CNOOC Qatar Offshore Oil and Gas General Contracting Project starts construction

On September 15, 2026, the Qatar BH EPIC project of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) started construction in Qingdao. This is the highest international offshore oil and gas engineering general contracting project in China to date, with a total amount of approximately 4 billion US dollars. The project includes more than 60 offshore oil and gas facilities, 40 submarine pipelines and cables, and a total steel processing capacity of over 130000 tons. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, CNOOC Engineering has undertaken over 170 overseas projects, and its global competitiveness in high-end offshore engineering contracting continues to improve. Editor/Cheng Liting

Dangote Refinery launches largest public IPO in Africa

On September 14, 2026, Nigeria's Dangote Refinery officially launched a public IPO, issuing 4.1 billion shares at 525 naira per share, fully subscribing to raise 2.15 trillion naira. The funds will be used to double the refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day. Previously, a $2.5 billion institutional private placement was completed in July, and the public subscription period for this time is until October 13th, with a minimum subscription threshold of 10 shares. For overseas Chinese enterprises in petrochemical equipment and engineering, they can follow up on the subsequent expansion and procurement process by combining the already established process cooperation directions. Editor/Cheng Liting

Hengjianxin ultra precision alloy shaft rod project starts construction in Taizhou

The key industrial project of Taizhou City - Hengjianxin High straightness Ultra precision Alloy Shaft and Rod Project has officially started construction in Xinghua High tech Zone, Dainan Town. The total investment of the project is 500 million yuan, with a land area of about 50 acres and a planned new factory building of about 80000 square meters. After completion and production, it will have an annual production capacity of 50000 tons of high straightness ultra precision alloy shaft rods, which can cover multiple high-end application fields such as semiconductor equipment, high-end equipment manufacturing, military support, and liquid cooling accessories for computing power centers. Editor/Cheng Liting

UNDP Holds Seminar on Green and Digital South-South Cooperation in Hangzhou

Recently, the United Nations Development Programme held a seminar in Hangzhou, with about 100 representatives attending to exchange ideas on green transformation and digital inclusion. The event commemorates the United Nations Day for South South Cooperation, explores knowledge sharing pathways, and promotes the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Editor/Min Jing

CEEC Wins Bid for Xinjiang's First Long-Duration Grid-Forming Storage Project

Recently, CEEC won the bid for the Xinjiang Shache 200 MW/1200 MW grid type independent energy storage project, which is the first 6-hour long grid energy storage demonstration project in southern Xinjiang. The project is equipped with a 220 kV booster station, which can consume approximately 110 million kilowatt hours of abandoned photovoltaic power annually after commissioning, supporting the integration of local new energy bases into the grid. Editor/Min Jing

Tianjin-Weifang High-speed Railway Starts Track Laying at Dongying South Station

Recently, the Jinwei high-speed railway constructed by CR21G started track laying operations at Dongying South Station, with a total length of 348 kilometers and a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The project utilizes multiple intelligent equipment to solve construction difficulties. After the completion of the line, it will improve the high-speed railway network around the Bohai Sea, and help promote the coordinated development of Beijing Tianjin Hebei and the construction of the Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration. Editor/Min Jing

Xinjiang Power has delivered over 35.2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to Chongqing

On September 10, 2026, the Hami to Chongqing ± 800 kV HVDC transmission project transmitted over 35.2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to Chongqing. The project spans 2260 kilometers, with new energy accounting for 71.83%. It can transmit over 36 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to Chongqing annually, accounting for about 20% of the total electricity consumption in Chongqing.Editor/Gao Xue

Kazakhstan and China Sign the Khorgos Security Agreement

On September 7, 2026, Kazakhstani Minister of Internal Affairs Sadnov went to Beijing to attend the Central Asian China Public Security and Internal Affairs Minister Meeting and held bilateral talks with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong. The two sides signed an agreement on safeguarding regional security and public order of the Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center, and reached consensus on mutual recognition and renewal of driver's licenses of citizens of the two countries.Editor/Gao Xue

Malaysia's closed testing capacity card AI supply chain

In September 2026, Malaysia controls approximately 13% of the global semiconductor packaging and testing capacity, making it the sixth largest chip exporting country in the world. Intel, Tongfu Microelectronics and other companies have deeply laid out advanced packaging in Penang, and Tongfu Microelectronics has completed 3nm multi chip packaging verification. The country has established the National Advanced Packaging Alliance and plans to achieve mass production of 2.5D packaging by 2028.Editor/Gao Xue

Guangdong and Hong Kong jointly build a bilateral sandbox for low altitude economy

The International Center for the Promotion of Advanced Technology Applications (Greater Bay Area) and the Hong Kong Productivity Council have officially exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Hong Kong and Guangdong Province (Nansha) on the Full Space Unmanned System and Low altitude Economy Bilateral Sandbox, jointly launching the Hong Kong Guangdong Province (Nansha) Low altitude Economy Bilateral Sandbox Cooperation Mechanism. Both sides will leverage Hong Kong's international institutional advantages and the resources of the Nansha All Space Unmanned System Test Site, with unmanned aerial vehicles as the first phase, to promote the long-term integration of rules, standards, technical verification, and scenario applications of the all space intelligent unmanned system. It is reported that the sandbox cooperation mechanism will expand its testing scope to cross-border scenarios in the Greater Bay Area, and gradually extend to the field of unmanned systems such as unmanned vehicles and ships in the entire space, promoting multidimensional coordinated development of sea, land, and air.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Low altitude inspection on the west coast of Shandong province has been effective

The low altitude application pilot of Shandong Qingdao West Coast Public Utilities Group was launched in August 2026, relying on 36 standardized air routes, promoting the intelligent operation mode of daytime dual time period+nighttime frog jumping, and combining AI intelligent recognition technology to build a closed-loop mechanism for the entire process of aerial collection, intelligent recognition, work order distribution, on-site disposal, and result feedback. From discovering hidden dangers to distributing work orders, it only takes a few minutes, and the efficiency of governance response has been greatly improved. At present, low altitude inspections have covered three types of inspection services: road surface diseases and facility management, green vegetation maintenance, and water environment governance. In the first month of the pilot program, a total of 107 flights were flown, covering a distance of 494.76 kilometers, and 523.48 GB of data was collected. 51 hidden dangers in municipal facilities were discovered and distributed.Editor/Gong Ziwei

CEEC wins bid for Shandong Mengyin Pumped Storage Project

Recently, China Energy Engineering Guangxi Institute won the bid for the bidding design and construction detailed drawing design project of State Grid Shandong Mengyin Duozhuang Pumped Storage Power Station. The power station is located in Duozhuang Town, Mengyin County, Linyi City, Shandong Province. It is a key project of the national pumped storage medium and long-term planning and a first-class large-scale (1) project with a total installed capacity of 1.2 million kilowatts. After completion, the power station can undertake tasks such as peak shaving and backup of the power grid, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.166 million tons per year, helping the stable operation and green energy transformation of Shandong power grid, and serving the local dual carbon goals.Editor/Gong Ziwei

China's first single furnace Jinhua furnace with a daily coal input of 3000 tons

Recently, Shanxi Lu'an Chemical Machinery (Group) Co., Ltd. exclusively manufactured the first Jinhua furnace in China with a daily coal consumption of 3000 tons per furnace, which has been successfully put into operation in the Xinlianxin Chemical New Materials Project in Henan. The project is equipped with 2 sets of coal water slurry water-cooled wall gasification furnaces, Jinhua furnace, operating in one on one standby mode, with a gasification pressure of 6.5 megapascals and a total gas volume of 170000 standard cubic meters per hour, relying on bituminous coal to achieve efficient gasification conversion.Editor/Cheng Liting

The world's largest salt cavern compressed air energy storage project unit

On September 12, 2026, the world's largest salt cavern compressed air energy storage project, the Huaneng Jintan 2 × 350 MW salt cavern compressed air energy storage power generation phase II project, completed the complete start-up of two main units, with stable and reliable equipment operation, marking an important breakthrough in China's key core technologies and system integration capabilities in the field of large capacity salt cavern compressed air energy storage. Editor/Cheng Liting

China's rare earth, tungsten, tin and other 14 mineral reserves rank first in the world

On September 11th, the Ministry of Natural Resources released the "China Mineral Resources Report 2026" and the "Global Mining Development Report 2026". The report shows that as of the end of the 14th Five Year Plan, China's reserves of 14 types of minerals, including rare earths, tungsten, and tin, ranked first in the world; The global energy transition is accelerating, the supply and demand pattern of mineral resources is deeply adjusted, and the global mining industry is entering a period of superimposed transformation.Editor/Cheng Liting

BRICS Summit Phase 2 in New Delhi: China Puts Forward Five Initiatives

The conference was held in New Delhi, where the Chinese side spoke up advocating for the defense of international rule of law and the practice of multilateralism. Five area initiatives were launched around the practical cooperation of BRICS, consolidating the strength of the global South and promoting international governance reform and mutually beneficial development for all parties. Editor/Min Jing

Jingxiong Express Line launches full line trial operation

On September 12, 2026, the Jingxiong Express Line officially started its full line trial operation, with a total length of about 86 kilometers and 8 stations. It is designed to operate at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour and adopts a public transportation operation mode. The trial operation will be implemented in two stages, which will verify key indicators such as train punctuality rate, prepare for safety assessment before initial operation, and accelerate the transformation of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei railway from blueprint to reality.Editor/Gao Xue

China Telecom BTH Computing Center Phase IV Speeds Up Construction

Recently, the construction of the fourth phase of China Telecom Beijing Tianjin Hebei Intelligent Computing Center, located in the Gaocun Smart Innovation Park in Tianjin, has made new progress. The project plans to install 9756 cabinets with high-end liquid cooling computing resources, which can fully empower the digital and intelligent upgrading and development of enterprises in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. Editor/Min Jing

CR16G Holds Hewu High-speed Railway Track Base Plate Calibration Meeting

Recently, CR16G hosted the first piece of CRTS III slab ballastless track base plate calibration meeting for the Hefei Wuhan high-speed railway project in Anhui, and multiple participating units attended to observe and exchange ideas. This calibration clarifies the construction standards and promotes innovative processes, laying a solid quality benchmark for the subsequent large-scale and standardized construction of the project. Editor/Min Jing

China is willing to jointly build an AI global governance system

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded to the United States' construction of an artificial intelligence supply chain certification platform in Panama, stating that setting up a closed and exclusive small circle is not conducive to the technological development of the global South. China is willing to work with Latin American and Caribbean countries and other parties to build a fair and reasonable global governance system for artificial intelligence, and promote the benefits of artificial intelligence to people of all countries.Editor/Gao Xue

Ukrainian President awarded Serbia's highest medal

In September 2026, Uzbekistan's President Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to Serbia. Serbian President Vu č i ć awarded him the highest national honor, the Grand Cordon, in recognition of his contributions to consolidating bilateral relations and expanding practical cooperation. Both sides will take this as an opportunity to deepen cooperation in areas such as economy, trade, culture, and tourism.Editor/Gao Xue

All six main towers of Yongzhou Railway have been capped

On September 13, 2026, the 20th main tower of the Fuyimen dual-use bridge on the Yongzhou Railway was successfully topped out. At this point, all six main towers of the three cross sea bridges on the Yongzhou Railway have been constructed, laying the foundation for the completion and opening of the entire line.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Jiangsu Changzhou Low altitude Flight Service Platform Phase I Launched

The Changzhou Low altitude Flight Service Platform (Phase I) in Jiangsu Province has officially been launched and put into operation, and the Changzhou Low altitude Flight Service Center has been simultaneously put into use. It is reported that the current flying airspace in Changzhou City is 2692.07 square kilometers. Since the beginning of this year, a total of 25 companies have completed the compliance flight reporting process, with 41 approved airspace, 37 routes, and 255 takeoff and landing points. At present, the platform is mainly aimed at enterprises that carry out low altitude flight activities throughout the city and have flight plan application needs, covering five modules: low altitude information aggregation, flight services, operation management, facility and equipment management, and safety supervision. At the same time, the platform collaborates with regulatory authorities to achieve effective management through data sharing and mechanism co construction.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Anhui Yangtze River Tongling section launches drone ship delivery

The Anhui Tongling Zhongkai Yangtze River Wing UAV Low altitude Intelligent Logistics Base has been put into trial operation, filling the gap in ship UAV distribution in the Tongling section of the Yangtze River. It is reported that after the crew places an order through the Yangtze River Wing WeChat mini program, the entire process from cargo allocation to drone delivery is usually completed within half an hour. The Yangtze River Wing Smart Low altitude Logistics Platform has seven functional modules, including real-time image transmission, airport monitoring, ship information distribution, anchorage dynamics, and real-time weather. The first phase of the DJI FC30 carrier aircraft invested in this base has a rated load of 30 kilograms, mainly used for the distribution of small daily necessities, emergency supplies, and rescue assistance. In the future, the base will also introduce larger payload aircraft models and drones for other industry purposes.Editor/Gong Ziwei

International Forum Held for Cundinamarca Northern Tram Project

On September 8, 2026, the Cundinamarca Province of Colombia held an international promotion event for the northern tram project, with representatives from 17 countries including China, South Korea, the United States, and Portugal in attendance. The Chinese side expresses its willingness to participate. The project is 48.9 kilometers long with a total investment of over 5.5 billion US dollars, and the bidding work is progressing in an orderly manner. Editor/Min Jing

CCCC Advances Two-Way Dynamic Testing on Malaysia East Coast Railway

On September 9, 2026, the CCCC Malaysia East Coast Connection Railway Project launched dynamic testing operations simultaneously for the east and west sections, with the west section starting speed increase tests and the east section advancing signal system tests. The project takes Guandan as the dividing point, and the testing has moved from single section testing to full line multi system verification, achieving phased progress in engineering construction. Editor/Min Jing

CRCC Inspects Jingjiang Heavy Industry, Rolls Out Plans for Intelligent Industrial Upgrade

On September 10, 2026, the CRCC research team went to CRCC Jingjiang Heavy Industry for on-site research, inspected the production lines and key facilities in the factory area, recognized the achievements of the enterprise's intelligent factory construction, and clarified the development requirements around improving the quality of the main business, industrial layout, talent cultivation, and overseas infrastructure development. Editor/Min Jing

Monthly sales of new energy vehicles in China hit a new high again

According to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on September 10, 2026, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China reached 1.653 million and 1.643 million respectively in August 2026, with a year-on-year growth of nearly 20%. The dominant position of the new energy vehicle market continues to consolidate, and the proportion of monthly new car sales has reached a new high of 60.6%.Editor/Gong Ziwei

The Earth System Data International Exchange Center has settled in Hengqin

On September 10, 2026, China's first International Earth System Data Exchange Center was launched in the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone. The China Meteorological Administration, Macao Special Administrative Region, and Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone have signed a framework agreement for joint construction and cooperation, specifying a construction period of 3 years and an operation period of 3 years to establish the Earth System Data International Exchange Center (Macao) in Hengqin.Editor/Gong Ziwei

Delivery of 1.45 million tons of green methanol products in Inner Mongolia

On September 10, 2026, the first batch of products from the Inner Mongolia Green Hydrogen to 1.45 million tons Green Methanol project were officially loaded and delivered in Xing'an League, marking the successful completion of the Inner Mongolia mega green electricity hydrogen production project and the complete engineering and industrialization of the wind power green hydrogen coupled biomass gasification to produce alcohol industry chain technology route.Editor/Gong Ziwei