City eyes hub role in coffee trade

Chongqing banks on railway freight links to expand business connections with Europe

China expects its railway links with Europe to give a much-needed impetus in making the nation an important coffee trading hub in Southeast Asia.

Yunnan-based coffee producer Hogood Coffee Co said on Thursday that it would use the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe (known as YuXinOu in Chinese) international railway line for exporting coffee products to Europe as it not only cuts costs, but also saves time.