China-Laos Railway transports over 20 million tonnes of cargo
Cambodia on Tuesday inaugurated a section of the expanded China-funded National Road 7 here in the kingdom's central region, which was expected to boost regional trade and tourism.
An international freight train loaded with auto parts departed from the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base for Uzbekistan on Monday, marking the 8,000th international freight train handled by the base since its operation.
The new headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was officially commissioned in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Thursday, marking a major milestone in West African regional integration and serving as a symbol of the deepening partnership between China and Africa.
Since the first China-Central Asia Summit held in 2023, China and Kazakhstan have innovated their modes of cooperation by launching modern logistics facilities in each other's territories. The trade volume between the two countries via the China-Europe freight trains reached 5.32 billion yuan (about 781.34 million U.S. dollars) in 2025, an increase of 19.1 percent.
The inaugural freight train of China Railway Express (CR Express), departing from Chongqing in southwest China to Duisburg, Germany, in 2011, established a high-speed logistical link between western China and Europe.
The China-Europe Railway Express (CRE) has become an essential part of multimodal logistics between China and Europe, demonstrating its flexibility and resilience during periods of global supply chain disruption, the chief executive officer of Germany's Duisburger Hafen AG (Duisport) has said.
As the China-Europe Railway Express marks the 10th anniversary of its unified brand, cities along the route are gaining new momentum through more resilient supply chains, expanded business opportunities and closer economic cooperation.
The booming China-Europe Railway Express has become a major pillar of Eurasian trade. Today, the network links 129 Chinese cities with over 330 cities across 26 European and 11 Asian countries.
More than a decade ago, Filip Grzelak spent Christmas night at a border crossing, waiting for one of the first freight trains linking Chengdu in southwest China with Lodz in central Poland.
Since the launch of China-Europe freight train services through the port in 2013, Erenhot has handled over 25,000 China-Europe freight trains as of mid-June this year.
By June 23, Tongjiang railway port has handled 128 China-Europe freight train trips with 115,724 tonnes of goods, increasing by over 100 percent year on year.
Business leaders and representatives from around the world called for stronger supply chain connectivity, deeper industrial cooperation and closer alignment of development strategies at the 2026 Belt and Road Trade and Investment Forum held Tuesday in Beijing.
Chinese-invested Cambodian Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CPG) has played a crucial role in ensuring a stable power supply in Cambodia while serving as a key platform for technology transfer to local professionals.
With the new containers, Chongqing is boosting the capacity of China-Europe freight train services to meet growing demand for automobile export transportation.
Thousands of years after wheat first traveled from Central Asia to China, a new wave of high-quality wheat from the region is now making its way to Chinese tables via the China-Europe Railway Express, providing new options for Chinese consumers. This trade also stands as a vivid example of the robust performance of the cross-border rail services, which are fueling the economic development across the Eurasian continent.
An aerial drone photo taken on June 16, 2026 shows a China-Europe freight train departing from the transshipment yard of Tongjiang North Railway Station in Tongjiang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
The China Huadian Lower Stung Russei Chrum Hydro-Electric Station has not only helped stabilize power supply during periods of global fuel volatility, but also served as a hub for technical skills and technology transfer from Chinese experts to Cambodian talents.
Over the past six decades, the station, with an installed capacity of 3,400 kilowatts, has remained operational. Generating an average of 16 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, it has long supplied power to the prefectures of Pita, Labe, Dalaba and Mamou. Local residents refer to it as Guinea's "Pearl of the Night."
From pickup trucks rolling onto the streets of Saudi Arabia to blood purification devices entering Southeast Asian hospitals, Chinese manufacturers are deepening their ties with Belt and Road partner countries, bringing benefits to local businesses, healthcare providers and consumers.
Staff members check a JSQ freight train before its departure at a railway logistics center in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 3, 2026. The first JSQ freight train from Guizhou to Central Asia, which is loaded with 261 locally manufactured new energy vehicles, departed from Guiyang on Wednesday.
The China-Laos Railway has handled 73.38 million passenger trips since opening in December 2021, including more than 840,000 cross-border journeys, railway authorities said Thursday.
From polo figurines to silk paintings, Xinjiang's artifacts reveal a deep history of cultural and sporting exchanges between East and West.
SZC, jointly formed by China's Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. and the Serbian government in 2018, has pushed for the copper mines' green transition by upgrading the facilities, strengthening technical management, and introducing green mining concepts and rehabilitation technologies.
The China-Europe Railway Express has made 130,000 trips by Saturday, marked by the departure of a freight train from Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, bound for Hamburg, Germany, at 10 a.m. local time.
Freight train traffic through Alashankou, also known as Alataw Pass, a major rail gateway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has exceeded 3,000 trips so far this year, reaching the mark 19 days earlier than in 2025 as demand for overland trade with Europe and Central Asia continues to rise.
Jiangxi's imports and exports with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reached 265.82 billion yuan (US$38.92 billion) in 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 13.9 percent and accounting for 55.1 percent of the province's total foreign trade volume over the same period. The once-landlocked region is quickly transforming into a key hub for opening-up.
The Xi'an International Port Station has handled over 2,000 China-Europe freight train trips this year. The total freight volume transported has exceeded 2.1 million tonnes in this period.
Beyond physical connectivity, the 500-kV cross-border power link project has strengthened coordination in power dispatch, standards and management, expanded training and knowledge exchange, laying a foundation for long-term cooperation.
China-Europe freight train services saw strong growth in the first quarter of 2026, highlighting their role as a reliable logistics corridor for Eurasian trade amid mounting pressure on global supply chains.
Over the past decade, Chinese rail authorities have steadily upgraded this rail corridor into a modern logistical backbone, using increased train frequency and streamlined customs clearance to shorten transit times.