BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SOFTWARE FAIR

China will hold an international software fair in Dalian, a port city in northeastern Liaoning Province, from Thursday to Sunday, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

The theme of this year's fair will be "a digitally empowered 5G era." About 700 enterprises and 3,000 businesspeople are expected to attend the event, which has about 30,000 square meters of exhibition area.

SAND CAYS

Researchers have discovered that sand cays in the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea can be a new carrier to accurately record paleocyclones, or cyclones in ancient times, according to a recent study paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

The researchers from the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Queensland in Australia have jointly researched the sediment collected in the Xisha Islands.

BIG DATA

China's big data sector will continue to post steady expansion by 2023, driven by policy support and technology integration, said a report from the International Data Corporation (IDC).

Revenue of the domestic big data sector is predicted to reach 9.6 billion U.S. dollars this year, and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 23.5 percent during 2019-2023, said the report. Enditem

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