BEIJING, Feb 7 — Apple Inc will build its second data centre in China at Ulanqab City in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday, citing the local government.

As for Apple's first data centre in north China, it would commence operation in 2020 and offer iCloud services on the Chinese mainland, the Xinhua report said.

Last year, Apple set up a data centre in the southern province of Guizhou, its first in China, to comply with the tougher cyber-security laws. — Reuters