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☆ These maps show how far China's freight railways are stretching across Asia
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING — In the last two years, China has announced the opening of new freight train lines, while cross-border railways have become a feature in President Xi Jinping's meetings with regional leaders. Here's a look at where the rail lines are being built across the Asian continent. In the last six months, China also opened freight train lines to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, according to state media. Those freight lines are in addition to China's relatively older rail network through central Asia — connecting Yiwu in eastern China to London. While it's difficult to verify how operational all the rail lines are, official reports offer a glimpse at how China's Belt and Road ambitions are panning out.

Of seven new dams planned in Laos, at least four are co-financed by Chinese companies, according to Mekong Dam Monitor data. 'WAKE-UP CALL'Farmers in the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta region were not prepared for the speed at which their landscape - and fortunes - have changed. The Mekong River Commission estimated in 2018 that total sediment flow by now would be around 47 million tonnes per year. "Mainstream dams catch everything," said economist Brian Eyler at the Stimson Center, which runs the Mekong Dam Monitor. The Xayaburi and Don Sahong dams in Laos are the most recent to come online, with Xayaburi the largest on the entire Mekong River.

☆ Mărturii dramatice despre pasagerii avionului prăbușit în Indonezia: Urmau să plece cu alt zbor, dar și-a reprogramat cursa
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Imediat după anunțul că turnul de control a pierdut legătura cu aeronava, rude și cunoscuți au venit în aeroport pentru a afla vești. Irfansyah a fost printre zecile de rude care s-au repezit la aeroportul Soekarno Hatta din Jakarta pentru a obține informații în urma accidentului, scrie Sky News. Aceștia ar fi trebuit să ia o cursă programată mai devreme, operată de aceeași companie aeriană, dar au schimbat în ultimul moment zborul. Un alt pasager din avion era Panca Widiya Nursanti, o profesoară care se întorcea după o vacanță în orașul natal Tegal. Se urca deja în avion și a spus că condițiile meteorologice nu sunt bune.

Persons: Irfansyah, Sora, Aceștia, Yusuf Al Idrus, Ihsan, Hakim Organizations: Sky News, BBC Indonezia Locations: Indonezia, Lancang, Jakarta, Windania, Tegal, Kalimantan, Vest

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