Zhang Shuguang, head of the Ministry's Transport Bureau, said that the new Chinese trains could ferry passengers at the speeds reaching 350 kilometres per hour. Media persons had a sneak preview of the trains on a government-organized trip on Tuesday.
Tata Consultancy Services and its Chinese partners - Beijing Zhongguancun Software Park Development, Uniware and the Tianjin Huayuan Software Area Construction and Development
The former World No 1, who returned to the tour in April following a 15-month doping ban, started the stronger, breaking Sabalenka in her opening service game, but struggled on serve and soon found herself trailing 4-1 in the first set.
China has granted the "national software export base" status to its five more cities, entitling them to special treatment and financial support from the government, as part of its efforts to compete with India.
Chirac is on the second day of a four-day visit dominated by promotion of French business in China.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and Microsoft were selected as strategic partners by Sino-India Cooperative Office of China to set up a software joint venture company for IT outsourcing services and solutions to both global and domestic market.
Pune-based Suzlon Energy Ltd on Friday said its wholly owned subsidiary has bagged an order from China for supply of wind turbines.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Chinese fans vented their fury at coach Zhu Guanghu on Thursday following the national team's last-gasp 1-0 victory over Singapore in an Asian Cup qualifier.
Doctors at the hospital conducted 507 liver transplants and helped other hospital workers in completing 300 similar operations last year, accounting for one-third of the operations conducted nationwide, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Indian software major Satyam Computer Services Ltd plans to expand its China operations by setting up a large research and development centre as well as hiring up to 3,000 engineers by 2007, a senior executive has said.
A kissing contest planned for Valentine's Day in North China's Tianjin city has raised the hackles of many Chinese who prefer romantic affections to be kept private.
Chinese information security experts have spotted a new variant of Mydoom virus disguised as an e-mail "sent failed" message and cautioned the public to be on alert, the state media reported on Wednesday.
Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska celebrated her rise to the top four of the world rankings with a 6-3, 6-2 thumping of Alison Riske in the Shenzhen Open final on Saturday, her 18th WTA career title.
Real Madrid's lacklustre show and the absence of David Beckham may have cost the team some of its fans in China.
Fernandes is in China as part of efforts to enhance bilateral military-to-military trust and understanding and promote stable bilateral ties.
The People's Liberation Army Rocket (Missile) Force tested the new missile in the Bohai Sea.
The 22-year-old Asian Games gold medallist will make a much-anticipated professional debut at the Tianjin TEDA Open on Thursday.
India staged a strong rally to beat the defending champions in the Asian men's volleyball championship.
The total deaths from the more than two-month-old outbreak as reported on Thursday stood at 1,367, with the total number of confirmed cases mounting to 59,804, health officials were quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
In the crucial ninth game Suarez Navarro seemingly held but Sabalenka challenged an ace at 40-15 and won the discussion.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan used all their experience to bounce back and enter the men's doubles final of the Asian Games, in Palembang, on Thursday.
They lost to Iran and suffered their second defeat in the Asian Volleyball championship.
A sense of disquiet prevailed in Beijing as officials announced the capital's first death from the deadly virus, a grim reminder that the epidemic has begun to take toll outside Hubei province.
Maintaining a clean slate, India thrashed Tailand 3-1 to storm into the quarter-finals of the 12th Asian Men's Volleyball Championship at Tianjin.
The 22-year-old rookie, gold medallist in the 2002 Asian Games, finished the Tianjin TEDA Open in China on two-under-par 272.
The Indian Davis Cup team was staring at defeat at the zonal level for the first time in five years following shock defeats of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal on the opening day of the second round tie against China, in Tianjin, on Friday.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova lost her second consecutive first round match with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Japan's Naomi Osaka at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Wednesday.
A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by.
Powerful explosions tore through a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals in north China's major port city, killing at least 50 people and injuring over 700 others as the twin blasts sent fireballs, cars and containers raining down on panic-stricken residents.
Besides Surat, which will also be the world's fastest growing city during 2019-35, the other nine cities are Agra, Bengaluru Hyderabad, Nagpur, Tiruppur, Rajkot, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai and Vijayawada.
Russia's Elena Vesnina ousted German second seed Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California on Tuesday.
The China auto show saw some amazing models being rolled out, some for the first time. Rajesh Karera/Rediff.com picks the best of the lot.
Even if the extradition bill has been suspended, Beijing will eventually impose its system on Hong Kong, observes Nitin Pai.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 12 images.
Belgium have retained injured Vincent Kompany in their final World Cup squad but put fellow defender Laurent Ciman on standby in case the Manchester City skipper is not fit for their opening match in Russia.
Known as the "the world's most profitable high-speed rail," the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway covers more than 1,300 km within five hours.
World No 15 India will now compete in the Zone Group action later this year.
Beijing braces for a 30-year low of minus 16 degrees Celsius from Saturday through Sunday, the Beijing meteorological station said.
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