[Construction of the second vertical line of National Highway 324 starts]Recently, the construction of the section of National Highway 324 (vertical second line) from Xiamen to Zhangjie has officially started. The total length of the route is 7.34 kilometers. It is constructed according to the standards of first-class highways, with two-way four-lane roads and a designed driving speed of 80 kilometers per hour. It is planned to be completed by the end of 2024. Editor/He Yuting
The China National Institute of Standardization has released the "Blue Book on Standardization of China's Hydrogen Energy Industry (2026)", which provides a comprehensive overview of the development process since the first national standard for hydrogen gas was released in 1983, which has gone through four stages: initial exploration, system construction, quality upgrading, and accelerated development. As of August 2026, there are currently 180 national standards for effective hydrogen energy and 114 standards under revision. In terms of international benchmarking, ISO and IEC have released over a hundred international standards for hydrogen energy; China has taken the lead in formulating 8 international standards for hydrogen energy and has initiated 13 new projects. Editor/Cheng Liting
The 4th China Civil Engineering Science Innovation Forum will be held in Wuhan from October 13th to 15th, 2026, with about 200 attendees. The forum will focus on fields such as chemistry, new materials, biology, and energy, and will also hold a meeting of the Science and Technology Cooperation Subcommittee.Editor/Gao Xue