[South Korea, U.S. agree to build global comprehensive strategic alliance]South Korean President Yoon Sek-yue and U.S. President Joe Biden held talks at the South Korean Presidential Palace on May 21, and jointly met with reporters after the meeting to introduce the results of the talks. Yin Xiyue said at the press conference that the two sides reiterated the goal of elevating the Korea-US alliance to a global comprehensive strategic alliance, and exchanged in-depth views on the specific implementation plan. Editor / Xu Shengpeng
On September 2, 2026, a freight train carrying crude oil tank containers departed from Kuitun Station in Xinjiang and headed towards Jinling Town Station in Shandong, marking the completion of the first batch of crude oil tank containers in China's crude oil trial loading task and an important innovation in crude oil transportation mode. The crude oil tank container used this time is a standardized pressure vessel, which is transported in a closed manner throughout the entire process. The volatilization loss, measurement loss, and pollution risk of crude oil are synchronously reduced, which can better ensure the quantity and quality of oil products. Editor/Cheng Liting
On September 4, 2026, the Department of Natural Resources of Shanxi Province released the "Achievements and Prospects of Shanxi Unconventional Natural Gas in the 14th Five Year Plan". During the 14th Five Year Plan period, Shanxi Province added 563.838 billion cubic meters of proven coalbed methane reserves. Currently, the cumulative proven coalbed methane reserves have exceeded 1 trillion cubic meters, ranking first in the country. Editor/Cheng Liting