China's software industry posts 220 bln yuan output in 2004

The National Working Meeting of China Software Industry Association was held in Shenzhen on March 13. An official with the Ministry of Information Industry said the output value of China's software industry reached 220 billion yuan in 2004 increasing by 34.7 percent year on year.

By the end of 2004 the software industry has hired more than 700,000 employees.

By People's Daily Online