[UK businesses plan to invest £13.6bn in electric vehicles by 2022] The poll was conducted with representatives of 200 UK businesses of different sizes and industries responsible for fleets. All companies represented reported a turnover in excess of £1m in the last financial year and operated at least one vehicle. UKPlc's total investment will reach £11.6 billion. That was below the £15.8bn it had been hoping for, as challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic, chip shortages and rising costs of living created complications. Editor/Xing Wentao

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• 2026.04.08 10:34
• [Uzbekistan delegation visits China to promote educational cooperation]
• During the visit of the delegation from Sildario Province of Uzbekistan to China, Gulston National University and Tianjin Vocational and Technical College of Light Industry signed a cooperation agreement to jointly build the Luban workshop, focusing on the fields of artificial intelligence and information technology. Both parties plan to dispatch 10 professors to China for training from May to June 2026.Editor/Gao Xue

• 2026.04.08 10:31
• [China's seawater hydrogen production project runs steadily for thousands of hours]
• The first factory based seawater direct hydrogen production project in China has achieved 1000 hours of continuous and stable operation in Qingdao. The project uses photovoltaic green electricity to produce hydrogen for use in hydrogen refueling stations, reducing hydrogen production costs by 50% and laying the foundation for large-scale production of green hydrogen.Editor/Gao Xue