FEATURE
NEW FREIGHT
TRAIN ROUTE
BETWEEN ASIA
AND EUROPE
By Samniang Saenram
World leaders continue to deliberate
on global connectivity and free trade at
major world forums. There are also calls
to promote “One Belt One Road”. On the
ground, two freight trains have already
made history in linking two continents.
They have completed their maiden
journey from Yiwu, an eastern city in
China to Spain and Iran separately.
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