Sabotage fears over German train attack

Rail passengers wait on a platform at the main train station in Berlin on Saturday, following disruption on the German railway network. An act of sabotage targeting communications infrastructure was behind the disruption, operator Deutsche Bahn said. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP Security authorities in Germany are investigating an incident of what has been called “intentional acts”that led…

Boosting China-Russia-Mongolia trade

Erenhot, the largest land port on the China-Mongolia border, in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo/VCG] The meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh held on the sidelines of the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand, Uzbekistan,…

Steady growth for transport infrastructure

Aerial photo taken on Dec 3, 2021 shows rural roads and the Guilin-Liucheng Expressway in Rongan county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] Increased investment helps stabilize economy as major projects approved China has promoted infrastructure construction to boost economic development during the headwinds caused by COVID-19, officials from the Ministry of Transport said…

China, Laos launch joint emergency exercise for responding to railway security incidents

Staff members of the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) restore railway facilities during a joint emergency exercise aimed at responding to security incidents on China-Laos Railway in Lao capital Vientiane, Sept. 27, 2022. (LCRC/Handout via Xinhua) A joint emergency exercise aimed at responding to security incidents on China-Laos Railway was held on Tuesday in Lao…

US is ‘largest spreader of disinformation’

Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin. [Photo/fmprc.gov.cn] The United States is “the largest spreader of disinformation”, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, adding that the disinformation it has fabricated is being seen through and rejected by more and more people. Wang made the remark on Monday at a daily news conference when a reporter sought his…

‘Historic’ visit boosts ties with Uzbekistan

President Xi Jinping holds talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept 15, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan — President Xi Jinping met with his Mongolian counterpart, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand on Thursday afternoon. Xi pointed out that China-Mongolia relations have maintained good momentum of growth, and exchanges and cooperation…

Qingdao monorail to be first for commercial use

A 'Sky train' starts trial runs in Qingdao, Shandong province on July 20, 2017. [Photo/Chinanews.com] China’s first commercial suspended monorail, known as a “sky train”, has been rolled out by its manufacturer in Qingdao, Shandong province. Its design and development have employed many advanced technologies, making it not only a new style of rail transportation,…