[CSCEC won the bid for the Dhaka Silet Highway section in Bangladesh] Recently, China Construction Seventh Bureau won the DS08 bid section of the Dhaka Silet Highway Upgrading and Renovation Project in Bangladesh, with a total length of 16.4 kilometers. The project is located between the capital city of Dhaka and the largest city in the northeast, Silet, about 160 kilometers away from the city center of Dhaka. It has been upgraded from a two-way two lane road to a two-way four lane road, and the construction includes road engineering, bridge and culvert engineering, slope and embankment protection, and traffic ancillary engineering. As a part of the economic corridor of the South Asian subcontinent in Bangladesh, the project will open a new trade corridor between the capital Dhaka and Silet after completion, greatly improving the road safety and mobility of the Northeast Economic Corridor in Bangladesh, and will play an important role in attracting external investment, reducing transportation and trade costs, and stimulating economic and social development along the line. Editor/Ma Xue

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• 2026.08.21 16:02
• [China and Chad sign development cooperation agreement]
• On August 20, 2026, Ambassador to Chad Wang Xining and Chad's Minister of State and Minister of Finance, Budget, Economy, Planning and International Cooperation Ngilan signed a development cooperation agreement on behalf of both governments. Counsellor Dan Yuanpeng from the embassy attended. Ambassador Wang stated that the signing of this agreement aims to implement the important consensus between the two heads of state through practical measures, and will provide assistance for the construction and improvement of infrastructure and people's livelihoods in Chad. China is willing to continue to work with Chad to share development experience, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and benefit the people of both countries through the docking of development plans. Enjilan expressed gratitude to China for its long-term strong support for the economic development of Chad. Chad is willing to work closely with China to promote the implementation and effectiveness of the agreement as soon as possible, and realize the development vision of various fields in Chad as soon as possible.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.08.21 16:00
• [JD releases robot strategy to form industry alliance]
• At the 2026 World Robot Conference, JD.com announced a new strategy for robotics, planning to invest billions of resources over five years, build 80 robot bases, and collect millions of real scene data over two years. JD has formed a robot parts industry development alliance with several leading companies in the industry chain, laying out the industry from three dimensions: supply chain, service, and technology. Empowering upstream and downstream enterprises with supply chain advantages, establishing a full lifecycle robot service system, and unifying robot battery standards. At the same time, relying on massive real-world data, building AI technology barriers, seizing opportunities for the development of embodied intelligent robot industry, and improving the robot industry ecosystem.Editor/Gong Ziwei