
Shenzhen Cuts Transit Fares by 50% to Ease Roads for Apec
Municipal authorities will take 90 percent of state fleet vehicles off the streets and urge private employers to shift staff to remote work during the five-day summit window.
Supply chain, warehousing and last-mile delivery across the region.

Municipal authorities will take 90 percent of state fleet vehicles off the streets and urge private employers to shift staff to remote work during the five-day summit window.

A British High Court judge froze VietJet’s global assets, including aircraft orders and ticket revenue, over unpaid leasing debts to London fund FitzWalter Capital.

The aerospace giant will expand component sourcing across local industrial partners as Indian airlines prepare to take delivery of over 1,700 aircraft.

Australia Post is recruiting 3,900 casual workers after parcel volumes grew 7.8 per cent over four weeks, while retailers face margin pressure from discount-hunting shoppers.

Chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam has tightened internal spending approvals and sought aircraft delivery deferrals after the carrier posted a US$2.3 billion annual loss.

Boeing 777 freighters offering three temperature-controlled compartments now link Brussels, Liège and Cincinnati with key Asian hubs.

Investment in rail infrastructure, ports and terminals along the Trans Caspian route is expanding transport options for heavy machinery and industrial equipment.

Bilateral trade reached $8.7 billion in the first eight months of 2026, driven by raw material shipments and new border crossings.

Weekly calls at Karachi Gateway Terminal International via Colombo aim to ease freight costs and transit delays for Pakistani textile exporters affected by Red Sea disruptions.

Speedaf faces scrutiny over its network expansion into Switzerland and Ireland as Europe’s trade chief visits Beijing for talks on electric vehicles.

Transpacific spot rates have hit their post-crisis ceiling after tripling since February, though ocean carriers will keep pricing elevated through late 2026.

The trial running through April 2027 lets users write app-generated codes on envelopes instead of affixing physical stamps.

The delivery aboard mother vessel Fan Zhou-6 marks the first direct docking at the terminal jetty in nearly two years.

Overall airfares to the West remain elevated above 2025 levels as 11 Middle East hubs operated only 66 per cent of scheduled flights from March to August.

Small and medium enterprises account for over 4,100 of the damaged manufacturing sites across 55 flooded provinces.

Alstom will build the initial 83 automated trainsets in France before Vingroup manufactures the remaining 117 units in Vietnam.
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