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Tech hub to host IASP congress

Zhongguancun, Beijing's high-tech hub, has been selected to host the 2015 annual congress for International Association of Science Parks. The district had previously hosted the event in 1995 and 2005. The science park's bid beat out rivals from Italy, Russia and Poland at an IASP meeting in mid-October in Recife, Brazil. Hosting the event helps to integrate innovative resources from China and abroad to sharpen the competitive edge of local companies, according to the administrative committee.

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