China's fixed-asset investment in railway construction soared 10.5 percent year on year in the first four months of the year, to a total of 184.9 billion yuan (about 25.59 billion U.S. dollars), data from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed.
The increased investment contributed to pushing forward the construction of a modern railway infrastructure system in the country at an accelerated pace, according to the state-run enterprise.
In April, the Chizhou-Huangshan Railway, linking Chizhou City and Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, started operation. As a tourism route connecting Jiuhua Mountain, Huangshan Mountain, Taiping Lake and other tourist attractions, the railway is of great significance to promoting economic and social development of the regions on the route.
From January to April, the Lanzhou-Wuwei section of Lanzhou-Zhangye high-speed rail line, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, as well as the Nanchong-Bazhong section of the Hanzhong-Bazhong-Nanchong Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province began joint test.
In the four-month period, the construction of a batch of other major projects, including the Meizhou-Longchuan high-speed railway in south China's Guangdong Province and the Wuhan-Yichang section of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu high-speed railway in central China's Hubei Province was also advanced.
China has made notable achievements in improving its transport infrastructure networks and transport services in recent years. By the end of 2023, the operating mileage of the railway network reached 159,000 kilometers, including 45,000 kilometers of high-speed tracks.
China's fixed-asset railway investment up 10.5 percent in first four months
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday accredited China Media Group (CMG) broadcasting team for providing coverage of 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
A recognition ceremony was held at CMG Shanghai International Media Port where IOC president Thomas Bach and CMG president Shen Haixiong presented certificates to representatives and unveiled the logo for CMG's Olympic coverage.
A team of over 2,000 members, including journalists, editors, broadcasters, and technical support personnel, will be dispatched to provide broadcasting service for Paris Olympics which will be held from July 26 to August 11.
The CMG will produce the international broadcast signal for gymnastics, table tennis, badminton, and sport climbing, delivering over 400 hours of live coverage.
On Saturday, two CMG production vans equipped with 4K/8K B6 ultra-high-definition broadcast systems departed from Beijing and will be shipped from Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, before arriving in Paris by the end of July. This will mark the first-ever Olympic Games broadcast with 8K Ultra HD technology.
Prior to this, 1,256 pieces of broadcasting equipment, packed in 10 standard containers, were transported from the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port to the Port of Le Havre in France.
Sunday's ceremony also saw the launch of new programs dedicated to Paris Olympics, which will be aired 07:00 to 09:00 every morning from Monday on sports channel and new media platforms.
One year ago, the CMG was officially invited to become one of the main broadcasters for Paris 2024 after the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) and the CMG signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing to establish a long-term cooperation mechanism.
IOC president accredits CMG broadcasting team for Paris Olympics coverage
