Chinese railway police have begun a nationwide inspection on high-speed rails to ensure safety during one of the busiest travel seasons next month.
A high-speed railway linking the Chinese capital of Beijing with Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, is expected to kick off construction in the first half of 2014.
For northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a new high-speed rail line means more than just easier access for travelers and tourists.
A train for Hong Kong's first high-speed rail rolled off the assembly line on Thursday in east China's coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong Province.
Safety officials in charge of the railway stretch where a train accident killed 79 people in Spain were charged by the court on Tuesday.
The Australian Greens have announced a plan to fast track the construction of high speed rail on the eastern seaboard on the second day of the election campaign, according to its latest statement on Tuesday.
The world economy looks better than it did half a year ago, but uneven pace of growth among regions have brought about a "three-speed" global economy, said the head of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday.
China put the 2,298-km Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, the world's longest, into a test operation on Saturday. According to official announcement, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway will open on Dec. 26 and is expected to cut the travel time to about 8 hours from the current 20-odd hours by traditional lines.
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