Executives from the world-leading railway vehicle manufacturer said the company aims to use the former airport site as a test bed for an autonomous bus system, and a potential runway for overseas expansion.
They added that CRRC intends to use trackless, electric autonomous rapid transit (ART) buses to link Kai Tak to the wider city, at a lower cost than a metro or tram system.
A successful project in Hong Kong may help the transport giant win further projects in large metropolises outside China.
However, geopolitics and concerns over
From quantum chips and fusion power to a lunar landing, Seoul this week unveiled a strategy to build seven next-generation industries over the coming decades.
The aim is to secure a foothold in technologies shaping a post
President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to return to using steam catapults to launch planes off of aircraft carriers, acting on a long-time complaint despite opposition from many naval officers.
In a presidential memorandum, Trump ordered US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to come up with a plan within 60 days on what would be needed to use hydraulic catapults in the next Gerald Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
The planned USS Doris Miller will
Three Latin American governments that moved against Chinese commercial interests over the past year were named in a White House report on Thursday, which accused Chinese exporters of routing goods through third countries to evade US tariffs.
Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday to resolve federal charges relating to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson, and prosecutors will recommend he serve life in prison, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The plea would come at a Friday hearing that US District Judge Margaret Garnett set after federal prosecutors and defence lawyers jointly requested one.
Court records did not identify the purpose of the hearing, and it is possible that a deal could still fall apart, according to the person, who requested
For generations, China’s brightest science and technology minds followed a well-worn path: board a Westbound flight and claim a seat at a globally renowned university.
Ronny P. Sasmita is a senior analyst at the Indonesia Strategic and Economics Action Institution.
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca defence agreement, they executed a structural overhaul of the Middle East’s security architecture.
A piece of the engine had broken off the aircraft and smashed the window, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing
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Bird remains were found in the engine of a Ryanair Boeing 737 NG plane where a passenger was partially sucked through a broken window shortly after take-off from Greece in July, the US National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.
The NTSB is investigating the incident
The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading towards the Middle East, according to Navy statements and open source information on the ship’s movements.
This comes as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose long deployment to the Middle East in support of the Iran war includes a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days.
The USS George Washington left port in Da Nang, Vietnam, last week, according to a Navy statement
The Kennedy Centre board voted on Thursday to add US President Donald Trump’s name to the facade of the performing arts venue and move forward with a two-year closure, according to congresswoman Joyce Beatty, a trustee through her position in Congress, and her lawyers.
A representative for the Kennedy Centre did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The moves set up a test of US District Judge Christopher Cooper, who ruled in May that letters affixed to the building and spelling out Trump’s name were added
