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Verne, Pony.ai, and Uber Partner to Launch Europe’s First Commercial Robotaxi Service

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  • The partnership will soon begin in Zagreb, before expanding to additional cities in Europe and beyond

ZAGREB, Croatia, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Verne, Pony AI Inc. (“Pony.ai”) (NASDAQ: PONY; HKEX: 2026), a global leader in the large-scale commercialization of autonomous driving technology, and Uber Technologies, Inc., today announced a strategic partnership to launch the first commercial robotaxi service in Europe, beginning in Zagreb soon, with initial deployment work already underway, including public-road validation.

The three companies plan to collaborate on the deployment of a commercial robotaxi service, combining Pony.ai’s autonomous driving system, Uber’s global mobility platform, and Verne’s service ecosystem and operational framework. Under this model, Pony.ai will provide its autonomous driving solution; Verne will act as fleet owner and service operator; and Uber will integrate the service into its global ride-hailing network, complementing Verne’s own customer-facing platform. Together, the companies aim to build a scalable path toward commercial robotaxi services in Zagreb and, over time, potentially into additional European cities and other markets, with plans to scale to a fleet of thousands of robotaxis over the next few years.

As part of this collaboration, the companies have already begun on-road testing in Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, using Pony.ai’s Gen-7 autonomous driving system, deployed on the Arcfox Alpha T5 Robotaxi. With preparations for fare-charging services underway, Zagreb is emerging as the first market for commercial robotaxi service in Europe.

Verne will lead the process of ensuring market readiness and obtaining European regulatory approval for these launches, while coordinating the deployment of Pony.ai’s robotaxis across both Verne and Uber’s networks. This approach ensures consistent performance, safety, and experience, and establishes a scalable framework for expansion into additional markets. As part of the partnership, Uber intends to invest in Verne and support future expansion as a strategic partner.

“Partnering with Uber and Verne represents an important milestone as we continue to expand autonomous mobility globally,” said Dr. James Peng, Founder and CEO of Pony.ai. “In China, our Gen-7 has achieved meaningful commercial scale, including unit economics breakeven in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, demonstrating the readiness of our technology and business model. By leveraging this experience, we are well-positioned to accelerate commercialization internationally, combining our technology with Uber’s global platform and Verne’s role in enabling multi-market deployment, to build a scalable and sustainable autonomous mobility ecosystem.”

“Europe needs autonomous mobility that can move from testing to a real service,” said Marko Pejkovic, CEO of Verne. “At Verne, we are bringing together the technology, platform, and operational capabilities required to make this a reality, starting in Zagreb before expanding to new markets.”

“Through a strong ecosystem of partnerships, autonomous mobility can both scale globally and more effectively,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber. “By bringing together Pony.ai’s proven autonomous driving technology, Verne’s operational and market expertise, and Uber’s global platform, we’re taking an important step toward making autonomous ride-hailing available to more riders in more places.”

About Pony AI Inc.

Pony AI Inc. is a global leader in achieving large-scale commercialization of autonomous mobility. Leveraging its vehicle-agnostic Virtual Driver technology, a full-stack autonomous driving technology that seamlessly integrates Pony.ai’s proprietary software, hardware, and services, Pony.ai is developing a commercially viable and sustainable business model that enables the mass production and deployment of vehicles across transportation use cases. Founded in 2016, Pony.ai has expanded its presence across China, Europe, East Asia, the Middle East and other regions, ensuring widespread accessibility to its advanced technology.

About Verne

We are named after Jules Verne, who imagined journeys enabled by technologies long before they existed. Verne is building the operational layer for autonomous mobility in Europe and beyond. Since 2019, we’ve worked on deploying autonomous ride hailing in complex urban environments through operations, integration, and regulatory enablement, making it part of everyday life. At the core, we design how it works and how it feels, keeping the human in mind.

About Uber Technologies, Inc.

Uber’s mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 72 billion trips later, we’re building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.

Fosun International’s MSCI ESG Rating Upgraded to AAA, Reaching a Record High

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HONG KONG, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The world’s leading index company MSCI recently released its latest annual Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) ratings. The results, announced in March 2026, are based on MSCI’s latest rating model (version 5.0). Thanks to its outstanding performance across all ESG aspects, Fosun International Limited (HKEX stock code: 00656, hereinafter referred to as “Fosun International”, “Fosun”, or the “Group”) saw its rating rise from AA to AAA. This marks Fosun International’s first time achieving the highest MSCI ESG rating since first earning an AA rating in 2021, following five years of sustained efforts, demonstrating Fosun’s achievements and global leadership in sustainability.

The MSCI ESG ratings are an ESG assessment framework widely used by global investment institutions, and its rating results have become a key reference for evaluating a company’s sustainability performance and long-term investment value. Fosun International’s rating upgrade to AAA demonstrates that its overall management across environmental, social, and governance aspects has reached a leading level among global peers, particularly in maintaining a competitive edge in key areas such as responsible investment, business ethics, and clean technology opportunities.

Five years of sustained efforts: a leap from AA to AAA

Looking back at Fosun’s journey in MSCI ESG ratings, each step reflects Fosun’s steadfast commitment and continuous improvement in sustainability. In 2021, Fosun International’s MSCI ESG rating was upgraded from A to AA, making it the only conglomerate in Greater China to receive an AA rating at that time. Since then, the Group has maintained its AA rating, steadily consolidating its leading position.

This rating upgrade from AA to AAA not only represents MSCI’s strong recognition of Fosun International’s ESG efforts over the past five years, but also marks the Group’s leap from “good” to “excellent” in sustainability. This achievement reflects Fosun International’s sustained efforts to deeply integrate ESG principles into its corporate strategy and daily operations, and to establish a top-down ESG governance structure and management system across the Group.

Establishing a long-term mechanism: fully linking ESG with performance

Fosun has remained true to its original aspirations of “Self-improvement, Teamwork, Performance, and Contribution to Society” and views sustainability as the core driver of its corporate development. The Group has established a top-down and long-term mechanism for ESG improvement and has included ESG management performance as an evaluation factor in the Executive Directors’ performance assessment, with the evaluation scope further extended to the CEOs of the Group and the personnel in charge of each business group.

On the governance front, Fosun International has established an ESG Board Committee under the Board of Directors (the “Board”), chaired by an Independent Non-Executive Director, to assist the Board in guiding and overseeing ESG initiatives. At the management level, the Group has established an ESG Executive Committee to provide decision support for the implementation of ESG strategies. At the implementation level, the Group has set up an ESG Management Committee and an ESG Working Group to ensure the effective operation of ESG risk management and internal control system.

Honoring green commitments and leading climate action

Facing global climate change challenges, Fosun International actively responds to the national “dual carbon” goals. In 2021, the Group made a commitment to society – “strive to peak carbon emissions by 2028 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050”. The Group has established a Carbon Neutrality Committee and Working Group to drive the implementation and enforcement of carbon-neutral management across the Group. For three consecutive years, Fosun has also published its Climate Information Disclosures Report, aligning with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations and International Financial Reporting Standards S2 Climate-related Disclosures Requirements (“IFRS S2”) to enhance the transparency of its climate actions.

Innovation-driven: empowering society with technology

Fosun International adheres to an innovation–driven strategy, driving its businesses to achieve innovative breakthroughs that broadly benefit patients worldwide. Henlius’ independently developed HANSIZHUANG (serplulimab, European trade name: Hetronifly®), the world’s first anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody approved for first-line treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), has been approved in Europe and multiple emerging markets for first-line treatment of extensive-stage SCLC (ES-SCLC), as well as in Indonesia and Thailand for squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC). It has also been included in public reimbursement systems in seven European Union (EU) countries, including Germany, Italy, and Spain. As of 2025, HANSIZHUANG has been approved in over 40 countries and regions worldwide, with continued progress in lung and gastrointestinal cancers, including the potential to set multiple new cancer treatment standards. Fosun Pharma has supplied over 440 million doses of its independently developed artesunate for injection, cumulatively treating over 88 million patients with severe malaria globally, continuously contributing the “China Solution” to the fight against malaria in Africa.

Upholding its original aspiration of “Contribution to Society” and actively giving back to society

As part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, Fosun Foundation was established in 2012 and has been creating social value in areas such as global emergency relief, rural revitalization, health, education, culture and art, and youth development. Since its launch at the end of 2017, the Rural Doctors Program has covered 78 key rural revitalization counties in 16 provinces across China, supporting 25,000 rural doctors and benefiting 3 million grassroots families in central and western China. In 2024, the program was selected as one of the “20 Cases of Private Sector’s Sustainable Development in China for 20 Years” by the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact).

Continued recognition from international authoritative rating agencies

In addition to its MSCI ESG rating, Fosun International’s sustainability performance has been widely recognized by multiple international authoritative institutions. To date, Fosun International has achieved an S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) score of 73, maintaining a leading position among global peers; has been included in S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2026; has maintained an HSI ESG rating of AA- and has been included in the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index for six consecutive years; has retained a leading FTSE Russell ESG score of 4.2 and has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the fifth consecutive time, achieving a full score of 5.0 in several areas, including Environmental Supply Chain, Anti-Corruption, Risk Management, Social Supply Chain, and Corporate Governance.

Looking ahead, Fosun International will continue to strengthen its industry focus, deepen its innovation and globalization strategies, and advance ESG initiatives with higher standards and stronger execution, remaining steadfast in its mission of “creating happier lives for families worldwide” and creating long-term value for its customers.

DURABOOK Launches Z14I-HG: The World’s first AI-ready Fully Rugged Mobile Workstation Delivering AI Performance up to 682 TOPS

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Powerful new 14-inch mobile graphics workstation with 16GB GDDR6 memory build for advanced AI, simulation, and data processing in extreme environments.

TAIPEI, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Durabook, the global rugged mobile solutions brand owned by Twinhead International Corporation, today announced the launch of its new Z14I-HG fully rugged mobile workstation. Powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra processors with integrated AI Boost NPU and NVIDIA® RTX™ Ada Generation GPUs, the Z14I-HG delivers up to 682 TOPS of AI performance and workstation-class graphics acceleration directly at the edge. This enables demanding workloads such as real-time 3D rendering, AI inference, computer vision, digital twin simulation, and advanced data analytics to be performed on-site without reliance on cloud infrastructure.

DURABOOK Z14I-HG: AI-Ready Fully Rugged Workstation up to 682 TOPS
DURABOOK Z14I-HG: AI-Ready Fully Rugged Workstation up to 682 TOPS

The Z14I-HG is built to operate in environments where conventional laptops cannot function reliably. Combining rugged durability with workstation-level graphics and AI computing, the Z14I-HG is designed for defence operations, industrial automation, field engineering, AI-powered inspection, geospatial analysis, and mobile command applications.

AI-ready, Fully Mobile 
Using NVIDIA® Ada Lovelace architecture with 4th-generation Tensor Cores together with Intel Core Ultra processors and Intel AI Boost NPU, the Z14I-HG delivers up to 682 TOPS of AI performance. This hybrid AI architecture allows organisations to deploy applications such as computer vision and object recognition, predictive maintenance analytics, sensor fusion and AI-driven automation. Running AI locally improves response time, data security, and operational reliability, particularly in environments with limited or no connectivity. Bringing together AI acceleration, advanced graphics, and rugged durability in a single mobile platform, the Z14I-HG combines true edge AI with visualisation capability. This allows organisations to run AI analytics, computer vision, and 3D visualisation directly in the field, reducing latency and improving operational efficiency.

RTX Ada Power with Advanced Visual Computing 
The Z14I-HG integrates NVIDIA® RTX™ 3500 Ada or optional RTX™ 5000 Ada GPUs, delivering up to 9,728 CUDA cores and 16GB GDDR6 (Graphics Double Data Rate 6) memory with ECC (Error-Correcting Code). This provides more than three times the graphics performance of currently available rugged GPU solutions, supporting advanced workloads, including real-time 3D rendering, digital twin modelling, GIS and geospatial visualisation and complex engineering simulations. With memory bandwidth up to 576 GB/s, the system can process large datasets and detailed models directly in the field. The Z14I-HG provides industry-leading display connectivity for rugged systems, supporting up to four NVIDIA-driven HDMI 2.1 outputs for 4K at 120Hz or 8K at 60Hz, an HDMI 2.1, VGA, and dual Thunderbolt™ 4 ports. Unlike competing rugged systems where GPUs only accelerate compute workloads, the Z14I-HG enables full GPU-driven display output, supporting complex multi-screen visualisation setups.

Rugged Design, Mission-Certified Reliability
Unlike traditional workstations, the Z14I-HG is designed for extreme conditions and mobile deployments. It is certified to MIL-STD-810H for shock, vibration and temperature resistance and MIL-STD-461G for electromagnetic compatibility in high-interference environments. In addition, the device boasts IP66 protection against dust and powerful water jets and can operate in temperatures ranging from sub-freezing -29°C (-20°F) to extreme heat of 63°C (145°F), making it suitable for defence deployments, industrial sites, maritime environments, and outdoor infrastructure operations. The Z14I-HG also features a 14-inch FHD DynaVue® display with 1200-nit brightness, designed for visibility in bright outdoor environments. Key features include: a high-contrast, sunlight-readable screen, 10-point capacitive multi-touch and four input modes: Glove, Stylus, Water, and Finger. These ensure effective operation in harsh weather conditions and field environments.

Secure and Flexible Storage Architecture
The system includes dual removable quick-release NVMe PCIe SSD drives, allowing users to swap storage drives within seconds without tools. Benefits include enhanced data security, rapid storage replacement in the field and operational continuity for mission-critical environments. The Z14I-HG also includes a modular media bay that can support an optical disk drive, a second battery and a third storage drive. This design enables organisations to customise the system for different operational requirements. Advanced security support, such as TPM 2.0 as standard, Intel® vPro™ and Windows 11 Secured-core PC, as well as a 5.0 MP IR camera for Windows Hello and optional fingerprint scanner also help meet the needs of customers today in an ever-evolving mobile work environment.

“By launching the Z14I-HG rugged mobile workstation, we are showcasing our commitment to providing our customers with the cutting-edge tech they need to stay connected and in control,” said Twinhead CEO Fred Kao. “With its powerful computing performance, AI capabilities and versatility, the Z14I-HG is perfect for professionals working across defence and tactical command operations, geospatial and mapping applications, AI-powered surveillance, utilities and energy, automations and smart manufacturing and engineering and maintenance.”

Availability
The new Z14I-HG is available for purchase now. For full specs and more information, please visit:
https://www.durabook.com/en/products/z14i-hg-rugged-workstation/

To find out more about becoming a reseller, please visit https://www.durabook.com/en/partners/ or contact sales@durabook.com.

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About DURABOOK
Durabook is the core brand of Twinhead International Corporation in Taiwan, a world-renowned manufacturer of rugged mobile solutions for 40 years. All Durabook devices are designed, manufactured and tested to the highest standards to ensure maximum quality and reliability. Committed to engineering and service excellence, Durabook products have been widely adopted by government and enterprise customers including oil and gas, utilities, field service, military, and public safety for more than two decades.

Clarivate Reveals the AI50 – the Organizations Leading Artificial Intelligence Invention

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LONDON, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the Clarivate AI50, a new data-driven benchmark of organizations demonstrating exceptional leadership in high-impact artificial intelligence (AI) inventions.

Following our announcement of the Top 100 Global Innovators 2026, this report dives deeper into the AI world, where organizations such as NVIDIA, Micron Technology, Alphabet, Qualcomm or Foxconn are creating foundational capability in AI, translating AI into complex systems, and scaling into products, workflows and industrial environments. More than half of the AI50 organizations also appear in the 2026 Top 100 Global Innovators.

Organizations in the AI50 are concentrated across a handful of countries and key industry segments. Approximately 80% of the cohort is headquartered in four countries/regions: Mainland China (15), the United States (14), South Korea (6) and Japan (6). Government and academic research institutions represent a large share of leaders, followed by organizations in the software and media, electronics and computing equipment, and semiconductors industry segments. These clusters indicate where talent pipelines, supplier ecosystems and cross border collaboration are fueling accelerated innovation and deployment.

The AI50 analysis is underpinned by the Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Research. The Center’s analyses are founded in rigorous research leveraging the proprietary Derwent Strength Index, derived from the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) and its global invention data to measure the influence of ideas, their success and rarity, and the investment in inventions.

Maroun S. Mourad, President, Intellectual Property, Clarivate, said: “As the world economy is reshaping, the AI50 are leading the way. They generate a disproportionately high share of the world’s high-strength AI inventions – ideas with measurable technical impact and multinational protection. These organizations are building cognitive systems and integrated intelligence that will define the next industrial era.”

Roy Jakobs, CEO Philips, said: “AI is entering a new phase of real-world impact and the Clarivate AI50 reflects how it is becoming embedded in the systems shaping industries and everyday life. From improving patient care – where medtech leaders such as Philips apply AI as trusted partners – to enabling smarter products and services, these organizations are delivering tangible impact. The focus now is on scaling these advances responsibly to deliver lasting value for people and society.”

Other key findings from the report include:

  • Organizations driving foundational AI invention lead the development of core technologies, with major contributors such as Alphabet, Huawei, IBM, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Tencent and leading Chinese universities advancing patented breakthroughs in model architecture, hardware and platform capabilities.
  • Organizations demonstrating deep, domain-focused AI innovation reveal intense specialization within targeted application areas, with innovators such as Accenture, Alibaba, ByteDance, ETRI, KAIST, KLA and Tata Consultancy Services translating AI techniques into tightly scoped, high‑impact applications.
  • Cross‑border and academic collaboration is significantly higher among the AI50: around 10% of inventions involve academic partners (vs. 7% globally) and 20% involve international inventor teams (vs. 7% globally).
  • Government and academic research organizations form a substantial portion of the cohort, highlighting the central role of publicly funded research in advancing AI fundamentals.

To learn more, please visit our Clarivate AI50 site.

Detailed Methodology
The inaugural edition of the AI50 is derived from a focused analysis of AI inventions indexed in the Derwent World Patents Index. Invention strength is scored using an invention‑level metric from Clarivate, and the top 0.5% within the AI set are selected. From these, only inventions with patent family members in at least two countries are retained. Each invention is attributed to its current ultimate owner, and organizations are ranked by the number of these qualifying inventions they own. The top 50 organizations constitute the AI50 (52 this year due to a tie at the inclusion boundary).

About Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Research
The Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Research empowers organizations worldwide to excel by providing expert guidance grounded in pioneering benchmarks and data-driven insights. Bringing together senior practitioners, consultants and data analysts, the Center performs research to establish and disseminate benchmarks that guide management and strategy. It works with legal, IP and innovation leaders to optimize IP operations and technology and improve IP decision-making, supported by industry-leading data, analytics and proven practices.

About Clarivate
Clarivate is a leading global provider of transformative intelligence. We offer enriched data, insights & analytics, workflow solutions and expert services in the areas of Academia & Government, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences & Healthcare. For more information, please visit www.clarivate.com

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Xinhua Silk Road: From consensus to actions, Global South drives int’l green capital flows

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BEIJING, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — When the 2026 Global South Financiers Forum opened on Wednesday, officials, bankers, business leaders and representatives of international organizations from more than 30 countries and regions gathered here with the aim of joining hands to bolster more inclusive and sustainable financial cooperation.

Photo shows a scene of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Global South Financiers Forum. (Xinhua/Wang Jiru)
Photo shows a scene of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Global South Financiers Forum. (Xinhua/Wang Jiru)

In their eyes, Global South countries demand currently stronger financial cooperation and pooling strengths and wisdom of the Global South is in need to enhance related financial cooperation.

Shahin Mahmudzada, executive director of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, echoed the opinions, highlighting the importance of building a sound ecosystem for development of finance and green transition in face of increasingly imperative climate change situations.

Currently, global green transition is shifting from passive responses to combating climate changes to active strategies pursuing energy independence and improvement in economic efficiency, noted Li Hongyan, deputy head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

Under such circumstances, green and sustainable development remains a question that must be answered in the common development of humanity and the Global South is becoming a value highland for green investment, said Wang Zhiheng, president of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC).

Amid global green industrial chains’ reshaping, opportunities are there for China and other Global South countries to seek win-win cooperation through high-level financial opening-up and deeper green financial coordination, added Li.

To co-advance high-quality green finance development and guide global capital flows into green and low-carbon sectors, Chinese financial institutions are encouraged to carry out green and low-carbon investment in Belt and Road partner countries, said Lu Lei, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China.

Green is the defining color of high-quality Global South development and Chinese entrepreneurs and financiers are co-contributing a series of sustainable solutions and wisdom to Global South green development, said Yang Dongning, vice president of the Export-Import Bank of China.

Under the theme of “Illuminating Global South,” the forum with Fenjiu Group as premier partner, ABC as strategic partner and Zeekr NEVs as designated vehicles, witnessed establishment of the forum council, debut of the bilingual Global South Finance journal and start of the Sustainability Solutions Showcase at National Financial Information Center in Beijing.

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Laos Audit Body Uncovers LAK 37,600 Billion in Budget Violations Over Five Years

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Thongsavanh Souvannasane
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Viengthavisone Thepphachanh, President of the State Audit Organization (SAO), presented figures on violations over the past five years (2021–2025) during the inaugural session of the 10th National Assembly on 25 March.

Laos’ State Audit Organization (SAO) uncovers LAK 37,600 billion (approx. USD 1.8 billion) in budget discipline violations over the past five years, SAO’s president Viengthavisone Thepphachanh said during the inaugural session of the 10th National Assembly on 25 March.

Over the 2021-2025 period, the SAO completed 611 audit cases spanning state budget, loans and grants, public investment, banking, state-owned enterprises, and special topic audits, achieving 102 percent of its five-year target.

Recovery performance showed a dramatic upward trend across all five years. 

In 2021, just 5.87 percent of violations identified were recovered. The following year, total violations dipped to LAK 3,961.39 billion (approx. USD 184 million), though the recovery rate edged up to nine percent. 

Violations rose again in 2023, with a recovery rate of 13.84 percent. By 2024, enforcement had accelerated sharply, with nearly 48 percent recovered. The 2025 figure stands at LAK 12,033 billion (approx. USD 555 million) identified, the highest single-year total, with recovery results to be finalized by end of 2026. 

In total, the SAO recovered over LAK 7,000 billion (approx. USD 323 million) across the five-year period.

The findings drew a direct response from Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, who at the same session on 26 March called for a major overhaul of audit and inspection systems, flagging unrecoverable state assets, overlapping institutional roles, and the need for stronger enforcement and digital modernization.

In the next five years, Viengthavisone also unveiled the SAO’s 2026-2030 Action Plan, targeting 620 audits and an 80 percent annual resolution rate, built around six pillars: organizational restructuring, legal reform, human resource development, professional audit strengthening, digital modernization, and international cooperation.

SINEXCEL Empowers Japan’s Frequency Regulation Market with 1375kW & StellaON Utility PCS Solutions

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TOKYO, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At Smart Energy Week 2026, SINEXCEL showcased its latest utility-scale energy storage solutions, featuring the 1375kW PCS and StellaON 1250K/1575K PCS. Designed to accelerate the evolution of Japan’s utility-scale BESS market, these high-performance systems address the increasingly stringent requirements of grid stability and multi-market participation.

SINEXCEL Empowers Japan’s Frequency Regulation Market with 1375kW & StellaON Utility PCS Solutions
SINEXCEL Empowers Japan’s Frequency Regulation Market with 1375kW & StellaON Utility PCS Solutions

Targeting Japan’s Frequency Regulation Market
With Japan targeting 40%-50% renewable energy by FY2040, the 2MW/8MWh frequency regulation sector has become a critical battleground. This market demands ultra-fast responsiveness and rigorous compliance.

The 1375kW PCS has emerged as the benchmark solution through three core advantages:

  • Precision & Speed: Millisecond-level response meets primary frequency control standards.
  • Local Adaptability: Fully compatible with Japan’s 550V transformers and switchgear, reducing integration costs.
  • Robust Compliance: Supported by comprehensive third-party test reports and extensive local EMS integration experience.

Building on six years of local expertise, SINEXCEL has successfully delivered over 50 projects across Japan, including over 10 installations powered by our 1375kW PCS.

Flexible Scalability with MV Station Configurations
Complementing the 1375kW PCS, SINEXCEL’s StellaON 1250K/1575K PCS is engineered to optimize project economics, safety compliance, and grid integration.

Supporting multiple medium-voltage station configurations, the solution allows developers to scale efficiently while reducing installation complexity and lifecycle costs:

  • 20ft 2.5MW~5MW MV Station
  • 40ft 5.0MW / 6.25MW MV Station
  • 40ft 9.45MW/ 10MW/ 12.5MW MV Station

Strengthening Local Partnerships

During the event, SINEXCEL also formalized strategic partnerships through signing ceremonies with key Japanese stakeholders, including investor AI.net, EPC NOAH, and service provider Sagacity.

These collaborations further enhance multi-party synergy and resource integration in Japan. By working closely with local partners, SINEXCEL continues to strengthen its capabilities across project development, system integration, and localized services—accelerating its long-term growth in the market.

Global Reach, Local Commitment

With more than 17GW of installed capacity, 5,000+ projects across the globe, SINEXCEL remains at the forefront of delivering mission-critical energy storage solutions.

The company operates 10+ global service centers across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, enabling strong regional coverage and consistent service delivery. This network is backed by a 30-minute rapid response and a seven-day parts delivery commitment, ensuring reliable and timely support for partners worldwide.

About SINEXCEL

Founded in 2007, SINEXCEL is a pioneer in energy storage, EV charging, and power quality solutions. With 17 GW of installed storage, 140,000 EV chargers, and nearly 20 million amperes of AHF deployed, SINEXCEL partners with industry leaders to empower energy freedom.

Contact: renesmee_wu@sinexcel.com 

Vietnam, China Congratulate Thongloun on Re-election as Lao President

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Picture of Thongloun Sisoulith being reelected as President of Laos during the 10th National Assembly on 23 March. (Photo by Lao National TV)

Laos has received warm congratulations from Vietnam and China following President Thongloun Sisoulith’s re-election.

On 23 March, Vietnam’s top leadership has extended their congratulations to Laos’ newly appointed leaders, including Thongloun Sisoulith, who was elected State President, Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister, Saysomphone Phomvihane as National Assembly Chairman, and Viengthong Siphandone as Vice State President.

In their messages, Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan acknowledged the significant trust placed in the new leadership. 

They highlighted the recognition of their capabilities, reputations, and contributions, particularly in advancing Laos’ revolutionary ideals and socio-economic development. The Vietnamese leaders reaffirmed the strong and continued relationship between the two countries.

The messages further highlighted long-standing cooperation and close political ties, with both sides expected to continue working together across key sectors.

Thongloun was re-elected on 23 March by the 10th National Assembly in a resounding vote of 171 out of 173. He will continue to serve as both President and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party for the next four years.

China Reaffirms Strategic Ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping also congratulated Thongloun on his re-election.

In his message, Xi said both countries are entering a critical period of development and expressed a strong commitment to deepening cooperation. Xi also highlighted that 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

In a separate message, Chinese Premier Li Qiang congratulated Laos’ newly re-elected Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and expressed China’s continued support for collaboration between the two nations.

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