This article originally appeared in Business Insider.. Russia plans to build a new high-speed railway, with trains that would speed from Moscow to Beijing in just 48 hours. At the moment, it takes ...

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Beginning on May 24, 1960, the K3 train departed for the first time from Beijing to Moscow via Ulan Bator and wild Siberia. Over the past 52 years, the train has run once a week all year round.

China and Russia are considering building a high-speed rail line thousands of kilometres from Moscow to Beijing that would cut the journey time from six days on the celebrated Trans-Siberian to ...

The Moscow-to-Beijing direct route will measure about 7,000 km (4,340 miles), effectively three times further than the longest high speed railway in the world, the Beijing to Guangzhou train, ...

An aerial drone photo shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia waiting for departure at a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025.

We’re entering the time of year when, depending on the destination, planning travel may be more appropriate than actually doing the traveling. Like, say, exploring Russia, Mongolia and China.… ...

Editor’s note: This is the last of a three-part story recounting a round-the-world journey made by Donna Altes, a retired Napa teacher. BEIJING — My heart was racing as I flew to Beijing to ...