Across China: Century-old railway station now a tourist attraction after renovation

This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 25, 2023 shows the renovated historical site of the Ching Hua Yuan Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Luo Xin) BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) — Restoration of the historical site of the Ching Hua Yuan Railway Station has helped to spotlight a building of over…

Foreign trade to receive further tech, policy backing

China’s efforts to build modern industries and expand institutional opening-up will create new advantages in international cooperation and competition, especially given the challenges of slowing global demand, geoeconomic shocks and soaring global commodity and energy prices, said government officials and business leaders. They said these efforts will not only enhance China’s overall economic prowess, but…

China-backed project set to power Uganda

Commissioning of dam paves way for ensuring steady energy supply to locals The successful commissioning of the dam, a part of Uganda’s biggest hydroelectric project, has paved the way for ensuring a steady supply of power to millions of people across the country. The 600-megawatt Karuma Dam, a part of the Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station,…

Belt and Road promoting common development

A freight train departs for Moscow, Russia from Beijing's Mafang Station in suburban Pinggu district, becoming the latest cargo service linking China with Europe via railway. [Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily] Economic cooperation has been an admirable priority focus of a dynamic, pragmatic and outward-looking China over the past 10 years, despite the world’s stormy…

China-Europe freight trains facilitate trade between China, Spain

A China-Europe freight train carrying medical supplies bound for Madrid of Spain departs from the city of Yiwu, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU – A China-Europe train carrying 100 standard containers of China-made small commodities and ceramic products left Yiwu, a major hub of small commodities in East China’s Zhejiang province, for Madrid, Spain,…

Workers at the heart of China’s railway operations honored

A high-speed train depot on the railway between Shanghai and Nanjing. [Photo by Bruce Connolly/chinadaily.com.cn] For over 20 years, Huang Tao has worked as a “railway doctor,” walking over 35,000 kilometers along the tracks detecting flaws with the rails. Huang is a railway worker detecting flaws in Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Huang’s job…

France braced for sixth round of pension strikes

Suburban trains are seen at the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris on the eve of the sixth nationwide day of strike and protests against the pension reform in France with heavy disruption on French SNCF railway and the Paris transport RATP networks, France, March 6, 2023. [Photo/Agencies] Public transport services across France will be the…