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

More cargo pass through China's border port in Jan-Feb

STORY: More cargo pass through China's border port in Jan-Feb SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Horgos port 2. various of cargo 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG HAO, Manager of a local freight forwarding company STORYLINE: According to statistics from Horgos Customs, in January and February of this year, the import and export cargo volume at the Horgos Port in NW China's Xinjiang amounted to 6.906 million tons, marking a year-on-year increase of 35.6 percent. The export cargo volume exceeded one million tonnes, showing an increase of more than 50 percent, while the import cargo volume approached 6 million tonnes, registering an increase of more than 30 percent. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG HAO, Manager of a local freight forwarding company "There are various methods for outbound cargo available to us, including local customs declaration, integrated declaration, among others. These options make us very

China imports 17,000 tonnes of potash fertilizer via Horgos Port in first two months of 2024

STORY: China imports 17,000 tonnes of potash fertilizer via Horgos Port in first two months of 2024 SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: HORGOS PORT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of freight trains transporting potash fertilizer at Horgos Port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KONG JIANYE, Business manager of Horgos Hong'an International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. 3. various of Horgos Customs staff checking the imported potash fertilizer 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): QIU JU, Horgos Customs officer STORYLINE: Horgos Customs statistics reveal that during the first two months of this year, the Horgos Port saw 17,000 tons of fertilizer imported, primarily from Russia, Belarus, and Uzbekistan. Upon entering the country, these commodities were distributed to various regions within China, including Sichuan and Jiangsu. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KONG JIANYE, Business manager of Horgos Hong'an International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. "After the train with potash

NW China's Horgos sees robust increase of highway freight volume

STORY: NW China's Horgos sees robust increase of highway freight volume SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of freight trains in Horgos 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG KAI, Business manager of an international freight forwarding agent in Horgos 3. various of freight trains in Horgos STORYLINE: As of Wednesday, 7,000 China-Europe freight trains passed through the Horgos railway port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region this year, according to local authorities. Since this year, the daily passage of China-Europe freight trains through Horgos has consistently remained above 21 trains. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG KAI, Business manager of an international freight forwarding agent in Horgos "The China-Europe freight trains carry a wide range of goods, ranging from building materials, agricultural machinery, commercial vehicles, to clothing, shoes and hats, cosmetics, electronic parts. The railway departm

China's extended Belt and Road commitment to reshape int'l transport routes, deliver prosperity

STORY: China's extended Belt and Road commitment to reshape int'l transport routes, deliver prosperity DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BRI-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FANG CHAO, Person in charge of Horgos Hongan International Freight Forwarding Agency Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): VANHSAI HOME NGERN, Lao student in China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Laos): KHIENKHAM PHOUDCHANTHAVONGSA, Deputy general manager of Lao-China Joint Venture Investment Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Indonesian): RUSDIANTO, Indonesian passenger 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): RIDWAN KAMIL, Former governor of West Java province 7. various of BRI-related footage STORYLINE: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In the past decade, brand new airports and harbors, railways, roads, and services have been launched under the initiative, reshaping international transport routes and creating new growth drivers. China-Europe freight train

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 handles nearly 30,000 China-Europe freight trains in past five years

STORY: Xinjiang handles nearly 30,000 China-Europe freight trains in past five years DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe freight trains 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN SHIJIE, Xinjiang Zhonglian Haitong International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: During the past five years, the number of China-Europe freight trains passing through northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has exceeded 29,400, with an average annual growth rate of 23.6 percent. According to the region's government work report for 2023, 5,807 freight trains departed from Xinjiang, with an average annual growth rate of 9 percent. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN SHIJIE, Xinjiang Zhonglian Haitong International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. "Thanks to the merits of short travel time, high safety and stability, eco-friendliness, and low transportation time and cost, the China-Europe freight train plays an important role in stabilizing the logistics chai

Mobile post office in disaster-hit area

Mobile post office in disaster-hit area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People take advantage of a mobile post office in the disaster-hit city of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on May 20, 2011. The city lost three post offices after the March 11 quake-triggered tsunami flattened the city. Many users of the service are those requesting forwarding services as they move into temporary housing from evacuation centers.

AUSTRIA-SALZBURG-WORLDSKILLS COMPETITION-CHINESE TECHNICIANS

AUSTRIA-SALZBURG-WORLDSKILLS COMPETITION-CHINESE TECHNICIANS

(221128) -- SALZBURG, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese competitor Zhu Ke (2nd R) attends the awarding ceremony of freight forwarding contest at the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition in Salzburg, Austria, Nov. 27, 2022. Zhu won gold medal of the freight forwarding contest. TO GO WITH "Chinese technicians win 7 medals at WorldSkills Competition in Austria" (Xinhua/Liu Xinyu)

AUSTRIA-SALZBURG-WORLDSKILLS COMPETITION-CHINESE TECHNICIANS

AUSTRIA-SALZBURG-WORLDSKILLS COMPETITION-CHINESE TECHNICIANS

(221128) -- SALZBURG, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese competitor Zhu Ke attends the freight forwarding contest at the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition in Salzburg, Austria, Nov. 26, 2022. TO GO WITH "Chinese technicians win 7 medals at WorldSkills Competition in Austria" (Xinhua/Liu Xinyu)

Mobile post office in disaster-hit area

Mobile post office in disaster-hit area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People take advantage of a mobile post office in the disaster-hit city of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on May 20, 2011. The city lost three post offices after the March 11 quake-triggered tsunami flattened the city. Many users of the service are those requesting forwarding services as they move into temporary housing from evacuation centers. (Kyodo)