the Future”, the students were selected from the Yangon University of Computer Science and Thanlyin Technological University. 
Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding with Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communication on cooperation in ICT development and founded its Network Academy in Yangon’s Thanlyin Technological University last year. – Xinhua, Yangon

CHINA’S SPENDING ON ROBOTICS TO HIT $59.4B IN 2020: IDC

China will be spending US$59.4 billion (Bt2.1 trillion) on robotics and related services by 2020, according to International Data Corp.
As the largest and the fastest growing robotics market in the world, China will account for over 30 per cent of all robotics spending in 2020, according to a press release posted on IDC’s website.
“China continues to lead the adoption of robotics globally, primarily driven by strong spending growth in process manufacturing and cross-industry applications,” Zhang Jingbing, research director with IDC Worldwide Robotics and Asia-Pacific Manufacturing Insights, said. – Xinhua, Shanghai