. Beijing, July 5 (Xinhua) - The following are the highlights of news from local businesses in China since last week
LNG imports
port of Tianjin in northern China ranks first in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports between ports LNG import from China in the first five months this year, accounting for about 19.5 percent of total imports of liquefied natural gas in the country, according to the Tianjin Customs
. January to May, imports of liquefied natural gas through the port of Tianjin increased 24.8 percent year over year to hit 4.97 million tonnes of LNG price continues to drop
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FAW TOYOTA NEV A project new energy vehicle project (NEV) FAW Toyota was launched on Monday in north China's Tianjin Municipality, according to the Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd
. Located in the China- Singapore Tianjin Ec o-City, it is expected that the project was put into operation in June 2022, and will become a major production plant NEV FAW Toyota in China after completion, said the company
HONGQI sales
leading manufacturer of China's auto FAW Group said it has seen a growth 111 percent year on year in sales of vehicles under the brand Hongqi in the first half of this year
. despite the impact of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, more than 70,000 Hongqi cars were sold in the last six months, the company expanded its online and offline sales channels. Only 15,400 in June brand cars were sold, representing a growth of 92 percent year over year
. AUTÓNOMAS TESTING VEHICLES
Beijing opened 52 additional roads Tuesday in Haidian District, technology center of the capital, for testing autonomous vehicles to drive the rapid development of self-driving technology, local authorities said Wednesday
The roads totaling 215.3 km are part of a demonstration area for self-driving vehicles. Spread over 100 square kilometers in the northern region of Zhongguancun Science City, according to the government of Haidian District
. UNIVERSAL Beijing RESORT
Universal Beijing Resort has completed its first phase of the main buildings of buildings, local authorities said Thursday
the construction project, which began in August 2018, includes the Universal Studios theme park, hotels and other facilities. The theme park is scheduled to open in 2021, and is expected to receive more than 10 million visitors each year
. CHINA-EUROPE freight trains
freight trains between China and Europe and from Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, made more than 1,600 trips in the first half of this year, nearly double the same period last year, local authorities said on Thursday
. Together they carried more than 1.3 million tons of goods, from January to June of 1.9 times the volume of the first half of last year, according to International Trade and Logistics Park Xi'an. End Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation.ChinaNews application downloads
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