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ATMOCE Enters Australia with Advanced Solar Power Generator Solutions

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Atmoce, a global energy technology company headquartered in Germany with operations in over 20 countries, officially announced its Australian market entry at All-Energy Melbourne 2025. With proven success across Europe and Southeast Asia, the company marked its next strategic move in Australia by unveiling a full suite of residential and C&I products and signing its first Australian distribution agreements with several of the country’s leading retailers and distributors.

ATMOCE booth at All energy 2025
ATMOCE booth at All energy 2025

Engineered for Excellence: ATMOCE’s Flagship Lineup Elevates Solar Industry Standard

MI-Series Microinverters: Powering Homes to Businesses with Unrivaled Versatility Atmoce’s microinverters redefine solar conversion with Extra-Low-Voltage operation (below 60Vdc) and a robust 25-year warranty. Boasting 98.2% peak efficiency and 1250W max output, one SKU fits every PV module, scaling seamlessly from homes to MW-level C&I projects. The adaptable design installs anywhere—rooftops, balconies, fences—while plug-and-play expandability delivers ultimate flexibility and future-proof growth.

Secure Energy Storage Solutions: Unmatched Protection for Residential and Commercial Applications

M-ELV Battery — craft for homes — represents a breakthrough in safe energy storage as the world’s first Extra-Low-Voltage AC-Coupled battery operating below 30 Vdc, allowing its cells to be safely touched during normal operation with zero electric shock risk. Backed by a 12-year warranty, it’s fully compatible with single- and three-phase systems, offering exceptional grid flexibility. Seamless integration with third-party inverters ensures superior scalability, making it ideal for diverse retrofit scenarios.

For C&I applications, the BattBank set a new standard as the world’s first ELV stackable AC battery, delivering maximum continuous output of 8kVA and peak power of 10kVA. With scalable capacity extending to 96kWh, it provides enterprises with high-performance energy storage tailored to demanding operational requirements.

Commercial bateries ATMOCE
Commercial bateries ATMOCE

Smart Energy Management: A Seamlessly Unified Hardware-Software Ecosystem.

Atmoce M-Combiner Pro elegantly fuses combiner and backup box into a single & streamlined unit, ensuring fast installation while delivering <10ms seamless backup switching during outages. Paired with ATMOCE Cloud & ATMOZEN App, it delivers module-level monitoring, predictive diagnostics, AI load optimization, and VPP participation —slashing O&M costs and TCO through effortless, intelligent control.

Retrofit Solutions for Existing DC Systems
Retrofit Solutions for Existing DC Systems

Join ATMOCE’s Evolving Global Partner Ecosystem

To support its market expansion, Atmoce is building a comprehensive partner network in Australia, offering with attractive incentives, flexible financing, dedicated technical support, end-to-end marketing materials, and tiered programs with exclusive benefits.

Australia is one of the most advanced and fast-growing solar and battery storage markets in the world, we believe strong partnerships are key to driving Australia’s clean energy transition, ” said Giorgio Chen, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Atmoce, “Atmoce is committed to building a deeply collaborative and continuously evolving global partner ecosystem, jointly shaping the future of renewable energy and promoting global sustainability.

With its Australian launch, Atmoce is poised to redefine safety and smart in energy solutions, empowering homes and businesses to embrace cleaner, more resilient power.

Blending cutting-edge design with unwavering environmental commitment, Atmoce is ready to drive Australia’s renewable transition—fueling progress today while safeguarding the planet for generations ahead.

For more information, visit www.atmoce.com.

About ATMOCE

Atmoce is a pioneering global energy technology company committed to “Creating a Better World with Renewable Energy.” Our mission is to generate sufficient renewable power for homeowners & business owners to enjoy energy independence, lead the conversion of renewable energy through endless innovation, and share energy and knowledge with each other for a better community. With a comprehensive portfolio of advanced products and dedicated local support, Atmoce is at the forefront of advancing renewable energy, empowering individuals and communities toward a sustainable future.

ZEISS and LG Chem join forces to strengthen the photopolymer supply chain for advanced optics

  • ZEISS and LG Chem established a strategic framework for industrial-scale photopolymer film supply in advanced optics.
  • Partners co-develop photopolymer solutions for next-generation automotive holographic windshield displays, aiming for OEM production by 2029.
  • The alliance strengthens supply chain resilience and supports the long-term growth of advanced holography and optical technologies across mobility and other sectors.

JENA, Germany and SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ZEISS, known worldwide for expertise in optics and photonics, and LG Chem, a leader in advanced materials, announced their strategic alliance that stands for robust, sustainable, and innovative photopolymer film supply on industrial scale. This partnership marks a milestone for the optical industry. These photopolymer films are a key material for Holographic Windshield Displays (HWD) in automotive.

ZEISS Holographic Transparent Display: With completely new visualization possibilities on the windshield, the display ensures an unobstructed view of the road while providing the driver with all relevant driving information
ZEISS Holographic Transparent Display: With completely new visualization possibilities on the windshield, the display ensures an unobstructed view of the road while providing the driver with all relevant driving information

Under the agreement, LG Chem will supply photopolymer films within the ZEISS Microoptics Enabling Ecosystem to support integration into automotive windshields and deliver HWD functionality. The first serial production launch for automotive OEMs targets an SOP in 2029.

The signing ceremony was held at LG Chem’s Yeouido Twin Towers, attended by key figures including ZEISS Microoptics representatives Stephan Höfer, SVP and Head of Business Development and Marketing, and Dr. Viktor Schütz, VP and Head of Partnership Management and Vice President Ko Kyung-deok, Head of Electronics Materials Business Unit from LG Chem.

The partners combine their strengths to anchor a stable material supply for the upcoming new industry “Holography”. With this shared commitment, applications such as in mobility (including solutions like automotive displays), holographic sensor systems, and a variety of consumer technologies can rely on continuous availability, even during market uncertainty. By coordinating supply chain integration and inventory management, both companies keep today’s automotive OEM programs running and safeguard future serial production worldwide, including for automotive holographic windshield displays.

The partnership represents a collaboration well beyond basic material delivery. Aligned with ZEISS’ expertise in holography and precise definition of application needs, LG Chem develops photopolymers based on a co-development approach. As customer requirements and markets change, both companies quickly adjust development priorities to respond to customer needs and market trends. Both teams foster agile development through direct, effective communication. Customers benefit from a resilient supply of high-performance optical and holographic solutions for a broad range of applications.

While ZEISS draws on its microoptics and holography expertise and knowledge of high-quality optical standards and products, LG Chem brings decades of high-quality chemical development and production to the table and leverages expertise in polymer synthesis, liquid formulation, and precision coating. LG Chem has achieved high optical efficiency and excellent thermal stability in its photopolymer films, backed by over 150 patents. Both companies ensure that every photopolymer film reaches ambitious targets for performance, reliability, and regulatory conformity. ZEISS ensures traceability and transparency within the global ZEISS Microoptics Enabling Ecosystem for the upcoming Holography industry. LG Chem places emphasis on responsible sourcing and energy-efficient manufacturing processes.

In automotive, photopolymers are a critical component for “Holographic Windshields Displays” (HWD). HWDs represent the next generation display technology that transforms the windshield into a transparent display, capable of showing driving information, navigation, entertainment, and more. It also enables multi-display functionality across different areas of the windshield, offering drivers and passengers customized information.

Statements from Leadership

Dr. Viktor Schütz, VP and Head of Partnership Management at ZEISS Microoptics, says, “With LG Chem at our side, the ZEISS Microoptics Enabling Ecosystem will deliver reliable, advanced photopolymers at scale for transparent displays in automotive. By focusing together on innovation, technical standards, and supply continuity, we help customers tackle the toughest optical challenges in automotive and beyond.”

Shin Hak-cheol, CEO of LG Chem, notes, “Our partnership with ZEISS is a strategic collaboration aimed at securing competitiveness based on optical technologies, beyond mere material supply. LG Chem will lead the innovation of automotive displays with differentiated optical material technologies.”

About ZEISS
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue around 11 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (30 September 2024).

For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world’s leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses and binoculars.

With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company’s significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS’ technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.

With over 46,000 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 35 production facilities worldwide (30 September 2024). Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG.

About ZEISS Microoptics
ZEISS Microoptics, the world’s only technology Tier1 supplier for holographic solutions for a wide range of applications in the mobility, aerospace, hometech and consumer sectors. The ZEISS Microoptics holography technology enables, among other things, large-area holographic projection systems, highly integrated cameras in transparent media and holographic lighting applications. ZEISS Microoptics offers the complete value chain from optical design and mastering to holographic replication systems for series production. ZEISS Microoptics is based in Jena, Germany, and is part of the strategic business unit Photonics & Optics.

Further information at www.zeiss.com 

At LG Chem’s Yeouido Twin Towers, Ko Kyung-deok, Vice President and Head of Electronics Materials Business Unit at LG Chem (left), and Stephan Höfer, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Development and Marketing at ZEISS Microoptics (right) pose for a commemorative photo after signing a business cooperation agreement for photopolymer film.
At LG Chem’s Yeouido Twin Towers, Ko Kyung-deok, Vice President and Head of Electronics Materials Business Unit at LG Chem (left), and Stephan Höfer, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Development and Marketing at ZEISS Microoptics (right) pose for a commemorative photo after signing a business cooperation agreement for photopolymer film.

ABB and IPD Power the Future of Data Centres with Ultra-Low Harmonic Drives

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ABB, in collaboration with IPD, is transforming the data centre landscape with cutting-edge ultra-low harmonic (ULH) variable speed drives (VSDs), delivering unmatched energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability for mission-critical infrastructure.

ABB drives: Image courtesy of ABB.
ABB drives: Image courtesy of ABB.

As global data consumption surges—driven by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and digital services—the demand for resilient and energy-efficient data centres has never been greater. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy demands from AI data centres are projected to quadruple by 2030, with Australian facilities expected to account for nearly 15% of Large Industrial Load (LIL) consumption by 2033–34.

ABB’s ULH drives offer a scalable solution to these challenges, intelligently adjusting cooling systems based on server load and environmental conditions. This enables operators to reduce energy consumption by up to 25% during non-peak hours, while maintaining optimal operating conditions and extending equipment lifespan.

“Reducing fan or pump speed by just 20% can save up to 50% in energy,” said Josh Paikada, Drive Products Segment Manager at ABB Australia. “Our ULH drives not only enhance cooling efficiency but also mitigate harmful harmonics that can compromise electrical infrastructure.”

Unlike standard drives that generate up to 40% total harmonic distortion (THDi), ABB’s ULH drives reduce THDi to less than 3%, significantly lowering electrical losses and eliminating the need for oversized transformers, generators, and cabling. This results in reduced material usage, lower carbon footprint, and substantial cost savings.

Michael Linden, National Business Development Manager at IPD, added, “Our partnership with ABB ensures data centres benefit from compliant, high-performance drives that meet the strictest global standards while supporting long-term sustainability goals.”

In Australia, Climatech Group has deployed ABB’s ACH580 drives across numerous data centre projects including high-profile installations. Che Cavill, Head of Data Centre Operations at Climatech Group, praised the drives for their reliability, fast delivery, and seamless integration: “I haven’t purchased any other drives in over 12 years.”

As data centres face mounting pressure to scale efficiently and meet green targets, ABB’s ULH drives provide a future-ready solution that enhances power quality, reduces energy waste, and supports smarter infrastructure design.

Learn more [LINK]

About ABB
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.

Media Contact:
Natalie Landrito
Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Motion business area, ABB Australia
contact.centre@au.abb.com

Reimagining Energy Innovation ∣ OSCAL Showcases Next-Gen Power Solutions at All Energy Australia 2025

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As a global leader in smart devices and energy solutions, OSCAL debuted at All Energy Australia 2025 in Melbourne (October 29–30). Supported by the Victorian State Government and organized by Reed Exhibitions Australia, the event is gathering over 450 global pioneers to explore the future of renewable technology.

OSCAL Showcases Next-Gen Power Solutions at All Energy Australia 2025
OSCAL Showcases Next-Gen Power Solutions at All Energy Australia 2025

At the show, OSCAL unveiled next-generation energy products, including portable power stations, home storage systems, balcony solar kits, solar panels, and smart chargers. Designed for home, outdoor, and commercial use, these innovations make efficient, safe, and sustainable green energy accessible to all.

PowerMax 60003.6kWh Energy Core, Built for Relentless Power

At this exhibition, OSCAL showcased the PowerMax 6000, each battery delivering 3.6kWh with 6000W output and flexibly expandable up to 15 packs for a maximum total capacity of 57.6kWh—enough to power a home for up to 30 days. With dual 220V/240V support and fast charging via AC, solar, EV, or generators, it ensured uninterrupted power at all times.

Home Energy Storage SystemWhole-home Backup, Uninterrupted Comfort

Following this, OSCAL also presented its Home Energy Storage System, which integrates a solar inverter and battery for all-day, whole-home power backup. With 13.5kW continuous output and expandable capacity up to 67.5kWh (5 units), it instantly powers lighting, networks, air conditioners, and appliances during outages. Equipped with high-efficiency LFP batteries (6000 cycles), 97.5% conversion efficiency, and a 10-year warranty, it delivers both performance and peace of mind.

Power Storage 2000Big Capacity, Compact Design

Continuing with solutions for smaller spaces, OSCAL showcased the Power Storage 2000, a lightweight 23kg system combining energy storage, management, and inversion. Expandable up to 10 battery packs (BP2000) for a total capacity of 12.8kWh, it featured IP65 durability and plug-and-play installation, providing reliable, safe power for homes or balconies for up to 10 years.

PowerMax 2400 ProWireless Stackable Power for Home & Outdoor Life

Building on its innovative portfolio, OSCAL unveiled its first wireless stackable hybrid power system — the PowerMax 2400 Pro, offering up to 20.5kWh capacity with built-in audio, seamlessly powering both home and outdoor scenarios.

From large home systems to portable outdoor power, OSCAL continues to advance smart energy technology. The brand plans to expand in Latin and North America, delivering efficient, intelligent, and sustainable solutions for a greener future worldwide.

Intento Releases 9th Annual “State of Translation Automation 2025” Industry Report

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Intento has released its 9th annual industry report, The State of Translation Automation 2025 (formerly State of Machine Translation).

The report analyzes the latest advances in translation automation and shows how AI improves translations to meet specific business and technical requirements. It gives global enterprises practical guidance to lift end-user satisfaction, drive adoption of multilingual systems, and align translation strategy and tooling with their specific language requirements.

Intento analyzed 46 machine translation engines and LLMs (large language models) across 11 language pairs, conducting full-text evaluations against five enterprise requirements: general translation quality, terminology, tone of voice, formatting (tag handling), and full-text consistency.

The report compares:

  • Off-the-shelf models—both NMT systems (e.g., Amazon, Baidu, DeepL, Google NMT, Microsoft, Oracle, Tencent) and LLMs (e.g., Anthropic, Cohere, Gemini, LLaMA, OpenAI),
  • The same models adjusted to meet specific requirements using available customization options (excluding fine-tuning),
  • A multi-agent workflow (Translator → Reviewer → Post-Editor),
  • Human translation.

What the data shows

  • Requirements-based translation outperforms generic engines: Solutions customized to specific requirements outperformed off-the-shelf models. Human evaluators often couldn’t distinguish AI-generated from human translations—and in some cases rated the AI higher.
  • Multi-agent workflows deliver the best results: A multi-agent solution (with separate agents to verify requirements and test outputs, designed to avoid compounding hallucinations) produced the highest average performance, earning “best” ratings in 9 of 11 language pairs. These workflows combine agents for terminology integration, tone adjustment, and post-editing to consistently raise quality.
  • Clear requirements, fewer errors: In testing, baseline systems averaged 10–15 errors per text. Requirements-based solutions cut that to 0–2—at least 80% fewer errors, and in some cases eliminating them entirely. This gap makes requirements-based customization essential for professional translation.

    “Automatic translation is no longer about choosing the ‘engine’—it’s about building solutions that meet specific translation requirements,” said Konstantin Savenkov, CEO & Co-founder of Intento. “The most telling indicator emerged from our human evaluation: reviewers often couldn’t distinguish AI from human translation—and sometimes rated AI translations higher. The multi-agent approach, utilizing multiple AI agents to verify and test requirements, delivered the best average performance, as expected. However, these agents require language-specific customization, and standardizing this process is critical to prevent excessive custom engineering and debugging overhead that currently limits adoption to only large-scale applications.”

Download the report here.

About Intento

Intento is a machine translation and multilingual generative AI platform for global companies. Its Enterprise Language Hub enables companies like Procore and Subway to deliver consistent, authentic language experiences across all markets and audiences. It combines machine translation and generative AI models into automatic translation workflows, customizing them to client data and integrating them into customers’ existing software systems for localization, marketing, customer support, and other business functions. With Intento, clients achieve high-quality, real-time translations for all users and team members worldwide.

Media Contact:
marketing@inten.to

Webull to Release Third Quarter 2025 Results on November 20, 2025

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 30, 2025  /PRNewswire/ — Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2025 earnings results after market close on November 20, 2025. On that day, the management team will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s results at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Investors may access the conference call and accompanying presentation on the Company’s website at www.webullcorp.com/investor-relations. For those unable to listen to the conference call, a recorded version will be made available for replay.

Details of the conference call are as follows:

URL: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=hwHZv0ih
Participant Dial-in (North America Toll Free): 1-866-652-5200
International Participant Dial-in: 1-412-317-6060

About Webull Corporation

Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL) owns and operates Webull, a leading digital investment platform built on next-generation global infrastructure. Through its global network of licensed brokerages, Webull offers investment services in 14 markets across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Webull serves more than 24 million registered users globally, providing retail investors with 24/7 access to global financial markets. Users can put investment strategies to work by trading global stocks, ETFs, options, futures, fractional shares, and digital assets through Webull’s trading platform, which seamlessly integrates market data and information, its user community, and investor education resources. Learn more at www.webullcorp.com. You may also access certain information on Webull and its securities on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, where Webull will, among others, be filing reports, such as Reports on Form 6-K and its Annual Report on Form 20-F.

Webull Investor Relations
ir@webullcorp.com

Webull Media Relations
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Nicholas Koulermos
webull@5wpr.com
(212) 999-5585

Webull to Release Third Quarter 2025 Results on November 20, 2025

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2025 earnings results after market close on November 20, 2025. On that day, the management team will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s results at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Investors may access the conference call and accompanying presentation on the Company’s website at www.webullcorp.com/investor-relations. For those unable to listen to the conference call, a recorded version will be made available for replay.

Details of the conference call are as follows:

URL: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=hwHZv0ih
Participant Dial-in (North America Toll Free): 1-866-652-5200
International Participant Dial-in: 1-412-317-6060

About Webull Corporation

Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL) owns and operates Webull, a leading digital investment platform built on next-generation global infrastructure. Through its global network of licensed brokerages, Webull offers investment services in 14 markets across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Webull serves more than 24 million registered users globally, providing retail investors with 24/7 access to global financial markets. Users can put investment strategies to work by trading global stocks, ETFs, options, futures, fractional shares, and digital assets through Webull’s trading platform, which seamlessly integrates market data and information, its user community, and investor education resources. Learn more at www.webullcorp.com. You may also access certain information on Webull and its securities on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, where Webull will, among others, be filing reports, such as Reports on Form 6-K and its Annual Report on Form 20-F.

Webull Investor Relations
ir@webullcorp.com

Webull Media Relations
5W Public Relations
Nicholas Koulermos
webull@5wpr.com
(212) 999-5585

“Technology Should Serve Citizens” as World Cities Day in Chongqing Spotlights Global Urban Future

CHONGQING, China, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from iChongqing: 

Anacláudia Rossbach, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN-Habitat, praised Chongqing’s progress in building a sustainable urban future at the opening of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance on October 28 in Chongqing, calling its use of digital technology to improve housing, governance, infrastructure, and public services inspiring.

At an exhibition of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance, a foreign visitor explored the robots and learned about their features and performance. (Photo/Luo Huxin)
At an exhibition of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance, a foreign visitor explored the robots and learned about their features and performance. (Photo/Luo Huxin)

Rossbach said that Chongqing’s experience offers valuable lessons for megacities worldwide in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda, which promote inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban development through smart planning, better infrastructure, and people-centered services.

With the theme “People-Centered Smart Cities Towards the Future,” the two-day event marks the first time the observance is held in China’s central and western regions.

In an interview with Bridging News, Kazuko Ishigaki, Regional Director of the UN-Habitat ROAP, stressed that technology is only a tool and that a smart city “cannot be smart without people.”

“Technology should serve citizens,” she said, adding that the development of Chongqing and the theme of this conference align closely with the UN-Habitat’s vision for people-centered smart cities.

Vuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela, Deputy Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature of South Africa, said her country’s focus on sustainable urbanization aligns with China’s commitment to green development and smart city innovation.

Mhlakaza-Manamela noted that over 68% of the world’s population now lives in cities, a share that continues to grow. She added that lessons from Chinese cities, especially Chongqing’s infrastructure investment and smart technology integration, are invaluable.

At the opening ceremony, Chongqing released the Chongqing Voluntary Local Reviews and the Chongqing Initiative of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance. The 2025 Annual Report of the Shanghai Manual: A Guide for Sustainable Urban Development in the 21st Century was also be promoted, further highlighting China’s contributions to advancing global urban sustainability.

Throughout the observance, a series of activities took place, including the main forum, parallel and thematic forums, achievement exhibition, and field visits.

World Cities Day, the UN’s first international day for cities and the first initiated by China, originated from the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and is celebrated annually on October 31 to promote global urban dialogue.