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Thailand's China-built high-speed rail on track but delayed
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: One of Thailand's oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line that has caused unease about lost heritage and closer ties to Beijing.
Saving nature: Conserving 30% of the land, sea just the start
AFP, Published on 30/03/2022
» GENEVA - Expanding nature reserves to cover at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 is the flagship proposal of high-stakes talks to rescue Earth's animals and plants from human destruction.
Second black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered: state media
AFP, Published on 27/03/2022
» BEIJING: The second black box has been recovered from last week's deadly China Eastern plane crash, state media reported Sunday, and could help solve the mystery of the jet's breakneck descent.
Drones, thermal scanners scour China Eastern crash site
AFP, Published on 24/03/2022
» WUZHOU, China: Recovery teams deployed drones and thermal imaging equipment Thursday across a mountainous area where a China Eastern plane inexplicably crashed with 132 people on board.
Chinese recovery teams comb debris of crashed passenger jet
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» WUZHOU, China: Chinese recovery teams on Tuesday picked through the debris of a crashed China Eastern jet after it inexplicably plummeted from the sky into a mountainside with 132 people on board.
Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, Xi orders probe
AFP, Published on 21/03/2022
» BEIJING: A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed onto a mountainside in southern China on Monday causing a large fire, shortly after losing contact with air traffic control and dropping thousands of metres in just three minutes.
Crashed World War II aircraft found in India after 77 years
AFP, Published on 21/01/2022
» NEW DELHI - A missing World War II plane has been identified in India's remote Himalayas nearly 80 years after it crashed with no survivors, following a treacherous search that led to the deaths of three guides.
Laos’ scenic railway built on mountain of Chinese debt
AFP, Published on 19/12/2021
» Laos opened a new $6 billion rail link with China to much fanfare this month, but analysts warn the party could be short-lived as the government grapples with a potential debt crisis.
Asia's biggest flower market makes stars out of influencers
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» KUNMING: Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencer Caicai speaks into her smartphone from a small studio at Asia's biggest flower market -- with thousands of customers eagerly awaiting her view on the best deals.
Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts are questioning the benefits of a project that has seen thousands of farmers evicted from their land.