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Beijing now also has a Central Asian rail connection

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March 20, 2025
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The first freight train to Central Asia departed from Beijing on the morning of 19 March. Its final destination is Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where the train…

I’ve travelled the world on sleeper trains, these trips stood out

Helen Carrie
December 24, 2024
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From sharing a carriage with smugglers in North Korea to chatting with skinheads in the US, this traveller has seen it all on overnight trains. But, a $53 journey in Vietnam was one of the most memorable.

More Than You Might Think: A Look At Beijing’s Various Airports

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April 24, 2024
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China’s biggest, oldest, and most mysterious airports are all in Beijing.

Chinese telcos given 2027 deadline to ditch foreign chips

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April 15, 2024
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To reduce dependence on foreign technologies, Chinese officials have reportedly mandated the country’s leading telecom operators – including China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom – to eliminate foreign semiconductors from their networks b…

New freight route connects China and Serbia

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March 25, 2024
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A new freight route between China and Serbia has started operating. The route connects the Chinese province of Hebei with Serbia’s capital Belgrade. The train service aims to increase connectivity between Europe and China as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Freight trains running on the newly established route will take twenty days…

Cybersecurity agencies issue warning over Chinese hacking group

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March 21, 2024
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Government cybersecurity authorities in the US and allied nations are sounding the alarm bell again over the Chinese hacking group known as Volt Typhoon. In a joint advisory issued on Tuesday, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CI…