Beijing: China CNR Corporation Limited (CNR), announced that it will roll a prototype of hybrid high-speed train off the production line in September 2015.
Changchun Railway Vehicle Co, Ltd (CRC) of CNR will integrate two or three power sources — electricity, battery pack or diesel engine — into the trains, according to CNR.
The design speed of the trains will be 160km per hour, said CNR.
Vessels collide off Hiroshima
Tokyo: Japan’s Defence Ministry has said that a sports fishing boat capsized after colliding with the Maritime Self-Defence Force transport vessel Osumi off Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan yesterday morning.
Ministry officials said two of the four people rescued from the fishing boat are said to be suffering cardiorespiratory arrest, according to Japan’s (NHK WORLD) website.
Ministry officials said the sports fishing boat was carrying a captain and three customers.
‘Migrant workers treated fairly’
SINGAPORE: Singapore yesterday denied that a riot last month by some 400 South Asian migrant workers in the city-state was triggered by discontent over their wages and living conditions.
In a letter reacting to a New York Times editorial in late December, its ambassador to the United States Ashok Mirpuri said “we will treat our migrant workers with respect, but will take firm action against those who break the law.”
We strive to ensure that they are fairly treated and properly paid,” he said. Agencies
