[Chinese enterprises to build! Construction starts on Kimba Road in Cambodia]On the morning of June 7, 2023, the construction ceremony of the highway project from Phnom Penh to Pakuah City in the province of Sah Rieng was held in Kandan Province, Cambodia, attended by nearly 7,000 Cambodian people. The Jinba Expressway is invested and constructed by China Road and Bridge Engineering Co., LTD. The main highway project is 135.1 km long, two-way four lanes, and the design speed is 100 km/h. The construction period of the Gimba Expressway project is four years, and after completion, it will be operated by China Road and Bridge for 50 years before being handed over to Cambodia. During the construction period of the Jimba Expressway project, it is expected to directly employ more than 5,000 Cambodian local employees and create nearly 10,000 local jobs. Editor/Xue Ma
The National Bureau of Statistics released the energy production situation for August 2026. In August, the decline in raw coal production in large-scale industries narrowed, crude oil production steadily increased, natural gas production shifted from decline to increase, and electricity production remained stable. In August, the production of industrial raw coal above designated size was 360 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7.7%; The production of industrial crude oil above designated size was 18.43 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%; The natural gas production of industrial enterprises above designated size was 21.4 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%; The industrial power generation capacity above designated size was 943.8 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year decrease of 0.8%.Editor/Cheng Liting
The 2026 China Carbon Market Conference will be held in Wuhan, Hubei, and the National Carbon Market Development Report (2026) will be released at the conference. As of the end of August, the national carbon emission trading market has accumulated over 900 million tons of transactions, with a turnover of over 60 billion yuan. The national carbon market has grown from scratch and played an important role in promoting the achievement of carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals. Editor/Cheng Liting