Overseas Beidou center set up

The first overseas Beidou center of excellence, which was established in Tunisia on Tuesday, is expected to boost cooperation in satellite navigation between China and Arab nations, the China Satellite Navigation Office said on Wednesday.

An inauguration ceremony of the China-Arab Beidou System/Global Navigation Satellite System Center was held on Tuesday at the El Ghazala Technological Park in Tunis, capital of Tunisia. The event was organized by the China Satellite Navigation Office and the Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization, the Chinese office said in a statement sent to China Daily.

The statement said this is the first time such a center has been set up in another country for China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System, adding that the move will gear up the expansion of Beidou-based services in Arab nations.