CHINA-ANHUI-THAILAND-BANGKOK-MONORAIL TRAIN

CHINA-ANHUI-THAILAND-BANGKOK-MONORAIL TRAIN

(231214) -- WUHU, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A monorail train runs past a park in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province on Sept. 17, 2023. Manufactured by China's CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Limited and operated by Thai agencies, the monorail "Yellow Line" commenced commercial operations in July. The Pink Line began a public trial run on Nov. 21. Both monorail lines feature cost-effective driverless trains with lower construction costs compared to conventional subway systems. The China-made monorail trains provide ease of transport for people traveling between the suburbs and the center of Bangkok and inject new vitality into the development of the city. In recent years, Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, has stepped up efforts to build an industrial cluster of transportation. The CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Limited is a leading enterprise in the transportation industry of Wuhu, and its driverless, straddle-type monorail train has been put in use in several cities, providing an env

CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-DEQEN-POWER SUPPLY (CN)

(230114) -- DEQEN, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wangden inspects power transmission lines in Yubeng Village of Deqen County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2023. Wangden, 34, is the associate director of the Yunnan branch of China Southern Power Grid's Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County. In 2015, he was assigned to take charge of maintenance tasks in Yubeng, a local village lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains. As Yubeng's longest-serving power supply worker, the man has witnessed tremendous changes in the village. In the past, Yubeng was virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. According to Wangden, power service personnel had to walk 18 kilometers over a mountain pass at an elevation of 3,700 meters to complete a single mission that would take 10 hours due to poor traffic. In 2018, a road was built, reducing the time it takes to enter Yubeng to 40 minutes, saving a significant amount of time spent on the way. The harsh natural env

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cop26 - Glasgow

People wait outside the venue on day three of the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto) (Credit:Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

Cop26 - Glasgow

Cop26 - Glasgow

People wait outside the venue on day three of the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto) (Credit:Ewan Bootman/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)