Feature: New shipping route adds fresh momentum to China-Indonesia trade ties
BATAM, Indonesia, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Amid the sound of ship whistles, a container vessel slowly departed from Batam Port in Indonesia's Riau Islands province.
The voyage marked the inaugural sailing of a new direct shipping route operated by China's shipping giant COSCO from Batam to Yangpu Port in south China's island province of Hainan, enhancing sea connectivity between China and Southeast Asia.
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