en.Wedoany.com Reported - On the morning of May 27, with a long blast of the train whistle, a "Central Asia Train (Xining—Ho Chi Minh)" fully loaded with nearly a thousand tons of polyvinyl chloride slowly departed from the Shuangzhai Logistics Center on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in Xining. It will exit the country through the Pingxiang port in Guangxi, covering a total rail distance of approximately 3,200 kilometers, with its final destination being the Trang Bom Station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This marks the first containerized international freight train bound for Ho Chi Minh City launched by Qinghai Province, building upon the regular operation of international freight trains to Vietnam. It signifies that Qinghai's logistics corridor to Southeast Asia is operating more stably and maturely.
This train service was coordinated and organized by the Qinghai Provincial Department of Commerce in conjunction with China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group Co., Ltd. and other departments. The train utilizes a full-journey container rail transport method, significantly shortening the transit time compared to traditional transportation modes. Furthermore, container transportation eliminates the need for secondary loading and unloading at the Vietnamese railway station, saving considerable time compared to the previous boxcar handling and effectively reducing the overall logistics costs for enterprises.
According to reports, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Qinghai has operated a cumulative total of 597 international freight trains, reaching 16 cities in 10 countries including Belgium, Russia, India, Thailand, and Kazakhstan. Export products cover soda ash, polyvinyl chloride, chrysotile, goji berries, and carpets, while import products include oats. The role of international trains in ensuring the stability of the province's foreign trade industrial and supply chain has become increasingly prominent.
In the first quarter of 2026, Qinghai operated 38 international freight trains, driving the export of salt lake chemical products to a record high. The combined export value of salt lake chemical products such as polyvinyl chloride, magnesium oxide, and sodium carbonate (soda ash) reached 330 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.7%. The successful launch of this container train to Vietnam further consolidates Qinghai's operational achievements in train services to Southeast Asia, promotes the continuous expansion of exports of advantageous products like salt lake chemicals and new materials, and injects new momentum into the stable development of the province's foreign trade.
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