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Taiwan’s worst rail disaster in three decades came after an express train derailed in northwestern Taiwan on Sunday, killing 18 and injuring 175. (Credit: murengstockphoto/Getty Images)

Taiwan express train derailment kills 18 and injures 175A train derailment in northeastern Taiwan on Sunday (October 21), killed 18 people and injured 175, authorities said, in what...

Avis Prestige.

Avis Prestige launches in SingaporeThrough a partnership with Wearnes Leasing, a leading luxury car retailer in Southeast Asia, Avis Car Rental recently announced...

China hopes to catch up with Japan with the launch of its own maglev high-speed trains.

China up to speed with Maglev rail projectChina is jumping on-board the high-speed rail revolution with a design for the prototype of China’s first maglev train with a...

Grab takes on Indonesia, partners with tourism ministry

Grab takes on Indonesia, partners with tourism ministryGrab Indonesia has partnered with Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry to offer tourist information and promotional offers through its...

Thailand’s high-speed airport rail is expected to be complete by end-2023.

Timeline unveiled for Thailand airport railThe winning bid for Thailand’s high-speed rail project linking airports Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao will be officially...

Singapore’s regulator said Grab-Uber deal harmed competition.

Uber, Grab hit with fines by competition watchdogSingapore’s competition watchdog has fined Uber and Grab more than S$13 million (US$9.5m) over their “anti-competitive” deal to...

The US$10.8 billion rail project links Hong Kong to 25,000 kilometre of Chinese high-speed rail network and directly to 44 destinations.

Hong Kong’s high-speed rail takes offThe inaugural 26-kilometre high-speed train trip from the Hong Kong West Kowloon station over the border into China on the...

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link took eight years to complete.

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link opensAfter eight years of gestation, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) will finally open on September 23,...

Business resumed: Railway operators West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) and Nankai Electric Railway Co. have restarted airport rail services early Tuesday morning.

Up and running: Kansai airport’s rail services resumeRailway services to Kansai International Airport resumed on Tuesday (September 18) just two weeks after a powerful typhoon...

The 350km high-speed rail link project connecting Singapore and Malaysia will be deferred for a period up to May 31, 2020.

Singapore, Malaysia to defer high-speed rail projectSingapore and Malaysia have agreed to defer the construction of the planned high-speed rail link between the two countries...