[Two departments: develop new vehicles such as ultra-high-speed trains]The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Science and Technology announced on the 13th the "Opinions on Speeding up the Construction of a Transport Powerful Country Driven by Scientific and Technological Innovation." The "Opinions" proposes to rationally coordinate the research on high-speed wheel-rail trains and high-speed heavy-haul freight trains. Strengthen the research and development of complete sets of technologies for autonomous transportation systems. Carry out the development of new types of transportation tools such as ultra-high-speed trains and ultra-high-speed commercial aircraft, and overcome the theoretical system and key technologies of submarine floating tunnels. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On August 25, 2026, the first pile of the reconstruction and expansion project of the Xinji Dongxihu section of the Shanghai Chengdu Expressway was poured, and the concrete construction of this major transportation project in Hubei Province during the 14th Five Year Plan period was fully launched. As the intersection link of the Shanghai Chengdu and Fuyin national highways, the project will alleviate the traffic pressure on the northwest section of the Wuhan Ring Expressway. Editor/Cheng Liting
The semiconductor equipment sector of A-shares strengthened in the short term during trading, with silicon power stocks rising by over 10%, and multiple targets synchronously rising. In the first quarter of 2026, global semiconductor equipment sales reached a historic high of 36.55 billion US dollars. Domestic wafer production lines continued to expand, coupled with the improvement of the industry standard system. Domestic equipment in multiple process links was imported in bulk, and upstream precision components and advanced packaging and testing industries were simultaneously driven by demand. Editor/Cheng Liting