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The Seishun Juhachi Kippu (tPW, meaning something like “Youthful 18 Ticket”) is a seasonally available railway ticket, which gives you three or five days of unlimited, nationwide travel on local and rapid JR (Japan Railways) trains. It lost a lot of its value when it underwent a renewal in late 2024, but it can still […]
High-speed rail has the potential to transform a country by slashing commute times and emissions. But it ain’t cheap. After decades of debate the Albanese government established a High-Speed Rail Authority in 2022 and committed to a $500 million plan for a high-speed rail corridor between Sydney and Newcastle. The dream is for a network […]
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Across the Daugava River from Riga’s Old Town, just a short walk from the National Library of Latvia, sits a low red brick building that used to be the locomotive repair workshop of the Latvian Railway. The building, built in the 19th century, now houses the Latvian Railway History Museum, a collection of over 1,000 […]
China Telecom, one of the country’s state-owned telecom giants, has created two LLMs that were trained solely on domestically-produced chips. This breakthrough represents a significant step in China’s ongoing efforts to become self-reliant in AI technology, especially in light of escalating US limitations on access to advanced semiconductors for its competitors. According to the company’s […]
Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In September, we’re celebrating superlatives as we look at some of the world’s biggest, tallest and most expensive attractions and destinations. CNN — Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I’ve had plenty […]