[Bid Opening for Development Projects in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province]On June 2, 2023, the Jiangsu Provincial Tendering and Bidding Public Service Platform released a bid announcement for the comprehensive development project in Changgou District, West of Wujin District, Changzhou City. The project was won by Jiangsu Wujin Green Building Industry Investment Co., Ltd. with a total investment of approximately 10.3 billion yuan. The project is located on the west side of Changgou River in Wujin District, Changzhou City. It extends to Changgou River in the east, Yancheng Road in the west, Changhong Road Elevated Zhoujiaxiang Road in the south, and Juhu Road in the north, covering an area of approximately 2.5 square kilometers. Among them, the green landscape, river, fire station, maintenance station, initial and terminal bus stations and other infrastructure in the north of Renmin Road, as well as kindergartens, fixed sales housing plots and talent apartment plots are included in the scope of the project, while other business plots in the north of Renmin Road, Xiyuan laboratory school and road bridges are not included. The construction period of this project is tentatively 6 years, and the operation period is tentatively 24 years. Editor/Zhao E
In the first quarter of 2026, the overseas expansion of China's robotics industry accelerated, with a total export value of 11.32 billion yuan for various listed robots, sold to 148 countries and regions worldwide. The export value of newly added tax number category cleaning robots was 7.75 billion yuan, accounting for 68.5% of the total export value of robots and firmly ranking as the main export force. Industrial robots exported 3.16 billion yuan in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 42%. The Chinese robotics industry is transforming from a single product output to a comprehensive output of technology, solutions, and services, gradually becoming a new business card for China's foreign trade.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On May 5, 2026, Hengli Heavy Industries held a naming ceremony for two 82000 deadweight ton bulk carriers, which were built by Greek shipowner Dynacom. The two sides have previously cooperated on multiple VLCC and bulk carriers. On that day, Hengli Heavy Industries also collaborated for the first time with European shipowner Beacon Tankers, signing contracts for 2+2 158000 deadweight ton Suezmax tankers. Since 2026, Hengli Heavy Industry has signed a total of 20 oil tankers of this type, which has become the main construction vessel.Editor/Gong Ziwei