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CNPC output hits record high this year

China National Petroleum Corp said on Monday that its oil and gas production equivalent has hit a record high in 2022, a result of its consistent efforts in oil and gas exploration and development in recent years. China's largest oil and gas producer also said its crude production has seen steady growth this year while natural gas production has also been gaining momentum, accounting for 52.4 percent of its oil and gas production this year.

Baidu expands robotaxi fleet, service

Chinese tech company Baidu Inc on Monday announced a major expansion of its commercialized, fully driverless robotaxi service in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province. The aim is to build the world's largest fully driverless ride-hailing service area in 2023. Baidu is tripling the size of its operational area, increasing the number of robotaxis in service and expanding operating time to include key evening hours in Wuhan. It also plans to put an additional 200 fully driverless robotaxis into operation across the country next year.

Nanyang sees key road project progress

Central China's Henan province is speeding up construction of a key road in Nanyang, one of its prefecture-level cities. The Express Corridor linking the city with Yahe Zone is being built by China Railway No 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd. It is part of the province's S231 Expressway. Builders rotated a 120-meter-long, 12,000-ton precast box girder deck last week on the road to traverse the existing Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Railway without affecting its operations. Upon completion, the road will offer 12.08 million local residents easier travel to other cities and the neighboring Hubei province.

China Daily