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Aerial photo taken on April 22, 2020 shows a train running during its trial operation along the Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou high-speed railway in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Saturday, 13 February 2021 20:00

Railway investment to hit 11.6 bln USD in China's Yangtze River Delta

NANJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- China plans to earmark more than 75 billion yuan (about 11.6 billion U.S. dollars) for railway infrastructure construction in its Yangtze River Delta this year.…

File photo shows a cargo vessel at Chuanshan port zone of Ningbo Zhoushan Port, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Saturday, 13 February 2021 19:47

China's busiest port sees robust container throughput growth

HANGZHOU, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's busiest port, the Port of Ningbo Zhoushan in the eastern province of Zhejiang, reported strong growth in container throughput in January. The port's container…

Thursday, 11 February 2021 10:35

New cooperation for Maritimes.gr: Chinese news agency XINHUA’s stories just one click away

A new chapter is opening for Maritimes.gr today. We are starting our cooperation with one of the largest news agency in the world, Chinese news agency XINHUA. We are building…

Citizens view lanterns ahead of the Spring Festival at Nanfeng Square in Yuncheng City, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 7, 2021. (Photo by Yan Xin/Xinhua)

Thursday, 11 February 2021 10:20

Xinhua Commentary: "Three cattle spirit" steers China to bullish Year of the Ox

By using the "three cattle spirit," Xi has endowed the household cultural image with new connotations in the new era and set the tone for all CPC members to carry…

The COSCO Pisces container ship approaches Piraeus port, a flagship project of China-Greece cooperation, on Feb. 15, 2019. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)

Thursday, 11 February 2021 10:15

In pics: Cooperation between China, Central and Eastern Europe bears fruit

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) has become closer in multiple areas, including trade and investment, the promotion of China-Europe freight…

Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2021 shows a cargo airplane at Nanchang Changbei International Airport in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Thursday, 11 February 2021 10:12

China EximBank releases bailout funds of over 76.3 bln yuan in 2020

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank) released over 76.3 billion yuan (about 11.85 billion U.S. dollars) of special bailout funds to companies last year.…

Aerial photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows the container dock of Shanghai's Yangshan Port, east China. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Thursday, 11 February 2021 10:04

East Asia leads global trade recovery in Q4 2020: UNCTAD

On a year-over-year basis, trade in goods originating from East Asia grew about 12 percent in Q4 2020, with goods imports increasing by about 5 percent. China's import and export…

Chinese employee Ma Liang inspects the ship repair work at the Ship Repair Zone in the Piraeus port, Greece, Feb. 3, 2021. While the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, is around the corner, Chinese staff members working overseas still stick to their posts at the Piraeus port. China's COSCO Shipping Group acquired the majority of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) shares in 2016 after an international tender, while the Chinese company's subsidiary, Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. (PCT), has managed the port's container terminal since 2009. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

Monday, 08 February 2021 18:46

Chinese staff members working overseas stick to posts at Piraeus port

Monday, 08 February 2021 18:12

China, Europe bolster ties via transcontinental land bridge

NANJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- As beams of sunlight shine on the port of Lianyungang, a number of cranes slowly lift colorful containers and put them in line, ready to…

Containers of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited are seen at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles County, the United States, Feb. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Saturday, 06 February 2021 18:26

Senior Chinese diplomat holds phone conversation with U.S. secretary of state

China-U.S. relations now stand at a key moment, said Yang, adding that the Chinese government takes a stable and consistent policy toward the United States. BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) --…