[2023 national water conservancy construction completed investment hit a new high] "Since the beginning of this year, under the premise of ensuring the quality and safety of the project, the Ministry of Water Resources has made every effort to accelerate the construction of water conservancy infrastructure, and achieved the annual target of completing the investment of more than 1 trillion yuan in the national water conservancy construction one month ahead of schedule, surpassing last year's level and setting a new historical record." On December 12, Chen Min, Vice Minister of Water Resources, introduced the progress of water infrastructure construction at a press conference of the State Information Office, said that from January to November, 27,300 new water conservancy projects were started nationwide, an increase of 2,585 over the same period last year, an increase of 10.5%; Among them, there were 1,879 projects with an investment scale of more than 100 million yuan, 528 more than the same period last year. Data show that from January to November, the national implementation of water conservancy construction investment of 1,156.5 billion yuan, an increase of 0.9%. The national investment in water conservancy projects reached 1,093.8 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5% year on year and exceeding the total investment of the whole of last year. This year, the construction of water conservancy projects in China has accelerated, and a number of major projects have achieved important targets. The country has implemented the reinforcement of 3,628 dangerous reservoirs, the rehabilitation of 999 small and medium-sized rivers, and the construction and modernization of 598 large and medium-sized irrigation areas, improving the ability to provide water supply to 82.13 million rural people, and controlling soil erosion on 12,700 square kilometers of land. From January to November, water conservancy construction created 2.573 million jobs, up 9.1% year on year, and paid 50.48 billion yuan in wages, up 40.6% year on year. Large-scale water infrastructure construction has played an important role in stabilizing growth and employment. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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• 2024.05.07 17:10
• [Qatar has announced the launch of a national renewable energy strategy]
• Qatar Hydro Corporation (Kahramaa) today announced the launch of the Qatar National Renewable Energy Strategy (QNRES) to advance the sustainable development goals of Qatar's National Vision 2030. The strategy, developed by Kahramaa in coordination with 22 major energy entities in the country, aims to increase and diversify the use of renewable energy, with a focus on the use of solar power. With more than 2,000 KWH of solar power per square meter per year, Qatar ranks first in the world and is one of the countries with the greatest potential to produce photovoltaic power. According to the newly published strategy, Qatar aims to expand its large-scale renewable energy facilities to about 4 GW by 2030, while installing about 200 MW of distributed solar power generation equipment. The strategy will not only reap economic benefits, but also focus on environmental protection, improving air quality and contributing to Qatar's energy security through the diversification of the country's sources of power generation. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

• 2024.05.07 17:10
• [Malaysia is actively building a logistics hub in Southeast Asia]
• The Malaysian government has developed short - and long-term strategies aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the country's major ports, namely Port Klang and Tanjong Palapas. Malaysian Transport Minister Lok Siu-fook said the strategy covers increasing port capacity, improving efficiency and productivity, and transforming to a low-carbon green port. In recent years, Malaysia has vigorously developed its port economy through a number of initiatives such as port expansion, port digitization and the establishment of free trade zones, and is committed to becoming a logistics hub in Southeast Asia. With the deepening of the Belt and Road Initiative, China and Malaysia have deepened port cooperation and further upgraded the level of port infrastructure construction and operation in Malaysia. At present, the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Malaysia has formed a pattern of the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park in the East, the Kuantan Port "One Park and one port", and the Port Klang in the west through the East Coast Rail line. Editor/Xu Shengpeng