China–Vietnam Rail Freight Volume Hits Record in 2025

China’s rail freight exports to Vietnam hit a record in 2025, volumes rising 86% as capacity and border handling expanded.
China’s rail freight exports to Vietnam hit a record in 2025, volumes rising 86% as capacity and border handling expanded. STR / AFP

China’s rail operator said freight trains departing the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for Vietnam carried a record 37,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo in 2025, an increase of 86% from a year earlier.

The Nanning Railway Logistics Centre said demand for cross-border rail freight between the two countries continued to rise last year. The range of transported commodities expanded from 262 to 455 categories.

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