Why Rahul is wrong about the Indian farmer

Rahul Gandhi accuses the Modi government of being in thrall to corporate fat cats at the expense of farmers and other common folk. But the facts do not bear out this argument. Indian farmers are......

World's 10 fastest trains

Japan now boasts of having the world’s fastest train.  Image: Japan’s Maglev train sets a new record. Photograph: Reuters     And if a train with this speed runs in......

Ageing society: China to lose labour force

China, dubbed as the 'world'sfactory', will inevitably loose its advantage in labour force andwitness a slow down in economic growth due to a fast ageing society, a government think-tank has......

China to increase high-speed rail network to 30,000 km

At present, 4,000 electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are operated daily on China's HSR network, accounting for 63 per cent of the total passenger trains operated daily in the nation. China, which......

China: Empty roads, jammed rivers

A few weeks ago, driving back from the industrial town of Huzhou to Shanghai in China, I called for a stop. We had been driving for a good hour on a four-lane highway, passing mostly small towns......

Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era

IMAGE: The 19th Asian Games is set to officially open on Saturday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on......

Olympics torch relay to resume after mourning

The Beijing Olympic torch relay will resume on Thursday in the coastal city of Ningbo after three days of national mourning for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, Xinhua news agency said.......