[The 7th China (Indonesia) Trade Expo opens in Jakarta]On June 4th, the 7th China (Indonesia) Trade Expo opened in Jakarta. The exhibition attracted nearly a thousand local enterprises from 18 provinces and cities including Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Shandong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as well as Indonesia, with an exhibition area of 40000 square meters. The Indonesian exhibition has become an important platform for Chinese companies to expand their market. From the perspective of exhibition categories, the exhibition covers industrial equipment and parts exhibition, household appliances and consumer electronics exhibition, building materials and home decoration exhibition, photovoltaic exhibition, toy baby exhibition, global textile and clothing exhibition, international home gift exhibition, plastic printing and packaging equipment exhibition, Defu furniture exhibition and other professional exhibitions, gathering over 35 industry sub categories, reproducing the strength of Chinese products and brands. Li Feng, Chief Representative of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Indonesia, introduced that Chinese enterprises in Indonesia cover many fields such as mining, smelting, communication, digital economy, and new energy. This not only promotes the development of Chinese enterprises themselves, but also makes positive contributions to the economic and social development of Indonesia. He said that this expo will provide a high-quality docking platform for Chinese and Indonesian enterprises, which will help both sides fully tap into the growth potential of trade and investment between China and Indonesia, create more distinctive new highlights of trade and investment, and continuously improve the level and scale of bilateral trade and two-way investment. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen