A crane unloads a container from Manila, the Philippines at a distribution center in Xiamen, Fujian province on Aug 29. [Photo by Ma Xuguang/xmnn.cn]
A container from Manila, the Philippines was delivered from Xiamen, East China's Fujian province to Moscow, Russia on a China-Europe cargo train on Aug 30. It is expected to arrive at its destination in 15 days, Xiamen Daily reported.
This was the first time that the Philippines has sent its exported goods through Xiamen by ocean-railway transport, following the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
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