North China's Hebei launches new China-Europe freight train route

STORY: North China's Hebei launches new China-Europe freight train route DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of new China-Europe freight train route 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHU YIXIAO, General manager of Taitong International Transportation Co., Ltd. 3. various of new China-Europe freight train route STORYLINE: A freight train bound for Moscow departed from a logistics park in the city of Langfang in north China's Hebei Province on Friday, marking the launch of a new China-Europe freight train route. The train will complete a journey of approximately 9,000 km, starting in the Hebei Langfang land port logistics park and traveling through Manzhouli Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region before reaching Moscow. The train is carrying a total of 1,000 tonnes of goods valued at nearly 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars), including clothing, food and construction materials. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHU YI

New China-Europe freight train route links north China city with Tashkent

STORY: New China-Europe freight train route links north China city with Tashkent DATELINE: April 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI MING, General manager of Tianjin Branch of Shanghai Feilida International Logistics Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHU YIXIAO, General manager of Taitong International Transport Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A freight train left Langfang City in north China's Hebei Province on Friday morning, bound for Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, marking the opening of a new China-Europe freight train route. The train will complete a journey of approximately 6,000 kilometers, leaving China via the Horgos Pass in Xinjiang, passing through Kazakhstan and finally arriving at its destination 15 days after its departure. The train is carrying more than 1,400 tonnes of goods, with a total value of over 14.5 million yuan (about 2.09 million U.S. dollars). The cargo includes cotton goods