CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA-COOPERATION (CN)

CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA-COOPERATION (CN)

(240521) -- ALASHANKOU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows a view of the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China, Central Asia reap remarkable benefits from win-win cooperation" (Xinhua)

China-Europe freight train service connects northern Chinese city, Serbia

STORY: China-Europe freight train service connects northern Chinese city, Serbia SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:38 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe freight train service STORYLINE: A new international freight train route linking Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, with Belgrade, Serbia's capital city, began operations on Thursday. The cargo train will travel approximately 10,200 km over roughly 20 days, starting at the Shijiazhuang International Land Port and passing through the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region before reaching Serbia, according to Gao Xiang, a manager with Hebei International Land Port Co., Ltd. It's the first China-Europe freight train service to connect north China's Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region with Serbia, providing transportation support for in-depth cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The train is loaded with 110 twenty-

Xinhua Headlines: Xinjiang land ports play robust role amid efforts to expand opening up

Xinhua Headlines: Xinjiang land ports play robust role amid efforts to expand opening up

(231125) -- URUMQI, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 4, 2023 shows cargo trains waiting for departure at the railway station at Alashankou, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China-europe freight train

China-europe freight train

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Large machinery loads containers to a China-Europe freight train at the operation area of the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 24, 2023. It is understood that Lianyungang port takes the China-Europe route as the carrier, laying out five exit ports in Alashankou, Khorgos, Kashgar, Alinhot and Manzhouli, and opening six train routes to five Central Asian countries, China-Union, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia, China-Turkey Trans-Caspian Sea and China-Europe, covering 104 international freight stations.

China's Guangxi sees surging China-Europe freight train trips in Jan-July

STORY: China's Guangxi sees surging China-Europe freight train trips in Jan-July DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight train service 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIA, Manager of Guangxi Pan-Pacific Logistics & Trade Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): QIN YUFANG, Official of China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A train loaded with 55 containers departed from the Nanning International Railway Port in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday. The train will arrive at Almaty, Kazakhstan via the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Nanning has launched 22 China-Europe freight trains as of Thursday this year, delivering 2,420 TEUs of goods, up by 214 percent and 261 percent respectively compared with last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIA, Manager of Guangxi Pan-Pacific Logistics & Trade Co., Ltd. "After the regular operation of China-Eu

2 land ports in China's Xinjiang handle over 5,000 China-Europe freight train trips this year

STORY: 2 land ports in China's Xinjiang handle over 5,000 China-Europe freight train trips this year DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe freight trains 2. various of containers 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FANG CHAO, Horgos Hongan International Freight Forwarding Agency Co., Ltd. 4. various of containers 5. various of China-Europe freight trains STORYLINE: The number of China-Europe freight trains, including those destined for central Asian countries, passing through the Alashankou and Horgos railway ports in northwest China's Xinjiang has exceeded the mark of 5,000 so far this year, according to China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group Co., Ltd. As of Wednesday, Xinjiang's Horgos Port handled 2,715 China-Europe freight train trips this year, a year-on-year increase of 22.9 percent. In terms of the Alashankou Port, 2,317 freight train trips were handled during the same period, up 12.3 percent year on year. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FANG C

Xinjiang improves customs clearance efficiency for China-Europe freight trains

STORY: Xinjiang improves customs clearance efficiency for China-Europe freight trains DATELINE: April 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight train service 2. various of the Alashankou Port, China's Xinjiang 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU HAIFEI, Assistant engineer at the Alashankou Railway Station 4. various of the Alashankou Port, China's Xinjiang STORYLINE: A China-Europe freight train carrying 110 China-made "Dongfeng" automobiles passed through the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday. With fast customs clearance, the travel time of the goods could be shortened by 1 to 2 days. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU HAIFEI, Assistant engineer at Alashankou Railway Station "We've realized the interconnectivity between railway data and customs data through the information system, which could shorten the time of handling documents, customs clearance and vehicle replacement. Meanwhile, by working with the railway sta

Key railway project in China's Xinjiang resumes work

STORY: Key railway project in China's Xinjiang resumes work DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG BO, Staff of Alashankou Comprehensive Bonded Zone STORYLINE: The construction of the second line of the Jinghe-Alashankou section of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway has fully resumed this week. After the project is completed, the Alashankou Port, China's closest railway port to the European Union, is expected to see doubled customs clearance capacity. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG BO, Staff of Alashankou Comprehensive Bonded Zone "Now we urgently need to increase the number of freight trains passing through Alashankou Port so as to give full play to our advantages. After the completion of the project, the cargo volume handled at the port will be raised from 20 million tonnes to 40 million tonnes per year. This will better serve the cross-border trade between China, Russia, and the five Central As

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A photo taken on Dec. 13, 2020 shows sand dates under the rime in Alashankou City, Xinjiang Province, China.