[Lucid Motors to build first overseas production plant in Saudi Arabia] Lucid Motors said it will build a production plant in Saudi Arabia with an annual capacity of 155,000 zero-emission electric vehicles. The deals are estimated to give Lucid a total of up to $3.4 billion in funding and incentives over the next 15 years to build and operate manufacturing plants in the kingdom. AMP-2, which will be located in King Abdullah Economic City, is the first production facility outside the U.S. for a public investment fund-backed electric vehicle manufacturer, according to a statement. Editor/Xing Wentao

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• 2026.04.09 18:38
• [China's high-voltage energy storage project enters comprehensive commissioning in Xinjiang]
• The Anhui Energy Minfeng Grid type Independent Energy Storage Project, the largest single unit cascaded high-voltage energy storage project in China, has recently completed the delivery of core equipment in Hotan, Xinjiang and entered the comprehensive commissioning stage. The project adopts a 35kV 200MW/800MWh cascaded high-voltage energy storage system, independently developed and produced by Guangzhou Zhiguang Energy Storage, with industry-leading technology. This system can effectively support the stability of the power grid, improve inertia and short-circuit capacity, help solve problems such as local power grid peak shaving and new energy consumption, and ensure the safe and stable operation of regional power.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.04.09 17:31
• [Vietnamese Communist Party President Surin will visit China]
• On April 9, 2026, Hu Zhaoming, spokesperson for the Foreign Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, announced that at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Sulin will pay a state visit to China from April 14 to 17.Editor/Gong Ziwei