[Construction began on the renovation and expansion of Gongga Airport in Lhasa]On the morning of June 2, 2023, the Civil Aviation Administration of Tibet Autonomous Region held a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation and expansion of the T1 and T2 terminals of Gongga Airport in Lhasa. It is reported that this reconstruction and expansion is the national "13th Five-Year" "14th Five-Year" plan and the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee, the government determined the key project, is also an important livelihood project, is actively integrated into the national Belt and Road construction of a powerful measure. After the completion of the reconstruction and expansion of the original T1 terminal, it will undertake domestic transportation and take into account major transportation functions, while T2 terminal will be transformed into an international functional area. Editor/Xue Ma
On September 13, 2026, the first unit of the Xinjiang Dashixia Water Conservancy Hub Project, invested and constructed by China Energy Engineering Gezhouba Group, successfully passed a 72 hour trial operation and was officially put into operation for power generation. As one of the 172 major water conservancy projects designated by the State Council for water-saving and water supply, the Dashixia Water Conservancy Hub Project in Xinjiang broke the world record for concrete faced gravel dams with a maximum dam height of 247 meters. The power station is equipped with three mixed flow water turbine generators with a single capacity of 250000 kilowatts, with a total installed capacity of 750000 kilowatts. Editor/Cheng Liting
According to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on September 15, 2026, China's lithium-ion battery industry will continue to grow in the first half of 2026. According to relevant calculations, the total production of lithium batteries in China exceeded 1240GWh in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 44%. Editor/Cheng Liting