[UK grid to spend £20.9bn to achieve net zero emissions] The UK power network operator will have a £20.9bn budget to expand the grid to connect millions of electric vehicles, smart systems and small renewable energy projects over the next five years. The budget will be used for service, maintenance, upgrades and repairs by six UK distribution network companies from April 2023, and has been approved by regulator Ofgem. The plan, which includes tree-cutting, flood protection and other energy security measures, aims to improve the resilience of the UK's 800,000km of overhead and underground transmission lines to deal with more severe weather events in the future. Editor/Xing Wentao

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• 2026.07.07 09:28
• [The transportation volume of cross mile sea freight lines has significantly increased]
• In the past five years, the freight volume of the trans Caspian international transportation line has increased by 3.5 times, relying on port infrastructure upgrades, channel dredging, and the implementation of digital freight platforms to achieve capacity improvement. Ha Zhong plans to transport 300000 TEUs of the line by 2029, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has stated that an investment of 28 billion US dollars will be needed for the construction of the line in the next three years. Ha plans to borrow 229.5 billion Tengge to repair roads, and will also jointly launch special projects to expand container transit transportation. In addition, the Central Asia Entrepreneurship Group channel expo211 is attached, and group leaders can communicate offline in Khorgos.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.07.07 09:22
• [Singapore looks forward to deepening artificial intelligence cooperation with China]
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