Car narrowly misses university students in China, crashes into gate | South China Morning Post
A speeding car narrowly missed hitting students on a university campus in central China’s Hubei province.
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Greater Bay Airlines plane completes maiden flight to Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
The first Greater Bay Airlines aircraft touched down in Hong Kong on September 7, 2021. The city’s newest carrier is currently awaiting the regulatory permit and licence needed to fly passengers and cargo. Greater Bay Airlines plans to mark its arrival on the aviation scene with an inaugural flight on National Day, …
China’s Shenzhen city builds giant air-conditioning system to cool entire Qianhai economic zone | South China Morning Post
China’s southern city of Shenzhen is building one of the world’s largest centralised air-conditioning systems. The District Cooling System (DCS) is capable of supplying 400,000 Refrigeration Ton (RT) (1.4 mil kW) of cool air to shopping centres, offices and transport stations, covering 19 million square metres. The …
Business in Kabul slowed by Taliban takeover | South China Morning Post
Shop owners in Kabul said business has been slowed since the Taliban took control of the capital city two weeks ago. Afghanistan’s economy has been pushed towards the brink of collapse. The value of the afghani currency has tumbled, and prices of necessities such as food and fuel have surged every day.
Trending in China: Single father drives taxi with daughter in backseat | South China Morning Post
A single father takes his four-year-old daughter with him as he earns a living as a taxi driver. The man, surnamed Wang, was diagnosed with polio when he was a child. He now drives 14 hours a day, earning 200 yuan (US$30) on average. That, and more trending videos from China this week.
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Single father in China drives taxi with daughter in backseat | South China Morning Post
A single father in China’s Shenzhen takes his four-year-old daughter with him as he earns a living as a taxi driver. The man, surnamed Wang, was diagnosed with polio when he was a child. He now drives 14 hours a day, earning 200 yuan (US$30) on average. His daughter has not yet attended school, as he cannot afford k…
LogOn: From Self-driving Cars to Remote Surgeries, 5G Will Make More Possible
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The Afghan minister who became a meal delivery driver in Germany | South China Morning Post
Sayed Sadaat, a former communications minister in Afghanistan, now delivers meals in Germany after moving to the country last year. The 49-year-old says some at home criticised him for taking the job after working for the government. He added that he is “doing an ordinary job” and has nothing to feel guilty about.
Winter food shortage will add to Afghanistan’s misery says UN agency | South China Morning Post
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Afghanistan faces a “humanitarian catastrophe” this winter without international intervention. The UN food agency says US$200 million in food aid is needed to avoid running out of core supplies by October. UN officials say only a few weeks remain to secur…
Inside the Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone | South China Morning Post
China had about 7,300 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles at the end of 2020, most of which were commercial vehicles. The country aims to have between 50,000 and 100,000 such vehicles on its roads by 2025, and as many as 1 million by 2035. The district of Daxing in the southern suburbs of the capital Beijing is building a h…
Van smashes through shop wall in China | South China Morning Post
A van was seen crashing into a building and smashing into a wall in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. The driver reportedly stepped on the accelerator by mistake.
Fuel tank explosion in northern Lebanon kills 28 and injures 80, overwhelming hospitals | South China Morning Post
The explosion of a fuel tank in Lebanon’s northern region of Akkar killed at least 28 people on August 15, 2021. Many of the victims were in a crowd gathered near the tank clamouring for petrol. The military had seized the facility as part of its efforts to curb hoarding in the wake of the central bank scrapping fue…
Hong Kong police arrest 18-year-old for riding electric-powered skateboard on busy road | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police arrested an 18-year-old man on August 16, 2021, on four traffic-related offences. The arrest came after an online video clip showed the teen riding an electric-powered skateboard and tailgating a double-decker bus on a busy road. He was seen losing his balance and falling off his skateboard. Police …
Lost poodle swims into animal clinic seeking help amid China floods | South China Morning Post
A poodle was filmed swimming through submerged roads and into an animal clinic in eastern China’s Anhui province. It had jumped off its owner’s bike and been washed away by floods.
China’s car ‘cemetery’ for thousands of vehicles damaged in Henan floods | South China Morning Post
Thousands of cars have been abandoned in a car park in China’s Henan province awaiting disposal. The vehicles in this car “cemetery” were damaged during the catastrophic flooding in July that killed more than 300 people and inundated villages and cities across central China.
Grim warning for Hong Kong as UN releases major report on climate crisis | South China Morning Post
Local scientists warn that Hong Kong will suffer from extreme weather that can overwhelm infrastructure, if the world fails to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius. The warning is in response to a “code red for humanity” issued by the United Nations as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chan…
London’s Tower Bridge jammed for second time in a year | South China Morning Post
Mechanical problems caused London’s landmark Tower Bridge to become stuck in an open position on August 9, 2021. The glitch led to a traffic jam along the Thames River, with cars and pedestrians unable to cross. The Tower Bridge resumed normal operations nearly 12 hours later. It’s the second time the bridge encount…
Firefighters rescue couple trapped in crushed car in China | South China Morning Post
A car was crushed between two trucks in northern China’s Hebei province. Firefighters rescued the couple in the car after a 1.5-hour operation.
Trending in China: Son and mother go on 31-day motorcycle road trip | South China Morning Post
A man took his mother on a 31-day road trip on a motorcycle to celebrate her 66th birthday, travelling from Guizhou province to the Tibet autonomous region. That, and more trending videos from China this week.
Why Afghanistan matters to China as US withdraws from war-torn country | South China Morning Post
China is strategically positioning itself in Afghanistan as the US withdraws from the war-torn country, but Beijing’s moves do not come without risks, according to Michael Kugelman with the Washington-based think tank Wilson Centre. The deputy director for the centre’s Asia programme and its senior associate for Sou…
Deadly car bombing in Afghan capital Kabul targets acting defence minister | South China Morning Post
Powerful explosions rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on August 3, 2021, killing at least seven people, including three attackers, and wounding 20 others, according to security officials. The car bombing took place in the upmarket Sherpur neighbourhood, inside a high-security area of the capital known as the green zon…
Driver, passengers flee car before it slides down mountain in China | South China Morning Post
The driver and most passengers of a car escaped the vehicle moments before it began sliding down a mountain in western China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
China keen to position itself for influence in a post-US Afghanistan | South China Morning Post
China has been closely watching the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and is positioning itself to exert influence in the war-torn nation according to foreign policy experts. Beijing has pledged support for the Taliban to play a role in Afghanistan’s reconstruction, but also demanded that the insurgent group cut ties w…
Son and mother go on 31-day motorcycle road trip in China | South China Morning Post
A man took his mother on a 31-day road trip on a motorcycle to celebrate her 66th birthday, travelling from China’s Guizhou province to the Tibet autonomous region.
Tony Fernandes says AirAsia plans to build a ‘low-cost unicorn’ super app for Southeast Asia | South China Morning Post
Despite the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on global aviation, the boss of AirAsia says the Malaysia-based regional budget carrier is plotting a new course for expanding into Southeast Asia’s crowded field of so-called super apps. Company CEO Tony Fernandes says he sees AirAsia build a “low-cost unicorn…
First person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law jailed for 9 years | South China Morning Post
The first person to be convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law has been sentenced to nine years in jail. Former restaurant worker Leon Tong Ying-kit was arrested for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers in 2020 while flying a flag calling for the city’s “liberation”. The High Court senten…
US Car Dealers Struggle to Find Inventory Amid Semiconductor Shortage
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The road to Olympic gold for Hong Kong’s unassuming fencing hero, Edgar Cheung Ka-long | South China Morning Post
Edgar Cheung Ka-long has given Hong Kong only its second Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Cheung’s individual men’s singles fencing victory on July 26, 2021, came 25 years after windsurfing champion Lee Lai-shan won Hong Kong’s first gold medal in 1996, a year before Cheung was born. Described as an un…
Heavy sandstorm engulfs China’s northwest Dunhuang, causing chaos in ancient Silk Road city | South China Morning Post
Heavy sandstorm with dust clouds towering at least 100 metres (330ft) high hit China’s Dunhuang city on July 25, 2021. Home to the Mogao caves, a Unesco World Heritage Site, Dunhuang is located in the Gobi Desert, known for its harsh climate and living conditions.
Drone footage shows scores of luxury cars damaged by deadly flooding in central China | South China Morning Post
Footage of damaged cars including Mercedes-Benz models outside a luxury car retailer as well as other vehicles strewn across roads has emerged following deadly flooding in Zhengzhou, a city in central China. The images were captured on July 24, 2021, by a drone flying over the city still reeling from the damage afte…
Wall of dust envelops ancient city of Dunhuang in northwestern China | South China Morning Post
A heavy sandstorm with dust clouds towering at least 100 metres (330ft) high caused chaos in the ancient Silk Road city of Dunhuang in northwestern China. The storm struck at about 3pm on July 25, 2021, forcing local police to enforce traffic controls at toll gates and order drivers to get their vehicle off expressw…
Hong Kong Taxi Council tests new safety system in a bid to fight soaring insurance costs | South China Morning Post
The Hong Kong Taxi Council is testing a safety system that aims to correct bad driving habits among cabbies and in turn tackle the soaring cost of insurance for taxis. Ng Kwan-sing, the vice-chairman of Hong Kong Taxi Council, says insurance premiums now eat up about 60 per cent of their operating costs. The new sys…
Flood aftermath: Piles of cars left on roads after deadly floods in central China | South China Morning Post
Dozens of vehicles were left in a pile-up on a motorway in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou after they were caught up in flooding triggered by record rainfall in the area. As of July 21, 2021, at least 25 deaths had been linked to the severe weather that started on July 17 in the central province of Henan. At least 1.2…
England lifts Covid-19 restrictions as infections surge | South China Morning Post
England lifted Covid-19 restrictions on what British media reports have described as “Freedom Day”. The UK government allowed almost all lockdowns to end in England from July 19, 2021. Face mask requirements were also lifted for most public areas except on London public transport. In response, thousands of people fl…
Monsoon rains trigger deadly landslides, disrupt traffic and water supplies in Mumbai | South China Morning Post
India's main financial centre, Mumbai, continued to be drenched by heavy rain on July 19, 2021. Monsoon downpours lasted for several days, and one day earlier triggered landslides that collapsed homes, killing at least 30 people.
At least 59 killed by floods in Germany after record rainfall lashes western Europe | South China Morning Post
At least 59 people died in Germany and nine others in Belgium on July 15, 2021, as record rainfall caused flooding that swept away homes across western Europe. In Germany’s southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate, houses in the city of Schuld were reduced to piles of debris and broken beams. Roads were blocked by…
Chinese taxi driver slapped after trying to calm abusive man | South China Morning Post
A taxi driver in central China’s Hunan province was slapped 10 times by a man after the latter was told to stop arguing with and hitting a woman.
Lhasa’s building boom raises concern about income gap in capital of China’s Tibet autonomous region | South China Morning Post
The historic Tibetian city of Lhasa is in the middle of a years-long building boom that has given the remote area new roads, airports and trains. But some worry the development is only benefiting people with highly paid government jobs. Income levels in Lhasa are among the lowest in China, and many migrants who are …
Philippine President Duterte visits soldiers wounded in military plane crash | South China Morning Post
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flew to Zamboanga City on July 5, 2021, to visit soldiers who were injured in a deadly military plane crash. The C-130 Hercules transport plane with 96 on board was bound for a counter-insurgency operation when it overshot a runway on the southern island of Jolo on July 4. The ai…
LogOn: Breakthrough Invention Aims to Eliminate Drunk Driving
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Hong Kong police arrest nine over alleged terrorist plot to bomb streets, courts, transport networks | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police arrested nine people on July 5, 2021, over an alleged terrorist plot to bomb streets, courts and transport networks. Among the group are secondary school students as well as a member of management at a local university and a secondary school employee. Police said the pro-independence group known as …
Military plane crash kills 47, injures 49 others in the southern Philippines | South China Morning Post
A Philippine Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft with 96 people on board was involved in a deadly crash on July 4, 2021. The military transport plane, that was carrying combat troops assigned to fight Muslim militants, disintegrated and burst into flames while trying to land on the southern island of Jolo. So…
Extreme winds hit eastern China, breaking local speed records | South China Morning Post
Strong winds hit eastern China’s Shandong province, ripping off debris from buildings and the roof of a car shed.
Flying car completes 35-minute intercity test flight | South China Morning Post
A prototype flying car completed a 35-minute flight between two airports in Slovakia on June 28, 2021.
Chinese bus driver manages to stop vehicle before fainting | South China Morning Post
A bus driver in central China’s Hubei province managed to pull the vehicle over safely just before he fainted at the wheel.
Hong Kong’s first black rainstorm causes landslip at Cheung Sha Beach on Lantau Island | South China Morning Post
During Hong Kong’s first black rainstorm of the year on June 28, 2021, a landslide took place on South Lantau Road, near Upper Cheung Sha Beach, as the city was inundated with rain. The severe weather led to the suspension of classes and vaccine services as well as delayed the opening of the stock market. More than …