The first train full of British exports to travel directly from the United Kingdom to China departed from London on Monday morning. It is taking UK-made goods on a 12,000 kilometer journey to Yiwu, in East China's Zhejiang province. Soft drinks, vitamins, pharmaceuticals and baby products were loaded onto the train just east of the capital at the London Gateway terminal in Essex.
The first Sino-Thai Joint Think Tank Forum, held in Beijing by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, included over 80 academics and officials from the two countries. They explored models for synergy between the China-proposed initiative and Thailand's development program.
The first Chagan Lake international ice-sculpture contest will also be held as part of the event, as well as an ice marathon around the lake on Jan 12, 2020.
The five-member ROK delegation was led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, while five delegates from the DPRK were headed by Ri Songwon, chief of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.
The first high-speed railway linking Tianjin and Hong Kong began running Wednesday, according to Tianjin's railway authorities.
The first such mortgage deal in the bike-sharing sector highlights Ofo's heavy reliance on fundraising to maintain operations amid its mounting competition with Mobike Technology Co Ltd.
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The foreign trade volume of private enterprises rose 4.9 percent to 6.42 trillion yuan in H1, accounting for 45.1 percent of the total.
The first trains of the Haoji Railway, loaded with coal, depart Haolebaoji South Railway Station in Ordos in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sept 28, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
The first lady is visiting wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She traveled to the Washington-area hospital on Tuesday morning for a visit the White House did not publicly announce until after she arrived.
The firms will not only sponsor, but also serve the expo with products, services and technologies, according to a consultant for the event.