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China-Vietnam rail freight volumes surge 86% to record high in 2025
This route has strengthened its position in China-Vietnam trade, accounting for around 73 per cent of total rail-exported cargo to Vietnam and 86 per cent of containerised shipments by this mode. Both shares rose compared with 2024, highlighting rail’s expanding role in bilateral logistics, said Vietnamese media reports.
China-Vietnam cross-border rail freight hit a record in 2025, with volumes rising 86 per cent year on year to about 37,000 TEUs, as per the Nanning Railway Logistics Centre.
Rail now dominates bilateral cargo flows, supported by broader commodity diversity, higher train capacity, increased service frequency, and planned customs reforms to improve efficiency and reduce logistics costs.
Rising demand has also diversified cargo flows. The centre noted that the number of commodity categories transported between the two countries increased sharply, from 262 to 455 over the year, signalling broader trade engagement.
To cope with higher volumes, China’s railway sector upgraded operations on the Pingxiang-Dong Dang route. Train towing capacity was increased from 1,000 tonnes to 1,300 tonnes, lifting customs clearance capacity at the Pingxiang railway border gate by about 30 per cent. In parallel, weekly train services were expanded from three to fourteen, improving reliability and throughput, added the reports.
Looking ahead, the Nanning Railway Logistics Centre plans to reform the customs monitoring model at Nanning International Railway Port. The proposed measures aim to simplify clearance procedures, cut logistics costs and enhance efficiency, further improving the quality and competitiveness of cross-border rail services between China and Vietnam.
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Around 10,000 units of agricultural machinery will be purchased in all this year, raising the fleet to 292,000 machines, the president’s official website said in a release.
Uzbekistan plans to raise the share of automated cotton harvesting to 70 per cent this year, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
The proportion of machine-harvested cotton is 52 per cent now.
It plans to acquire 800 cotton-picking machines, as well as 6,000 seeders, tractors and combines.
The country will seek $400 million from global financial institutions to back farmers in acquiring new equipment.
The level of mechanisation in agriculture now stands at 81 per cent.
Uzbekistan has purchased 1,756 cotton-picking machines in the last few years, raising the proportion of machine-harvested cotton to 52 per cent.
Last year, 2.1 million tonnes of cotton were harvested using automated machines.
Uzbekistan will seek $400 million from international financial institutions to back farmers in acquiring new equipment. Tractors and combines will be available on a 10-year lease at 18-per cent interest in local currency, with the first two years interest-free. The government will subsidise 8 per cent of the interest rate.
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Bangladesh and Japan have signed EPA.
Japan will allow duty-free entry for Bangladeshi garments, while Dhaka will gradually cut tariffs on selected Japanese goods after ratification.
Pact will help Bangladesh avoid 8–15 per cent MFN tariffs.
Some analysts warn of competitive pressure from reciprocal duty cuts on Japanese apparel inputs.
Leather products do not receive immediate zero-tariff access.
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