BRI Stories | Throughput of SCO int'l logistics park in Lianyungang hits 289 million tonnes

Inaugurated in 2015, the SCO (Lianyungang) International Logistics Park covering an area of about 69.79 square kilometers is home to over 1,600 enterprises. (SCO stands for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization)

BRI Stories | Luban Workshop grooms talents for Tajikistan's industrialization, modernization

The Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia.

BRI Stories | NPU Kazakhstan branch strengthens China-Kazakhstan educational exchange

A striking building in Almaty now displays the name "Kazakhstan Branch of Northwestern Polytechnical University" in Kazakh, Chinese and English. This marks a significant milestone in educational collaboration between China and Kazakhstan.

BRI Stories | China's new energy industry benefits Malaysia's green transformation

In Kuala Ketil, the southern part of Kedah state of Malaysia, stands a 260-acre photovoltaic power station.

BRI Stories | A glimpse of China-constructed Equatorial Guinea's Malabo National Park

Constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), Malabo National Park, one of the largest city parks in Central Africa, was officially put into operation in 2016. The construction of the park has brought numerous job opportunities for local people and enriched the cultural life of Equatorial Guinea.

BRI Stories | Ancient temple excavation gains progress by joint Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission

The Montu Temple, located at the Karnak Temple Complex of Egypt's monument-rich city of Luxor, was dedicated to the worship of Montu, a falcon-headed war god.

BRI Stories | Public welfare project exemplifies China and Angola's friendship

Located 18 km south of Luanda, Angola's capital, the "new city" Kilamba stands prominently on the horizon. More than a decade after its completion, this monumental public welfare project, executed by Chinese firms, comprises 700 buildings and 20,000 housing units, providing contemporary living conditions for its 120,000 inhabitants.

BRI Stories | How Chinese are helping Suriname turn around its farming fortunes

As the sun rises over the Saramacca District, the promise of pomelo season fills the air. In Ashwien Doekhi's orchard, a scene of abundance unfolds, with trees heavy-laden with ripe citrus fruits swaying gently in the breeze. Doekhi, his brother, and an eager team of workers dived into their harvest.

BRI Stories | Direct route facilitates Chilean cherry imports for Chinese consumers

North China's Tianjin Port has launched a new direct shipping route to facilitate cherry imports from Chile -- the first direct shipping service for Latin American cherries bound for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

BRI Stories | Chinese digital TV services make AFCON broadcast available to villagers' homes in Cote d'Ivoire

Thousands of people living in remote areas in Cote d'Ivoire and other African countries were able to watch the matches at home when the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicked off on Saturday, thanks to broadcast services provided by StarTimes, a Chinese digital TV operator.

BRI Stories | Egypt's skyscrapers "put on" Chinese glass curtain walls

In the vast and scorching desert in North Africa, Chinese and Egyptian workers are working against the clock to dress up a cluster of newly erected high-rises in glass walls made in China.

BRI Stories | He makes music a bridge for cultural exchange between China and Indonesia

Randy Geovani Putra, 36, hails from Bandung, Indonesia. He came to Guangxi to study for a master's degree in 2015. Upon graduation in 2018, he became a teacher of the Gamelan (an Indonesian orchestra composed mainly of tuned percussion instruments) art at Guangxi Arts University, and also served as the principal of the university's Gamelan.

BRI Stories | Cooperation and exchanges between the Mountain City Chongqing and the Lion City Singapore

The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity was launched in 2015. It is the third such cooperation initiative between China and Singapore. Through the cooperation project, exchanges between Chongqing and Singapore in the business, leisure tourism and culture sectors have been deepened in recent years.

BRI stories | Chinese-aided satellite television signal project brings happiness to Mozambican families

The Government of Mozambique announced in May 2020 the completion of a project to bring digital satellite television signal to 1,000 villages in the country, benefiting over 20,000 families.

BRI Stories | Fiberglass manufacturing contributes to Egypt's economic development

Egypt is rich in quartz stone, kaolin, limestone and other mineral resources, the important raw materials for the manufacture of fiberglass. However, these resources had not been fully utilized due to the lack of relevant technologies, equipment and professionals.

BRI Stories | China-trained Kenyan youth realizes his dream at Konza transformer substation

David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation.

BRI Stories | Togolese youth blossoms through Sino-Africa Belt & Road cooperation

Leon Kossivi, a young Togolese employee of a Chinese company, has engaged in multiple Sino-Africa infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). As for him, these projects play an important role in the development of his hometown and other African countries, while enabling him to blossom and build a happy family.

BRI Stories | Piraeus Container Terminal helps Greek Paralympic athlete achieve his dream

A custom sit-ski wheelchair donated by Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) in Greece, a subsidiary of China's COSCO Shipping, is helping alpine skier George Sfaltos achieve his dream of competing in the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.

BRI Stories | Witnessing friendship between China and Africa along the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway

The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration project of the Belt and Road Initiative.

BRI Stories | Kazakh engineer embraces

China and Kazakhstan are pioneers in production capacity and investment cooperation, under the framework of the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and Kazakhstan's "Bright Road" new economic policy. The cooperation list includes 52 projects worth a total of more than 21.2 billion U.S. dollars.

BRI Stories | Workers on the Hungary-Serbia railway project

The Hungary-Serbia railway under construction is a major project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which symbolizes deep cooperation between China and Europe.

BRI Stories | A journey from student to translator on the China-Thailand railway

Pannaros Boonserm, 33, is a translator in a supervision company for the first section of the China-Thailand railway project.