[China achieves first direct flight between the East and North Poles] On August 15, 2024, the Harbin Mohe Fuyuan polar series flight route was officially opened, marking the first direct flight between the Arctic and the East Pole in China. Fuyuan City is located at the easternmost point of China's land and is known as the "Eastern Pole of China" and the "First City in the East". Mohe City is located at the northernmost point of China, with the highest latitude and one of the best locations for observing the Northern Lights in China. Fuyuan and Mohe are over 1600 kilometers apart, and it takes nearly 20 hours to drive by road; Railway travel requires a transfer to Harbin, and the entire journey takes over 30 hours. After the opening of the direct flight route, the journey between the Arctic and the East Pole has been shortened to just over 2 hours. Passengers can welcome the first ray of sunshine in China in Fuyuan in the morning and enjoy the Northern Lights in Mohe at night. "Yuan Ye, Director of the Transport Department of Heilongjiang Province, said that in the next step, the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Transport will accelerate the opening of more branch routes and airport connecting flights within Heilongjiang Province, continuously improve the layout of the route network, effectively enhance the transportation service guarantee capability, and promote tourism development to a new level. Editor/Zhou Yingwen

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• 2024.10.09 10:18
• [Qiongzhou Strait transportation new energy vehicle ship successfully docked]
• 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

• 2024.10.09 10:15
• [Malaysia's energy transition has made progress]
• 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