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‘Night scene of Tuen Mun’ video filmed by Hong Kong Light Rail joyriders sparks police manhunt | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Police are searching for two men who jumped onto the roof of a Light Rail carriage to film themselves travelling on top of a light rail through Tuen Mun in the New Territories. The duo, who were not wearing any protective gear, can be seen filming their surroundings from a moving carriage, and jumping off …
How a remote railway in the Gobi Desert is driving China’s space missions | South China Morning Post
In the Gobi Desert in northwestern China, a 271km (168-mile) railway line plays a crucial role transporting spacecraft and other equipment to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. While not featured on any official maps, the railway has served the country’s space missions for more than 60 years.
BMW wows at world’s biggest tech show with ‘chameleon car’ in 32 shades | South China Morning Post
BMW introduced a new colour-changing car that morphs like a chameleon into different colours to suit the driver's mood. The German luxury carmaker first unveiled its colour-changing E Ink technology at the Consumer Electronics Show last year, but the colour range was limited to black, white and grey. For this year's…
North Koreans join mass rally to support government goals for 2023 | South China Morning Post
Thousands of North Koreans have joined a mass rally described as showing for the new year policy goals outlined by the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, including increasing nuclear capabilities and improving national infrastructure. Workers, students and party members were gathered at the May Day Stadium in the capit…
Henan residents in China smash police car over fireworks ban, 6 arrested | South China Morning Post
Six people have been arrested in central China’s Henan province for allegedly smashing a police car and attacking officers. The police had turned up at the scene on January 2, 2023, to enforce an existing ban on fireworks. Police said the group in Luyi county was “suspected of picking quarrels and provoking trouble”.
Stranded vehicles emerge as floodwaters recede in parts of California | South China Morning Post
Floodwaters began to recede on January 2, 2023 in parts of northern California, revealing stranded vehicles. Northern and central California were hit by a powerful weather system called an “atmospheric river” on New Year’s Eve, which brought heavy rain to the region. It triggered traffic jams, blackouts and road clo…
Nepal’s newest China-built airport opens | South China Morning Post
The China-built Pokhara International Airport, the 3rd international airport in Nepal, was put into operation on January 1, 2023 in the country’s second largest city. The Pokhara airport was built by a Chinese company with loans from China. The project is seen as a “key project” for the Belt and Road Initiative, acc…
Bangladesh opens the country’s first metro rail in capital city | South China Morning Post
Bangladesh opened its first metro rail line in the capital city, Dhaka, on December 28, 2022. The line, partially funded by Japan, connects Dhaka’s centre and a prime neighbourhood. As one of the most densely populated cities in the world, Dhaka and its over 20 million residents suffer from traffic congestion. Excit…
One dead in over 200 car pile-up on Chinese bridge during foggy conditions | South China Morning Post
More than 200 cars rammed into each other, with some ending up on top of other vehicles, in the capital of the central Chinese province of Henan. The vehicle pile-up, which happened on December 28, 2022, left one person dead. The accident is said to have been caused by dense morning fog that engulfed the bridge in Z…
Driver in China drowns after his car was hit by ambulance | South China Morning Post
A 60-year-old driver drowned after his vehicle was hit by an ambulance, causing him to fall into a 1.1 metres-deep ditch in central China’s Hubei province.
New China highway with world’s longest spiral tunnel opens to traffic | South China Morning Post
A new highway in China featuring the longest spiral tunnel opened to traffic in Henan province on December 26, 2022. It connects Xinxiang city in Henan and Jincheng city in neighbouring Shanxi province, which are separated by the Taihang Mountains. The group of tunnels along the Xinxiang-Jincheng Expressway have sho…
Crowds and traffic jams return to Beijing as China learns to live with Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
Large crowds of people and traffic congestion have once again filled the streets of China's capital, as Beijingers return to their routines after China dropped most of its strict Covid-19 prevention measures. The resumption of many activities comes despite a surge in Covid cases as China pivots from trying to contro…
Wildfires in Colorado Are Growing More Unpredictable. Officials Have Ignored the Warnings.
Sheriff’s deputies driving 45 mph couldn’t outpace the flames. Dense smoke, swirling dust and flying plywood obscured the firestorm’s growth and direction, delaying evacuations.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky hails country’s courage at Christmas in face of Russian strikes | South China Morning Post
In an emotional Christmas message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered courage to people suffering under Russia’s war and called on them to persevere. Following Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure, streets and houses may not shine as brightly as usual this year, Zelensky said. But n…
At least 8 dead, dozens injured as blizzard tears through northwest Japan | South China Morning Post
A blizzard in northwest Japan left at least eight people dead and dozens injured as of the morning of December 23, 2022. The snowstorm has been battering the coast of the Sea of Japan or East Sea since December 17, causing massive traffic disruptions and leaving tens of thousands without power. Japan’s Meteorologica…
Police officer blown away by strong winds while helping stranded passengers in China | South China Morning Post
A police officer was blown off course by strong winds while he was looking for cars to seat passengers of a vehicle that got stuck in a snowdrift in western China.
VOA60 World - Ukraine: Russia conducted a drone strike on energy infrastructure in Kyiv
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Video shows woman being forced into van at bus stop near Hong Kong prison | South China Morning Post
Four people are in custody on suspicion they forced a 32-year-old woman into a van and drove away from a bus stop outside Hong Kong’s Stanley Prison on 17 December, 2022. Video circulating on social media shows prison officers and onlookers trying to intervene during the incident but to no avail. Police later arrest…
China-funded infrastructure across Africa force difficult decisions for its leaders | South China Morning Post
China has made a significant economic impact on most of the African continent, as part of its Belt and Road Initiative to connect the world through infrastructure and trade. Although projects like the Lake Kivu highway in Rwanda bring jobs and tourism, reliance on Chinese loans often comes at a cost. African nations…
Officials Say Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure Main Target of Russian Attacks
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Morocco football fans set fires in Belgium after 2-0 loss to France in World Cup semis | South China Morning Post
Angry Morocco fans clashed with police in Brussels after their football team was defeated by France in the Fifa World Cup semi-final on December 14, 2022. The fans, some wrapped in national flags, set fires on a road in the Belgian capital and threw fireworks at police officers, who used water cannons and tear gas t…
Patients in China hooked up to IV drips in their own cars as clinics are full | South China Morning Post
Patients in China were getting treated while hooked up to IV drips in their own cars parked on the road, because the local clinics in several provinces are fully-booked.
Fiji election 2022: Ex-coup leaders face off as Bainimarama hopes to extend winning streak | South China Morning Post
Two former coup leaders will face off as Fijians cast their vote on December 14, 2022, in the country’s third democratic election under the constitution that came into effect in 2013. As a trade and transport hub, the Pacific-island nation is pivotal amid China’s ambitions in the region.
The North’s neighbour: This South Korean island has more soldiers than residents | South China Morning Post
Located at South Korea’s westernmost tip, Baekryeong Island is far closer to North Korea than the South. To deter invasion, tanks line the roads, guards are mounted on every hill and concrete pyramid-shaped fortifications cover the beaches. The nearly 5,000 residents who live here have learned to live under constant…
Hong Kong opens city’s first car-cyclist-pedestrian bridge and new tunnel | South China Morning Post
The new bridge called the Cross Bay Link forms a 1.8km two-lane carriageway across Hong Kong’s Junk Bay, and is the first in the territory to accommodate cars, cyclists and pedestrians. It connects to a cycling track along the nearby Tseung Kwan O waterfront, giving cyclists a 5km scenic coastal loop. The bridge ope…
C919 takes off: China shows off its first home-grown passenger jet | South China Morning Post
State-owned aerospace manufacturer the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China delivered China’s first domestic passenger jet to China Eastern Airlines on December 9, 2022. The C919 plane took off for a 15-minute flight in the ceremony, marking a milestone in the country’s aviation ambitions. The narrow-body passen…
Beijing’s Tiananmen Square shut down ahead of Jiang funeral | South China Morning Post
Beijing’s Tiananmen Square was closed to pedestrians ahead of the state funeral of former president Jiang Zemin. Security was tight but traffic continued to move on Wangfujing Avenue and other roads near the Great Hall of the People where the ceremony was set to begin at 10am on December 6, 2022.
Beijing begins to ease Covid rules, but business areas remain deserted | South China Morning Post
The Chinese capital Beijing has begun easing some of its strict Covid-control rules, including scrapping the requirement for a negative Covid test to use public transport. Despite the move, which took effect on November 5, 2022, people are still required to test negative within 48 hours to access office buildings, a…
VOA60 World - Hungary imposes price-cap on fuel, causing shortages
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Striking South Korean truckers, government remain at impasse after failed negotiations | South China Morning Post
Negotiations at a November 30, 2022, meeting between South Korean Transport Ministry officials and representatives of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union (CTSU) have failed to yield a deal. Striking truckers defied a November 29 government “start-work” order, with many shaving their heads at union-organised rallies …
Reusable space rocket engine test boosts China’s crewed moon landing ambitions | South China Morning Post
China is one step closer to its goal of sending humans to the moon in a reusable launch vehicle before 2030, following the first restart test of its 130-tonne-thrust YF-100N rocket engine. The Long March 5G, at 90 metres (295ft) high and five metres (16ft) wide, will be able to send 27 tonnes into trans-lunar inject…
Nato cobbles together rescue package for Ukraine as Russian air strikes deliver cold and darkness | South China Morning Post
Nato members and their key allies have gathered in the Romanian capital of Bucharest to discuss the specifics of a proposed aid package for Ukraine. Members of the transatlantic security alliance believe Russia is increasingly targeting the Ukrainian power grid, leaving the country cold and dark as winter temperatur…
Bangladesh set to open first under-river tunnel project built with Chinese funding and contractors | South China Morning Post
Bangladesh is preparing to open the nation’s first underwater traffic tunnel in January 2023 after key civil infrastructure works were completed on November 26, 2022. Partially funded by China and built by a Chinese company, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River will cut travel time…
Electric Vehicles, a Century Old, Gain Speed in Marketplace
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Chinese passers-by lift car up to free trapped boy | South China Morning Post
A group of passers-by banded together to lift a car up in order to free a boy who was trapped underneath in eastern China.
‘I never doubt my ideas’: why Hong Kong philanthropist Michelle Ong never takes no for an answer | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong jewellery designer and philanthropist Michelle Ong is a creative force of nature. The artistic mind behind bespoke jewellery brand Carnet and founder of NGO First Initiative Foundation is a decisive and laser-focused businesswoman. The driving force behind Hong Kong’s largest dinosaur exhibition, “The Big …
Deadly car bomb kills 1, wounds 28 others in southern Thailand | South China Morning Post
One person has died and at least 28 others were injured in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province, after a car bomb exploded outside a police compound on November 22, 2022. The blast occurred soon after the car was parked, and police were checking security camera footage to identify the suspect and are investigatin…
Tesla safety and regulation in the spotlight at South Korean trial over deadly crash | South China Morning Post
The safety and regulation of Tesla in South Korea has been put in the spotlight at a criminal trial involving a deadly crash on December 19, 2020. Choi Woan-jong was behind the wheel of the Model X that smashed into a parking lot, killing the car owner, Yoon Hong-geun. Prosecutors say Choi floored the accelerator, w…
Qatar’s new stadiums all set for World Cup 2022 but its builders are left in the dust | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of thousands of construction labourers have flocked to Qatar in recent years to work on giant infrastructure projects ahead of the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup. Amid charges of worker exploitation by the host country, migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and their families, share their exper…
Presidents Xi and Widodo watch Chinese-built Indonesian bullet train make first trial run | South China Morning Post
Indonesia's first high-speed railway has passed a decisive stage ahead of its commercial debut. The Chinese-made bullet train successfully completed its first trial run on November 16, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indonesian President Joko Widodo were on hand for the test of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed …
Russia fires nearly 100 missiles at Ukraine in a day, causing widespread power outages | South China Morning Post
Russian forces fired nearly 100 missiles at targets across Ukraine, damaging energy infrastructure and plunging many areas into darkness in northern and central regions of the country. At least one person was reported killed in the capital Kyiv, where some of the projectiles landed on residential buildings during th…
Chinese Intrigue Behind Ukraine’s Seizure of Aviation Firm Motor Sich
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Speeding Tesla kills 2 in China, carmaker denies claims that brakes failed | South China Morning Post
Two people were killed in an accident involving a Tesla electric car in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on November 5, 2022. Surveillance footage showed the Model Y vehicle pulling over to apparently park when it suddenly accelerated and took off. Other cameras captured footage of the car speeding along r…
‘Flying taxi’: Drone rises to the occasion with first test flight in real-life air traffic | South China Morning Post
A drone air taxi has successfully completed its first test flight in conventional air traffic. The pilot manoeuvre, which took place on November 10, 2022 just outside Paris, marks an important step forward in drone aviation. The German company behind the technology hopes to debut the aircraft at the 2024 Summer Olym…
China debuts potential Boeing-Airbus rival as its biggest air show kicks off | South China Morning Post
The 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, kicked off on November 8, 2022, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. Aircraft navigated by the country’s People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force could be seen in the display, including four domestically developed J-20 fighter jets. But some…
India facing an urban boom as infrastructure struggles to keep up | South China Morning Post
The population of Mumbai, also known as India’s ‘Maximum City’, grew by some eight million people, roughly equivalent to the size of New York City, in the last 30 years. But Mumbai’s housing, transport, water and waste management infrastructure have not kept pace, with around 40 per cent of the city’s 20 million liv…
Chinese woman holds ‘yoga pose’ while riding scooter | South China Morning Post
A woman was seen driving a scooter with one hand while holding one of her legs up in the air, as if doing a yoga pose, in southern China.
Thailand’s ‘floating train’ attracts flocks of tourists in post-monsoon season | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of passengers rode a “floating train” on November 6, 2022, passing through one of the country’s largest water reservoirs in central Thailand. Passengers can enjoy the illusion of aquatic rail travel due to an unusual post-monsoon rise in water levels. The route starts in the Thai capital Bangkok, passing th…