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All aboard for the three-day Qingming Festival holiday

A railway attendant arranges luggage on a train in Yangtze River Delta region [SHINE]
A railway attendant arranges luggage on a train in Yangtze River Delta region [SHINE]
SHINE | 06-Apr-2021 | By Hu Min

The Yangtze River Delta region had a daily record high number of railway passengers for the year on Friday. That figure is estimated to further climb on Saturday, the first day of the three-day Qingming Festival holiday. On Friday, 2.64 million people took trains in the region, posing a daily record for the year, and up 1.9 percent from the same day in 2019, China Railway Shanghai Group said on Saturday. Continue reading “All aboard for the three-day Qingming Festival holiday”

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Between China and U.S.: Are ASEAN countries making a choice?

Between China and U.S. Are ASEAN countries making a choice [CGTN]
Between China and U.S. Are ASEAN countries making a choice [CGTN]
CGTN | 06-Apr-2021

Editor’s note: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines over the last three days. The meeting was regarded as a response to Washington’s pressure on China recently. As Sino-U.S. relations deteriorate, will Southeast Asian countries be forced to choose? Continue reading “Between China and U.S.: Are ASEAN countries making a choice?”