New western land-sea corridor sees record-high import, export scale

The scale of goods exported and imported through China's new western land-sea corridor hit a record high in the first quarter this year, according to Chongqing Customs.

The value of goods that imported and exported by the 13 provincial-level regions and two cities along the corridor reached over 200 billion yuan (more than 27 billion U.S. dollars), increasing by more than 10 percent over the same period last year.

The new western land-sea corridor lies in the hinterland of the western part of China and is a major channel to support the region's high-level opening up.

Currently, it sends more than 1,250 types of goods to 563 ports across 127 countries and regions around the world.

Multiple buildings in Israel's Tel Aviv have been damaged as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continue to counterattack on Israel and the United States to retaliate their military operation over the past week.

In the city of Tel Aviv, sirens warning residents to take cover have blared across the city repeatedly.

Some residents took cover in underground shelters while others chose to leave the city to avoid the conflict.

Having stayed away from the city for several days, Idan and his family still witnessed strikes from Iran when they came back.

"I chose to get away from the city. After Saturday, we sat in the shelter for 8 hours, back and forth, so we got in the car and we went to the Dead Sea to a hotel. [After] just a little bit of relaxation, this happened. Also, the last time, it was next to my house. It was very scary," said the local resident.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Friday that it has launched a large number of Khorramshahr-4, Kheibar and Fattah missiles towards Israeli and U.S. targets in its 22nd wave of attacks. Also on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces said it struck more than 400 targets across western Iran over the course of the day, including ballistic missile launchers and drone storage facilities.

At least 1,332 Iranian civilians, including women and children, have been killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes and thousands more have been injured in the attacks, Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said on Friday.