गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Business ∕ China has 36,000 km of high-speed railways by July Business China has 36,000 km of high-speed railways by July KathmanduPati August 09, 2020 BEIJING– China’s railway network had a total length of 141,400 km by the end of July, among which 36,000 km were high-speed railways, the national railway operator said Saturday. The country invested 67.1 billion yuan (about 9.67 billion U.S. dollars) in rail fixed asset in July, up 3.6 percent year on year, according to a statement on the website of the China Railway Corporation. Investment on big and medium-sized rail projects hit 49.9 billion yuan last month, representing a year-on-year growth of 11.3 percent. During the first seven months, 1,310 km of new railway lines had been put into service, including 733 km of high-speed railway, the statement said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS China extends aid for disaster-hit students in Nepal Chinese President Xi Jinping to pay state visit to US Nepali Congress urges PM Shah to sound alarm on climate… Nepal Stock Exchange halts trading following data centre outage South Korea pledges continued flood recovery support Central Bank introduces re-designed 50-rupee bank note Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0