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Asia
Commentary: Is the shine coming off Japan’s bullet trains?
LOUGHBOROUGH, England: Just ten days before the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan opened its Tokaido Shinkansen, a high-speed rail line…
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Hanoi’s high-speed rail plans lay tracks for closer China-Vietnam ties
SINGAPORE: Vietnam has laid out plans to begin work on two high-speed rail projects connecting it with China by 2030,…
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Travel
London tube strikes: Severe disruption expected for a full week
Industrial action planned in 2023 was averted after talks progressed, but negotiations appear to have stalled this time around. ADVERTISEMENT…
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Eurostar service to resume on Sunday after floods caused outages
PARIS/LONDON: Eurostar train services linking London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam will fully resume on Sunday, the company said in a…
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Asia
Commentary: Concerns over China-backed high-speed railway do not derail Indonesia’s agency
But China was not the only country to offer financing for this project. Funding for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway was…
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Travel
From Brocken to Hell: 5 of Europe’s spookiest train journeys
The only thing that’s not scary is the carbon emissions you’ll save from not flying. ADVERTISEMENT As spooky season looms,…
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Asia
Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed railway unlikely to be profitable, say observers
The bullet train can get between the capital Jakarta and Bandung in 45 minutes. Source: CNA
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News
China launches first cross-sea bullet train line near Taiwan Strait
It is China’s first cross-sea, rapid line with bullet trains that will travel over bridges across three coastal bays and…
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Sport
Digital Innovations drive Smart and Sustainable Cars of the Future
In this edition of Sci-Tech we visit the IAA Mobility event in Munich, in Germany. We’re checking out the latest…
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Asia
Indonesia expands subsidy for electric motorcycles to more people; riders and experts say further measures needed
The main basis for the policy change is to accelerate the building of an electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem in the…
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