4 years on, China-built cross-border railway gains popularity, unlocks opportunity in Laos
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July 1, 2025
Construction begins on Chinese section of China-Laos 500-kV power interconnection project
Construction on the Chinese section of the China-Laos 500-kV power interconnection project officially commenced on Monday. This is another major project in bilateral cooperation following the construction and operations of the China-Laos Railway.
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July 1, 2025
China-Laos Railway sees 8.8% cargo growth H1 2025
The China-Laos Railway transported 3 million tons of cargo in the first half of 2025, marking an 8.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year, the local Pasaxon newspaper reported on Monday.
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July 1, 2025
Beijing launches first China-Europe freight train to cross Caspian Sea
A China-Europe freight train departed from Beijing on Monday, marking the launch of the capital's first cross-Caspian Sea multimodal freight service.
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June 27, 2025
Hong Kong to promote professional services of infrastructure, construction in Indonesia, Malaysia
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will promote its professional services in Indonesia and Malaysia related to infrastructure and construction, and explore opportunities for cooperation.
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June 27, 2025
China-Laos Railway sees over 10 billion yuan in trade value in Jan-May
The China-Laos Railway handled more than 2.48 million tonnes of import and export cargo valued at over 10 billion yuan (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars) from January to May this year, customs data showed on Thursday.
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June 23, 2025
China-Europe freight trains on full timetables surpass 1,000 trips
A freight train loaded with auto components, LED monitors and other goods on Saturday departed from Xi'an, a city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, bound for Duisburg in Germany, marking a significant milestone as the number of China-Europe freight trains operating on full timetables has now exceeded 1,000.
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June 20, 2025
Belt and Road gets its moment in Shanghai spotlight
The launch ceremony of the Belt and Road Film Week at the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, or SIFF, was held at the exhibition center of Shanghai Shendi Group in Pudong New Area on Wednesday.
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June 17, 2025
From books to labs, 'Silk Road' of education bridges China, Central Asia
Since the turn of the millennium, and particularly following the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has experienced a significant increase in student enrollment from this region, a core section of the ancient Silk Road connecting China with Europe.
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June 17, 2025
China-Central Asia freight trains soaring amid closer economic ties
In 2024, 27 Chinese provinces and cities operated 11,920 freight trains to Central Asia, an 11.3 percent increase from the previous year. The total cargo transported reached 882,712 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 13.2 percent.
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June 10, 2025
110,000 trips: China-Europe freight train service embraces new progress
The 110,000th China-Europe freight train departed from Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province on Tuesday morning, marking a milestone in the service's high-quality development.
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June 5, 2025
From Vietnam to China -- a young student's e-commerce journey
Just 20 km from central Hanoi, in Vietnam's famed furniture-making region, Nguyen Lan grew up surrounded by business. Today, the 24-year-old has come to China, aiming to leverage social media and her Chinese language skills to bridge the markets of the two countries via e-commerce.
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June 3, 2025
China's inland municipality emerges as global logistics nexus
The inland municipality of Chongqing, where mountains and hills account for 90 percent of its terrain, has been transforming into a pivotal logistics nexus, linking the world via multiple trade arteries.
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June 3, 2025
UN agencies' representatives in Laos visit China-Laos Railway
Representatives from UN agencies in Laos visited the China-Laos Railway to learn about the project's achievements in promoting regional connectivity, enhancing livelihoods, and advancing sustainable development, as well as to explore opportunities for future cooperation.
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June 3, 2025
China's westernmost border port goes 24/7 to boost Central Asia trade
The Irkeshtam port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region launched a trial of 24-hour freight clearance operations on Sunday, making it the second land port in the region and the first in southern Xinjiang to adopt such a system. This move is aimed at enhancing trade logistics between China and Central Asia, according to the local immigration inspection station.
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May 29, 2025
China's second-hand cars speed into Belt and Road markets, with Sichuan fair sealing major deals
China's second-hand car exports to Belt and Road partner countries are surging, with deals worth over 1 billion yuan (about 139 million U.S. dollars) at a trade event held on Wednesday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, underscoring rising global demand for China's quality used cars at competitive prices.
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May 29, 2025
Xinjiang's Alashankou port handles over 3,000 China-Europe freight trains in Jan-May
As of Monday, the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had handled over 3,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train trips this year, providing a significant boost to the stability and smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains, according to railway authorities.
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May 27, 2025
From blueprint to brotherhood, Tanzania's AFCON stadium rises with Chinese support
Mustafa Hashim Chikawe, a 35-year-old electrical and mechanical engineer, stood on the bustling construction site of a comprehensive sports stadium in Arusha, northern Tanzania. His gaze was fixed on towering cranes as they lifted steel beams into the sky.
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May 21, 2025
China-Central Asia freight train departs from Tianjin Port to Tashkent
The first China-Central Asia freight train from Tianjin Port to Tashkent via Horgos in 2025 departed on Tuesday, sending fifty containers of auto parts, mechanical equipment, building materials and household appliances to Uzbekistan's capital.
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May 20, 2025
Chinese firm lauded as road emergency responder in Cameroon
In Cameroon's West Region, a narrow and steep road near the town of Dschang, connecting the region to the country's commercial hub of Douala, has been a source of despair and agony.
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May 19, 2025
China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative promotes Cambodia's development, regional connectivity
As a flagship of China-Cambodia cooperation, the Belt and Road Initiative has provided tremendous support for infrastructure projects in Cambodia, transforming the country's development landscape and strengthening regional connectivity.
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May 16, 2025
China-Laos Railway drives growth in Lao agricultural exports
The China-Laos Railway transported about 156,000 tons of cassava in the first four months of 2025, marking a 43 percent increase compared to the same period last year and underscoring the railway's growing role in facilitating Lao agricultural exports.
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April 21, 2025
Regular freight train route links China's Chongqing with Central Asia
A freight train, loaded with polyester chips made in southwest China's Chongqing, departed from the municipality on Sunday morning heading for Uzbekistan, marking the inauguration of a new regular freight train route from Chongqing to Central Asian countries.
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April 10, 2025
China-Laos Railway gains popularity for travel during Lao New Year
The China-Laos Railway has become the preferred mode of transportation for locals returning home and tourists heading to Laos' top attractions for the upcoming Lao New Year celebration, thanks to its convenience, affordability, and speed.
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March 28, 2025
Chinese-assisted water project launched in Tanzania's Zanzibar to control schistosomiasis
The Chinese expert group of the schistosomiasis prevention and control project in Tanzania's Zanzibar on Wednesday handed over a safe water supply project to local communities on Pemba Island.
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March 24, 2025
China-aided borehole brings clean water, economic relief to Zimbabwean villages
Over the past decade, China has drilled more than 1,000 boreholes across Zimbabwe, benefiting nearly 400,000 people, most of them in rural areas.
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March 20, 2025
Beijing sends first freight train to Central Asia
A freight train bound for Tashkent, Uzbekistan, departed from Beijing at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, marking the official launch of the first Beijing-Central Asia freight train service.
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March 17, 2025
Chinese-constructed road spurs socio-economic growth in northern Namibia
John Mutorwa Road, located in Rundu, in the Kavango East Region of northern Namibia, is celebrated as a major development that improves connectivity and boosts economic activity across local communities.
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March 17, 2025
Chinese-invested expressway benefits livelihoods of villagers along route
The Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has significantly changed the livelihoods of villagers along the route here in Voa Sar village in Samraong Tong district of southwest Cambodia.
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March 13, 2025
China-Africa cooperation energizes Global South growth, bolsters modernization, say officials
Chinese and Ethiopian officials have called for deepening China-Africa cooperation to energize Global South growth and bolster modernization and high-quality development across Africa.
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March 13, 2025
Chinese-built cement plant helps Ethiopia advance industrialization, capacity-building
Ethiopia's Chinese-built Lemi National Cement Factory, the largest of its kind in the country with a daily production capacity of 10,000 tonnes, has won acclaim for revolutionizing the East African country's construction sector, catalyzing economic growth, technology transfer, and capacity-building.