A large intelligent computing center in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, started operation on Sunday with a current computing power of 2,000 PFLOPS.
The center will help promote industrial innovation and regional economic development.
The Henan Airport Intelligence Computing Center is designed as a Tier 1 data center. It includes 15 modular data rooms to meet the high-end training computational needs of enterprises involved in large model research and development.
Computing power refers to the volume of computational tasks a computer system can complete within a unit of time. One PFLOP, or petaFLOP, equals one quadrillion floating-point operations per second.
"The computing power has reached 2,000 PFLOPS. The computing center has been used for the research, development, application, and training of large models on government affairs, health care, and education," said He Xiangpeng, business manager of the computing center at the Zhengzhou Airport Digital City Development and Construction Co., Ltd.
By the first quarter of 2024, the computing power of the center can reach 10,000 PFLOPS. Once the first phase of the center is fully completed, it will achieve a computing power of 30,000 PFLOPS, effectively filling the gap in Henan's super large intelligent computing center domain.
"The applications of the intelligent computing center are very extensive, covering a variety of fields including smart manufacturing, smart cities, smart healthcare, financial technology, and sci-tech innovation. This diversification of applications can drive industrial innovation and regional economic development," said Wei Wenpu, deputy general manager of the Zhengzhou Airport Digital City Development and Construction Co., Ltd.
Intelligent computing center in China's Henan to boost regional economy
Starting from Jan 1, "Beijing Service," a service platform backed by the Beijing municipal government, extended its coverage to the city's two international airports, setting up 24-hour kiosks to facilitate visitors from abroad.
On the first day of 2025, two Beijing Service kiosks near the international arrivals areas of Beijing's Capital International Airport and Daxing International Airport were put into use, with well-trained staff providing 24-hour multilingual services for global travelers.
"This year we have set up service stations in Beijing's Capital International Airport and Daxing International Airport to provide travelers with one-stop services including payment setup, mobile phone services, and transport and tourism consultation, covering four categories of more than 20 convenient services. The services aim to further facilitate foreigners to study, travel, or live in Beijing, and to upgrade the level of Beijing's international services," said Zhang Li, division chief of the Beijing Municipal Administration of Government Services and Data Management.
The move came after the city's recent poll with international visitors on what could be done to improve their experience in China, aiming to better support the surging global visitors brought by the country's visa-free policies.
The Beijing Service platform can now provide a one-stop solution to newcomers, and address most of the common concerns of foreign travelers.
"So far, I haven't had any problems, and it seems quite straightforward and it's easy to follow the instructions, everyone gives clear instructions, so it's quite easy to follow. So far everyone I have talked to is able to give feedback (on) what I needed, so it's been good," said Rahima Siddiqui, a traveler from New Zealand.
Beijing Service platform offers one-stop solutions to int'l visitors
