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The transport sector carried over 2.17 billion passengers in the first half of 2023, up 15.9% year-on-year, heard a conference hosted by the Ministry of Transport in Hanoi. In the review period, about 1.10 billion tonnes of goods were transported, up 15.9%…
Volkswagen will show a production version of its long-awaited ID.Buzz, an electric reincarnation of its beloved Microbus or Kombi, on March 9 and plans to launch it in the United States in late 2023, the company said on Friday. The ID.Buzz is one of “the most…
Hanoi single-trip ticket passengers reached 63.6 percent of its annual goal, dropping 36 percent year-on-year, while monthly tickets decreased by 34.3 percent compared to 2019. Hanoi Transportation Corporation (Transerco) total revenue in 2020 was VND2.5…
Household and consumer goods retailer Muji has built a Muji bus – a store inside a revamped tourist coach targeting consumers living in Japan’s mountainous regions. The new Muji to Go mobile store launches alongside Muji’s largest store internationally which…
Sephora has announced Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton and Auckland as the final four cities to be visited by the retailer’s double-decker ‘Beauty Bus’ in July. The Beauty Bus will feature Sephora’s own products, as well as Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, tarte,…
Are you curious about all the hype over 5G? A ride on a 5G-powered bus may answer some questions. Mobile carrier KT announced Tuesday that people can sign up for free rides on its 5G bus. The bus will be connected to its ultra-fast 5G wireless network and…
A fire that broke out at two sites of a bus assembly plant early this month destroyed spare parts and components worth VND250 billion (US$11 million). A bus is assembled at its plant by the Truong Hai Automobile joint stock company (Thaco) in Quang Nam…
Transport operator SMRT has been awarded the tender for the construction of a public rail project in Bandung, the Mayor of Indonesia’s third-largest city said, a development that has elicited a thumbs-up from analysts. Local media in Indonesia had reported in…
Singapore’s StarHub has teamed up with the National University of Singapore, charter bus company ComfortDelGro Bus and “Internet of Moving Things” company Veniam for a mesh network of connected vehicles pilot. The trial at the university’s Kent Ridge campus…
Japanese technology firm DeNA Co. showcased its first self-driving bus in Tokyo on Thursday, unveiling a vehicle that runs on electricity and can carry 12 passengers. The EZ10 Robot Shuttle, developed in conjunction with French company Easy Mile, will first…
The United Steelworkers (USW) union has filed yet another petition asking the U.S. Government to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on tires manufactured in China. This time, the union is targeting truck and bus tires. The petition was filed Jan.…
