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US to end shipping loophole for Chinese goods Friday
Washington (AFP) May 1, 2025 The United States is set to end tariff exemptions on Friday for goods shipped from China worth less than $800, a move which could have significant ramifications on consumers' purchasing habits. US President Donald Trump's decision to ban the so-called "de minimis" exemption from May 2 could affect some 4 million shipments every day, according to the White House. The move announced last month means that goods shipped commercially will soon be subject to new tariffs of 145 percent - the current ... read more |
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Greek PM promises bold action after train disaster anger induces reshuffleAthens (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted a stable-outlook economy, the disaster-hit transportation sector and migration as key areas of action for his new government sworn-in Saturday. ... more
Paint them white: how Brazil is keeping trains on trackSao Paulo (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Few people suspect that when they board a train during a heatwave they may be risking their lives, as high temperatures can warp tracks and maybe even cause the train to derail. ... more 
China's sprawling rail projects around AsiaTokyo (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Vietnam approved plans on Wednesday for a multi-billion-dollar railway with China, boosting links between the two communist countries. ... more 
Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into elephantsColombo (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police said. ... more |
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Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount FujiTokyo (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a local governor said Monday. ... more
Tokyo Metro shares rocket on debutTokyo (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in six years. ... more 
Tokyo Metro: Asia's oldest subway goes publicTokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2024 Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the Japanese megacity and its sprawling suburbs. ... more 
Austria Greens leave transport pass as legacy ahead of voteVienna (AFP) Sept 28, 2024 Sunday's national vote in Austria is expected to punish the Greens, whose support has plunged since 2020 when they formed an unprecedented coalition with the conservatives. ... more 
Japan plans driverless bullet trainsTokyo (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country's demographic crisis. ... more |
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First step for Europe's hyperloop vehicles with test launch
Veendam, Netherlands (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer Monday with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. Hovering inside a sleek 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel, a dark and light grey striped pod levitates at the order from the mission control centre, before powering away using magnetic propulsion and with no one aboard. For the moment, the speed is relatively slow at 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) per hour ... read more 
India's strategic railway bridge closes the gap to KashmirReasi (AFP) July 24, 2024 Soaring high across a gorge in the rugged Himalayas, a newly finished bridge will soon help India entrench control of disputed Kashmir and meet a rising strategic threat from China. ... more |
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US freight company to pay $310 mn over East Palestine derailmentWashington (AFP) May 23, 2024 The freight company responsible for a large toxical chemical spill in Ohio last year has reached a $310 million settlement with US authorities, officials said Thursday. ... more
Mexico tourist train an environmental 'nightmare,' activists saySolidaridad, Mexico (AFP) May 4, 2024 In a cave in Mexico's Riviera Maya, where nature has sculpted a subterranean landscape of stunning beauty, thick steel columns supporting a controversial new tourist railway intrude into a delicate ecosystem. ... more 
Transport of the future? Europe's longest hyperloop centre opensVeendam, Netherlands (AFP) Mar 26, 2024 Europe's longest tunnel for testing hyperloop technology opens Wednesday in the Netherlands, with operators hoping passengers could one day be whisked from Amsterdam to Barcelona in a couple of hours. ... more 
Chinese train maker withdraws from Bulgaria tender after EU probeBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 26, 2024 Chinese rail giant CRRC has withdrawn from a tendered project in Bulgaria after the EU last month launched a probe into it over suspected subsidies, the European Commission said on Tuesday. ... more
EU announces subsidy probe into Chinese train makerBrussels (AFP) Feb 16, 2024 The European Union on Friday announced a probe into a subsidiary of Chinese rail giant CRRC suspected of using state subsidies to unfairly undercut European rivals. ... more |
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