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The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles said Monday the agency would undertake a “comprehensive review” of towing practices in response to an investigation by The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica. The reporting found that some low-income residents were losing their cars because they couldn’t afford the recover…
A truck driver pulled a man and his son from a burning, overturned vehicle in southeastern China’s Fujian province.
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Hong Kong's MTR railway system is considered one of the best in the world, moving more than half the city’s population daily. It has been praised for its safety and punctuality, and in 2023 completed 99.9 per cent of its passenger journeys on time. For 45 years, the iconic transport network has been a crucial lifeli…
The devastating crash of a Jeju Air passenger jet at South Korea's Muan International Airport killed 179 of the 181 people on board. The December 29, 2024, aviation disaster was the latest in the grim history of tragedies in the country resulting in significant loss of life. Other major incidents include a devastati…
The crash of Jeju Air 7C2216 is among the worst air disasters in the nation’s aviation history
A passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on December 25, 2024, killing 38 people. Twenty-nine people survived and have received hospital treatment. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 had flown hundreds of kilometres off its scheduled route from Azerbaijan to Russia before it crashed on the …
The carmakers cited increased competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers as one reason behind the merger
A mother and a daughter were seen sliding down an icy road on Mount Heng in China’s Henan province. The pair were unharmed, reports said.
Malaysia’s government has agreed to a plan to resume the search for missing flight MH370 in a new area in the Indian Ocean, 10 years after the plane disappeared with 239 people on board. Malaysia’s cabinet agreed in principle to an offer from deep-sea explorers Ocean Infinity to resume search operations in a 15,000 …
In a bid to lure more international visitors, casino operators and the city’s government have been on a mission to diversify Macau’s economy. The initiative, which emphasises non-gaming offerings like tourism, events and entertainment, has been dubbed “Macau 3.0.” In an exclusive interview, Sands China president and…
Chinese carmaker Xpeng has unveiled its next car model, the P7+, an “SUV-coupe” hybrid with AI features.
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Electric vehicles (EVs) are fast overtaking the consumer market in Hong Kong as the city strives to become a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. Phasing out gas-guzzling cars, also known as ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles, is an important component of that plan. But while the ambition is there, Hong Kong l…
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Hong Kong’s Airport Authority is spearheading a HK$100 billion (US$12.9 million) expansion project amid growing competition in the region. Vivian Cheung Kar-fay, acting CEO of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, said the Airport City project aims to transform the air transport centre into a multifunctional landmark, al…
Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has called for a Pan-Asia rail link to connect his country with China. Loke said the line would offer an alternative trade route for Beijing and other Southeast Asian nations amid security concerns in the South China Sea. In an interview with the Post, he also addressed chal…
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Nasa satellite images from November 18, 2024, showed a thick smog covering several South Asian cities including the Indian capital New Delhi and the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Karachi. The region’s blanket of smog is an annual crisis blamed on farmland stubble burning, factories and car exhaust. Authorities have…
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Chinese residents paid tribute to victims of a deadly knife attack at a college in eastern China on November 17, 2024. A former student of the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology went on a stabbing rampage on November 16, killing eight people and injuring 17 others, police said. The suspect, a man arreste…
A female military pilot in China has captured attention at the Zhuhai air show because of her supposed resemblance to South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo. Xu Fengcan, a helicopter pilot in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), served as a commentator at the air show. The country’s biggest air show is also known as the C…
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Millions of drivers who were mis-sold car finance agreements must wait until at least 2027 to receive compensation, regulators have announced.
Residents of the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai gathered on November 12, 2024, to pay tribute to victims of a deadly car attack. Thirty-five people were killed and dozens more injured when an SUV drove into a crowd on November 11, according to local police. The incident took place on the eve of an international air…
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Hong Kong is preparing dozens of trial events at the city’s enormous new Kai Tak Sports Park ahead of its official opening in the first quarter of 2025. The park will cover about 28 hectares (69 acres), making it the city’s largest venue for sports and other mega-events. The main stadium is set to host several mega-…
Digitalisation and electrification in parts of Hong Kong’s economy have brought growth opportunities as well as decarbonisation challenges, according to the head of CLP Holdings, the larger of Hong Kong's two power utilities. CEO Chiang Tung-keung told the Post that he attributed half of CLP’s 2.5 per cent power sal…
Getting around Hong Kong with a pet is not easy for many owners, especially if they do not own a car. The city’s first animal-friendly double-decker bus hit the road on October 13, 2024. Pet owners have welcomed the new coach service that runs on weekends and public holidays. But many say it's far from enough to mak…
North Korea has flexed its military muscle by testing a huge new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Hwasong-19, state media said on November 1, 2024. Pyongyang already faces international uproar over its troops being deployed to aid Russia in Ukraine. The October 31 launch flew higher than any prev…
Thousands of Halloween revellers, dressed in colourful costumes, flocked to Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong nightlife area on October 31, 2024. Police introduced crowd-control measures early on, closing roads in phases starting from 2pm and implementing a one-way pedestrian flow as the crowd size grew later in the evening…
A Chinese company says it has conducted a test flight of a prototype commercial transport plane that can travel at Mach 4 – or twice the speed of a Concorde. Space Transportation, headquartered in Beijing, said on October 27, 2024, that its Yunxing prototype plane completed the test flight the previous day. The comp…
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Engineers at South Korea’s Seoul National University of Science and Technology have developed a “flying cart” they hope will change how people shop. The new aerial cargo transport platform is called “Palletrone” – a combination of words for cargo “pallet” and multirotor “drone”. The device can be controlled using ge…
A quick-thinking bus driver stopped his vehicle to save a choking child in central China.
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A group of passers-by in central China worked together to lift a car in order to rescue a five-year-old girl trapped underneath.
North Korea blew up sections of deeply symbolic roads connecting it to the South on October 15, 2024, according to the South Korean military, which has responded with a “counter-fire” operation. Officials in the North accused the South of using drones to drop anti-regime propaganda leaflets on its capital Pyongyang …
China has the world's longest high-speed railway. It only took about 20 years for the country to develop the 45,000km (28,000-mile) network. Known as an “infrastructure monster”, it is an example of the sort of development that has benefited China’s political system. The country also exports railway technology as a …
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