[In Tangshan, Hebei province, 352 projects were started]On the morning of June 5, 2023, Tangshan City held the activity of concentrated construction of key projects in the second quarter of 2023. 352 projects began concentrated construction, with a total investment of 154.77 billion yuan and an annual planned investment of 48.24 billion yuan. Among them, 58 provincial and municipal key projects, with a total investment of 64.34 billion yuan, annual planned investment of 17.39 billion yuan; There were 294 other projects with a total investment of 90.43 billion yuan and an annual planned investment of 30.85 billion yuan. Among the projects started this time, 108 projects in strategic emerging industries, 54 in the modern service sector, 119 in the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, 26 in infrastructure, 18 in agricultural industrialization and 27 in other areas to strengthen areas of weakness in people's livelihood. Editor/Xue Ma
The Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Transport has approved 1.73 million euros for conducting technical research on the Secegsa railway tunnel crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco. Previous research by German company Herrenknecht has confirmed that a 65 kilometer long tunnel is technically feasible, but due to significant geological challenges such as flying sand structures, seabed depth, and instability, the possibility of completion before the 2030 World Cup has been ruled out. The actual construction period is expected to be between 2035 and 2040.Editor/Cheng Liting
On the morning of March 17, 2026, the Fujairah oil industry zone was attacked by drones and caught fire again. The civil defense department is making every effort to control the fire, and there are currently no casualties. This is the fifth attack on the area since early March, driven by Iran's ongoing attacks on energy facilities in the United Arab Emirates. Fujairah holds a strategic position in the Strait of Hormuz, and the conflict has caused about one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supply to be blocked. Brent crude oil broke through $100 on March 9th and remained at $103.87 as of the 17th. As a key global storage and transportation hub, giants such as Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, Shell, and Vopak operate terminals and pipelines here, responsible for core businesses such as Murban crude oil. Geopolitical risks are seriously threatening the security of the global energy supply chain.Editor/Cheng Liting