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Hyperloop pushes dream of low-cost futuristic transport
AFP, Published on 23/09/2016
» BERLIN - Is it a plane, is it a train? No, say supporters of Hyperloop, a futuristic mode of transport floated by Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk that promises high-tech, high-speed and cheap travel over long distances.
Toymakers target 'kidults' at high-tech Hong Kong fair
AFP, Published on 09/01/2014
» Never mind girls and boys -- adults who refuse to grow up are being increasingly targeted by a toy industry promoting adolescence as a lifestyle choice, say industry watchers.
Giant transport hub planned
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 14/11/2012
» The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has many megaprojects in the pipeline including the Phahon Yothin Transport Complex, 10 lines of mass transit systems and high-speed trains in three routes that the government is being urged to put to a bid by 2015.
France pulls plug on Internet forerunner Minitel
AFP, Published on 28/06/2012
» Three decades after it launched, the Minitel -- a made in France forerunner to the Internet that at its height was installed in nine million homes -- will shut down for good on Saturday.
China to censor outspoken crash coverage: analysts
AFP, Published on 28/07/2011
» Chinese journalists and web users have defied censors with scathing criticism of the state after a deadly high-speed rail crash, but analysts predict the government will soon clamp down.
China brings forward key high-speed rail launch
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» China has announced it will bring forward by a day the launch of a much-anticipated high-speed train link between Beijing and Shanghai to June 30.
China's launch of key high-speed railway imminent
AFP, Published on 13/06/2011
» China's much-anticipated high-speed railway linking Beijing and Shanghai is set to open this month, the government said Monday, shrugging off safety concerns after a recent corruption scandal.
Technology to boost public safety
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 02/06/2010
» SINGAPORE : Motorola is taking public safety solutions to a new level with the launch of the industry's first Tetra 2 in-car radio with high-speed TEDS data along with far-ranging improvements to its command and control and intelligence systems that help support mission-critical operations in policing, fire, oil and gas through to transportation, airport, seaport and other industries.