[CEEC signs energy cooperation agreement with ACWA Power]On May 10, 2023, Sun Honghong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of CEEC, held talks with Raad Sander, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of ACWA Power, at the company headquarters. The two sides conducted candid exchanges on continuing to strengthen cooperation in the global clean energy field and signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties innovated the cooperation model, promoted the smooth performance of the project from the source, and took the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement as an opportunity to further enhance mutual trust, mutual benefit and win-win, carry on the past and open up the future, and strengthen cooperation in the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa and China's domestic markets, in order to practice The Green Middle East, the Green Saudi Initiative and the Belt and Road Initiative have contributed more. Edit/Ma Xue
Starting from June 1, 2026, China Southern Airlines will open a direct route from Guangzhou to Frankfurt via Urumqi, becoming the first direct route to Germany in the northwest. The route is operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft and runs every Monday and Friday, with detailed round-trip flight schedules announced. The new route significantly reduces travel time, saving 4 to 8 hours of travel time. The air route connects the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, the core area of the Silk Road, and the hinterland of Europe, helping to open up the layout to the west, facilitating personnel and material circulation, and further improving the international air travel network.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On May 20, 2026, the main tower of the Jiangzhou Bridge on the Poyang Lake Tourist Highway in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province was successfully topped out, breaking the world record for the tallest composite structure inclined tower. The main project of the bridge was completed. The bridge is a cable-stayed steel bridge without backstays, which will set two world records. The main tower is a three-dimensional space irregular structure, and the construction difficulty is extremely high. The project team relied on multiple innovative processes and precise monitoring technologies to overcome construction difficulties and successfully completed the installation of the steel tower. Subsequently, ancillary projects such as bridge deck paving and landscape lighting will be promoted, and it is planned to have the conditions for opening to traffic in June. After the completion of the bridge, the transportation network around Poyang Lake will be improved, helping to promote regional traffic, ecological protection, and coordinated economic development.Editor/Gong Ziwei