"Prime Minister Singh noted Japan's interest in supporting the introduction of high-speed railway system in India, " the joint statement noted, adding that he "appreciated Japan's high level of expertise in designing and implementing" shinkansen systems.

WSJ: Japan, India to Restart Nuclear-Energy Talks

General Electric is part of several announced deals, including a project to expand high-speed rail in the U.S. using Chinese technology and a joint effort with Shenhua Gasification to building clean energy generators.

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The French are not happy that German trains, not French ones, will run on the soon-to-open high-speed link between Moscow and St Petersburg, nor that Siemens is pulling out of its nuclear joint venture with Areva.

ECONOMIST: France, Germany and the European Union

And yesterday, in an attempt to claw back ground from Verizon Communication's joint wireless venture with Vodafone and Sprint Nextel, Cingular yesterday launched BroadbandConnect--its own high-speed wireless Internet service--in 16 markets.

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