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Â鶹 Correspondent - Best of: High-speed rail dreams and realities in China and Japan

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Journeys that once took hours now take only half the time. Bullet trains and high-tech infrastructure have changed the way we think about time and distance. And the evolution continues, as Beijing and Tokyo move forward with their visions of the future. Â鶹's Tan Si Hui and Michiyo Ishida join Teresa Tang in this episode. 

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Teresa Tang

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Â鶹 Correspondent - Best of: High-speed rail dreams and realities in China and Japan

Journeys that once took hours now take only half the time. Bullet trains and high-tech infrastructure have changed the way we think about time and distance. And the evolution continues, as Beijing and Tokyo move forward with their visions of the future. Â鶹's Tan Si Hui and Michiyo Ishida join Teresa Tang in this episode. 

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Â鶹 Correspondent - Brewed in China: How a tea nation got hooked on coffee

In a country where tea has reigned for thousands of years, a new aroma is taking over the streets - coffee. From Shanghai’s dizzying array of cafes to the tech-fuelled rise of coffee brands and the new wave of local roasters, coffee has become China’s new cultural currency. Genevieve Woo speaks with Â鶹 senior correspondent Tan Yew Guan to learn more about China’s java scene. 

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Â鶹 Correspondent - Will the Johor-Kuala Lumpur electric train service live up to the hype?

Who doesn't want to save time and money? That's what proponents of the new Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur electric train service are looking forward to when the line opens at the end of the year. But critics question if the track will be ready on time. Teresa Tang speaks to Â鶹 digital correspondent Amir Yusof about just how revolutionary the new transport link will be. 

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Â鶹 Correspondent - Young and jobless: Why some youth in China are pretending to be employed

For many young people in China, graduation has become synonymous with being unemployed. In a dire job market some are turning to pretend workplaces to maintain a sense of routine and motivation. Fake boss, fake office and fake company, but there could be some real benefits. Â鶹 digital correspondent Bong Xin Ying tells Teresa Tang what pretending to work is all about.

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Â鶹 Correspondent - Fast cities, slow lanes: Asia’s traffic trap

Asia’s fastest-growing cities are on the move — but not always forward. From Bengaluru’s tech boom to Kuala Lumpur’s car-first legacy and Singapore’s long-term road map, prosperity in some Asian cities often comes with gridlock. What’s driving the congestion crisis? Can technology or political will finally turn things around? Genevieve Woo speaks with correspondents Ishan Garg in India and Afifah Ariffin in Malaysia on what it will take to clear the path ahead for Asia's traffic woes.

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