The Baozuo Tunnel, the longest tunnel on the Sichuan section of the Xining-Chengdu Railway, was successfully broken through on July 25. The railway is constructed by China Railway No.2 Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited.
The Shenzhen Natural Museum, the largest comprehensive natural museum in South China, opened on July 28.
On July 24, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, named the first vessel of the second-generation 175,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier series Sea Energy and delivered it to China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Merchants Group.
China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG) recorded a total of 89.26 billion yuan ($13.19 billion) in fixed-asset investment in the first six months of 2026, representing a year-on-year growth of 14.79 percent.
The first transshipment vessel (TSV) custom-built for the Simandou project run by SimFer, a joint venture between Aluminum Corporation of China and Rio Tinto, was successfully delivered in Yangzhou City, East China’s Jiangsu Province, on July 21. Following delivery, the vessel will set sail for Guinea, where it will be dedicated to transferring iron ore from shallow-water terminals to ocean-going ships, a crucial step forward in the modernization of the logistics system of the project.
During the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Busan, South Korea, on July 25, China’s nomination Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites successfully passed the review and was inscribed on the World Heritage List. With this addition, China now has 61 World Heritage sites on the list.
The Tarim Phase Ⅱ ethylene project and its supporting green and low-carbon facilities, developed by Dushanzi Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), were put into operation on July 16.
At 8 pm on July 23, a Long March 3B carrier rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province to place the Tianlian II-06 satellite into its pre-designated orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.