ILEA001070887: China-Laos Railway puts travel, trade on fast track

Freight throughput at China's Horgos Port exceeds 17 mln tonnes in Jan-May

STORY: Freight throughput at China's Horgos Port exceeds 17 mln tonnes in Jan-May SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Horgos highway port 2. various of a China-Europe freight train in operation 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG HAO, Manager of Horgos Haocheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The freight volume passing through the Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reached 17.518 million tonnes in the first five months of this year, an increase of 12 percent year-on-year, according to Horgos customs. A total of 3,248 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passed through Horgos Port during the period, marking a year-on-year increase of 1.9 percent. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG HAO, Manager of Horgos Haocheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. "The business environment at Horgos Port has been improving. In the first five months of this year, our co

Qatar offshore oil, gas project under construction by Chinese company

STORY: Qatar offshore oil, gas project under construction by Chinese company SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: TIANJIN/QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project STORYLINE: The Qatar ISND 5-2 project, undertaken by China's Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (COOEC), commenced construction at a manufacturing base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday. The project includes the design, procurement, construction, transportation, installation, commissioning, and modification of on-duty platform facilities for three jacket platforms weighing approximately 1,300 tonnes each, nine sub-sea pipelines, five umbilical cables, four sub-sea modules, and the transportation of equipment and materials to the project site. This marks a new milestone in China's offshore EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) capabilities and has significant implications for high-quality oil and gas cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiat

ECRL mega rail project to bring rapid development for Malaysia

STORY: ECRL mega rail project to bring rapid development for Malaysia SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECRL project 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YINLONG, Deputy general manager at Section 10 of ECRL project STORYLINE: The ECRL, a Malaysia's mega rail project with a total planned length of over 600 km, is being built by the China Communications Construction Company. The rail link is expected to greatly enhance connectivity and bring more balanced growth to the country by linking its less-developed region on the east coast to the economic heartland on the west coast. As of mid-April, the project has seen 65 percent completed, with 13 stations along the route already under construction. Currently, there are about 23,000 staff working on the project. Since the track-laying work of the ECRL officially started last December, more than 180 kilometers of tracks have been installed. SOUNDBITE (Chine

China-Laos Railway sees travel boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday

STORY: China-Laos Railway sees travel boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: XISHUANGBANNA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of the Mohan railway station 2. various of cross-border passengers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI SHILING, Tour guide in Yunnan 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI JUN, Railway police officer, Mohan checkpoint, Yunnan 6. various of cross-border passengers STORYLINE: During China's Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the China-Laos Railway saw a significant rise in international passengers. The China-Laos Railway had handled over 1,628 cross-border passenger trips during the three-day holiday, up 28.29 percent year on year, according to the Mohan checkpoint on China's border with Laos. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Passenger "We flew to Xishuangbanna from Guangzhou to experience the China-Laos Railway. We can go straight to Luang Prabang from Xishuangbanna station, which i

Inland river port in China's Henan transforms into shipping hub

STORY: Inland river port in China's Henan transforms into shipping hub SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: ZHOUKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): REN ZHUORU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Zhoukou Port in central China's Henan Province 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU GUANGXIAN, Chairman of Zhoukou Port Construction and Development Group Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN YU, Deputy manager of container management at Zhoukou Port STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): REN ZHUORU, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Xinhua correspondent Ren Zhuoru. Now I am at Zhoukou Port in Henan Province, central China. A batch of containers are being loaded onto the ships, bound for the Philippines and Vietnam. Let's take a look at how this inland province is integrated into the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road." Zhoukou Port has witnessed a resurgence in river shipping in recent years, due to local efforts to revive its waterway shipping. The port has transfo

China-developed train rolls off, to be put into operation in Malaysia

STORY: China-developed train rolls off, to be put into operation in Malaysia SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ETS3 train STORYLINE: A meter-gauge train rolled off the production line on Friday at CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd in central China's Hunan Province. It is the third generation of meter-gauge train independently developed by the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) for Malaysia's Electric Train Service (ETS). It will be placed into operation on the west coast of Malaysia, with a total line length of about 950 kilometers. The ETS3 train will greatly increase the passenger capacity and operational efficiency in the local rail transit network, promoting the modernization of Malaysia's rail transit. According to Ren Zewen, an electrical designer with CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd, the train adopts a 6-car formation, providing 312 seats, with a running speed of 160 ki

Lao primary school receives basketball court from Chinese company

STORY: Lao primary school receives basketball court from Chinese company SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony 2. various of the China-Laos Friendship Nongping Primary School STORYLINE: The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) has handed over a newly-built "Friendship Road" basketball court to the China-Laos Friendship Nongping Primary School in the Lao capital Vientiane. In a handover ceremony held on Wednesday, Lao Minister of Education and Sports Phout Simmalavong said the delivery of the basketball court is a move to further deepen the construction of a China-Laos community with a shared future. He hopes that the school will make good use of sports facilities and equipment to train students to become pillars of the country and successors to the Laos-China friendship. Also speaking at the event, Liu Hong, general manager of the LCRC, said the basketball court is one of the key proje

China-Mongolia economic cooperation zone seeks investment from both countries

STORY: China-Mongolia economic cooperation zone seeks investment from both countries SHOOTING TIME: May 31, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the investment promotion conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG YONG, General manager of Suzhou Qianshengyuan Food Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LAI XIANGHUA, Vice mayor of Erenhot 4. various of the economic cooperation zone STORYLINE: An investment promotion conference for the China-Mongolia Erenhot-Zamyn-Uud Economic Cooperation Zone took place in Beijing, the capital of China, on Friday. The event drew around 240 representatives from governments and businesses of both countries. At this conference, China and Mongolia signed agreements totaling 4.32 billion yuan (about 596.54 million U.S. dollars). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG YONG, General manager of Suzhou Qianshengyuan Food Co., Ltd. "The convenient movement of people between China and Mongolia, the expedited customs clearance for

China-Laos Railway handles over 200,000 cross-border passenger trips

STORY: China-Laos Railway handles over 200,000 cross-border passenger trips SHOOTING TIME: May 24, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: XISHUANGBANNA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Laos Railway STORYLINE: As of Friday, the China-Laos Railway had handled over 200,000 cross-border passenger trips since its international passenger service was launched more than a year ago. This is according to the Mohan checkpoint on China's border with Laos in southwest China's Yunnan. A total of 868 international passenger trains were operated during the period. As a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, the 1,035-km China-Laos Railway connects Kunming in China, with the Laotian capital Vientiane. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xishuangbanna, China. (XHTV)

Xi inspects Rizhao Port in east China's Shandong Province

STORY: Xi inspects Rizhao Port in east China's Shandong Province SHOOTING TIME: May 22, 2024 DATELINE: May 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rizhao Port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUO GAOYUAN, Chairman of the board, Shandong Port Group Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG JUN, General manager, Container Terminal Branch Company, Rizhao Port Co., Ltd., Shandong Port Group 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XU GUANNAN, Deputy director of technology innovation center, Rizhao Port Co., Ltd., Shandong Port Group STORYLINE: Xi Jinping inspected a port in the city of Rizhao in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday. He visited Rizhao Port to learn about the local progress in promoting the smart and green development of the port, expanding the opening up. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUO GAOYUAN, Chairman of the board, Shandong Port Group Co., Ltd. "President Xi came to Rizhao Port and learned about the automated transformation of our traditional terminal, and a

China-Laos Railway puts travel, trade on fast track

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