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On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 229, Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu. In 947, Wang, imperial consort of Later Tang passed away. In 947, Li Congyi, prince of Later Tang (born 931) passed away. In 960, Feng Yanji, chancellor of Southern Tang (born 903) passed away. In 1914, Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (born 1838) passed away. In 1925, Art Modell, American businessman (died 2012) was born. In 1969, IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. In 1980, Sanjay Gandhi, Indian engineer and politician (born 1946) passed away. In 1994, NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. In 2012, Walter J. Zable, American football player and businessman, founded the Cubic Corporation (born 1915) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Li Qiang’s tech blueprint: turn China’s old industrial hubs into high-value powerhouses

During an inspection of shipbuilding and nuclear power firms in China’s heavy industrial hub in the northeast, Premier Li Qiang pushed state-owned firms to achieve breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing and to bolster the nation’s core industrial competitiveness. “Dalian’s shipbuilding industry boasts a long history and a solid foundation in developing high-end equipment manufacturing,” Li was quoted as saying by Xinhua during his visit to a state-owned shipbuilder in the harbour city...
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