homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Construction


Subscriber content preview

September 30, 2016

Japan wants to build bullet train linking Singapore and Malaysia

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart on Wednesday to promote Japan's Shinkansen “bullet” train technology for use in a planned high-speed railway linking Singapore and Malaysia.

Abe, serving as top salesman for Shinkansen trains, held talks with Lee Hsien Loong at the state guest house — a venue for top-level hospitality — instead of the usual Prime Minister's Office. Japan is bidding for a planned railway linking Singapore and the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.