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China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road

STORY: GLOBALink | China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Europe freight train services 2. various of the warehouse in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MOU JINWEN, Chairman of Shenzhen Qxbox Technology Warehousing Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DIEGO CIMADEVILLA, Management director of Qxbox's subsidiary in Spain STORYLINE: The freight train service linking Chinese cities with Europe is breathing new life into the ancient Silk Road with its expanding network. In May 2011, a rail route was opened between Chongqing and Duisburg in Germany, marking the start of the China-Europe cargo train service. Boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), proposed by China in 2013, the international train service has been expanding fast over the past years. Nowadays, the service connects more than 100 Chinese cities with over 200 cities in 25 countries in Europe. At this warehouse i

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Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike

STORY: Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Damascus streets 2. various of a Syrian bank 3. various of Syrians waiting in the fuel queue 4. various of Syrians buying daily needs STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday ordered a 100-percent salary raise as the government sharply raised fuel prices, according to the state news agency SANA. The salary increase, covering state employees, retirees, and military personnel, is the ninth since 2011 when the Syrian war broke out. The country's economy has since been mired in an economic crisis. Prior to the decision, the monthly salary of civil servants had been between around 10 and 25 U.S. dollars, depending on the Syrian pound's street value. Also on Tuesday night, the Syrian Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection raised the prices of diesel fuel for transportation and bakeries by about 180 percent, and normal-octane gasoline

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British fundraiser reaches tsunami-hit Japan school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Dominic Farwell-Cooke, a British fundraiser, visits Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2014, reaching the finish line of his epic motorcycle trip from Britain to Japan in aid of orphans from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. At the school, about three-fourths of the students and most teachers died or remain unaccounted for in the wake of the disaster.

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British fundraiser reaches tsunami-hit Japan school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Dominic Farwell-Cooke, a British fundraiser, prays in front of the cenotaph at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on Aug. 25, 2014, after reaching the finish line of his epic motorcycle trip from Britain to Japan in aid of orphans from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. At the school, about three-fourths of the students and most teachers died or remain unaccounted for in the wake of the disaster.

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British fundraiser reaches tsunami-hit Japan school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Dominic Farwell-Cooke, a British fundraiser, prays in front of the cenotaph at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on Aug. 25, 2014, after reaching the finish line of his epic motorcycle trip from Britain to Japan in aid of orphans from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. At the school, about three-fourths of the students and most teachers died or remain unaccounted for in the wake of the disaster.

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Japan to disclose Fukushima nuclear plant chief's testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces on Aug. 25, 2014, in Tokyo that the government will release transcripts of interviews with those who had key roles in handling the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex next month. The interviewees include the late Masao Yoshida, who headed the plant when the crisis broke out in March 2011.

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Blackout finally over in tsunami-hit area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Shigeo Ogawa (R) and his wife Miyoko smile as they turn on the light at their home in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2013, as electricity is restored in the last areas of Ishinomaki that had remained without power since the March 2011 tsunami. According to the local power company, the blackout stemming from the disaster has ended except in areas of Fukushima Prefecture designated as evacuation zones due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Candles lit for people of Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Parents and children enjoy the beauty of candle light at Fukushima Race Course in the city of Fukushima on Aug. 25, 2012. About 20,000 candles were lit, with messages of encouragement written on their holders by people from throughout Japan, during an event to encourage the people of Fukushima Prefecture, who are still suffering from the damage wrecked by the nuclear crisis following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Candles lit for people of Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Children enjoy the beauty of candle light at Fukushima Race Course in the city of Fukushima on Aug. 25, 2012. About 20,000 candles were lit, with messages of encouragement written on their holders by people from throughout Japan, during an event to encourage the people of Fukushima Prefecture, who are still suffering from the damage wrecked by the nuclear crisis following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Samba carnival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Women dance a samba during the Asakusa Samba Carnival in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Aug. 25, 2012. Tokyo Sky Tree tower is visible in the background. The annual samba carnival was cancelled the previous year due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Samba carnival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Women dance a samba during the Asakusa Samba Carnival in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Aug. 25, 2012. Tokyo Sky Tree tower is visible in the background. The annual samba carnival was cancelled the previous year due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Samba carnival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Women dance a samba during the Asakusa Samba Carnival in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Aug. 25, 2012. The Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple can be seen in the background to the left. The annual samba carnival was cancelled the previous year due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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U.S. sailor weathers storms, races for berth in London Olympics

EAST HAVEN, United States - U.S. sailor Alice Leonard speaks in front of a storm-damaged house in her East Haven, Connecticut neighborhood on Jan. 4, 2012. Hurricane Irene struck the area on Aug. 28, 2011, destroying at least 25 houses and causing extensive damage. (Photo by Meg Maruyama)

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A-bomb surviving bonsai from Hiroshima

KYOTO, Japan - A man marvels at a bonsai tree which survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, at an exhibition in Kyoto on Nov. 25, 2011. It was the public debut of the black pine tree, estimated to be 300-400 years old, which was placed at about 2.5 kilometers from the hypocenter of the atomic blast on Aug. 6, 1945.

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Boeing 787 'Dreamliner'

EVERETT, United States - Photo taken Aug. 6, 2011, shows Boeing Co.'s advanced B-787 aircraft called the ''Dreamliner'' in Everett in the state of Washington. All Nippon Airways Co. is scheduled to receive contractual delivery of the first 787 at the Boeing plant in the U.S. city on Sept. 25, 2011, Pacific Daylight Time, followed by a commemoration ceremony the next day. The aircraft is scheduled to arrive at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Sept. 28, Japan time. ANA plans to launch domestic flight services with the Dreamliner from November.

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Ozeki Harumafuji with sumo rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji from Mongolia shows the banzuke rankings of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. The tournament to be held from Sept. 11 to 25 at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo will be only the second basho in history not to feature Japanese yokozuna or ozeki, the top two ranks.

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Libyans enter Gaddafi quarters

TRIPOLI, Libya - Opposition soldiers examine an underground shelter at the Bab al-Aziziya bastion in southern Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown after opposition forces stormed the Libyan capital.

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Sarkozy in China

BEIJING, China - French President Nicolas Sarkozy holds a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011, after dining with Chinese President Hu Jintao. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Hokusai exhibition in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - People look at works by Katsushika Hokusai, a renowned ''ukiyoe'' woodblock print artist from Japan's late Edo period, at the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum in Berlin on Aug. 25, 2011. An exhibition of more than 440 of Hokusai's works is scheduled to be held at the museum through Oct. 24.

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Libyans enter Gaddafi quarters

TRIPOLI, Libya - A man climbs on a statue in Muammar Gaddafi's compound at the Bab al-Aziziya bastion in southern Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011. Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown after opposition forces stormed the Libyan capital.

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Bolt gears up for IAAF C'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Jamaica's Usain Bolt, the world's fastest sprinter, speaks during a press conference in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 25, 2011. Bolt, who holds the men's 100-meter and 200-meter records, said he is focused and ready for the International Association of Athletics Federations Championships in the South Korean city starting Aug. 27.

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Hu, Sarkozy meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) holds talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Hu, Sarkozy meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd from L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (far R) hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Kim Jong Il's train arrives in China

MANZHOULI, China - A special train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his entourage arrives at Manzhouli Station in China, on the border with Russia, on Aug. 25, 2011, after a summit meeting between Kim and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in eastern Siberia the previous day.

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Sarkozy in China

BEIJING, China - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) holds talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Bolt gears up for IAAF C'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Jamaica's Usain Bolt, the world's fastest sprinter, poses during a press conference in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 25, 2011. Bolt, who holds the men's 100-meter and 200-meter records, said he is focused and ready for the International Association of Athletics Federations Championships in the South Korean city starting Aug. 27.

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Kim Jong Il's train arrives in China

MANZHOULI, China - A special train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his entourage arrives at Manzhouli Station in China, on the border with Russia, on Aug. 25, 2011, after a summit meeting between Kim and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in eastern Siberia the previous day.

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Russia hands drifted Japanese student over to Japan

NEMURO, Japan - Photo shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship at Nemuro port in Hokkaido on Aug. 25, 2011, which brought back drifted Japanese national Keisuke Kuriyama back to Japan. Russia handed the 37-year-old medical student of the University of the Ryukyus to the Japanese authorities after detaining him for an alleged unauthorized trip to one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan.

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Russia hands drifted Japanese student over to Japan

NEMURO, Japan - Keisuke Kuriyama, a medical student of the University of the Ryukyus, meets reporters at Nemuro port in Hokkaido on Aug. 25, 2011, shortly after arriving there aboard a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship. Kuriyama was detained by the Russian authorities for an alleged unauthorized trip to one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan after his rubber raft drifted away from Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula, and was later handed over to the Japanese authorities.

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Sharp's lightweight, ultra-thin TV

TOKYO, Japan - Models carry Sharp Corp.'s lightweight, ultra-slim ''Freestyle Aquos'' liquid crystal display televisions during a promotional event in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011. Sharp plans to release eight types of the new model from Sept. 15 which allows consumers greater choice in where to place them, such as hanging them on a wall.

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Portal introducing Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Chinese-language portal that Kyodo News, in cooperation with the Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency, launched on Aug. 25, 2011, on Xinhua's website aimed at introducing Japan to Chinese people. The URL of the portal is http://rbdg.xinhuanet.com.

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Sharp's lightweight, ultra-thin TV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011, shows Sharp Corp.'s lightweight, ultra-slim ''Freestyle Aquos'' liquid crystal display televisions. Sharp plans to release eight types of the new model from Sept. 15, which allows consumers greater choice in where to place them, such as hanging them on a wall.

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New Mercedes-Benz AMG coupe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the C63 AMG Coupe displayed in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011. Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., an arm of Daimler AG of Germany, began selling the vehicle in Japan the same day.

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Cattle shipment ban lifted

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011 to announce the Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

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Cattle shipment ban lifted

OSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows Maesawa beef cattle, one of the finest beef brands in Japan, in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

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Cattle shipment ban lifted

OSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows one of a herd of Maesawa beef cattle, among the finest beef brands in Japan, in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

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Gubernatorial race in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Voters listen to the speech of a gubernatorial candidate in the tsunami-hit town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2011, on the first day of official election campaigning. The election had been postponed due to the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Gubernatorial race in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Voters listen to the speech of a gubernatorial candidate in the tsunami-hit town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2011, on the first day of official election campaigning. The election had been postponed due to the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Iwate gubernatorial election

MORIOKA, Japan - A candidate waves from a car in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2011, as the official campaigns for a gubernatorial election began the same day in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The election had been postponed due to the March quake and tsunami.

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Students report on trip to Geneva

NAGASAKI, Japan - Saya Sasaki (front L), a second-year student at Takata High School in Iwate Prefecture, with Masahiro Kikuchi (front R), a third-year student at the school, reports on her impressions about a trip to Geneva during a meeting in the city of Nagasaki on Aug. 25, 2011. A group of 12 high school students, including Sasaki and Kikuchi from quake-hit Rikuzentakata, presented in Geneva to the secretariat of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament some 80,000 signatures calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

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Outgoing nuclear agency chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency chief Nobuaki Terasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. He said the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant showed Japan's nuclear regulation was inadequate, but insisted he did his best to deal with the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Boeing 787 'Dreamliner'

EVERETT, United States - Photo taken Aug. 6, 2011, shows Boeing Co.'s advanced B-787 aircraft called the ''Dreamliner'' in Everett in the state of Washington. All Nippon Airways Co. is scheduled to receive contractual delivery of the first 787 at the Boeing plant in the U.S. city on Sept. 25, 2011, Pacific Daylight Time, followed by a commemoration ceremony the next day. The aircraft is scheduled to arrive at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Sept. 28, Japan time. ANA plans to launch domestic flight services with the Dreamliner from November. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Harumafuji with sumo rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji from Mongolia shows the banzuke rankings of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. The tournament to be held from Sept. 11 to 25 at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo will be only the second basho in history not to feature Japanese yokozuna or ozeki, the top two ranks. (Kyodo)

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Hokusai exhibition in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - People look at works by Katsushika Hokusai, a renowned ''ukiyoe'' woodblock print artist from Japan's late Edo period, at the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum in Berlin on Aug. 25, 2011. An exhibition of more than 440 of Hokusai's works is scheduled to be held at the museum through Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

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Hu, Sarkozy meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) holds talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Libyans enter Gaddafi quarters

TRIPOLI, Libya - Opposition soldiers examine an underground shelter at the Bab al-Aziziya bastion in southern Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown after opposition forces stormed the Libyan capital. (Kyodo)

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Sarkozy in China

BEIJING, China - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) holds talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Libyans enter Gaddafi quarters

TRIPOLI, Libya - A man climbs on a statue in Muammar Gaddafi's compound at the Bab al-Aziziya bastion in southern Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011. Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown after opposition forces stormed the Libyan capital. (Kyodo)