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Hong Kong safer for trading than China WELSH businesses looking for cheap manufacturing opportunities in the Far East would do well to consider Hong Kong as a safer alternative than mainland China, according to a representative from the former colony.

Transport systems see heavy traffic The China Post news staff TAIPEI, Taiwan –– Traffic jams emerged yesterday on northbound freeways and highways as the Double Ten holiday draws to an end, prompting people to return to their jobs in northern Taiwan.

By John Addison (10/11/08). A record number of Americans are saving thousands per year by using public transportation from one day per week to living car free. In 2007, a 50-year record of 10.3 billion trips per year, saving over 4 billion gallons of car gasoline use.

Former defendants accuse politicians and media of bias By Loa Iok-Sin STAFF REPORTER The former defendants in a corruption scandal involving a former National Science Council (NSC) deputy minister and the nation’s leading rocket scientist accused the media and politicians yesterday of manipulating the case.

By Kevin J. Powers Field Organizer California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) Every commuter has had the misfortune of sitting in traffic. The flashing break lights and crawling cars can be almost hypnotic, and in those moments our minds drift to more pleasant thoughts.

...why yes, that was me ("Kevin along I-5") calling in to Dr. Bill Wattenburg, filling in for Gene Burns this evening. After I left Mt. Shasta City, KGO's signal grew strong enough to hear as the sun set. I don't always agree with Dr. Bill, but after listening to him talk for a while, I decided to try and call and ask his opinion on High Speed Rail.

By Alan Kandel It's high time that California and the rest of the country climb on board; climb on board high-speed rail, that is. If California doesn't do it first, it’s tough to imagine what other area in the United States will? Japan has had their 186 mph Shinkansen (bullet...

By Peter L. Stahl Pete Rates the Propositions (Please see My Semi-Biennial Lecture on Bonds for my opinion on bonds in general.) Wheeeeee! Would you like to zip across California at 220 MPH? To tunnel through mountains and glide through cities? To embark and arrive at futuristic stations straight...

I am not 100% enthusiastic about Proposition 1A, the California High-Speed Rail Bond. Specifically, I think the route choice over Pacheco Pass is wrong, and will, 50 years from now, be seen as a short-sighted mistake. The main reason the route was chosen was to pander to San Jose-area politicians who couldn't bear the thought of their city not being a stop for every single train.

Excitement is raising for Erie supporters of a plan to develop a high-speed rail corridor through the Great Lakes region. Jim Carroll of the Erie Times-News reported about a recent visit to Erie by Andrew M.