A China-Europe freight train departed from Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday, marking that the number of international freight trains operated by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area this year has exceeded 20,000.
The train loaded with electronics, home appliances and some other goods left Guangzhou's Zengcheng West Station for Europe via the Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Currently, international freight train routes from the Greater Bay Area span Europe, Central Asia, ASEAN and beyond.
The variety of cargo has grown from traditional mechanical and electrical products to high-value-added items, including new energy vehicles and photovoltaic modules.
Int'l freight trains departing from China's Greater Bay Area surpass 20,000 this year
About 2 million elderly people with disabilities in China have received government subsidies to purchase caregiving services so far this year, the country's Ministry of Civil Affairs announced Thursday at a press conference.
The subsidies are available to older individuals who have been assessed as having moderate or more severe disabilities, based on criteria that evaluate their ability to perform daily activities as well as their mental, sensory and cognitive functions.
The Chinese government rolled out this nationwide subsidy program at the beginning of this year, after several months of pilot in limited regions. So far, elderly care service providers across the country have recorded more than 6.5 billion yuan (about 957 million U.S. dollars) in service payments covered by the subsidies, according to the ministry.
The ministry estimated that the subsidy program has generated about 29 billion yuan in growth for the elderly care service sector.
2 mln elderly people receive caregiving service subsidies in China in 2026: ministry
