(Xinhua file photo: Workers unload boxes of watermelons from containers at an international border checkpoint in Lanzhou. Gansu Province, northwest China)
LANZHOU, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — Just before the Chinese New Year, “black melons” harvested from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam were transported to an international border checkpoint in Lanzhou. Gansu Province, northwest China with many types of rail and road transport Through the new international land-sea trade corridor This helps to add color to the local market.
Xu Yafeng, the company’s deputy general manager, imported this batch of watermelons. which was shipped to Lanzhou on January 14 and has been so popular with consumers that about half have sold out. He said the watermelons from Vietnam arrived in time for the Chinese New Year festival. It allows local consumers to taste exotic fruits from abroad.
The import of black watermelons from Vietnam is a result of efforts to expand trade cooperation between Gansu and ASEAN countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by 2023, covering products such as energy, minerals, grains, seeds, fruits and vegetables
According to data from Lanzhou Customs, the import and export volume between Gansu and ASEAN countries in 2023 totaled 8.94 billion yuan (about 45.4 billion baht), up 55 percent year on year.
In recent years Gansu Aims to develop six agricultural industries with local characteristics, including beef, lamb, vegetables, fruits, potatoes and herbal medicine, by improving the efficiency of the industrial structure by upgrading the industrial chain. Create a group of agricultural products of excellent quality Excellent identity and has a high competitive ability
At the same time, Gansu continues to develop international logistics channels, such as the opening of a multi-modal railway freight train service on the route “Dunhuang” (Dunhuang-Tianjin-Thailand), which transports 1,000 tons of asbestos from Dunhuang to Thailand. in November 2023
Wang Yuecheng, Chairman of Gansu Logistics Group, who attended the annual meeting of the Gansu Provincial People’s Congress said that Gansu should continue to upgrade the operation and service of Gansu freight trains on the new international land-sea trade corridor.
Meanwhile, Gansu has certified 598 international freight train trips in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 38 percent. and opened three new international shipping routes, with Gansu’s exports growing 3.8 percent and cross-border e-commerce transactions expanding 6.3 percent year-on-year.
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