[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
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