Category Archives: Transport

Liquids on Chinese airlines

Posted on 2006-08-14 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The international news coverage of the terrorist threat from liquid explosives has not mentioned one interesting point: China has banned passengers from carrying liquids on to departing flights for several years already.

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Chinese travel reading: women in prison

Posted on 2006-08-08 by Joel Martinsen

Delightfully illicit true-crime magazines sold at China’s bus and train stations.

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$12 billion of yak skins – Sino-Indian trade route reopens

Posted on 2006-07-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Coming during the same week that China’s railroad to Tibet took its first passengers to Lhasa, this is an interesting bit of news from Xinhua: China, India reopen historic trade route. There’s more about the cross border trade on India … Continue reading →

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Beijing to Lhasa by train

Posted on 2006-06-29 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Booking are now being accepted for the Beijing to Lhasa train. The trip takes 48 hours, leaving Beijing every night at 21:30 and arriving in Lhasa at 20:58 two days later. Hard seat tickets (for migrant workers and desperate backpackers … Continue reading →

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Chinese electric bikes in Italy

Posted on 2004-11-18 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Chinese electric scooters in Italy.

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