The cumulative cargo volume transported through the cross-border China-Laos Railway had exceeded 10 million tons as of Monday, since its entry into full operation on Dec. 3, 2021.
On Monday, a cold chain international train loaded with fresh vegetables, seasonal fruits and other goods slowly drove out of Mohan Station on the Chinese side of the China-Laos Railway, signifying that the cumulative international cargo transportation handled by the China-Laos Railway had exceeded 10 million tons.
The China-Laos Railway starts from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province in the north and ends in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos in the south. Cross-border cargo transportation covers 12 countries co-constructing the "Belt and Road" including Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and major cities in 31 provincial-level regions in Chinese mainland. The average daily train count on the railway has grown from two in the early days following its entry into operation to 17 currently.
"In order to improve the quality of train operations and meet the customers' demands for timely transportation, we monitor the loading progress in real time, schedule the shipping in a scientific manner, and coordinate the transportation organization to ensure smooth journey," said Li Hongxing, deputy director of the Kunming Logistics Center under the Kunming Railway Bureau.
In order to further improve the quality of cross-border cargo transportation and provide diversified logistics options for domestic and foreign companies, the railway department has continuously innovated freight service models. It operates two fixed-time "Lancang-Mekong Express" international freight train runs every day, and also launched special train services such as the China-Laos-Thailand international freight train services, and cold chain special train services for fruit and vegetable.
Cumulative cargo transportation volume handled by China-Laos Railway exceeds 10 million tons
The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,965, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.
Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli military operations in Gaza caused 56 deaths and 278 injuries in the region, bringing the total injuries to as high as over 97,500, said the authorities.
About 20 armed fighters of Hamas were killed in the northern Gaza's Jabalia region over the past day, according to a report released by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Tuesday.
The report added that across Gaza a great number of weapons including grenades, anti-tank rockets, and rifles were seized, many footholds of Hamas were removed, and over 70 targets were stricken from air.
The Israeli military shoot at the offices of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza on Tuesday after they encircled the institute, said the health authorities in Gaza, adding the military also demanded the patients in multiple hospitals across the Gaza Strip to leave.
An Israeli soldier was killed in a close combat with the Al-Qassam Brigades, said the military wing of Hamas on the same day, adding that it also attacked the Israeli military reinforcements with bombs.
Air-raid siren could be heard in Israel's southern city of Sderot and nearby towns on late Tuesday with the Israeli military claiming that two rockets sent from Gaza were intercepted. Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, claimed the responsibility of the attack. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, the one-year anniversary of Gaza conflict, appealed for peace in the Middle East.
He noted that since Oct. 7, 2023, "a wave of shocking violence and bloodshed has erupted," and the war that followed "continues to shatter lives and inflict profound human suffering for Palestinians in Gaza."
"It is time for the release of the hostages. Time to silence the guns. Time to stop the suffering that has engulfed the region. Time for peace, international law and justice," he said, adding that the UN is fully committed to achieving these goals.
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 41,965
