[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 European Union has announced its 2040 high-speed rail development plan, with a total investment of 550 billion euros, aiming to build a high-speed rail network across Europe and reduce travel time between major capitals by half. The funding will adopt the "EU Fund+Member State Supporting+Private Capital" model, and a high-speed railway agreement will be introduced before 2026 to leverage private capital. The entire network will unify the signal system, with a focus on filling the gaps in Eastern and Southern Europe. This website has the triple intention of green transformation, economic cohesion, and geopolitical strategy, but financing, land acquisition, and approval are still tough battles, and whether they can be realized depends on the finances and progress of each country.Editor/Cheng Liting
Recently, the waterway improvement project from Chaotianmen to Fuling in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River successfully passed the completion acceptance of the Ministry of Transport and was officially put into operation. After the rectification, the 4.5-meter deep waterway in the Three Gorges Reservoir area has been extended to the central urban area of Chongqing, and 5000 ton cargo ships can directly reach the main city of Chongqing all year round. The navigation capacity of the Yangtze River's golden waterway has been further improved, and the water transportation pattern in Chongqing has been substantially upgraded. Editor/Cheng Liting