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China-Middle East relations
Beijing tells China ships in Strait of Hormuz to phone home amid safety risks
Iran has control over the shipping chokepoint that handles much of China’s imported oil, and Beijing will get daily updates from shipping vessels in the worrisome region.
23 Jun 2025 - 8:11PM
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Saudi Arabia
Growing China trade prompts Hong Kong venture for Saudi cargo carrier
23 Jun 2025 - 5:42PM
Hong Kong transport
Hong Kong government orders report after 2 driverless buses collide at airport
23 Jun 2025 - 11:24PM
Hong Kong science and tech
2 Hong Kong pilot schemes testing drones for landslide prevention operations
Drones are being used to help the Geotechnical Engineering Office with its work, including inspecting landslide sites and monitoring hillsides.
22 Jun 2025 - 4:06PM
Singapore
Spike in armed robberies in Straits of Malacca and Singapore ‘concerning’
There have already been 72 reported incidents this year, surpassing the 62 recorded in all of last year.
21 Jun 2025 - 3:11PM
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Britain
‘Appalling mess’: UK’s high-speed rail link faces new delays
Troubled high-speed railway line connecting London to Birmingham to be delayed beyond 2033.
19 Jun 2025 - 10:50AM
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China manufacturing
At Paris Air Show, China’s aviation suppliers circle for a landing
The number of Chinese exhibitors has more than doubled at this year’s show, as producers across the supply chain eye European market.
18 Jun 2025 - 5:00PM
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Belt and Road Initiative
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Israeli strikes one more challenge for new China-Iran rail corridor
Weeks before the air strikes, a new overland trade route was launched that could help Iran evade sanctions and advance its regional ambitions.
18 Jun 2025 - 4:30PM
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China airliners
China’s C929 jet secures Western tech as manufacturer signs parts deals
Though supply chains and trade relations have been strained, China’s in-development widebody plane will feature components from Western firms.
17 Jun 2025 - 8:30PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
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SemiDrive to supply cockpit chips in European EVs as Chinese firms go global
‘Striving to be a top global chip supplier, we need to expand from the China market to the global market,’ general manager Eugene Wang says.
17 Jun 2025 - 7:30AM
China-Russia relations
How China is driving a surge in shipping along Arctic sea routes
The route’s Russian operator is building more nuclear-powered icebreakers, as it anticipates a significant rise in voyages by Chinese companies.
13 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Automotive industry
Hong Kong to allow drones with higher payloads to boost low-altitude economy
Laws and regulations are being amended to promote the development of the low-altitude economy, deputy financial secretary says.
13 Jun 2025 - 8:03PM
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Malaysia
‘Important step’: fatal crashes prompt Malaysia to curb speeding lorries, buses
Following a spate of accidents, the government will require all heavy vehicles to be fitted with ‘Speed Limitation Devices’ that would cap speeds to 90km/h.
13 Jun 2025 - 6:59PM
Malaysia
Malaysia revokes bus owner’s permit after deadly crash
Fifteen people were killed in a predawn crash on Monday between a car and a university bus along Malaysia’s notoriously dangerous East-West Highway.
11 Jun 2025 - 5:17PM
Hong Kong transport
Hong Kong needs route for taxis, ride-hailing firms to co-exist: lawmakers
Owners blame ride-hailing services for their taxi licences falling in value but legislators say there is more to it.
10 Jun 2025 - 11:36PM
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Hong Kong transport
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Fairer fees at end of tunnel for Hong Kong motorists following shake-up
Hopes rise for more equitable system after last such facility created under build-operate-transfer model is handed over to Hong Kong government.
10 Jun 2025 - 6:45AM
Hong Kong transport
Hong Kong can support taxi sector by using levies to create fund: Uber executive
Ride-hailing company’s global head of public policy says city can learn from how Australia adapted to platform’s entry into market.
9 Jun 2025 - 12:00PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
How BYD and Chinese peers are transforming Europe’s small EV market
Volkswagen, Renault and other EU stalwarts prepare a slew of smaller, cheaper EVs to fight an influx of Chinese models.
9 Jun 2025 - 6:30AM
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Hong Kong transport
Hong Kong minibus operators hail arrival of over 800 drivers from mainland China
Temporary scheme should be extended to steer sector to safety and plug gaps in ageing workforce, operators say.
8 Jun 2025 - 10:56AM
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US-China trade war
US retailers demand Chinese firms pay shipping costs as trade pressure grows
For years, US retail giants paid to ship goods from China to America. But that is changing as costs spiral amid the trade war.
7 Jun 2025 - 1:00PM
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Hong Kong police
Hong Kong police launch first drone patrols in urban areas
Unmanned aerial vehicles can inspect an area the size of 13 football pitches in 25 minutes.
7 Jun 2025 - 12:09AM
China shipbuilding
Big shipowners take wind out of US sails, continue to order vessels from China
MSC executive tells forum in Oslo that Chinese shipyards can build new vessels for sector’s energy transition.
6 Jun 2025 - 1:00PM
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United States
Salvage team bound for burning cargo ship off Alaska carrying Chinese cars
Ship carrying about 3,000 cars, including 800 EVs, has been abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire.
6 Jun 2025 - 3:25PM
Ukraine war
Ukraine says it attacked Crimean Bridge, as Russia halts traffic
Kyiv’s agents detonated mines on underwater supports, targeting a key transport link between the annexed peninsula and the Russian mainland.
4 Jun 2025 - 3:31AM
Donald Trump
Judge blocks Trump admin’s attempt to strip TSA workers of union rights
Judge found the Trump administration’s reasoning ‘threadbare’ and suggested the move was meant to ‘punish’ the union.
3 Jun 2025 - 11:41AM
Vietnam
The US$67 billion question: who will fund Vietnam’s North-South express railway?
Vingroup and Thaco’s proposals to build the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City high-speed rail line both demand substantial state support.
2 Jun 2025 - 5:30PM
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Indonesia
Will Indonesia’s Whoosh extension to Surabaya be derailed by Chinese debt?
With the current US$7.3 billion rail line not projected to break even for 40 years, analysts are urging caution on an extension.
1 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
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Hong Kong transport
New toll system, cheaper fees in place as Hong Kong’s Tai Lam Tunnel handed over
Government takes control of 3.8km tunnel after consortium’s 30-year franchise ends.
31 May 2025 - 5:31PM
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