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Ever since President Xi’s September 2018 visit to Africa, and an announcement at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of US$60 billion in support for African nations, Beijing has continued to expand its influence on the continent. Through expansion of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, Beijing is increasing trade and …
A policeman was dragged on a car’s bonnet for 5km in eastern China’s Shandong province when he tried to stop a drunk driver.
Five Chinese women were seen balancing on a scooter on a busy road in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. They snaked through traffic and ran multiple red lights.
China is about to complete construction of the world’s tallest transmission towers in Zhoushan, in eastern Zhejiang province. The two 380-metre high transmission towers are situated at the meeting point of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road.
A motorbike rider stopped busy traffic to save a fragile newborn kitten in Manila, Philippines. He took the kitten home and gave it away to his neighbour.
A coach driver in southwestern China’s Yunnan province kept on driving, even after being injured by a large flying rock on the motorway.
A group of construction workers in eastern China’s Shandong province took their tops off, turned them inside out and sat on them in a taxi, so as to avoid dirtying the vehicle’s seats. Their considerate act was filmed by the driver, and warmed the hearts of many on Chinese social media.
A bus driver from Changsha, in China’s Hunan province, stopped at a zebra crossing for an elderly man. The pedestrian went out of his way to show his thanks.
A Chinese driver made a wrong turn in central China’s Anhui province, finding herself driving against traffic. When she got out of her car, things got worse.
While China plans its "Polar Silk Road" under the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese commercial boats sail along shipping routes in the Arctic to transport cargo. There are currently two routes: the Northeast Passage in the Arctic Ocean, which is the shortest route connecting northeast Asia and western Europe, and th…
The pro-democracy Civic Party has released photos and video showing serious water leakage problems at the MTR high-speed rail construction site. Rusty tracks, dripping water and flooding can be seen in the video footage, which Civic Party lawmakers Jeremy Tam Man-ho and Tanya Chan said was filmed in the past week. H…
A woman in eastern China’s Jiangsu province was hit by a truck while trying to save a dog. She had raised her hand to gesture to the driver, but the vehicle kept going.
Two foreigners surprised Taiwan locals by sunbathing at a traffic junction in Changhua. The local police station deployed officers, but the men had already left the scene.
A 6-year-old girl was seen behind the wheel on a narrow road in central China’s Hubei province. Not only did her parents allow her to drive, they also praised her for doing so.
A Chinese woman drove a BMW into a 4S shop and smashed into the wall in southern China’s Guangdong province. She pressed the accelerator accidentally when she was taking a test drive.
A Chinese woman’s iPhone 6 exploded while she was driving, giving her a shock. She had replaced the battery with an unofficial one.
A speeding bus in Suzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, lost control on a slippery road and crashed into a bus shelter, almost hitting a woman.
For nearly two decades, a 500-metre stretch of Sai Yeung Choi Street South in Hong Kong’s bustling Mong Kok district served as a stage for amateur singers, musicians, dancers and other street performers. The street was closed off to traffic on weekends to accommodate the thousands of people who flocked to the lively…
A study led by a professor at the University of Hong Kong has found that, along with the 5 million people who take the city’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) each day, many more millions of microbes also make the commute. The study examined how humans pick up microbes, offering valuable insight into managing the spread o…
The world's largest ‘ship lift’ on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China reduces the time it takes for ships to pass through the dam. This has led to increased traffic and the country is planning to build a new channel to accommodate more ships.
In one of the most dangerous expressways in southwest China’s Yunnan province, a driver lost control of a truck, which nearly fell off a cliff, on July 26. A safety net, installed in 2015, prevented tragedy and saved the driver and one other who were thrown out of the window. In total, three people in the truck were…
A driver rammed his truck 11 times into an SUV that was blocking his way in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. He had spent half an hour trying to get in touch with the owner of the SUV, but failed, so he decided to clear the way himself.
A driver in Shenzhen, in southern China’s Guangdong province, fell asleep for about one minute while on the move. He woke up after his car hit a roadblock. As it was 6am and there were few cars on the road, no one was injured.
A policeman was trapped on top of a runaway car in Anhui province on July 26, prompting a police chase that lasted more than 12 kilometres before the driver of the vehicle finally gave up.
A couple in Harbin, the capital city of northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, tried taking their pet dog on a bus. An argument with the bus driver then spiralled out of control.
A massive sandstorm hit Golmu in northwest China’s Qinghai province on July 25. Visibility plunged to 100 metres, disrupting traffic. Dramatic footage of the storm blanketing the city was captured. No casualties were reported.
A Chinese man’s reaction after a traffic accident has gone viral on social media. He appeared to get up immediately after the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a car, but the man appeared to return to his vehicle and collapse after a three-wheeler came upon the scene.
Locals in Binyang County in China’s Guangxi autonomous region were surprised to find an ostrich running down the road on July 24. The bird escaped from a farm and caused chaos as it ran through the streets, switching lanes and ploughing through red lights. A mad chase ensued to catch the bird as it ran amok.
A Chinese woman was filmed perched on the hood of her husband’s car, as he drove with a younger woman sat in the passenger’s seat.
Rescuers came to the aid of 65 villagers in a Beijing suburb after they became stranded by floods, triggered by heavy rain. The village became cut off after floodwaters destroyed roads and a bridge that connected it to the outside world.
More than 300 armed police officers mounted the first large anti-terrorism drill in the West Kowloon terminus of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, ahead of its opening in September.
An unusual heatwave in Hong Kong this summer has made rats more active, driving a boom in business for pest control experts.
A huge boulder fell from the side of a mountain and hit a car passing by in Ya’an, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. A policeman took the victims to hospital, braving the same area where the rock had fallen.
After a three-wheeler tipped over in northern China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, a passer-by kicked in the windscreen to help the driver escape the burning vehicle.
A coach driver was hit by a flying wheel hub while driving on a motorway in central China’s Hubei province, but he managed to stop the vehicle before slumping over, saving his 16 passengers.
Despite the US-China trade war, electric car manufacturer Tesla has announced its first overseas plant will be built in Shanghai. Construction will take around two years and it will take another two to three years for the production line to be able to handle manufacturing 500,000 electric cars a year. As China is th…
A road collapse during a downpour in southwest China’s Sichuan province buried a 64-year-old man deep in mud. About five hours later, rescuers pulled him out and rushed him to hospital.
A drinker at a bar in Hong Kong’s bar district got more than he ordered when a luxury car almost ran him over. The yellow Lamborghini Gallardo, which was parked illegally, stopped just short of the bar – with the car’s owner nowhere to be seen.
Two people were trapped in a car that fell into a river after avoiding a crash with a lorry in southern China’s Guangdong province. Heroic passers-by jumped in to help.
A man in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province had an unusual way of putting out a car fire. When his vehicle started emitting flames, he got out of it and started blowing.
A Chinese man took a go-kart onto a busy road in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. He thought the streets were wide enough for go-karting, so borrowed a colleague’s vehicle and drove it home.
More than 20 have died and dozens are missing after a boat carrying about 100 passengers, mostly Chinese tourists, capsized in rough seas off the southern Thai island of Phuket on Thursday. Thailand is in the middle of its monsoon season, during which traffic and marine accidents usually increase.
A passenger’s portable charger exploded in her handbag in southern China late last month. The driver calmly stopped the bus and defused the situation.
A Chinese traffic policeman used a broomstick to hold a fallen electric cable up and keep traffic flowing on a busy road during the morning rush hour. Officer Ma Zixuan held the cable up for 90 minutes before an emergency repair crew came to the rescue.
Commuters in Sichuan province struggled to take the subway when this station was flooded after heavy rain. It disrupted traffic in most cities in southwest China and even caused landslides.
Leading women entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, mainland China and Southeast Asia share the secrets of their career success.
The third edition of the Belt and Road Summit is held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Thursday.
Hong Kong's Mass Rail Transit (MTR) system is considered one of the best in the world, moving the equivalent to more than half of Hong Kong's population around the city every day, all within a matter of minutes. Here are a few facts and figures about the MTR and how it's evolved over the years.
The driver of a moving coach on a motorway in eastern China’s Shandong province suffered a stroke, prompting two passengers to spring into action and bring the vehicle to a halt.
A Chinese man rode a horse on the road in northern China’s Hebei province, in an attempt to imitate viral videos he had seen on social media.
