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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…
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…
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.
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…
Opinion | A China closed off from the rest of the world is a loss to everyoneThe days of China’s rise driving international forums, meetings and events bringing people together from all over the globe seem like a distant memory. The growing gap between China and other countries is a loss for everyone involved, the w…
A mother sprinted to stop her child from running into a road where there was an oncoming truck in southern China’s Shenzhen.
A dog was seen trying to help its elderly owners move their cart across a road in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.
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Aerial footage released by the Mexican Navy on October 27, 2022, showed a series of raids at sea that resulted in the seizure of 1,055kg (1.05 tonnes) of cocaine hydrochloride and 18 fuel containers near the coastal area of Oaxaca, in southwestern Mexico.
Workers were seen fleeing the world’s largest iPhone assembly factory in China after a Covid-19 outbreak was reported at the facility operated by Foxconn Technology Group. The company issued three notices about cases in the facility on October 30, 2022, and pledged to arrange safe passage for workers wishing to leav…
An alleged cult and its leader Zarni Aung are under investigation in Myanmar after performing a “marriage” ritual between two sex dolls outside what’s considered the country’s holiest site. The incident took place at the car park of the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon on October 22, 2022.
A Mercedes-Benz driver was arrested on October 27, 2022, after she led Hong Kong police on a 12km (7.5 mile) high-speed chase before her vehicle hit two other cars, injuring herself and drivers of both vehicles.
Major state-owned Chinese shipping company Cosco will be allowed to hold a stake of up to 24.9 per cent in one of the terminals at Hamburg port, the German government announced on October 26, 2022. The decision to cap the shareholding was described as being a way to keep Cosco from being involved in strategic decisi…
At least 16 people have died during a powerful cyclone that tore through Bangladesh on October 25, 2022. The storm barreled in from the Bay of Bengal early in the day with winds gusting up to 88kph (55mph), destroying homes, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links. In the capital Dhaka, th…
A quick-thinking bus driver stopped her vehicle to catch a worker who was dangling from an overpass in eastern China Jiangsu province.
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The central district of Shevchenkivskyi in Ukraine’s capital was attacked by Russian-launched “kamikaze drones” in the early hours of October 17, 2022. This came exactly a week after Moscow launched a series of missile strikes in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. The number of casualties from the drone attack is uncl…
Today marks International White Cane Day, and 70-year-old visually impaired Hongkonger, Simon, walked a 10.15km cane-a-thon to raise funds for the Hong Kong Blind Union. From Ocean Park station to Sai Ying Pun, he explored the road without fear.
A “flying car” made by Chinese electronic vehicle maker Xpeng made its first public test flight in Dubai on October 10, 2022. The X2 model is the fifth generation of flying cars manufactured by the company, and will be able to seat two people. Though the X2 does not have wheels, company officials say it is an import…
The world’s longest spiral tunnel is nearly ready in China's central province of Henan after the breakthrough for its main section was completed on October 8, 2022. When finished, the nearly 4.5 kilometres (2.8 miles) road will pass through a mountain after completing three loops and form part of a key expressway th…
A jade necklace said to be worth about HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) was stolen in a brazen robbery at a jewellery store in Hong Kong’s busy Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district on October 10, 2022. Officers were called to the ground-floor Emperor Watch and Jewellery shop on Canton Road near the junction of Peking Road,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of orchestrating a blast at the only road connecting the Russian mainland to Crimea, where three people reportedly died on October 8, 2022. Speaking one day after the attack, Putin described the explosion as a “terrorist act”.
Fuel may once again become more expensive after weeks of falling prices at the pumps following a decision by oil producing countries to slash production for the first time since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Members of the Opec+ group said the September 5, 2022, decision to reduce supply is needed to bring abou…
A Chinese couple in Shenzhen have given up on renting an apartment to live in a camper van in order to save money. Despite being dubbed “beggars in a car park”, the couple said they have a better quality of life than before.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is tipped to be among the first launch customers for US aircraft manufacturer Boom Supersonic’s Overture passenger jet. Designed to cruise at Mach 1.7 (2,100km/h) and run on sustainable aviation fuel, the jet is being hailed as a next-generation supersonic passenger plane. JAL has signed a pre-o…
Hurricane Ian ploughed into the US state of Florida with catastrophic force on September 28 2022, bringing howling winds, torrential rains and storm surges after gathering strength as it passed through the Gulf of Mexico. Driving sustained wind speeds of up to 240km/h (150mph), Ian is among the most powerful storms …
China’s largest amphibious aircraft has completed critical flight tests on September 27, 2022, and is slated to go into service by the end of 2024. Developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the AG600 aircraft family will support the country's emergency rescue capabilities. The AG600M model is specific…
The main tower of the Xiangyang North marshalling Station Bridge completed an 84-degree rotation within 90 minutes in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China, on September 20, 2022. The rotation was carried out using a rack-and-pinion mechanism. The bridge tower is a part of the largest road-railway overpass, in span and s…
Travellers to Hong Kong no longer have to undergo hotel quarantine, as of September 26, 2022. It marks the first time that the city, once a global transport hub, has fully reopened to travellers since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A large crocodile was seen crossing a dark highway in Thailand’s south-central province of Chachoengsao on September 23, 2022, as heavy rains lashed the region. The crocodile is believed to have escaped from a nearby farm during the storm.
A teenager in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region used his body to stop a boy speeding down a slope towards a busy road.
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The southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen has logged more than 80,000 food orders delivered by drone, according to a Chinese state media report on September 21, 2022. Industry experts predict the utilisation of drones to become even more ubiquitous after the city, in Guangdong province, received approval from the Ci…
A group of people wearing personal protective equipment was stuck on a quarantine bus in China for seven hours as they were being transferred to an isolation centre in a different county in Sichuan province. They said they were locked in the vehicle and were not allowed to get off to use bathrooms.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged rich countries to tax windfall profits of fossil fuel companies. During a speech opening the UN General Assembly on September 20, 2022, he said the world must “hold fossil fuel companies and their enablers to account”. Guterres proposed that funds collected…
At least one person died and 79 others were injured when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on September 18, 2022, rattling bridges, buildings and cracking roads across the country. The epicentre of the quake was near Chishang township, but was powerful enough to damage the ceiling of a badminton cou…
Mourners gathered in large crowds in central London before the start of Queen Elizabeth's funeral on September 19, 2022. The Queen's oak coffin, covered in the Royal Standard flag with the Imperial State Crown on top, was placed on a gun carriage and pulled by naval personnel to Westminster Abbey for her funeral. Tr…
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The driver of a school bus and two other people were injured when a 15-metre (50ft) flame tree toppled onto their vehicles in Hong Kong on September 16, 2022. The school bus, driven by a 62-year-old man, was on its way to pick up students with a female nanny, the only passenger, according to police. The bus driver s…
The driver of a school bus and two other people were injured when a 15-metre (50ft) flame tree toppled onto their vehicles in Hong Kong on September 16, 2022. The school bus driven by a 62-year-old man was on its way to pick up students with only a female caretaker on board, according to police. The bus driver suffe…
China sent its largest-ever shipment of so-called new energy vehicles (NEV) on September 13, 2022 from Haitong Port in Shanghai. The country's NEV exports have increased 130 per cent year on year in the first half of 2022, according to statistics released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met soldiers during an unannounced visit to the town of Izium on September 14, 2022, after a counteroffensive that restored Kyiv’s control over the northeastern Kharkiv region. Ukrainian troops have in recent days driven thousands of Russian troops from the area including Izium…
Protests spread across Indonesia after President Joko Widodo announced on September 3, 2022, that the nation's subsidised fuel prices will rise by around 30 per cent. Protesters have demanded the plan’s reversal amid other increasing living costs. In response, the government has agreed to review the country’s minimu…
Train porters in Hyderabad, Pakistan have been left jobless because of transport suspensions triggered by record flooding in the country. Several porters reported that their families have run out of food at home as a result of their income suspension. Authorities said the resumption of train services will depend on …
China completed its second fully-prefabricated cross-sea bridge on September 12, 2022. The 12-kilometre (7.46-mile) Xiang’an Bridge is expected to open to traffic before the end of January 2023, when millions of Chinese travel to celebrate Lunar New Year.
