Tag: Subway

Shanghai Metro Crash Injures More Than 200 [Updated]

One train on Shanghai Metro’s problem-plagued Line 10 apparently ran into another as it waited at a station. Over 200 were injured, three (update: around 20) seriously, but no fatalities have been reported. Signal failure has been blamed for the accident, raising possible links to the Wenzhou high speed rail crash. See Shanghaiist’s coverage for breaking updates on the crash (or follow

September 27, 2011 6:19 PM

China Approves Series of Infrastructure Projects

Aiming to boost its economy, China has recently approved huge budget allocations for railway and subway projects. From Re

November 28, 2012 6:54 PM

Directives from the Ministry of Truth: Beijing Floods

The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and

July 23, 2012 7:14 AM

Shanghai Rail Commuters Get Onboard With a Prayer

At Bloomberg’s World View blog, Adam Minter describes reactions to the recent Metro accident in Shanghai, where man

September 30, 2011 2:38 PM

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