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  • 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail held in Beijing

    Themed "High-Speed Rail: Innovation and Development for a Better Life", the congress opened here on July 8. More than 2,000 participants, including railway technical personnel, enterprise leaders, government officials, and representatives from international organizations, attended the opening ceremony.

    July09,2025


  • Chinese steel producer achieves milestone in global rail market

    Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd. (600010.SH), a subsidiary of Baogang Group, has made another major breakthrough in international high-end markets with the successful bulk supply of American standard IS medium-strength heat-treated rails.

    March28,2025


  • China's rail freight volume up 3.4 pct in Jan-Sept

    China's national railways transported approximately 3.03 billion tonnes of goods in the first nine months of 2025, which was up 3.4 percent year on year, according to data released by the national railway operator on Thursday.

    October23,2025


  • Malaysia's mega rail project adheres to green development concept

    Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a key project under the Belt and Road Initiative being built by a Chinese company, adheres to the concept of green development throughout the entire project cycle.

    October29,2025


  • China, Malaysia ink maintenance agreement for ECRL mega rail project

    China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), which is building the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega rail project in Malaysia, inked an agreement on Wednesday to establish an operating and maintenance company with Malaysia Rail Link (MRL), the ECRL project owner.

    December19,2024


  • China's rail freight volume up 3.5 pct in Jan-Aug

    China's national railways transported approximately 2.68 billion tonnes of goods in the first eight months of 2025, which was up 3.5 percent year on year, according to data released by the national railway operator on Tuesday.

    September17,2025


  • Chinese-built light rail project operates smoothly in Lagos, Nigeria

    Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations.

    March27,2024


  • 【Belt and Road Live】An "Environmental Officer" at East Coast Rail Link

    An "Environmental Officer" at East Coast Rail Link is a selected piece of micro videos of Belt and Road Live provided by China Communications Construction Company Limited. The Belt and Road Live is an annual activity launched by China Economic Information Service to collect micro videos on work and life of people participating in the projects in Belt and Road Initiative partner countries.|275

    August05,2025


  • First batch of Malaysian trainees for ECRL mega rail project head to China

    The first group of future maintenance workers for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), will soon head to China for specialized training, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said here on Tuesday.

    May08,2025


  • BRI stabilizes China-Europe trade, transport, says rail CEO

    The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is bringing stability to people and trade routes, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Austrian Federal Railways (OeBB) has said.

    May28,2024


  • BRI Stories | Malaysia's mega rail project adheres to green development concept

    The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), runs from Malaysia's largest transport hub, Port Klang, and travels across the peninsula to Kelantan state in northeastern Malaysia.

    October27,2025


  • Southern Chinese city bordering Vietnam connected to rail network

    Dongxing, a city on the China-Vietnam border in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was linked to China's national railway network on Wednesday with the opening of a new rail line.

    December27,2023


  • New high-speed freight rail line launched to strengthen logistics in central, southern China

    On Saturday morning, a high-speed freight rail line was launched, connecting Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, with Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province.

    November17,2025


  • Roundup: German, Chinese rail transit firms express enthusiasm for collaboration

    Chinese and German rail transit companies have expressed their intention to collaborate at a transport fair here on Friday.

    September29,2024


  • ECRL mega rail project marks another milestone with breakthrough of Genting Tunnel

    The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), marked another key milestone on Saturday with the breakthrough of the 16.39-kilometer Genting Tunnel.

    July14,2025


  • European logistics company expands business thanks to China-Europe Express Rail

    The China-Europe Express Rail allows cargo to be delivered from China to Europe within 14 days, a fast transportation solution costing slightly more than sea freight, but significantly less than air freight.

    March29,2024


  • China's high-speed rail tech boon for world, picturing new vision for connectivity

    China's fast-evolving high-speed rail technology is not only reshaping domestic mobility, but also playing an increasingly significant role in enhancing global connectivity and driving infrastructure development, experts said at the 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail.

    July11,2025


  • China's rail passenger trips skyrocket in October

    China's railways saw robust growth in passenger trips in October, data from the National Railway Administration showed on Monday.

    November14,2023


  • China Development Bank issues significant rail construction loans in 2023

    China Development Bank said Thursday it had issued 105.5 billion yuan (about 14.9 billion U.S. dollars) in loans in 2023 to finance the construction of railway infrastructure.

    January04,2024


  • GLOBALink | Serbian president takes test ride on Chinese-built high-speed rail

    Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic took a test ride on a completed section of the Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway, which is under construction by a consortium of Chinese companies.

    October08,2024


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