Rail-sea intermodal freight train loaded with NEVs departs from China's Chongqing
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Gwadar Port have the potential to transform Pakistan into a center of international trade and provide vital connectivity to multiple regions.
Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the protection and restoration of the Nairobi River Basin, a project to be implemented by Energy China.
The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets, has transported 209,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) via intermodal rail-sea service in the first two months of this year, according to the China Railway Nanning Group.
Another overland passenger border-crossing channel was launched between China and Vietnam to boost bilateral cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.
A seminar in Istanbul on Tuesday aimed at strengthening cultural and tourism ties between China's northwestern Shaanxi province and Türkiye resulted in key agreements, with travel agencies from both sides signing partnerships to expand collaboration and tourist exchanges.
Ethiopian officials said China-initiated development cooperation frameworks with Africa are bearing fruits by promoting sustainable development, enhancing regional connectivity and driving economic transformation across the continent.
On Tuesday evening, a group of 15 tourists from Thailand and Laos walked out of the China-Laos Railway's Xishuangbanna station, greeted by a water-splashing ceremony and a lively dance performance.
China and Ethiopia have witnessed successful bilateral relations over the past decades, characterized by deepening cooperation in various fields, Chinese and Ethiopian officials said on Monday.
A freight train, loaded with communication equipment and other products, departed from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday and is expected to arrive in Afghanistan in 12 to 15 days.
The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets, has transported a record 104,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) via intermodal rail-sea service in January, up 30.9 percent year on year, according to the China Railway Nanning Group.
The 602-meter tunnel along the railway linking Suifenhe and the China-Russia border line, in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is expected to be bored through this May, and once operational, it will replace the three old tunnels that have been in service for over 120 years.
Unlike traditional shipping routes, the "China-Europe Express" is a direct maritime route providing "point-to-point" service without intermediate stops, reducing the shipment time of 45 days in the past to just 26 days.
The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets, has expanded its reach to 555 ports in 127 countries and regions.
The D87 train of the China-Laos Railway arrived at Vientiane Station in the Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday, marking the start of the China-Laos Railway Spring Festival cultural event.
Once a humble beverage for Chinese laborers in Southeast Asia, Chinese dark tea has now evolved into a trendsetting force in the tea beverage market across countries along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.