[Xinjiang 1GW "solar thermal Energy storage + photovoltaic" integration project]On December 1, Turpan Huaxin New Energy Co., LTD released the bidding notice of EPC general contracting project of 1GW "Solar Thermal Energy Storage + PV" integrated demonstration project in Turpan Shanshan Qiketai. According to the announcement, the project is located in Qiketai Town, Shanshan County, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a planned total installed capacity of 1GW. Including 900MW photovoltaic power generation project and 100MW photothermal energy storage project. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On March 16, 2026, the General Administration of Customs, together with 24 departments including the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly deployed a six-month special action plan for cross-border trade facilitation in 2026. Sun Meijun, Director General of the General Administration of Customs, pointed out at the deployment meeting that this year's special action pilot cities will further expand their encirclement and capacity, adding 20 cities including Hohhot, Changchun, Suzhou, Jinhua, Quanzhou, Nanchang, Yantai, Wuhan, Changsha, Zhuhai, Nanning, Kunming, and Xi'an, bringing the total number of participating cities to 45. The action focuses on key tasks such as optimizing and upgrading goods trade, vigorously developing service trade, and innovating the development of digital trade and green trade. It has launched a new round of policies to assist enterprises, including deepening the innovation of import and export customs clearance supervision mode, optimizing the supervision and services of new foreign trade formats, improving cross-border logistics transportation efficiency, and strengthening the construction of smart export ports. Editor/Cheng Liting
In the early morning of the 17th local time, the US Embassy in Iraq in the "Green Zone" of the Iraqi capital Baghdad was attacked, and some facilities inside the embassy caught fire. From the evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th, the US Embassy in Iraq has been attacked multiple times.Editor/Gong Ziwei