[China releases first technology roadmap for smart agricultural machinery]On May 18, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China released its first technology roadmap for smart agricultural machinery. Based on the unmanned agricultural machine as the final product form, the roadmap proposes nine cutting-edge and key technologies, including a smart whole machine architecture, a general digital chassis, a new power system, a fusion perception and information collection system, an integrated operation tool, and a new energy system. Editor / Xu Shengpeng
On July 21, 2026, the Hunan New Energy Industry Alliance for Africa was officially established in the Sany Intelligent Union Heavy Truck Industrial Park, marking the entry of Hunan enterprises into the cluster stage of cooperation in Africa's new energy industry. Hunan has a complete system of photovoltaic, energy storage, and new energy vehicle industries, which will meet the needs of industrialization and energy transformation in Africa.Editor/Gao Xue
On July 22, 2026, Dubai Ports International signed a 50 year agreement with Fujairah to construct the Ruqarat Container Port and Diba Fujairah Port, with annual processing capacities of 2.5 million TEUs and 3.6 million tons of general cargo, respectively, to mitigate risks in the Strait of Hormuz.Editor/Gao Xue