[Cambodia's first high-speed rail to enlist China's support] Recently, Prime Minister Hun Sen of the Kingdom of Cambodia paid a state visit to China. Hun Sen discussed a series of infrastructure construction projects with China, and planned to win China's support for its first high-speed rail project. Cambodia's first high-speed railway has a total length of 382 kilometers and a planned cost of US$4 billion. According to short-term and long-term plans, the project will build 33 high-speed railway stations. Editor/He Yuting

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• 2026.09.16 09:02
• [China's high-end hydropower steel reaches world leading level]
• On September 15, 2026, China Baowu Taigang Group announced that 900 MPa ultra-high strength yoke steel was successfully applied to the giant rotor of Zala Hydropower Station in Xizang. The rotor weighs 840 tons and is the core component of the world's largest single unit capacity 500 MW impulse hydroelectric unit. This is the first time in the world that this steel has been used for such units, marking that China's high-end hydropower steel has reached the world's leading level. The R&D team has spent five years tackling multiple material challenges, and currently TISCO has initiated the research and development of 1000 megapascal grade magnetic yoke steel.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.09.16 08:57
• [China's largest shield tunneling machine goes offline in Zhengzhou]
• On September 15, 2026, the ultra large diameter slurry balance shield machine, China Railway 1662, was produced in Zhengzhou. It is the largest diameter shield machine independently developed by China and will be used for the construction of the Dongpu Reservoir tunnel under the west extension project of the North Second Ring Road in Hefei. The total length of the project line is about 10.6 kilometers, with a shield tunnel section of 2.9 kilometers, and the construction environment is complex. The shield tunneling machine has an excavation diameter of 16.68 meters and is equipped with multiple advanced technologies. After the completion of the project, it will connect the transportation in the area and help promote the development of Hefei city.Editor/Gong Ziwei