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The 51-year-old owner of a Tesla Model S was arrested on November 11, 2021, after video allegedly showed him speeding through a zebra crossing and narrowly missing an elderly pedestrian in Sau Mau Ping, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The elderly man pedestrian, who was nearly struck by the speeding vehicle, swung his cane at t…
Record-breaking snowfall continues to batter various cities in northern China. It has snowed for more than 46 hours in Inner Mongolia, blocking the doors to many residents’ houses. The bad weather also caused a traffic jam of over 3km in Heilongjiang province.
Heavy snow has hit northern China, damaging houses and blocking roads. The most severe warning was issued as snowfall broke local records in various areas.
Vietnam opened its first ever urban railway line in Hanoi on November 6, 2021. Authorities say they hope the Chinese-built metro service will ease traffic congestion and pollution that has been a long-standing issue in the nation’s capital known for its dense crowds of motorbikes.
Dozens of protests took place around the world on November 6, 2021, to demand more action from delegates attending the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. As the international summit headed into its second week, tens of thousands of protesters marched in the city in Scotland, joining groups who turned out…
India has bolstered its military presence and ramped up infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh, a region that it shares a border with China. The remote Himalayan area has long been the centre of a boundary dispute between the two countries, with tensions escalating since mid-2020 after a hand-to-hand battle that report…
A boy was spotted sleeping on the hood of a car after his mother refused to let him into their home. He said that his parents had gotten divorced and no one wanted to take care of him. That, and more trending videos from China this week.
A quick-thinking bus driver saved a choking passenger using the Heimlich manoeuvre in central China’s Henan province.
A big water leak was seen on a road in northeastern China’s Liaoning province after an underground heating pipe burst.
Crater C17 is one of 17 craters found in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region in northern Siberia. A leading theory to how the craters formed is that they emerged from melted permafrost due to global warming. Bubbles of methane and other gases pushed their way up, forming these major methane-emitting craters. Th…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised the United Nations climate change conference (COP26) on November 1, 2021, with a promise that his country will reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. But phasing out coal is not so simple, especially for developing countries like India. About 4 million people were empl…
The Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway is nearing completion ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The new bullet train line connects Beijing and Zhangjiakou – the Games’ twin host cities. According to Chinese state media, it is the world’s first self-driving high- speed railway. Travel time between the two …
A boy was spotted sleeping on the hood of a car after his mother refused to let him into their home in northern China’s Tianjin. He said that his parents had gotten divorced and no one wanted to take care of him.
China recorded 23 local cases of coronavirus infections on October 27, 2021. The latest batch was found across the country, including in the capital Beijing, as well as in the northwestern provinces of Gansu and Inner Mongolia. But the number has dropped from the record 50 cases registered a day earlier. Last week, …
Child marriage has been practised in Afghanistan for centuries, but war and worsening poverty linked to climate change are driving many families to resort to striking deals for their daughters’ hands at much earlier ages. Some farmers who have been forced from their homes admit they have had “no other choice” but to…
Former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo died on October 26, 2021. No further details were revealed about his death, but the 88-year-old Korean war veteran had been in poor health since 2002 and had undergone prostate cancer surgery. A pivotal and controversial figure, Roh led South Korea on the road to democracy, …
Chinese authorities are trying to contain coronavirus virus infections with targeted lockdowns, mass testing of residents and transport shutdowns in a bid to return to zero cases before the Beijing Winter Olympics open on February 4, 2021. An outbreak in the capital has prompted a tightening of measures in three Bei…
A kind-hearted taxi driver in eastern China’s Jiangsu province saw two visually-impaired men wandering the street at night, so he offered them a free ride.
Kong Sovannaro is just one of Phnom Penh’s growing number of tuk-tuk drivers racing through the streets of the Cambodian capital. He supports his family navigating the unforgiving and chaotic roads with ease and grace to get riders from point A to B. However, one thing sets him apart from other tuk-tuk drivers – Kon…
Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest assembler of Apple iPhones, has unveiled its first electric vehicle concept cars. The Taiwanese company displayed three concept versions under its Foxtron marque on October 18, 2021. The Model C sedan, Model E sports-utility vehicle and Model T commuter bus are concepts …
A quick-thinking mother saved her sons from being hit by a car in reverse in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The first passenger train to use the China-Laos Railway arrived at the new Vientiane station on October 16, 2021, as the project connecting the Laotian capital and Boten along the nation’s northern border with China nears completion. The new 414km (257 miles) Laos section, expected to open in December 2021, is part …
A delivery service vehicle tipped over on a slippery road in Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong’s New Territories on October 13, 2021, amid a heavy rainstorm caused by Typhoon Kompasu. The driver was sent to hospital for examination, according to a colleague who spoke to the Post. One person died in a separate road accident…
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A shuttle bus taking 51 workers to a steel plant in China’s northern Hebei province fell off a bridge into the Hutuo River near the provincial capital Shijiazhuang on October 11, 2021. Rescuers saved 50 people from the swollen river, but 13 people were pronounced dead after failed attempts to resuscitate them. One p…
At least five people have died and 120,000 people evacuated after days of heavy downpour led to floods and landslides in the Chinese province of Shanxi. Since the start of October, the northern province has reported more than five times its usual rainfall, resulting in the destruction of dams and rail lines. Shanxi’…
Several parked vehicles fell into a sinkhole in a car park following heavy rainfall in central China’s Shanxi province.
Firefighters evacuated 31 people on October 5, 2021, after a rainstorm submerged roads in Wanning, a city on China’s island province of Hainan. More than 60 homes were flooded but no casualties were reported, according to local media.
As people in China spend their seven-day “golden week” holiday gathering with friends and families, Chinese troops at Nanpeng Island remain stationed at their coastal defence outposts. The troops are responsible for patrolling along the coast and guarding major maritime traffic routes near Guangdong and Fujian provi…
At least eight people were killed after a car hit protesting farmers in India’s state of Uttar Pradesh on October 3, 2021. Demonstrators said the son of junior home affairs minister Ajay Kumar Mishra was in the vehicle. The politician has denied the allegations. The incident marked an escalation of a months-long ral…
A distracted motorist drove into a Ferrari when crossing an intersection in northern China’s Hebei Province.
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A driving centre in Afghanistan is on the verge of closing following the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021. The driving school, which opened around a year ago, is the first in the country to cater to women by having female instructors. Many Afghan women were barred from learning to drive by their famili…
Guo Hui, a supplier for China’s Evergrande Group, is selling his car and home to pay debts and wages after payments from the real estate company dried up. The 50-year-old’s firm provides cleaning and repair services for the property giant’s apartments, but he said the payments stopped in June.
China Evergrande Group has hit another bump on the road to ease its liquidity crisis after abandoning a plan to float its car-making business on the domestic market. There was little activity at the Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group facility in Shanghai on September 28, 2021, two days after the indebted developer …
Hundreds of vehicles were left stuck on a highway in Northeastern China’s Liaoning province as traffic lights suddenly went offline following recent electricity-rationing measures.
Tens of thousands of farmers in India took part in a 10-hour nationwide strike on September 27, 2021. The protest, which was supported by the country’s major opposition parties, came one year after lawmakers passed controversial agriculture reform laws. For months, farmers have been demanding the withdrawal of the m…
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has been practising aerobatic manoeuvres ahead of the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition. Also known as Airshow China, the nation’s largest arms show will take place September 28 to October 3, 2021, in Zhuhai in the southern province of Gua…
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Search operations continued through the night for five people missing after an overloaded river ferry capsized in bad weather in China’s southern Guizhou province on September 18, 2021. At least 10 passengers were killed in the accident involving a ship operated by Xiling Shipping Company. The vessel reportedly had …
Former champion gymnast back on the streets doing handstands and singingAfter an injury ended his career, Zhang Shangwu made headlines a decade ago when he was spotted begging in Beijing. It led to a job, but he has since served jail time for theft and was recently seen performing in a Baoding car park.
Traffic was slowly returning to the streets of Kuala Lumpur and vaccinated diners were being allowed into restaurants in the Malaysian capital on September 11, 2021, after the country began easing Covid-19 restrictions. With nearly all adults in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area fully vaccinated, the nation is now focus…
A speeding car narrowly missed hitting students on a university campus in central China’s Hubei province.
