[China-Laos-Thailand International Railway Combined Cold Chain Train Shipment]On July 1, 2022, the railway dressing yard connecting the standard gauge of China-Laos Railway and the meter gauge of Laos-Thailand Railway was officially completed and put into use in Vientiane, Laos, and a ceremony was held. Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Song Sai and others attended the ceremony . Sinotrans, a subsidiary of China Merchants Group, joined hands with China Railway Special Cargo to open the railway transshipment yard for the first time, and successfully shipped the country's first China-Laos-Thailand international railway intermodal cold chain train.Editor/XuNing
On May 6, 2026, the 200000 ton high-quality alloy steel casting and forging integrated project jointly built by Yongyang Special Steel and Changxiang Special Steel started construction in Yongnian, Handan. The total investment is 5 billion yuan, covering the entire production line of mold casting, special smelting, forging, etc. The products are directly supplied to the aerospace, military and nuclear power fields. It is expected that the output value will be 50 billion yuan, the profit and tax will be 800 million yuan, and 2000 new jobs will be created within 5 years, adding another heavyweight chip to the high-end new material industry in Handan. Editor/Cheng Liting
On May 5, 2026, President Tokayev met with Zhang Qihai, Chairman of Xinjiang Lihua Group, to focus on the cotton textile industry chain project. Plan 52000 hectares of cotton fields, 196 drip irrigation pump stations, 500 kilometers of pipeline network, and 10 factories, with a first phase investment of 360 million US dollars, creating over 4000 jobs. Tokayev awarded Zhang Qihai the second-class "Friendship" medal of Kazakhstan on the spot, and two processing plants have been put into operation in Turkestan Oblast. Editor/Cheng Liting