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一 |     (ECNS) -- The first direct China-Europe Railway Express freight train departed from Baoji in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on Tuesday, headed for Nizhny Novgorod of Russia. The launch makes Baoji as the province’s second logistics hub with direct rail links to Europe, following the provincial capital, Xi’an.    Carrying 55 containers of locally manufactured auto parts, including engines, chassis, and tires, valued at over 7.12 million yuan (about $1 million), the train will travel via the Alashankou port in Xinjiang to reach a Russian automotive plant.    The new direct route offers a faster and safer alternative to traditional maritime shipping. The rail journey takes just 15 to 18 days, compared with over 40 days by sea. It also minimizes cargo damage by protecting high-precision parts from sea moisture and avoiding multiple transfers at coastal ports.    Previously, Baoji only received inbound European trains and operated Central Asia routes. The inaugural direct freight train from Baoji to Europe successfully fills the city’ gap for lacking local outbound trains to Europe. In 2025, Baoji has processed 742 European and Central Asian trains, marking a 151.3% year-on-year increase.    (By Intern Lin Qiaochu, Zhang Dongfang)                    。    Canberra, Oct 11 (UNI) Two Australian men have been charged with bribing Sri Lankan officials to secure infrastructure contracts worth millions of dollars.
Australian police arrested the pair last month after a decade-long investigation spanning several countries, BBC reported.
The men, aged 67 and 71, worked for a company which has been accused of misconduct in South Asian countries, it said.
They are yet to respond to the charges and will face court.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) say the men arranged bribes of more than A$304,000 ($190,000) to government officials between 2009 and 2016.
The bribes were allegedly made in the pursuit of two Sri Lankan projects -- which police did not name -- worth A$14m.
The charges follow an investigation into SMEC International Pty Ltd, an Australian-based engineering firm, which involved authorities from the US, Canada, India and elsewhere, the BBC reported.
More arrests and charges are possible, the AFP said.
"Corruption undermines fair competition and can have disastrous consequences for developing economies, global anti-poverty and development efforts," Detective Supt Helen Schneider said.
Originally known as the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corp, SMEC was formed in 1949 to build an iconic Australian infrastructure project. It has since grown to employ 5,400 staff in many countries.
In 2017, the World Bank temporarily barred SMEC and four subsidiaries in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from bidding for any of its contracts, the report said.
The World Bank said it had discovered evidence linking the company to suspected "inappropriate payments" in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
At the time, a spokesperson for SMEC said the allegations did not relate to any Australian projects, and that the company would continue to strengthen its corporate integrity compliance programmes.
Protests erupted in Sri Lanka this year over corruption allegations and the country's worst economic crisis in history, it said.
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