China's rail freight volume grows by 9.1 pct in 2018

Photo taken on May 7, 2018 shows a tower crane loading cargoes on a freight train in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China's rail freight volume, an indicator of broad economic activity, rose 9.1 percent year on year in 2018, according to the China Railway Corporation. Railways carried 4.02 billion tonnes of freight last year, 334 million tonnes more than the previous year, data from the company showed. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)