Sea-rail route helps speed up overseas shipments from western China

A smooth trade and logistics route-the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor-linking western China and the world shows how the nation can achieve a higher level of inland opening-up and help its western region further integrate into the global economy, said Li Wei, the director of the marketing department of New Land-Sea Corridor Operation Chongqing. “So…

China, African Union Commission sign memorandum of cooperation

China’s top economic regulator and the African Union Commission signed a memorandum of understanding for further cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. The MoU signed on Monday focused on the establishment of the initiative’s cooperative working coordination mechanism, a statement released on the NDRC’s official website said on Tuesday. The head of the NDRC,…

China injects momentum into rail transportation industry

CHANGSHA – Cutting-edge Chinese technologies have attracted enterprises from the United States, Germany, France and other countries at an international expo held in Zhuzhou city, central China’s Hunan province. The core technologies developed by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co Ltd allow trains to automatically identify and diagnose technical faults, according to company representative Hou Zhaowen. The…

Freight trains boost trade with Poland

WARSAW-Pawel Moskala, a Polish logistics veteran, has made multiple visits to the border city of Malaszewicze recently in preparation for opening a new office at the gateway to the European Union. Thanks to its location, Malaszewicze has grown into one of the most important railway transshipment points for trains from China entering the EU. Eyeing…

Freight train to Laos carries vegetables

A train loaded with vegetables arrived in Vientiane, Laos, on Sunday from Kunming, Yunnan province. It was the first cold-chain freight train to run on the newly opened China-Laos line. On the return trip, its cargo was tropical fruit from Thailand and Laos for delivery to various Chinese cities. In recent years, agricultural products from…

Graduates from Laos contribute to railway project

The opening of the China-Laos Railway on Friday marked the start of a new phase in Laos’ strategy to transform itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. The completion of the railway was made possible by the combined efforts of various groups of professionals and experts, including Laotian railway engineering graduates from the…

Chinese design makes tracks on the Moscow metro

New station’s style wins high acclaim A new subway station in Moscow featuring a number of Chinese design elements will soon become another landmark for Sino-Russian friendship and cooperation. China Railway Construction Corp has completed construction of the Michurinsky Prospekt station in the southwest of the Russian capital, and it will officially open before the…

Railway hailed as business boon for Laos

Phouphet Kyophilavong said he is delighted that the China-Laos Railway is now in full operation after being opened on Friday despite the difficulties that the pandemic threw in the way. Apart from linking two countries, the first railway in landlocked Laos ushers in a new era and will benefit the country economically, including by helping…

China-Laos rail enhances connectivity for economic and social benefits of both peoples

Laos’ first ever high-speed railway receives blessing of religious groups on Thursday and is expected to deliver improved connectivity that will create more business opportunities and transform the landlocked country. The China-Laos railway, scheduled for official opening on Friday, is a docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos’ strategy to convert…

Presidents to witness new rail link opening

Bullet train service to cut travel time, bring job opportunities President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will meet with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, via video link on Friday. The two leaders will also attend…