First freight train departs China for Europe since Spring Festival

The first China-Europe freight train since the Chinese New Year departs from Wujiashan station in Wuhan, Hubei province on Feb 13. [Photo by Wang Hongyang/for chinadaily.com.cn] Loaded with surgical masks, protective suits and surgical suits, the first China-Europe freight train since Spring Festival headed toward the port of Malaszewicze of Poland from Wujiashan railway station…

A freight train leaves Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province, for Europe.  ZHOU BOLUN/FOR CHINA DAILY   Bilateral investment agreement set to lift commercial ties between two sides Trade between China and the European Union will witness strong momentum and move to a higher plane after the bilateral investment agreement between the two sides, especially after…

Last leg of east-west rail corridor opens

Passengers take a picture in Lianyungang Railway Station, Jiangsu province, on Monday before boarding a high-speed train to Xuzhou, Jiangsu, as the railway begins service. WANG CHUN/FOR CHINA DAILY The last leg of an east-west high-speed railway corridor opened on Monday, completing the longest east-west passage in China’s high-speed rail network. The 3,422-kilometer passage starts from…

Stronger cooperation promotes Vietnam’s goals

Delegates arrive for the opening of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi on Jan 26, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] At the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which concluded on Feb 1, Vietnamese leaders set the country’s future development goals, which include making Vietnam an upper-middle-income economy by…

Traffic safety ensured for festival trips

Passengers line up to check in at the Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, Jan 28, 2021. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn] Public security authorities step up investigations of hidden dangers Public security authorities have taken multiple measures to ensure traffic safety during the Spring Festival travel rush and crack down on related violations, the Ministry…

Fruits of partnership lie ahead for Africa

Aerial photo shows the Mazeras Bridge of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway in Kenya, May 12, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] In early January, China unveiled a new white paper on international development cooperation in which Beijing has articulated a vision to engender more inclusive, quality and sustainable development in the world. China’s foreign aid will now be…

China’s Spring Festival travel season to kick off Thursday

Passengers wait for trains at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai on Jan 3, 2021. YIN LIQIN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE   BEIJING — China’s 2021 Spring Festival travel season will start on Thursday with lowered expectations of passenger flows as the country tightens measures to curb the COVID-19 resurgence. The 40-day travel peak is expected to…

Train carries anti-virus supplies to Poland

A China-Europe freight train loaded with anti-epidemic supplies departs from Yiwu, Zhejiang province, for Malaszewicze, Poland, on Monday, marking this year’s first service carrying protective materials from China to Europe. GONG XIANMING/FOR CHINA DAILY A China-Europe freight train loaded with anti-epidemic supplies that left Yiwu, Zhejiang province, for Malaszewicze in Poland on Monday is this…

Line sweepers keep northwest railways on track

Maintenance workers for the China Railway Lanzhou Group on the Dunhuang Railway line in Gansu province on Jan 12. DU ZHEYU/XINHUA   LANZHOU-While most people are still asleep, 24-year-old Song Weiying has already begun his work day as a “sand fighter” in the Kumtag Desert in Northwest China. Also dubbed a “terracotta warrior” or “scavenger,”…