[ZTE's equipment is exported to Central Asia on the China Europe train Chang'an]On May 30, 2023, the departure ceremony of the China Europe Express Chang'an Xi'an Tashkent ZTE Export Special Train and the unveiling ceremony of the "ZTE Xi'an Railway Hub Center" were held at Xi'an International Port Station. In the future, ZTE will use Xi'an International Port Station as the hub of its Central Asian business sector, achieving a larger and more diverse range of ZTE products exported to Central Asia on the Chang'an train. 50 containers loaded with ZTE communication equipment, taking the China Europe Train Chang'an, set off from Xi'an International Port Station by whistling, headed west, passed through Khorgos Port in Xinjiang, and finally arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The total operating distance of the train is 4667 kilometers, with an estimated transportation time of 10 days. The goods of this train include microwave antennas, base station antennas, fixed line cards, jointless cables, 5G mobile communication base stations, etc. The value of communication equipment exceeds 100 million yuan. Editor/Zhao E
On September 15, 2026, the Qatar BH EPIC project of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) started construction in Qingdao. This is the highest international offshore oil and gas engineering general contracting project in China to date, with a total amount of approximately 4 billion US dollars. The project includes more than 60 offshore oil and gas facilities, 40 submarine pipelines and cables, and a total steel processing capacity of over 130000 tons. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, CNOOC Engineering has undertaken over 170 overseas projects, and its global competitiveness in high-end offshore engineering contracting continues to improve. Editor/Cheng Liting
On September 14, 2026, Nigeria's Dangote Refinery officially launched a public IPO, issuing 4.1 billion shares at 525 naira per share, fully subscribing to raise 2.15 trillion naira. The funds will be used to double the refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day. Previously, a $2.5 billion institutional private placement was completed in July, and the public subscription period for this time is until October 13th, with a minimum subscription threshold of 10 shares. For overseas Chinese enterprises in petrochemical equipment and engineering, they can follow up on the subsequent expansion and procurement process by combining the already established process cooperation directions. Editor/Cheng Liting