by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 3, 2023 | Laos, Asia, Business, China, Lifestyle, Travel
Cross-border passenger trains on the Laos-China Railway are expected to come into operation this year due to growing demand, according to Xinhua. The railway has recorded rising numbers of passengers making local trips on both sides of the border since its launch on...
by VF | Sep 3, 2022 | ASEAN, Asia, Business, Economy, Southeast Asia, Technology
The first set of Chinese-made train cars for Indonesia’s high-speed railway has arrived in Jakarta. The 142.3-kilometer (88.4-mile) railway worth $5.5 billion is being constructed by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China, a joint venture between an Indonesian consortium of...
by VF | Nov 24, 2021 | Asia, Lifestyle, News, Technology, Travel
A recent study found that adding five pairs of small wings on each train carriage would generate additional lift and reduce the weight of the train by nearly a third, taking the top speed to 450 kilometers per hour. The research is part of a project launched by...
by VF | Mar 18, 2021 | Asia, News, Technology, Travel
A prototype maglev train at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu aims to set a new speed record for trains. The current record by Japan’s SCMaglev is 603 kilometers per hour. China’s goal:...
