[Changsha West Station West Elevated Ramp Phase I started construction]On April 14, 2026, the first phase of the West Elevated Ramp Project of Changsha High speed Railway West Station officially started construction. The project includes interchange ramps, elevated main lines, and fire exits, with a total length of approximately 6.632 kilometers. The first phase of the project includes a bridge spanning Guoliang Road and multiple mainline bridges. At present, construction access road repair and equipment entry are underway, and pile foundation construction is expected to start on April 20th. The first pile foundation will use rotary drilling technology to ensure drilling accuracy and control geological disturbance.Editor/Cheng Liting
On April 14, 2026, the Zhongke Aerospace Lijian-1 Y12 rocket successfully launched "One Rocket, Eight Stars" from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Experimental Zone. This mission adopts the "special vehicle" launch mode, compressing the contract to launch cycle to 6 months, marking the official entry of China's commercial aerospace into the era of "flight based" mass production. Relying on a pulsating production line, the rocket assembly cycle has been reduced to 30 days, and the future annual production will reach 30 missiles. Editor/Cheng Liting
According to the statistics of the Mongolian customs agency, the coal export volume in the first quarter of 2026 reached 27.5319 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 57.0%. Among them, the export of hard coal was 26.3409 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 66.8%; Lignite exports amounted to 1.191 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 31.4%. In March, exports amounted to 11.0607 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 84.1% and a month on month increase of 74.2%. The export of hard coal was 10.5164 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 85.3% and a month on month increase of 71.7%; Lignite exports reached 544300 tons, a year-on-year increase of 18.8% and a month on month surge of 141.2%. Editor/Cheng Liting