China stresses efficient China-Europe rail freight transport in virus fight

Summary:BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities have called for efforts to ensure stable and smooth China-Europe … BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities have called for efforts to ensure stable and smooth China-Europe rail freight transport to facilitate the fight against the novel coronavirus and help normalize the industrial chains. The office of…

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New train to be used in Sydney rolls off production line

Summary:A double-decker railway train that will operate in the city of Sydney in Australia rolled off the production lin… A double-decker railway train that will operate in the city of Sydney in Australia rolled off the production line on May 27 — at CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co Ltd in Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s…

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Guangzhou metro lines connect cities in Greater Bay Area

The pattern for vertical and horizontal metro lines connecting the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area starting from Guangzhou has taken shape. Guangzhou and Foshan have released the tender notices for Guangzhou Metro Line 28 in succession in May. The line is expected to connect cities near Guangzhou, namely Foshan and Dongguan. The operating mileage of…

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Kaifeng eyes logistics hub status in central region

By ZHU WENQIAN in Beijing and SHI BAOYIN in Zhengzhou | China Daily The China (Henan) Pilot Free Trade Zone. [Photo/Sipa] Kaifeng, a city in the eastern part of Henan province, is looking to emerge as a logistics and transportation hub in Central China and a major connection point for domestic and foreign trade, according…

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Cargo carriers urged to spearhead mega multimodal logistics grid

By WANG YING in Shanghai | China Daily Medical supplies relating to COVID-19 prevention and control in Italy are loaded onto a cargo flight of China Eastern Airlines Corp in Fuzhou, Fujian province, earlier this year. [Photo/Xinhua] State-owned cargo carriers should take the lead in developing an air logistics business and set up a mega…

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Nation well-placed to meet modern challenges

By Andrew Moody | China Daily Workers load vegetables bound for Wuhan, Hubei province, at Nanning Railway Station in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in February, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Key advantages held over Western democracies, experts say A centralized political system such as China’s may be better equipped than Western liberal democracies to meet the challenges of…

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China’s land port sees 1,100 China-Europe freight trains this year

A China-Europe Railway Express freight train passes through China’s largest land border port of Manzhouli in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Tuesday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] HOHHOT – Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border, has seen 1,100 China-Europe freight trains so far this year, marking an 11 percent increase year on…

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Transport projects to get more funding

By WANG KEJU | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2020-05-20 09:00    A self-driving taxi is seen in Changsha, capital of Hunan province. [Photo by Yang Huafeng/China News Service] Ministry pledges to push exploration, application of self-driving technology China will inject more funds into transportation infrastructure and push forward the development of self-driving technology to build…

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High-tech infrastructure projects on the horizon

A batch of industrial clusters with hundreds of billions of yuan in investments will be built in China, Economic Information Daily reported on Thursday. In May, some local governments published roadmaps on infrastructure construction investments focusing on 5G, artificial intelligence and industrial internet. In Guangzhou, 16 new digital infrastructure constructions have signed contracts on Monday…

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