NE China's port city shores up foreign trade against COVID-19 headwinds

STORY: NE China's port city shores up foreign trade against COVID-19 headwinds DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dalian port STORYLINE: Against the headwinds from COVID-19 resurgences and external complexity, northeast China's Dalian, a port city in Liaoning Province, has sped up efforts to prop up foreign trade. In early June, the port's operating company opened its first container line linking Europe with Japan. The tailor-made route combines a China-Europe freight train service with a near-sea shipping line, which reduces the travel time by two-thirds while keeping the costs unchanged. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG FEI, Dalian Jiyi Logistics Co., Ltd. of Liaoning Port Group "Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we've been tailoring transportation plans for our customers, especially the factories on the southeast coast which are anxious to ship their goods and some local customers here in Dalian and in the whole province. On the one hand, w

Shiga's letter to Chinese writer Zhou disclosed

Shiga's letter to Chinese writer Zhou disclosed

Zhou Jiyi, grandson of Chinese writer and literary scholar Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), shows a new year letter sent by Japanese writer Naoya Shiga to Zuoren in Beijing, China, on March 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Letters to famed Chinese novelist's kin from Japanese authors found

Letters to famed Chinese novelist's kin from Japanese authors found

Some 1,400 letters sent by Japanese literary greats such as Junichiro Tanizaki and Saneatsu Mushanokoji to Chinese writer Zhou Zuoren (shown in this undated photo), the younger brother of famed novelist Lu Xun, have been discovered at the home of Zhou's grandson Zhou Jiyi in Beijing. The grandson made the discovery known to Kyodo News on March 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1,400 letters sent by Japanese authors to famed Chinese author's kin

1,400 letters sent by Japanese authors to famed Chinese author's kin

Saneatsu Mushanokoji (L) and Toson Shimazaki, seen in these undated photos, are among Japanese literary greats who sent some 1,400 letters to Chinese writer Zhou Zuoren, the young brother of famed novelist Lu Xun. The letters, discovered at the home of Zhou's grandson Zhou Jiyi in Beijing, were shown to Kyodo News on March 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Letters from Japanese writers to Chinese writer Zhou disclosed

Letters from Japanese writers to Chinese writer Zhou disclosed

Zhou Jiyi, grandson of Chinese writer and literary scholar Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), speaks during an interview in Beijing, China, on March 25, 2015, about letters sent to Zuoren by Japanese writers including Junichiro Tanizaki and Naoya Shiga. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo