[Nord Group plans to build an energy power station in Huangshi, Hubei]On September 20, 2023, Nord Shengshi, a subsidiary of Nord Group, plans to sign a "Project Investment Contract" with Huangshi Economic and Technological Development Zone in Hubei Province to invest in the construction of the Nord Solar Energy Storage Power Station Zero Carbon Smart Industrial Park project, with a total planned fixed asset investment of 5.2 billion yuan. The project plans to build a 500MW distributed photovoltaic power station project, a 1500MWh industrial and commercial energy storage power station project, as well as facilities such as distribution networks and charging stations in the Huangshi Economic and Technological Development Zone. After the project is fully completed and put into operation, it can provide about 580 million kWh of clean energy green electricity annually, save 170000 tons of standard coal annually, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 50000 tons annually. The first phase of the industrial park is planned to be completed and put into operation in June 2024, while the second and third phases of the project are planned to be completed and put into operation in April 2026. Editor/Zhao E
On March 16, 2026, the General Administration of Customs, together with 24 departments including the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly deployed a six-month special action plan for cross-border trade facilitation in 2026. Sun Meijun, Director General of the General Administration of Customs, pointed out at the deployment meeting that this year's special action pilot cities will further expand their encirclement and capacity, adding 20 cities including Hohhot, Changchun, Suzhou, Jinhua, Quanzhou, Nanchang, Yantai, Wuhan, Changsha, Zhuhai, Nanning, Kunming, and Xi'an, bringing the total number of participating cities to 45. The action focuses on key tasks such as optimizing and upgrading goods trade, vigorously developing service trade, and innovating the development of digital trade and green trade. It has launched a new round of policies to assist enterprises, including deepening the innovation of import and export customs clearance supervision mode, optimizing the supervision and services of new foreign trade formats, improving cross-border logistics transportation efficiency, and strengthening the construction of smart export ports. Editor/Cheng Liting
In the early morning of the 17th local time, the US Embassy in Iraq in the "Green Zone" of the Iraqi capital Baghdad was attacked, and some facilities inside the embassy caught fire. From the evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th, the US Embassy in Iraq has been attacked multiple times.Editor/Gong Ziwei