[Sino-French companies plan joint venture to build a new battery factory] On May 12, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that China Xiamen Xiamen Tungsten New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. plans to establish a battery field laboratory with the French company Orano in Dunkirk, a port city in northern France. Joint venture with an expected investment of 1.5 billion euros and the creation of 1,700 jobs. Macron pointed out that Xiamen Tungsten New Energy's joint venture with Orano is complementary to ProLogium's factory because it will be upstream in the production of batteries for electric vehicles. Edit/Ma Xue

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• 2026.11.12 10:30
• [China's crude oil imports decrease by 15.1% in the first 10 months of 2026]
• In the first 10 months of 2026, the total import and export value of China's goods trade was RMB 44.81 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 20%. Among them, exports amounted to 25.99 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.6%; Imports amounted to 1.882 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.6%. From the perspective of key commodities, in terms of imports, China imported 8.17 trillion yuan worth of mechanical and electrical products in the first 10 months, an increase of 35%; 400 million tons of crude oil, a decrease of 15.1%; Agricultural products amounted to 1.29 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.6%. Editor/Cheng Liting

• 2026.11.12 10:29
• [Pure electric solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle makes its maiden flight and lands]
• On November 11, 2026, China's independently developed "Light Cavalry" small and medium-sized solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle successfully made its maiden flight at an airport in northwest China. As a pure electric aircraft powered solely by solar energy, the "Light Cavalry" has core advantages such as long endurance, rapid deployment, and convenient support. This model is 3.2 meters long, with a wingspan of 8 meters, and a maximum designed endurance time of 30 hours. Editor/Cheng Liting