[Sichuan Road and Bridge won the bid for the Bangladesh Dhaka Xilaite section]On May 29, 2023, Sichuan Road and Bridge received a letter of acceptance from the Bangladesh Highway Authority for the DS-7 section from Dhaka to Silet. The project was won by a consortium formed by Sichuan Road and Bridge and local enterprises, with a total length of 18.2 kilometers. It is planned to upgrade the existing two-way two lanes to two-way four lanes, with two additional service lanes. The owner is the Bangladesh Highway Authority, and the investor is the Asian Development Bank. The construction period is 1460 days, and the maintenance period is 2190 days. The defect liability period for both the construction and maintenance periods is 365 days. The main works include asphalt concrete pavement, earthworks, 42 culverts, 2 bridges, 2 overpasses, and other ancillary facilities. After the project is completed, it will effectively alleviate traffic congestion from Dhaka to Silet. Editor/Ma Xue
The Anhui Energy Minfeng Grid type Independent Energy Storage Project, the largest single unit cascaded high-voltage energy storage project in China, has recently completed the delivery of core equipment in Hotan, Xinjiang and entered the comprehensive commissioning stage. The project adopts a 35kV 200MW/800MWh cascaded high-voltage energy storage system, independently developed and produced by Guangzhou Zhiguang Energy Storage, with industry-leading technology. This system can effectively support the stability of the power grid, improve inertia and short-circuit capacity, help solve problems such as local power grid peak shaving and new energy consumption, and ensure the safe and stable operation of regional power.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On April 9, 2026, Hu Zhaoming, spokesperson for the Foreign Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, announced that at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Sulin will pay a state visit to China from April 14 to 17.Editor/Gong Ziwei