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A freight train waits to depart at Tianjin’s pilot free trade zone yesterday. Loaded with 104 containers of construction materials, it is the first China-Europe freight train to leave the Tianjin FTZ, and is set to arrive in Minsk, capital of Belarus, around December 4. The return trip will carry goods to China, including wood products from Belarus and surrounding countries. The freight service is set to expand to more European cities in the future. ...

November 22, 2016, Tuesday

Hebei ports booming

Cargo ships berthed in Qinhuangdao Port in Hebei Province yesterday. Ports of the province handled 778 million tons of goods during the first 10 months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 2.6 percent. ...

November 21, 2016, Monday

Rail spending boost

China’s top economic planner has approved spending of 194.58 billion yuan (US$28.3 billion) on five railway projects....

November 18, 2016, Friday

Tetra Pak fined for monopoly

THE State Administration for Industry and Commerce has fined packaging giant Tetra Pak 668 million yuan (US$97 million) for breaking anti-monopoly laws and abusing its monopolistic market position. Tetra ...

November 17, 2016, Thursday

Didi joins Avis to diversify services

Avis Budget Group, a US-based vehicle rental services group, is partnering Didi Chuxing to provide Chinese Didi users with car rental services in other countries as Didi diversifies its services and builds...

November 16, 2016, Wednesday

Hyundai to spin off firms to improve efficiency

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries said yesterday it will split its non-shipbuilding businesses into separate companies to improve management efficiency as the country’s shipyards undergo massive ...

November 16, 2016, Wednesday

Gwader-Kashgar trade route opens

A Pakistani Navy personnel stands guard beside a ship carrying containers during the opening of a trade project in Gwadar port, some 700 kilometers west of Karachi, on Sunday. China and Pakistan have launched a trade route linking Gwadar to the Chinese city of Kashgar as part of a joint multibillion-dollar project to jumpstart economic growth in the South Asian country. ...

November 15, 2016, Tuesday