A new international railway route from southwestern China's Chongqing municipality to Mandalay in southern Myanmar has been launched, with the first freight train leaving the Chinese town on May 23 and set to arrive in the Southeast Asian city about 20 days earlier than what it would take on traditional routes.

The new route is expected to strengthen Chongqing's connectivity with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and signatories of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Chongqing official Ba Chuanjiang said.

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