Over 54 bullet trains that run along the Chinese high speed line between Beijing and Shanghai are being recalled due to defects, according to reports.

Trains will be examined for technical faults following a series of breakdowns on the Beijing-Shanghai line, which culminated in a fatal crash at Wenzhou that killed 40 people last month.

In the days that followed the crash, 688,888 bloggers posted complaints and expressed their anger over the crash on Weiebo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.

Unable to ignore the response, China has announced that speeds will be cut from 155mph to 125mph and prices will be reduced in a bid to win back customers, according to China Railway Group. The high speed network, originally dubbed to be the world’s most advanced rail system, will also be scaled back.

The government had planned to expand total line length to 16,000kms by 2020.

City.Mobi

Also in China today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Beijing.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

beijing.city.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.