Xinjiang railway's cargo dispatch volume exceeds 100 million tons this year

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had dispatched a total of 101 million tons of goods this year as of Thursday, marking a 2 percent year-on-year growth, according to the China Railway Urumqi Bureau.

The 100 million-ton milestone was reached three days earlier than last year, said the authority.

These goods shipped from Xinjiang included more than 39.4 million tons of coal, an increase of 6.8 percent year on year, which have added new momentum to the efforts to ensure national energy security and served the high-quality development of the regional economy, said the bureau.

Xinjiang railway's cargo dispatch volume exceeds 100 million tons this year

Xinjiang railway's cargo dispatch volume exceeds 100 million tons this year

China hopes the Republic of Korea (ROK) will handle the submarine cooperation with the U.S. with prudence, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.

Lin made the remarks in response to a media inquiry regarding the ROK and the U.S., which will launch discussions next year on implementing agreements between their leaders about the ROK building nuclear-powered submarines, uranium enrichment, and other issues.

"On the submarine cooperation between the U.S. and the ROK, China has articulated its position more than once. We hope the ROK will handle the matter with prudence," said Lin.

China hopes ROK will handle submarine cooperation with U.S. with prudence: spokesman