1st "Vietnam-China-Kazakhstan" freight train launched

STORY: 1st "Vietnam-China-Kazakhstan" freight train launched DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: TRANSPORTATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG YIPING, Manager, Pingxiang Business Department, China Railway International Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LAO ZHENGCHANG, Deputy Director of Nanning Depot of China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A special freight train carrying electronic components and other goods departed from Pingxiang Railway Station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday. It is the first "Vietnam-China-Kazakhstan" freight train, traveling from Vietnam to Kazakhstan, via the China-Europe Railway Express route. The opening of the new route will further improve transport efficiency. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG YIPING, Manager, Pingxiang Business Department, China Railway International Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd. "In the past, most electronic c

One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation

STORY: One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of countries within the framework of RCEP 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LAO ZHENGCHANG, China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 3. various of cross-border trains 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BUI THI HAI, Head of a company based in Vietnam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior vice president, Kasikornbank, Thailand 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALEKSIUS JEMADU, Int'l relations observer, Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia STORYLINE: One year on, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact offers a timely boost to faster economic recovery and long-term growth and prosperity of the region. The RCEP agreement, the world's largest free trade deal, entered into force a year ago. It groups 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as China, Japan,