US president blasts long-delayed project to link Los Angeles and San Francisco as a ‘boondoggle’ and a ‘train to nowhere’. United States President Donald Trump has pulled the plug on $4bn in funding for a long-delayed high-speed rail line in California, blasting the project as a “boondoggle” and a “train to nowhere”. Trump said in…
UPDATE: The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will be holding two public meetings this week to discuss the proposed Interstate 24 project in Hamilton County. The second meeting will be on Thursday, July 10, from 5:00-7:00pm at John A. Patten Community Center on Kelly Ferry Road. The proposal is to widen a 10-mile section of I-24 from…
A father in China who has been criticised for locking his naked toddler son in an iron cage claims the pen was purely used to prevent the boy from wandering. On June 16, several naked toddlers were spotted on a red tricycle parked by the roadside in Hainan province, southern China, and one of them…
A manual labourer who touched the hearts of Chinese internet users 15 years ago with the sacrifices he made for his toddler child has received a Father’s Day gift from his now young adult son. “Father, please take care of your health. I hope I can share a bit of your pressure,” said Ran Junchao,…
About 25 per cent of Hong Kong employers plan to cut staff in the next quarter, according to a human resources company’s survey, as the latest government figures showed the city’s unemployment rate reached a 30-month high of 3.5 per cent for March to May. Workforce solutions provider ManpowerGroup Greater China released its latest employment…
Hong Kong police have begun issuing electronic fines for parking and traffic offences, with some drivers calling for increased publicity over the measure and a longer transition period. The digital system began operation on Sunday, allowing penalty tickets to be delivered via SMS or email. Drivers can review the fines on a new website and…
Hong Kong will introduce electronic driving licences in mid-September following the passage of a bill by the legislature, but lawmakers have questioned the need to spend HK$12.5 million (US$1.59 million) to fund a related mobile application. Some legislators also urged authorities to take a flexible approach to enforcement, especially in cases in which drivers had…
Hong Kong Airlines is set to cancel flights to Kagoshima and Kumamoto in Japan in July and August, citing sluggish demand for tourism in the country, while flight schedules between the city and Nagoya will also be adjusted. The carrier announced the flight adjustments on Thursday amid growing concerns about a long-feared megaquake predicted to…
Far too many companies in Hong Kong have left themselves vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a new police review that should warn all operators to immediately step up their game. Regular security checks are required by law for private firms with infrastructure deemed “critical” for the normal functioning of society. The rules in place since…
Services will run between London Euston and Stirling from the middle of 2026 in the hope it will provide more competition for the likes of LNER and Avanti West Coast Stirling will benefit from the new service Six Scottish train stations are set to be linked with London in a major new rail service. The…