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Retail Asia14/04/2023

Train operator Vietnam Railways expects to earn a profit this year after posting losses in three previous years due to the impact of Covid-19. The company predicts a post-tax profit of VND3 billion ($127,960) and a revenue of over VND6.5 trillion. In the first quarter this year subsidiary Hanoi Railways served over 800,000 passengers and […]

Retail Asia16/04/2021

Vietnam Railways owes its 11,300 workers four months’ salaries due to a funding delay by the government, and fears this could cause many to quit. It reminded the government that it was supposed to receive VND2.8 trillion ($121.3 million) at the beginning of this year, but has not, forcing it to pay minimum compensation to […]

Retail Asia31/05/2017

DHL Global Forwarding launched a new rail freight service between Shenzhen, China, and Minsk, Belarus, on May 22 with a transit time of less than 12 days. The new service passes through Alatau Shankou – Dostyk on the Chinese-Kazakhstan border which is already used by several other intermodal services, including rail connections from Chengdu, Zhengzhou, […]

Retail Asia06/12/2016

After encountering a slew of character cafes this year, it was particularly refreshing to discover the travel-themed Japan Rail Cafe. The first of its kind in the world, the cafe is East Japan Railway Company (JR East)’s first overseas venture. For the uninitiated, JR East primarily serves the Kanto and Tohoku regions in Japan. Those […]

Retail Asia09/10/2016

Indonesia has officially offered Japan the opportunity to take part in the semi high-speed rail construction project connecting Jakarta to Surabaya in East Java, a senior minister said. Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan delivered the official letter offering the project to the Japanese government during his working visit to Tokyo on Friday, according to a […]

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Vietnam Railways eyes profit in 2023

Vietnam Railways pleads for government funding as staff remain unpaid

DHL launches China – Belarus rail freight service

World’s First Japan Rail Cafe Now In Singapore

Indonesia offers Japan Jakarta-Surabaya rail project