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China has begun research and development on a new "super-speed" railway technology, an official with China's Ministry of Railways (MOR) said Tuesday. The new technology will increase the average speed of trains to over 500 kilometers per hour, said MOR Chief Engineer He Huawu at ...
A 98-seat Brazil-made ERJ-190 plane took off from an airport in north China's Tianjin Municipality for Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, on Tuesday, marking the opening of the first international air route operated by the city's local airliner. Tianjin Airlines Ltd., a regional ...
China is set to relax its airspace restrictions in the coming decade to boost the development of the general aviation industry. Meng Xiangkai, general manager of the China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co Ltd, said on Friday that the State Council and the Central Military ...
China's railway passenger traffic from January to September this year rose 9.2 percent year on year to 1.28 billion, largely due to the expansion of China's high-speed rail network, the Ministry of Railway (MOR) said Thursday. The passenger traffic hike was driven by the rapid ...
China plans to build a top-class yacht port in the northern city of Tianjin by the year-end, which will allow the country's super-rich to dock their luxury vessels at a port near the capital Beijing, local officials said Wednesday. The port will cover an area of 900,000 square ...
Orient International Logistics officially opened its logistics center on Monday at Yangshan Deepwater Port, part of Shanghai's effort to develop an international shipping center. The center witnessed smooth operations for the past four months, said Zhu Jianmin, deputy managing ...
The United States appears ready to lift its 21-year-old arms embargo against China in the wake of President Obama's request on Saturday to ease restrictions on the sale of cargo aircraft to Beijing. In an Oct 8 letter, Obama called on the House and Senate to lift the ban on C-130 ...
China's civil aviation industry welcomed a boom during the seven-day national holiday that ended on Oct. 7 as 5.75 million trips were made by air during the time, up 24 percent year on year, government figures show. The booming air travel also saw a 5.3-percent increase in the ...
A US aircraft specialist is looking to cash in on China's increasing demand for pilots and its resolve to open up the sky to general aviation. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Textron Inc, has built a factory exclusively to make aircraft for pilot training in Shenyang ...
The number of motor vehicles on China's roads has hit 199 million, including more than 85 million automobiles, according to a statement released by the the Ministry of Public Security on Thursday. The ministry's definition of motor vehicles includes motorcycles,tractors, trucks ...
Infrastructure construction company China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd is aiming to take equity stakes in more projects to garner a greater say in their decision-making processes and obtain profits over the longer term, a top executive has said. "We expect to have stakes in one ...
Traffic was busy Tuesday, a day after its opening on a highway that runs to northeast China's Hunchun City, which borders Russia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The new highway shortens the time, from seven to fewer than five hours, to travel from Changchun, ...
The surge in domestic airfares has given business travelers in Shenzhen and Guangzhou an idea. Take the bus to Hong Kong's international airport, stock up with duty-free goodies while waiting for the flight and settle down to business class comfort all the way to Shanghai or ...
China started on Sunday to build an extension to the world's highest rail link, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, to Xigaze, the second largest city in the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region. The 253-km extension from Tibet's capital Lhasa to Xigaze will pass through five counties and ...
Passenger numbers through Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) hit a record 814,500 during China's three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, which ended Friday. The airport's passenger traffic hit a daily high of 243,400 on Tuesday, the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival day, ...
For Li Qiang, chairman of the Linrui Wood Products Company in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, Yunnan's strategy of opening-up to its neighbors in southeast Asia means larger profits for his company. "If the highways are built in accordance with province's development ...
China's Southern Airlines will start daily flights between Moscow and Guangzhou by the end of October, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday. The flights will include a stopover in Urumqi, China, it said, quoting Russian sources. Until now, Southern Airlines ...
Due to the strong recovery of China's imports and exports, the Port of Shanghai's total container throughput in the first eight months of 2010 stood at more than 19 million standard containers, making it the largest container port in the world. According to statistics, the Port ...
Cathay Pacific Airways, a major airline in Hong Kong, signed an agreement with Boeing on Tuesday to purchase six more 777-300ER aircraft with an estimated value of 12. 5 billion HK dollars (1.61 billion U.S. dollars) at list price. The additional six newly purchased 777-300ERs ...
Budget airline Jetstar Asia is expected to add its third direct flight to China this November and is looking for further expansion of its operations in the country thanks to the booming number of Chinese outbound travelers, creating a new round of competition among low-cost ...
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Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has decided that ...
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Emerging economies are ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
China is planning to clamp down on back door listings. A back door ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 women's World Cup following a 4...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
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Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...