The ministry plans to release a white paper to drive the development of AI and its application in industries, Li said at the China International Big Data Industry Expo last month in Guiyang, Guizhou province.
The merit system mainly benefits two types of expats - foreign members at startups registered with Beijing's Zhongguancun Science Park and top foreign technology professionals who have been hired by companies in Zhongguancun, Liu said.
The ministry also said 809 new household sewage treatment facilities were built in the first half, but the regions of Tianjin, Jiangxi, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Xinjiang, Hubei and Guangdong were behind schedule, it said.
The ministry will push forward the resumption of a batch of construction projects in line with the country's development strategies, he said at a news conference.
The ministry said that pension funds have been managed more effectively during the first quarter, with supervision in place to contain risks and ensure stable development.
The market will hit 7.9 trillion yuan this year, is expected to grow by 33 percent annually, and by 2022 will top 25 trillion yuan, according to ocn.com.cn, a Shenzhen-based consulting platform.
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The ministry unveiled a three-year plan in December to boost the application of AI in the automobile, robotics, healthcare and other sectors, in its latest push to upgrade the country's real economy.
The ministry has instructed local competent departments of transportation to earnestly implement requirements for classification control and restore normal traffic and transportation order.
The merger will help the two to build up critical mass and concentrate their resources, and they will need to introduce new retail philosophies, technologies, talent and business models, he said.
The ministry said 552 new cases and seven more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.