Photos from across China: 2021-02-14-3

Zheng Saisai of China reacts during the first round-singles in Melbourne, Australia, February 9, 2021 [CFP]
Zheng Saisai of China reacts during the first round-singles in Melbourne, Australia, February 9, 2021 [CFP]
CGTN | 14-Feb-2021

Zheng Saisai of China reacts during the first round-singles in Melbourne, Australia, February 9, 2021. Only Zhu Lin, one of the five Chinese attendees, enters AO Round 2. On the second match day of Australia Open (AO), the rest four of the total five Chinese attendees kicked off their women’s singles journey in the Southern Hemisphere, but only Zhu Lin entered the next round as she made short work of 18-year-old competitor Whitney Osuigwe of the U.S. in the first round, winning 6-1, 6-1 in just over an hour.

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Passenger rail trips plunge nearly 70% in China during Spring Festival

A railway staff is seen at Chongqing Railway Station, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, February 11, 2021 [CFP]
A railway staff is seen at Chongqing Railway Station, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, February 11, 2021 [CFP]
CGTN | 14-Feb-2021

The total number of passenger rail trips nationwide dropped from 167,990,000 to 52,330,000 in the Spring Festival, a nearly 70 percent plunge compared with last year, according to China National Railway Group. The figure measured trips made in 15 days from January 28 to February 11, and it shows that even though passenger trips dropped sharply, the total volume of goods delivered by train reached 155.62 million tonnes, increasing by 8.9 percent year on year. Continue reading “Passenger rail trips plunge nearly 70% in China during Spring Festival”