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CNOOC energy platform sets record

China National Offshore Oil Corp said it set a new national record on Saturday with the installation of its offshore oil and gas platform in the eastern waters of the South China Sea. The platform weighs more than 15,000 metric tons, a record for China's offshore oil and gas platforms, in terms of dynamic positioning float-over installations. CNOOC said it has also filled a gap in domestic technology while further ensuring domestic energy security. The Enping 20-4 platform has been successfully docked with a submarine jacket in the Pearl River Mouth Basin in South China's Guangdong province on Saturday. The docking was completed independently by Chinese companies for the first time, including design, calculation and construction, CNOOC said.

Number of ride-hailing firms reaches 309

The count of China's online ride-hailing companies reached 309 by the end of April, two more than the number registered in the previous month, data from the Ministry of Transport showed. By the end of last month, the authorized ride-hailing vehicle certificates and driver licenses in the country hit 2.3 million and 5.4 million, up 2.2 percent and 3.4 percent month-on-month, respectively, according to the ministry. In April, 706 million ride-hailing trips were made. Hangzhou, the capital city of East China's Zhejiang province, led the city list in terms of compliance rate of online-hailing orders, according to the data.

Rubber tire and auto accessory show starts

The 13th China (Guangrao) International Rubber Tire and Auto Accessory Exhibition kicked off in Guangrao county, Shandong province, on Monday and will close on Wednesday. Covering an area of 48,000 square meters, the exhibition attracted more than 750 exhibitors, among whom 50 are Fortune 500 companies. Over 800 companies are taking part in the exhibition online, 15 percent higher than that of the last exhibition. Seven high-level forums will cover the topics of new materials, trade policy, talent cultivation and industrial innovation.

Xinhua - China Daily