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Chinese bus driver becomes 'a hero' after narrowly avoiding landslide | South China Morning Post
Advertisement01:04VideoChinaChinese bus driver becomes 'a hero' after narrowly avoiding landslidePublished: 11:15am, 19 Jan 2018Updated: 11:31am, 19 Jan 2018AdvertisementAdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001xAI-generated voice
Rail workers in China meet after years of digging a tunnel from opposite sides | South China Morning Post
Construction crews at opposite ends of a railway tunnel in China’s northeast Heilongjiang province have finally met after almost 3 years of digging.
Chinese woman refuses to let train leave because her husband isn't on it | South China Morning Post
This woman refuses to leave this train because her husband hasn't arrived. She uses her body to block the doors of the train car.
This robotic suitcase will follow you around like a puppy | South China Morning Post
At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, tech firms showcased the newest robots in a growing trend: self-driving suitcases. The latest models use facial recognition and GPS.
Signal failure shuts down MTR’s East Rail Line | South China Morning Post
Advertisement00:32MTR CorporationVideoHong KongSignal failure shuts down MTR’s East Rail LineElizabeth CheungandHarminder SinghPublished: 11:30am, 11 Jan 2018Updated: 12:01pm, 11 Jan 2018AdvertisementAdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001xAI-generated voice
Philippine traffic controllers bust moves in Quezon City | South China Morning Post
Traffic controllers in the Philippines put on a dance routine to control traffic in Quezon City.
Another Chinese Tesla wannabe? Introducing the electric car Yudo π1 | South China Morning Post
Introducing the Chinese electric car Yudo π1.
Baidu tests autonomous driving software at CES | South China Morning Post
The latest version of Baidu’s autonomous driving software, Apollo, will be tested in Las Vegas as part of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Fellow Chinese start-ups are working on self-driving electric cars as China, the world’s biggest auto market, aims to phase out the sale of vehicles powered by fossil fuels.
Heavy snowfall in China batters farms - and disrupts road, rail and air travel | South China Morning Post
Heavy snow has pummeled central and eastern China, disrupting power supply, traffic, and farming activity.
LeEco founder Jia Yueting talks about his pet car project in San Francisco | South China Morning Post
Advertisement01:17LeEco founder Jia Yueting talks about his pet car project in San FranciscoPublished: 4:30pm, 5 Jan 2018Updated: 4:46pm, 5 Jan 2018AdvertisementAdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001xAI-generated voice
Old Peak Road home of Brooke Babington | South China Morning Post
Exuberance fills every inch of this duplex, which is crazy fun in spades.
Indian cop controls traffic while moonwalking | South China Morning Post
India’s streets are notorious for gridlock, but 38-year-old policeman Ranjeet Singh has had a unique way of managing it for the past 12 years. He controls traffic while "moonwalking", claiming that the traffic violation rate at the junction he is responsible for has fallen over the years. He has also become a social…
Chinese tourist killed in Iceland crash, others injured | South China Morning Post
One person died and 12 more were hurt in Iceland on Wednesday after a bus carrying Chinese tourists skidded off the road after colliding with a car.
Chinese electric vehicle start-up NIO goes up against Tesla | South China Morning Post
Shanghai-based electric vehicle start-up NIO, dubbed ‘China’s Tesla’, has launched its first-ever smart SUV car. At nearly half the price of Tesla's Model X, NIO's ES8 has similar features and is even slightly faster.
Drunk driver bites police officer to escape arrest | South China Morning Post
A drunk driver bit a police officer to avoid being arrested in Nanning city in China's Guangxi province.
Wild elephant rams vehicle in southwest China | South China Morning Post
A team dispatched to monitor a wild elephant was rammed by the animal in Yunnan province in China.
Self-driving buses go on trial in Shenzhen | South China Morning Post
Self-driving electric buses developed by Chinese tech group Haylion Technologies underwent a test run in Shenzhen. Although drivers are still needed for emergency situations, the buses can operate autonomously without a driver most of the time.
Dense fog in China forces highways closure | South China Morning Post
Heavy fog brought road traffic to a halt in several cities in central and western China, forcing authorities to close many highways.
Travel 658km in just three hours on China's latest high-speed rail line | South China Morning Post
A new 658km rail line connecting Xian and Chengdu in western China slashes travel time from 11 hours to just 3 hours, 11 minutes.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledges closer ties as he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin | South China Morning Post
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, pledging closer ties through the China-initiated Belt and Road Initiative.
Chinese man repaints road markings to shorten his bus commute | South China Morning Post
A Chinese man was fined after repainting road markings to shorten his bus commute at a busy junction in eastern China’s Jiangsu province.
Formula E car goes head-to-head with cheetah in drag race | South China Morning Post
The 2017 FIA Formula E Championship hits the road in Hong Kong on December 2 and 3. Ahead of the new season, the FIA Formula E team created a short film in which a cheetah races an electric Formula E car.
Toxic smog smothers New Delhi | South China Morning Post
Toxic smog has smothered New Delhi. Pollution levels have hit 40 times the WHO's safe limit. Authorities have banned all construction, barred lorries from entering the city and announced restrictions on private car use.
Vietnam's historic Hoi An flooded as typhoon death toll rises | South China Morning Post
Vietnam's death toll from Typhoon Damrey rises to 61, with heavy damage to more than 80,000 homes and roads. Hoi An is one of the cities seriously affected, but authorities say the coming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit of the region's leaders will not be disrupted.
The Road I've Travelled - The Future of Food | South China Morning Post
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The Road I've Travelled - Looking Beyond | South China Morning Post
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The Road I've Travelled - Millennial Energy | South China Morning Post
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New heights for Hong Kong prime office rents, as mainland companies fuel demand | South China Morning Post
Continuing demand from mainland companies is pushing up prime office rents, with estimates pointing to an 8pc rise in rental rates this year.
China builds the world’s longest steel arch bridge | South China Morning Post
China constructs the world’s longest road-rail steel arch bridge, connecting Shanghai and Nantong.
Manhunt for hit-and-run driver | South China Morning Post
After mowing down six passers-by and ramming into two buses on two busy Hong Kong streets, this car comes to a stop outside a fruit market. The driver abandons the car and flees on foot before police officers can reach him.
Lucky escape after crane arm crushes car | South China Morning Post
A car driver was lucky to escape with just a broken ankle after the arm of a crane at a nearby construction site crushed his car.
Piston threatens Duterte: Talk to us, or we'll give you monthly strikes
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Dramatic bus rollover in China injures one | South China Morning Post
A bus rolled over after being hit by a car in Zhuzhou City of central China's Hunan Province on October 1st, leaving one passenger injured.
SCMP’s infographic wins top award | South China Morning Post
SCMP’s Belt and Road Initiative infographic won a gold award in the Data and Visualisation category in a competition organised by WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.
Fast and furious flying: drone racing takes off in Europe and China | South China Morning Post
Drone racing is fast becoming a popular sport, not only in Europe but also in China. A total of 120 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) participants competed for the title of ‘King of Speed’ in northwest China's Yinchuan City.
What’s driving Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis? | South China Morning Post
In what the United Nations has called “the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis”, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have escaped from Myanmar’s Rakhine State – an area rocked by communal conflict. Many have fled to camps in neighbouring Bangladesh or seek asylum in other Southeast Asian countries. Despite severe c…
Meet the futuristic smart luxury electric vehicle | South China Morning Post
Meet the futuristic smart luxury electric vehicle.
Taxi driver delivers joy to Hongkongers with a guestbook | South China Morning Post
Wong Kwok-chung has been driving taxis for 40 years. He is determined to drive his customers to wherever they want to go, and bring them joy with a guestbook.
Parents leave son behind at highway petrol station | South China Morning Post
A nine-year-old boy was left behind at a highway petrol station in southwest China's Guizhou province on Sunday afternoon. He had jumped out to go to the toilet, only to see his parents drive away without checking to see if he was in the car. It was not until they were about 10km away did they realize that he was mi…
Car rams into crowd at violent Virginia rally | South China Morning Post
A white nationalists rally turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday when a car ploughed into a crowd of clashing protesters.
Duterte signs laws extending passport, driver's license validity
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Hong Kong esports: can young people make it their career? | South China Morning Post
Young people aren't just enjoying watching e-sports. They're making it their careers. The excitement and fame that e-sports can bring is tempting, but the road to success is rough.
Car crashes into hospital wall, injuring passer-by in east China | South China Morning Post
A man hit the gas pedal by mistake instead of the brake when arriving at a hospital, sending his car crashing into the hospital wall and injuring a passer-by.
Six hurt in crash after driver tries to reverse on east China highway | South China Morning Post
Six people were injured last week when a car smashed into an SUV that was trying to reverse along an expressway in eastern China.
Audi outrages mainland China with a TV ad comparing women to second-hand cars | South China Morning Post
German auto giant Audi has kept silent after sparking a backlash in China this week with a commercial appearing to compare women to second-hand cars.
Xi Jinping visits construction site of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge | South China Morning Post
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chief Executive Carrie Lam visited the Hong Kong end of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge infrastructure on July 1.
Lamborghini expands its presence in Macau with the opening of a new 4S showroom | South China Morning Post
Thanks to rapid economic development in Macau, the luxury car market in the city has experienced tremendous growth. Only a decade ago, luxury cars were seldom seen on the streets of Macau; today, however, it’s a totally different story – high-end cars popping up everywhere. And in October, Italian supercar maker Lam…
Hong Kong leader inspects new high-speed train at Shek Kong | South China Morning Post
Chief executive Carrie Lam inspected the first express train delivered by land to Hong Kong for the high-speed rail project.
Duterte's EDSA traffic: Data say it's faster, drivers say nothing's changed
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