[Liaoning transportation key investment will reach 53 billion yuan]According to the Liaoning Provincial Department of Transport, in order to implement the requirements of Liaoning three-year action deployment, Liaoning will promote the implementation of 72 key transportation projects worth more than RMB 100 million in 2023, with an investment of RMB 53 billion, up 15.3% year-on-year. In order to accelerate the resumption of key projects and promote the increase of physical workload and investment, Liaoning focused on solving prominent problems concerned by market entities, and launched ten work measures, including serving the special management of state-owned enterprises, booking services for large-scale transportation, managers of road-related construction projects, cross-provincial handling of high-frequency matters, and high-speed cloud loans for small and micro enterprises, to promote the healthy and sustainable development of market entities. In order to do a good job in bulk transportation reservation service, Liaoning government departments actively docking with more than 50 large manufacturing enterprises such as Shenyang Aircraft Manufacturing Co., LTD., Sany Heavy Industry Co., LTD., take the initiative to provide door-to-door service, establish windoon-to-door cooperation relationship between government and enterprise for administrative examination and approval, and provide them with reservation system examination and approval service according to the production plan of enterprises. Since 2023, 19,561 large transportation approvals have been handled. With a year-on-year growth of 11%, the average time for cross-provincial approval of three types of major projects was reduced from 15 days to 2.8 days, ranking first in the country. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On September 20, 2026, the Dream Cruise set sail from Shenzhen Shekou Cruise Home Port, ushering in the golden autumn sailing season, with an operating period until November 5. This season's routes have been upgraded with the addition of Singapore destinations, covering Hue and Nha Trang in Vietnam, Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, and Mala in Brunei. Tourists from the Greater Bay Area can board a ship from Shenzhen directly to Singapore without the need for long-distance transfers. The season offers different lengths of flights, with a 12 day long trip that allows for a one-time visit to 4 countries, suitable for families and group travel. Sea vacation eliminates the hassle of repeated transfers and hotel changes, providing a new option for outbound travel during the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day for tourists in southern China.Editor/Gong Ziwei
The Second ASEAN Steel Policymakers Conference and 2026 ASEAN Steel Forum will be held in Manila, Philippines from September 21 to 24, 2026, hosted by the Southeast Asian Steel Association. The forum, with the theme of sustainable development and architecture, focuses on cutting-edge issues such as decarbonization of steel, green manufacturing, and construction steel. It gathers governments, associations, enterprises, and research institutions from ASEAN countries and is an annual event for enterprises to connect policies and expand international cooperation.Editor/Gong Ziwei