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S.Korean truckers threaten to block port, deepening president's woes

World
2008-6-15

STRIKING South Korean truck drivers threatened to block the country's largest port to protest surging fuel prices, deepening the woes of the government, already reeling from public outrage over the resumption of US...

Demonstrators demand junta step down in Bangkok

World
2007-6-10

THOUSANDS of people yesterday marched to and rallied in front of the Army headquarters in central Bangkok, which houses the Council for National Security (CNS) led by Thai Army chief Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, to demand...

Tulip theme park to open

Metro | World Expo
2004-12-8

A NEW Dutch-styled tulip theme park will open to the public in coastal Nanhui District next March, with 3 million tulips on display, park managers said yesterday.

Dutch park is planned

Metro | Culture and history
2003-6-24

A LITTLE touch of the Netherlands is headed to Shanghai.

Levitating toward the future

Feature | Events
2003-1-1

China is taking a bold step into the future with the trial run of the magnetic levitation train line. James Chang reports on the significance of this historic project

Maglev project proceeds on target

Metro | Urban construction
2001-7-31

CONSTRUCTION of the Shanghai Transrapid Maglev Demonstration Line is going ahead full steam, officials said, with the first three girders being completed at a Pudong factory recently.

High ridership seen on maglev

Metro | Traffic
2001-3-6

IN 2005, when the city's high-speed maglev line is supposed to have been in operation for two years, the per-hour, one-way ridership during rush hours is envisioned to be 1,970, according to projections by the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Institute.

Maglev project on track

Metro | Traffic
2001-3-2

CITY officials looked into the future yesterday and liked what they saw: The world's first high-speed maglev line traversing Pudong at 430 kilometers per hour within two years.

'Clean green land' plan

National
1999-12-8

CHINA will build an ecological demonstration area in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to strengthen environmental protection in the area, according to local officials.