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A motorcyclist in southwestern China’s Yunnan province was filmed smashing a car after he was given a scare by its horn. He forced the car to stop and drove to its side to smash the windows and break its side-view mirror.
A couple who works as medical workers and were off-duty resuscitated a man who suddenly collapsed on a road in northwestern China’s Gansu province. The husband pulled over and the wife, a nurse by profession, rushed to perform CPR and saved the man.
With government support, residents of South Korea’s Banwol and Bakji Islands have transformed their towns into a domestic tourist destination, painting their roads and roofs purple.
A school tour bus crashed into a ravine on the Indonesian island of Java late on March 10, 2021, killing at least 27 people and injuring 39 others. The bus was carrying junior high school pupils and some of their parents as they were returning from a visit to an Islamic pilgrimage site. Police say brakes on the vehi…
A large group of security officers have appeared on camera as they arrested a member of the party of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on March 9, 2021. The security footage reportedly shows National League for Democracy (NLD) party member Ja Mar being taken into custody from his home in the country’s northeas…
A Chinese-flagged fishing trawler has run aground off Pointe-aux-Sables, not far from the Mauritian capital, Port Louis. All 16 crew members, including 14 Chinese nationals, were evacuated by helicopter after the vessel named Lurong Yuan Yu became stranded on March 7, 2021. The ship reportedly contains about 130 ton…
Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa is looking for eight people to join him on a trip to the moon aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship reusable launch vehicle. The week-long expedition called “dearMoon”, described as the world’s first civilian lunar mission, is being planned for 2023. Maezawa, the 45-year-old punk ro…
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the global aviation industry. With many flights grounded, demand for in-flight meals has dropped significantly leaving companies that supply airlines with meals scrambling to survive. To cope, Hong Kong airline caterer Gate Gourmet has changed its business model to prov…
A boy in southern China’s Guizhou province was run over by a car and got trapped underneath while he was running across a road. A group of passers-by gathered, lifted the car up and freed him in less than a minute.
Li Pengfei has guarded relics of the ancient kingdom of Loulan in China’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for 12 years, charged with the task of keeping would-be tomb raiders away from what was once an important oasis city along the Silk Road. Li and his small team also face a huge personal challenge – endu…
China’s ruling Communist Party lays out its road map for developing the country economically and socially through a series of five-year plans. The policies touch every aspect of Chinese life, but even these comprehensive blueprints are often affected by unforeseen factors.
Soldiers from China’s Qinghai Armed Police Corps patrol have been mounting lonely patrols along a railway and highway on the Tibetian Plateau, the world’s highest and largest plateau. Chinese state media recently broadcast a report about a patrol on what is also known as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, covering the soldi…
A 35-year-old PE teacher started teaching students martial arts in 2011. Students practise sword fighting three times a week. Zeng Ke even built the equipment by himself using car tyres. He said he wants to impart traditional culture to the next generation, not just practical skills.
A naval aviation brigade under the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command recently held air-confrontation tactic drills to enhance “consciousness of combined combat”. The exercises were conducted after countries including the US and France, deployed naval ships in contested areas of the Sout…
Golf legend Tiger Woods was taken to hospital after suffering multiple serious injuries in a rollover car crash south of Los Angeles on February 23, 2021. Police said he was on his own in the car when the incident happened in the US state of California. Reports said the golfer’s injuries were not life threatening an…
Golfer Tiger Woods is in surgery at a Southern California hospital after suffering multiple leg injuries in a single-car rollover crash on February 23, 2021. Helicopter footage of the scene shows Woods' car flipped on its side.
Hong Kong police intercepted a fleet of 45 luxury sports cars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and Ferraris over suspected illegal racing on February 21, 2021. Officers said they saw a number of cars driving westbound at high speed along the city’s Island Eastern Corridor expressway. Police intercepted the vehicles …
US space agency Nasa on February 22, 2021, released the first video of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Cameras on the vehicle captured the deployment of its parachute before touching down on the surface of the red planet. The clip shows for the first time the perspective of a spacecraft landing on Mars.
Family members helped this 77-year-old grandfather in southwestern China’s Yunnan province “drive”. They let him sit behind the steering wheel, then shook tree branches next to the car to simulate movement.
The Covid-19 pandemic has made illegal "yaba" tablets, a mixture of meth and caffeine, more accessible to people in Thailand. The country has long been a global gateway for exports of the drug. However, the business has been disrupted as Covid-19 halted international transport. This has led to a surge in cheaper yab…
A sea of clouds floated above Yuntai mountain in central China’s Henan province on February 14, 2021. Visitors were able to see the breathtaking view from the mountain’s cable car route and glass-bottomed walkway.
A loose club of retro-car fans gather on weekends on the streets of Tokyo, driving around and showing off their favourite vehicles. Among the oldest are a 1941 Cadillac and a restored 1929 Ford Model-A.
A fuel tanker exploded at a customs post near the Iran-Afghanistan border on February 13, 2021, igniting a massive fire. Around 500 vehicles caught alight and dozens of people were injured. Two blasts were reportedly powerful enough to be spotted from space by Nasa satellites. It was not immediately clear what cause…
A loyal dog has been waiting for its dead owner to return for five years. Da Huang waits at the car park where its owner used to work at 4pm every day. That, and more trending videos from China this week.
A mother and son in southern China’s Guizhou province were hit by a car and ended up trapped underneath. A group of passers-by gathered, lifted the car up and freed them in just 20 seconds.
A 35-year-old PE teacher in China’s Sichuan province started teaching students martial arts in 2011. Students practise sword fighting three times a week. Zeng Ke even built the equipment by himself using car tyres. He said he wants to impart traditional culture to the next generation, not just practical skills.
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A British teenager fell into a coma after being hit by a car in March 2020, three weeks before the first lockdown was imposed in the United Kingdom. At that time, the country had recorded just 23 Covid-19 cases. In January 2021, he woke up in a totally different world, without knowing much about the pandemic — even …
A loyal dog in China’s Liaoning province has been waiting for its dead owner to return for five years. Da Huang waits at the car park where its owner used to work at 4pm every day.
NIO has rivals as China’s EV and battery makers eye 1,000km range targetThe distance would extend the top-end of Tesla’s Model Y Long Range version by two-thirds, if the solid-state batteries live up to expectations. That would be a game changer in China, the world’s biggest electric car market.
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Signs of dissatisfaction with the country’s military takeover were seen and heard on the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, as residents banged pots and honked car horns late on February 2, 2021. Myanmar’s army has seized power and declared a year-long state of emergency. The country’s de facto leader, Aung …
With a black bowler, walking cane, fake moustache and a little eyeliner, 28-year-old Pakistani Usman Khan dons the familiar costume of Charlie Chaplin’s “The Tramp” character. He strolls the streets of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar in character, dodging traffic or even interrupting a ping-pong match at a …
The volume of China’s railway cargo to Europe has set records last year. China State Railway Group said 12,400 China-Europe freight train trips were made in 2020, up 50 per cent compared to the previous year. The train service is also used to transport medical supplies from China to Europe amid the Covid-19 pandemic…
A 76-year-old woman in eastern China’s Jiangsu province was seen riding a toy car in the shape of an animal back home.
Dozens of mysterious “fairy doors” have popped up along the Bowen Road Fitness Trail in Hong Kong. Made of wooden sticks, clay and recycled materials, they are hidden among the trees and woods along the 3km (2-mile) path on Hong Kong Island. The “doors” put a smile on the faces of passers-by and offer children a cha…
Lai Chi-wai was once one of the world’s best climbers, until a traffic accident left him a paraplegic. Although Lai lost the use of both legs, he did not give up his passion. In 2016, Lai climbed up Lion Rock in a wheelchair using only his upper body strength. Five years later, he attempted to climb the 320-metre Ni…
Record snowfalls have blanketed large parts of Japan, where at least 10 people have died and hundreds have been injured amid the chaos caused by the severe weather. Transport and traffic have been brought to a standstill in some areas, with more than a thousand cars reported as being stuck in the snow on January 10,…
After she lost her leg in a road accident at the age of seven, Gui Yuna faced many difficulties including bullying. But now at the age of 35, she has overcome many obstacles to become a Paralympian. She competed in the long jump at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens. And more recently, she has become an online sensation…
A bus driver from northwestern China’s Shaanxi province chased a thief for 1km. The suspect had jumped out of a bus window after taking a passenger’s phone.
A video showing a Mercedes-Benz knocking down a bike rider at an intersection in Hong Kong and driving off before being stopped by a motorcyclist has been widely circulated online. The accident happened in Sheung Shui on January 3, 2021. The 33-year-old cyclist suffered head and leg injuries and was taken conscious …
A PE teacher from southwestern China’s Sichuan province is capable of unique physical feats while on his hands, including pulling a car with a rope attached to his waist.
China built more than 4,000 kilometres (2,480mi) of railway in 2020, according to Chinese state media reports. The report broadcast on December 26 said that half of the new rail lines built were for high-speed trains.
Hong Kong’s new Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link connecting the New Territories to north Lantau Island and the Hong Kong International Airport officially opened to the public on December 27, 2020. Authorities hope the tunnel can ease traffic woes and divert rush-hour traffic from the existing Lantau Link.
Shachuhaku is a Japanese term for “staying overnight in a vehicle”, and refers to a leisure activity that is popular in places like Australia that has more recently caught on in Japan. Now a growing number of Hongkongers are hitting the road to camp in their cars, in part because many cannot travel abroad for holida…
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