[The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will be extended to Afghanistan]Recently, the Chinese Foreign Minister and the Pakistani Foreign Minister met in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. During the conversation, China and Pakistan jointly issued a statement that the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will be extended to Afghanistan. Prior to this, the Taliban in Afghanistan had already made such applications when they met with senior officials from both China and Pakistan. According to previous assessments, once the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor are settled in Afghanistan, billions of dollars in infrastructure funds will be brought in, especially the construction and improvement of Afghanistan’s railway network and highway system, which will be greatly relieved. At the same time, once the infrastructure project is confirmed, it is very likely that Chinese companies will undertake the construction, which can increase many jobs for local Afghans. Editor / Zhao E
Sarat Ratanavadi, founder and CEO of Thai Gulf Energy, has confirmed the restart of the LNG terminal project supporting the Vietnam Nanning Shun 6 GW gas power station. The company plans to invest a total of 140 billion Thai baht by 2030, of which 14 billion Thai baht will be invested in cloud computing and AI infrastructure. Editor/Min Jing
CECEP Chairman Liao Jiasheng went to Xining to attend the conference on promoting high-quality development in Qinghai Province with the support of state-owned enterprises. He signed a 1.482 billion yuan agreement with the Qinghai Provincial Government for the Delinghayuan Net Energy Storage Project, witnessed the signing of contracts by subordinate enterprises, and conducted research on cooperation related to the Haidong Zero Carbon Park. Editor/Min Jing