Serving as a strong force expanding the nation's global cooperation footprint in fields such as infrastructure, state-owned enterprises have also been working hard at home to improve livelihoods, boost rural vitalization and link remote areas.
A Chinese homegrown electric airplane has completed its maiden flight at an airport in the country's eastern province of Zhejiang, according to the Science and Technology Daily on Friday.
China Eastern Air Holding Co. Ltd (China Eastern) had over 2.34 million hours of flight time and 116 million passengers in 2023, a year-on-year growth of 108.3 percent and 173.4 percent, respectively.
A list of "Top 10 Mega-projects of China's central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in 2023" has been released by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.
Total installed clean energy capacity in Northwest China's Qinghai province reached 51.07 million kilowatts in 2023, according to the provincial branch of State Grid.
China National Petroleum Corp has further strengthened its presence in Iraq after it took over as the lead contractor of the country's West Qurna 1 oilfield from US oil giant ExxonMobil, industry experts said.
China Minmetals Corporation, the country's largest metals and minerals group, expects to see record-high revenue for 2023, the company said at its annual work conference.
The Dongfang Hydrogen Industrial Park in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the first of its kind in China to be developed through cooperation by China and Europe, opened on Dec 27, 2023.