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Business France Announces French Clean Energy Days 2024: Advancing Indo-French Partnerships in Nuclear and Clean Energy Innovation

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MUMBAI, India, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Business France is delighted to announce the commencement of the French Clean Energy Days, taking place from November 18th to 22nd, 2024. This much anticipated delegation of French companies to India, focusing on nuclear power, and energy efficiency solutions. As official country partner at the Nuclear Business Platform (NBP) event in Mumbai, France will display its leadership in nuclear energy, offering a platform for French and Indian businesses to explore collaboration and growth opportunities in these sectors.

The event will include networking sessions, B2B meetings, and site visits to key players in the nuclear sector, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and technical insights to foster strategic partnerships that accelerate energy transition goals for both nations.

Her Excellency Mrs Bermann, Former Ambassador of France and President of the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE) will join the French Clean Energy Days. This visit represents the opportunity to enhance the connection between the French and Indian nuclear supply chains and to highlight the role of India as a major player in the worldwide nuclear industry. The World Nuclear Exhibition, the largest nuclear event globally, will take place in Paris from November 4–6, 2025, with a 20% larger setup than the 2023 edition, which attracted 23,600 visitors, 780 exhibitors, and 17 national pavilions.

Estelle David, Director of Business France India, stated: 

“The French Clean Energy Days offer an important platform to deepen collaboration between France and India in the clean energy sector. France has a wealth of experience to share, and this event is an exciting opportunity for both countries to work together toward a more sustainable and energy-efficient future.”

Sponsors and Key Participants in the French Clean Energy Days

The French Clean Energy Days will feature the participation of several leading French companies, including Axon’ Cables, Celeros FT, Cyberium, EATON,  EDF, EKIUM – Waves, IDOM SA, Nuvia, Pompes Rütschi, SDEC France. These companies focus on innovations across the nuclear sector, offering advanced energy efficiency, digital transformation solutions, resilient infrastructure, process automation, and cutting-edge monitoring and control systems.

The French Clean Energy Days event will be supported by key industry partners, including EDF (Platinum Partner) and Lauritz Knudsen (Gold Partner), both of whom play a pivotal role in advancing clean energy projects in India. The event will be further supporter by GIFEN (trade association of the French nuclear industry) as the Institutional Partner and BTG Advaya as Knowledge Partner. Together, these organisations are committed to sharing their innovative technologies and solutions to support India’s growing energy needs.

French Expertise in Clean Energy 

France has a long-standing reputation for its expertise in clean energy, particularly in nuclear power generation. With 57 nuclear reactors operating domestically and 120 reactors of French technology globally, France has become a leader in providing low-carbon and reliable electricity. The French clean energy industry is poised to help meet the growing demand for sustainable energy solutions worldwide.

EDF’s Role in India’s Nuclear Energy Expansion 

EDF is already contributing to India’s energy transition through a renewable portfolio of 1.3 GW under operation and more than 2 GW under various stages of development (including construction) and the deployment of 5 million smart meters. EDF is the world’s largest nuclear operator and is having ongoing discussions for the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) project – set to be the world’s largest nuclear power plant with 6 EPRs at one single site. EDF is committed to working hand-in-hand with India’s nuclear industry partners to ensure that the EPR technology is not only implemented but also domesticated. This collaborative effort aims for a 100% localisation of the EPR technology in India, fostering a homegrown nuclear capability. SMRs will also play a crucial role by providing reliable electricity where it is most needed, for instance in decentralised zones. EDF is fully committed to collaborate with India for the development of SMRs, both within the country and beyond. These initiatives underscore the company’s role in supporting India’s energy transition, and “Make in India” and “Skill India” initiatives.

Lauritz Knudsen: Supporting India’s Clean Energy Infrastructure 

Lauritz Knudsen is a leader in Electrical and Automation Solution. The company’s innovative technologies for low and medium-voltage switchgear, automation solutions, and tailored services contribute to modernizing India’s energy infrastructure and advancing clean energy solutions.   

About GIFEN

GIFEN is France’s national trade association for the nuclear industry. It brings together nearly 600 companies and covers all the industrial activities involved in nuclear power generation.

GIFEN contributes to the mobilization and performance of the nuclear industry, participates in the development of innovative solutions and represents it to its stakeholders.

A Key Milestone for Indo-French Clean Energy Collaboration 

The French Clean Energy Days mark a significant milestone in the partnership between France and India. This event provides a unique opportunity for both countries to strengthen business ties, explore joint-ventures, and accelerate progress toward achieving their clean energy and decarbonization goals. By fostering collaboration between French and Indian companies, this initiative will contribute to economic growth, technological innovation, and a sustainable energy future for both nations.

About Business France 

Business France is the public consulting business serving the international development of the French economy. It is responsible for fostering export-led growth by French businesses, as well as promoting and facilitating foreign investment in France.

It promotes France’s firms, business image and nationwide attractiveness as an investment location, and runs the VIE international internship program.

Business France has more than 1,400 personnel, both in France and in 53 countries throughout the world.

In 2023, support from Business France made it possible to generate €3.3 billion in additional export revenues for French SMEs and mid-size companies, accounting for more than 27,111 jobs created or planned. Business France supported 58% of the 1,815 foreign investment decisions in 2023, accounting for 67% of the 59,254 jobs created or maintained nationwide.

 

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Trip.com Group Sincerely Accepts Administrative Penalty Decision Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China

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SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China.

Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision’s requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on July 27, 2026).

The conference call will be available on Webcast live at: http://investors.trip.com.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the participant registration link below:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb78e08d8f18340c4882a7e4ab961906b.

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Trip.com Group Limited
Email: iremail@trip.com

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NAVER Partners with Brookfield and NVIDIA to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA announced an expansion of Korea’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure. New investments will increase the initial NVIDIA DSX™ AI factory deployment from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.- based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

Under the terms of the agreements, Brookfield will fund up to $9 billion as the exclusive capital partner, NVIDIA will invest $1 billion and NAVER will fund the remaining amount to finance the $10 billion project.

This builds on NAVER’s June announcement to extend its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure serving Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers. Combining Brookfield’s capital with NVIDIA’s computing platform, the investment supports NAVER’s AI factory deployment.

“NVIDIA’s strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI Factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, Founder and Chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem, and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.” 

AI Factory Expansion and Open Model Collaboration to Fuel AI Innovators

NAVER, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform. The 200-megawatt AI factory, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, will establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale.

This expanded infrastructure also builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea’s largest Internet company and one of the world’s top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates the No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

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Beijing Review: Walking Through Time: China and U.S. Youths Explore Dali’s Past and Future

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BEIJING, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On July 17, a China-U.S. youth delegation came to Dali of Yunnan Province. By examining how Dali’s rich history intersects with modern development, the delegates explored new pathways for rural development.

They visited Dali Old Town, tried their hand at making the Bai people’s Three-Course Tea and also explored the ancient town of Xizhou, where they learned how modern tourism and indigenous life coexist.

In Yunnanyi Village, they explored its history as a stop along the Tea Horse Road and learned about the role it played during the Second World War (WWII).

Tyler James Smith

“I think it’s a very underappreciated part of World War II history. Hearing these stories of different countries working together despite cultural differences is incredibly inspiring.

I also think there are many stories like these that haven’t been widely told, simply because World War II is such a complex period in history. That’s why I think it’s so meaningful to visit museums like this and experience these stories firsthand.”

At Xiangyun Economic and Technological Development Zone, they visited a local new energy company to see how green, low-carbon development is driving regional growth.

Valerie Marie

“I recently started studying energy transitions. I know China has been really big in the renewable energy sector. So actually getting to hear more about [China’s] 2060 [pledge], learning more about carbon neutrality [goals], as well as other zero-carbon goals, was cool.”

During their stay in Dali, they also strolled along the Erhai Lake Ecological Corridor.

Bai Yiwen

“I’d describe this journey as “to be continued,” because my own connection with Yunnan is far from over. For the U.S. delegates, this was only their first visit, so they’ve only had a glimpse of what Yunnan has to offer. I hope they will have more opportunities to come back to China, explore other cities in Yunnan, and discover even more of its people, culture and traditions.”

After Dali, the delegates will visit Beijing for more tours and exchanges. The event was co-hosted by China International Communications Group (CICG) Center for the Americas and the U.S.-based International Student Conferences.

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