Containers from Vietnam were transited to Moscow by a train from Xiamen, Fujian province on Dec 30, according to local media reports.
Xiamen is among the five more Chinese cities beginning offering 144-hour visa-free transit services to foreign travelers from 53 countries on Tuesday, said the National Immigration Administration.
Xiamen is set to construct a fully-fledged smart city and complete its artificial intelligence industry chain, according to an action plan recently released by the local government.
Representatives of Kyushu, the third largest island of Japan, visited Xiamen, Fujian province on Dec 19, aiming to boost cooperation with the Chinese city.
Former world marathon silver medalist Vincent Kipruto will lead Kenya's charge at the Xiamen International Marathon on Jan 6.
The 2018 Cross-Straits Happy Life Festival came to an end in Haicang, a district in Xiamen, Fujian province on Dec 22.
The ship departed with a whistle on what is now its regular route at Xiamen port in Fujian province on Dec 24, marking the official launch of the first container liner route identified as Silk Road Sea Transport in Fujian.
