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  • Italian artist draws inspiration from China's metropolis Chongqing for solo exhibition

    Italian visual artist Elena Givone hailed southwest China's metropolis of Chongqing as her source of inspiration during her ongoing solo exhibition held in the vibrant city.

    August01,2025


  • No more "solo efforts": Volkswagen, Microsoft expand partnership

    Volkswagen and Microsoft are expanding their strategic partnership, the two companies said on Monday.

    January28,2020


  • China handles record number of rail passenger trips in January-July

    China handled a record 2.8 billion railway passenger trips in the first seven months of 2026, the country's railway operator said Saturday.

    August17,2026


  • China's high-speed rail mileage tops 50,000 km

    China, home to the world's largest high-speed rail network, has expanded its total operational mileage beyond 50,000 kilometers with the launch of a new high-speed line.

    December26,2025


  • High-speed rail links China's iconic revolutionary sites

    The iconic revolutionary sites of Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou, and Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi have been linked by a direct high-speed rail service since Monday, fostering closer regional exchange and development.

    January27,2026


  • 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


  • 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


  • Feature: Kenyan avocados ride Chinese-built rails to a tariff-free market

    In the expansive packhouse of Vertical Agro Group, on the outskirts of Kenya's resort town of Naivasha, dozens of workers in protective gear on Thursday meticulously sorted a variety of fresh vegetables for brief storage in cold rooms and later onward shipment to overseas markets.

    September29,2026


  • 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


  • 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


  • Major bridge on China-Europe freight rail link completes beam erection

    The Tongjiang super major bridge has taken shape in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province after the structural beams were put into place. This 10.4-km project will help to connect China and Europe by boosting freight transport capacity on the Jiamusi-Tongjiang Railway.

    July28,2026


  • Major Xinjiang rail port sees record for China-Europe freight trains

    Alashankou, also known as Alataw Pass, a major railway port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, handled a record number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in 2025, highlighting the corridor's expanding role in stabilizing global supply chains.

    January14,2026


  • ChinaInNumbers | China handles record number of rail passenger trips in January-July

    China handled a record 2.8 billion railway passenger trips in the first seven months of 2026, the country's railway operator said Saturday.

    August18,2026


  • Yangtze River Delta to expand rail network with five high-speed sections in 2026

    China's Yangtze River Delta -- a major economic engine in the east of the country -- plans to open five new high-speed railway sections within the year. The move comes amid expectations that the region's 2026 rail investment will exceed 130 billion yuan (about 18.82 billion U.S. dollars).

    March04,2026


  • China Focus: China opens four high-speed rail lines, expanding national network

    China, home to the world's largest high-speed rail network, opened four major high-speed railway sections to traffic on Monday, improving transport links across several regions.

    September29,2026


  • New high-speed rail lines carry holiday crowds, energize Chinese cities

    Liu Zengyuan, a railway engineer, watched familiar fields slip past the train window. This time, he was not heading to a construction site, but going home for the National Day holiday on the high-speed line he had helped build, just days after it opened.

    October10,2026


  • ChinaInNumbers | Wuhan Railway Station: The Iconic High-Speed Rail Hub in Central China

    Wuhan Railway Station is the iconic high‑speed rail hub in Central China.

    July07,2026


  • Freight, passenger trains unveiled as ECRL mega rail project nears completion

    As the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), moves rapidly towards completion, its first train sets for freight cargo and passengers were unveiled in Pahang state on Wednesday.

    February12,2026


  • BRI Voice | Kazakh scholar says rail freight drives China‑Kazakh trade

    A Kazakh scholar highlights rail freight's role in connecting the two countries, facilitating trade in food, restaurants, and e‑commerce, with a new logistics hub near Almaty enabling fast deliveries.

    June22,2026


  • 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


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