Public wary of high-speed railway – Survey

WENZHOU, Zhejiang – Although a spokesman for the Ministry of Railways said on Sunday that China’s high-speed rail technologies are advanced, passengers have not regained confidence in the service after Saturday’s deadly accident in Zhejiang…

Cleanup of train collision site continues

Two cranes move a derailed compartment away from the railroad track on a viaduct near the city of Wenzhou in East China’s Zhejiang province, July 24, 2011. An accident occurred on the viaduct at approximately…

How legal system pushes some to limit

In a fit of desperation, after being ignored by the legal system for years, Wang Qiang finally resorted to violence. In July last year, the 34-year-old villager from Qinhuangdao of Hebei Province stabbed four court…

Extra buses aid stranded passengers

Long-distance bus operators in Shanghai put more than 60 vehicles on standby on Sunday, using extra buses to transport additional daily passengers south to aid commuters stranded by the train accident on Saturday in Wenzhou,…

Fugitive train robber trapped in transit

A member of a gang of Trans-Siberian train robbers who robbed, raped and murdered passengers was arrested after 18 years on the run Friday at Beijing Capital International Airport as he tried to transit to…

Rail equipment shares plunge after train crash

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, July 25 – Shares of China rail equipment makers fell as much as 16 percent on Monday after a deadly train crash at the weekend triggered concerns about the safety of China’s fast-growing rail…

China to tighten rules on pesticide use

Law enforcement officers from the industry and commerce administration of Deqing county, Zhejiang province, check whether pesticide residue in peppers in a greenhouse exceeds the standard. Ni Lifang / China Daily The crackdown comes as…

Young campers get taste of military life

Dressed in camouflage clothing, over 170 students participate in a military summer camp held in East China’s Jinan city by the Juvenile Working Committee of Shandong province, July 24, 2011. The five-day program aims at…