URUMQI puma rihanna creepers brown , Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- A China-Europe freight train carrying 36 containers of auto parts, engineering equipment, and daily necessities left Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region puma rihanna creepers camo , Friday.


The train will travel through Xinjiang's Alataw Pass and stop at a port in Kazakhstan where the containers will be transferred to ships which are bound for Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.


This new rail-ship route was jointly launched by railway authorities of Xinjiang and Kazakhstan, and opens quicker access to connect China with Central Asia, West Asia and Europe.


According to the Xinjiang railway bureau puma rihanna creepers red , the 4,186-kilometer journey will take eight days, less than one-third of travel time via rail alone.


"The rail-ship route can save logistics time and increase the added value of our export products," said Liu Chang puma rihanna creepers black , general manager of a Shanghai-based global trade company.


"Urumqi plans to send 1,400 China-Europe trains in 2018, further improving connectivity with Central Asian and European cities," said Nan Jun puma rihanna creepers beige , vice general manager of Xinjiang Xintie International Logistics Company.


The number of China-Europe freight train trips reached a new high of more than 3,000 last year, and is expected to reach 4,000 this year puma rihanna creepers white , according to China Railway Corporation.






VIENTIANE， March 22 (Xinhua) -- Laos' surge in human development of almost 50 percent since 1990 continues on a positive trajectory even as inequalities are rising both in-country and globally， UNDP said in a press release on Wednesday.


Exclusion of women， people living in remote areas and ethnic groups create chronic barriers for human development progress and lead to significant disparities within the Asia-Pacific region， leaving many behind. This is one of the key findings of the Human Development Report 2016 entitled "Human Development for Everyone"， launched Wednesday in Lao capital Vientiane in presence of Kikeo Chanthaboury， vice minister of Lao Planning and Investment and Kaarina Immonen， UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Laos.


The report found that although on average human development improved significantly across all regions from 1990 to 2015， worldwide almost 1.5 billion people live in multidimensional poverty -- reflecting acute deprivations in health， education and standards of living.