Cargo train in first with arrival at Moscow hub

The first freight train from China bound for a major logistics center in Moscow arrived in the Russian capital on Thursday, heralding a boost in rail-borne trade between the two countries.

The train left Shenyang, the capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, on July 3, with its final destination the Berelast Logistics Center. The journey marked the start of regular rail freight services between Shenyang and Moscow using the Berelast complex.

It carried auto parts, chemicals, mechanical equipment, along with 300,000 masks donated by the commercial department of Liaoning province and other institutions in Shenyang.