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1 year on, China-Laos Railway sees booming cross-border passenger service

STORY: 1 year on, China-Laos Railway sees booming cross-border passenger service SHOOTING TIME: April 13, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at Vientiane railway station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): CHAHWIWAN SAELIO, Thai passenger 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): SINHNOY PHOMMAVICHIT, Lao passenger 4. various of the China-Laos Railway STORYLINE: One year ago, the cross-border passenger service on the China-Laos Railway was launched, contributing to socio-economic development in Laos, boosting regional connectivity, as well as providing stable dynamics for economic cooperation between Laos and China. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger service on April 13, 2023. Since then, the railway has become the preferred mode of transport for a growing number of international travelers due to its affordability, convenience and comfort. So far, the China-Laos Railway has handled 110,962 cross-border passenger trips, including 55,

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China-Laos Railway records over 100,000 cross-border passengers

STORY: China-Laos Railway records over 100,000 cross-border passengers SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 3, 2023/File DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:42 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TRANSPORT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Laos Railway 2. various of the Mohan's entry-exit frontier inspection station 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PHACHOUMPHON THONGM, Lao passenger 4. various of the China-Laos Railway STORYLINE: The China-Laos Railway, which launched its international passenger service on April 13, has transported over 100,000 cross-border passengers as of Tuesday, the Mohan border checkpoint has said. Some 14,900 of those passengers were foreigners, according to Mohan's entry-exit frontier inspection station on the China-Laos border. The Mohan railway port handled 474 passenger trains during the period. Since the launch of its cross-border passenger service, the railway has become the preferred mode of transport for a growing number of international travelers due to its affordability, convenience and com

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger gets on train No. 5630 from Loushanguan railway station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger buys ticket on train No. 5630 linking Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger sorts out vegetables on train No. 5630 linking Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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China-Laos Railway records 25,000 cross-border passenger trips

STORY: China-Laos Railway records 25,000 cross-border passenger trips DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos Railway 2. various of passengers 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MICHAEL and ALYSHA DRAGOO, A couple from the United States STORYLINE: Since the launch of its passenger services on April 13, the China-Laos Railway has handled 25,000 cross-border passenger trips through the Mohan entry-exit border checkpoint. The checkpoint, located in the Chinese border town of Mohan in southwest Yunnan Province, recorded 14,156 inbound and 11,752 outbound passenger journeys during this period. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MICHAEL and ALYSHA DRAGOO, A couple from the United States "We are delighted to ride on the international passenger train of the China-Laos Railway, which offers comfort, convenience, and beautiful decoration. After reaching Yunnan, we can easily transfer to many fascinating destinations, such as Shangri La and other renowned attrac

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Chinese airline launches new direct route linking London, Beijing

STORY: Chinese airline launches new direct route linking London, Beijing DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NIU, Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN KE, General Manager, China Southern Airlines London Office 5. various of the Heathrow airport STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent "A Chinese airline launched a new direct air route linking the capitals of the UK and China on Wednesday, providing convenience for tourism, trade, and cultural exchanges between the two countries." Inaugurated by China Southern Airlines, the new route operates one flight daily, departing from Heathrow Airport at 10:30 p.m. local time and landing at the Beijing Daxing International Airport after approximately 10 hours of flying. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NIU, Passenger "We have never landed at the Beijing Daxing International Airport because i

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Chinese-built SGR in Kenya lauded by locals

STORY: Chinese-built SGR in Kenya lauded by locals DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the SGR 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAFULA KEVIN, Kenyan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): JOHN NJOROGE, Kenyan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BONIFACE KASYOKI, Kenyan 5. various of the SGR STORYLINE: The passenger train service of Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has been lauded by Kenyan people for bringing convenience, technologies, and job opportunities. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAFULA KEVIN, Kenyan "(It's a) nice means of transport. I have used it once from Mombasa to Nairobi, and it was more efficient, and enjoyable. Especially when you are traveling, everything was okay. And on the cost of transport, (it's) somehow reliable, cheap compared to, let's say the other means of transport." SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): JOHN NJOROGE, Kenyan "The SGR is very good. It's really helping businessmen and travelers while traveling in comfort and fast to Momba

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Laotian student praises cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway

STORY: Laotian student praises cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the passenger service 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHANTHARANGSONE PHOMSANH, Laotian student 3. various of the China-Laos Railway STORYLINE: According to China's Mohan entry-exit border checkpoint, the China-Laos Railway handled 2,597 cross-border passenger trips during the week since it launched this passenger service on April 13. 　　 During this period, the Chinese border town of Mohan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, logged 1,154 outbound trips and recorded 1,443 inbound trips. A Laotian student who is studying in China's Kunming praised the cross-border passenger service on the China-Laos Railway for its convenience. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHANTHARANGSONE PHOMSANH, Laotian student "The China-Laos Railway is much more convenient compared with the highway trip before. It also allows me to enjoy the scenery along the r

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2-day service suspension on Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line begins

Services were suspended on a portion of Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line Saturday due to track-switching construction work at the busy Shibuya Station, with the disruption to last the whole weekend. Services on the "outer loop," or clockwise direction, between Osaki and Ikebukuro stations were halted from the first train, affecting around 530,000 passengers, according to train operator East Japan Railway Co. Normal operations will resume from the first train on Monday. The suspension is part of ongoing construction work at Shibuya Station and its surrounding area. The operator aims to switch from two platforms for the inner and outer loops to a single Yamanote Line platform, thereby easing passenger congestion and increasing convenience for transfers.

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Chinese-built SGR passenger train service benefiting Kenya's working class

STORY: Chinese-built SGR passenger train service benefiting Kenya's working class DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): FARAHANA MGHOI, Insurance sales agent STORYLINE: The Chinese-built Nairobi-Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger train service launched five years ago has brought convenience to Kenya's working class, as it's fast, reliable, comfortable and affordable. SOUNDBITE (English): FARAHANA MGHOI, Insurance sales agent "I reside in Nairobi, but most of the time during the weekends, I travel coming to Voi. I was born in Voi and raised in Voi. But back in 2010, I moved to Nairobi because of work. So I have been in Nairobi for the last 12 years. Before SGR came in, I used to travel via public transport and here in Kenya they are known as matatus, and my experience by then was not so good because there are so many stopovers on the way. And by the time you get to where you are going like your destination, you feel you are

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPRING FESTIVAL RUSH-STATION (CN)

(220129) -- KUNMING, Jan. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A passenger shows his health-tracking code on a mobile phone at Xiaowandong railway station in Xiaowandong Township of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 28, 2022. Located on the banks of the Lancang River in Xiaowandong Township of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Xiaowandong railway station is about 80 kilometers from downtown Nanjian. It improves the convenience of transportation in the area and boosts rural vitality. The railway station was put into operation last November. In 2022, the station will serve passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan (L) attends a training session before departure at Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 2, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan gets ready for work before the departure of a bullet train at Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 2, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan displays her pouch aboard a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway in southwest China, Jan. 27, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan (L) and a colleague are on their way to work at Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 2, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan sprays lubricant on the wheel of a passgener's travel suitcase aboard a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway in southwest China, Jan. 27, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan works aboard a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway in southwest China, Jan. 27, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan gives change to an elderly passgenger who purchased snacks aboard a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway in southwest China, Jan. 27, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan gets ready for work before the departure of a Fuxing bullet train at Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 2, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan displays the items in her tool pouch aboard a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway in southwest China, Jan. 27, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan puts a cartoon sticker on the face mask of a little boy aboard a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway in southwest China, Jan. 27, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-BULLET TRAIN-NOVICE STEWARDESS (CN)

(220202) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mengfan poses for a photo with a little passenger aboard a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway in southwest China, Jan. 27, 2022. Born in 2000, Lin Mengfan is a novice stewardess for a Fuxing bullet train on the Chendu-Chongqing Railway. Meanwhile, Lin is serving the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time in her career. In case there is any passenger who needs help aboard, Lin has prepared a versatile tool pouch with her. In the pouch are color stickers for passgengers to mark their luggages, cartoon stickers to please little children, and so on. Lin calls her tool pouch a "Doraemon's pocket," hoping that it could bring convenience and make the passengers feel at home during the journeys. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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Part of Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line to be suspended for 2 days

A section of Tokyo's Yamanote loop line was suspended Saturday due to track switching construction work slated to last through the weekend, the longest such suspension on the line since the launch of its operator JR East. Services on the inner loop between Ikebukuro and Osaki stations, which include the busy JR Shibuya Station, were halted from the first train on Saturday and will be suspended through the last train on Sunday. The move is expected to affect a total of 540,000 passengers, or up to 865,000 people in prepandemic conditions, according to the train operator. The operator aims to widen a platform at Shibuya Station by around 5 meters, with plans on additional work on the outer loop platform in the future. It said once completed, the inner and outer platforms at the station will be connected, thereby easing passenger congestion and increasing convenience for transfers.

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Passenger car crashes into store in Japan

A passenger car crashes into a convenience store in the coastal Japanese city of Niigata on May 27, 2015. A 78-year-old man driving the car pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, according to police. There were no reports of injuries on customers or staff in the store. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo