Multiple vehicles make their debut at Auto Shanghai 2023
There are 1413 vehicles displayed at the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, with 93 global debuts and 64 concept cars.
Transportation
Plastic card shortage to hit 5.2 million Filippino motorists
The temporary driver’s license will contain a unique QR code, which will allow law enforcers to authenticate and validate it.
Meet the guy who scored $333,000 worth of tickets for $22,600 after ANA airline error
Mr Herman Yip, 32, snapped up 25 tickets for a small fraction of their usual cost, including a round-trip in first class all the way from Jakarta to Aruba, for only US$890.
Grab-backed digital bank lends to GrabCar rental partner
Superbank said the car rental company would use the loans to purchase more than 1,000 additional cars that could be rented by GrabCar drivers.
China’s domestic air passenger trips recover to 90% of pre-epidemic level
In March, the whole industry completed 938,000 hours of transport aviation flights, up 116.9 percent year-on-year.
Train travel gathers speed in China as May Day holiday approaches
With the launch of special tourism lines of some places, the upcoming May Day holiday might witness the busiest travel scenario in recent years.
Alibaba’s logistics unit Cainiao signs deal with Brazil Post
The two companies will carry out cooperation in fields such as global air cargo, local logistics infrastructure and digital logistics technology.
Philippines’ Naia terminals ready for influx of 2 million passengers
To avoid overcrowding, airport authorities were asked to allow the airlines to open check-in counters earlier without being charged additional fees.
Emirates to launch first A380 commercial route to Indonesia
The airline said the super jumbo jet would replace one of two daily flights to Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Robotaxis in Beijing open new chapter of intelligent transport
The city granted licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxi services to Chinese tech giant Baidu and autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai, earlier this month.