BEIIJING (China Daily/ANN): Having run on the rails for 13 days, the first freight train serving a new route linking Chongqing municipality in Southwest China and South-East Asian nations reached Padang Besar, Malaysia, on Thursday (June 15), with its compartments fully loaded with industrial products.
The arrival, announced by the route’s operator on Monday, is seen as another milestone in enhancing ties with China’s trading partners, especially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean.
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