Work on training base begins in Baotou

Work on a training base for highly-skilled professionals starts in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Mar 19. Located in Jiuyuan district, the training base will cover an area of 230 mu (15.3 hectares), attracting investment of 700 million yuan ($102 million). A comprehensive service center, as well as four training zones, with themes including intelligent equipment technology, modern control technology, modern information technology and innovation and entrepreneurship, will be set up inside the base. The base will be able to host 3,000 trainees at a time and is expected to open in 2018. [Photo/Baotou Daily]