Parcel deliveries see huge jump during Spring Festival

Although China’s Spring Festival travel rush was a muted affair this year due to the nation’s coordinated epidemic containment measures, the number of parcels delivered and received greatly increased as a large number of people chose to spend the festival and their money locally. According to the State Post Bureau of China, 365 million parcels…

High-speed rail travelers relish convenience of ever-growing network

Shao Fang, a nanny from Zhumadian, Henan province, takes a bullet train between the nation’s capital and her hometown every two months. The four-hour trip allows her to visit home every other month “to earn more money in Beijing and also see my sons frequently”. That is a stark contrast from 18 years ago, when…

Chinese-built railway pushes forward Kenya’s modernization drive

The 480 km railway linking Kenya’s largest port city Mombasa to capital Nairobi, slated to be officially launched on Wednesday, will be a key infrastructure project that will push forward the East Africa nation’s modernization drive, a senior company executive said Monday. “The launch of the standard gauge railway (SGR) will undoubtedly contribute to Kenya’s…

Guangxi rising as efficient global trade portal

The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, a key crossroads providing western China with full access to global markets, will help expand the Belt and Road Initiative and support China’s opening-up in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, said Lan Tianli, chairman of the region and a deputy to the National People’s Congress. Early this month, 40…

Foreign trade rises 32.2% in first 2 months

China’s foreign trade soared by 32.2 percent on a yearly basis to 5.44 trillion yuan ($837.3 billion) in the first two months of the year, creating more confidence in the prospects of export growth and economic recovery for the rest of the year, officials and experts said on Sunday. They said outstanding new trade figures…

Nation rolls out blueprint for transport

Regulators envision network of roads, railways, waterways and air routes China’s transport regulators introduced the prospects of a nearly 700,000-kilometer network on Monday as they rolled out a comprehensive transport blueprint. “The network, which will connect all county-level administrative regions, borders, major facilities and tourism spots, will be comprised of roads, railways, air routes and…

‘Slow trains’ linking villagers to outside world

XI’AN-Although China has entered a high-speed railway era, there still exist “slow trains” in several less-developed areas. Such trains provide villagers with a track to the outside world and prosperity. When train No 6064 stopped in Yangpingguan station, 51-year-old Xue Qing’e was trying to board with 30 kilograms of vegetables on her back. Xue was…