Transportation

Grab expects its purchase of Singapore taxi operator Trans-cab to close in the October-December quarter. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Transportation

Singapore's Grab to buy third-largest local taxi firm Trans-cab

Deal includes fleet of 2,500 vehicles, but price not disclosed

20 July 2023
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on July 19 test-rides new train cars delivered for Manila's light rail line. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga)
Transportation

Manila debuts light rail cars built with Japanese tech

Mitsubishi-backed trains to cut congestion as Philippines develops infrastructure

20 July 2023
Japan's consumer product makers will likely face a shortage of truckers when a regulation limiting drivers' overtime hours takes effect in April 2024.
Companies

Lion, Unicharm, 8 other daily goods companies form alliance in Japan

Grand collaboration designed to transport goods amid truck driver shortage

19 July 2023
MYArline CEO Rayner Teo: "I've been given an aggressive target." (Photo by Norman Goh)
Transportation

Malaysia's MYAirline targets IPO within three years: CEO

Country's newest LCC aims to hit 2 million passenger mark by early 2024

19 July 2023
Robinhood Ride will be available on the same platform as food-delivery app Robinhood. (Photo courtesy of Robinhood Ride)
Finance

Thailand's SCBX adds ride-hailing service to Robinhood app

New platform offers customers options to pick EVs and female drivers

19 July 2023
Cathay Pacific, which only has international routes, was devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Transportation

Cathay Pacific's first-half profit set to top $500m in return to black

Airline plans rewards and profit sharing for employees as pandemic woes fade

15 July 2023
S. Iswaran speaks during a news conference in 2017, when he was Singapore's trade and industry minister.
14 July 2023
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo's operator InterGlobe recently hit its highest share price since going public.
Transportation

Global airline shares soar on passenger demand, cheaper fuel

Delta, JAL and Indian LCCs enjoy stock boost while Chinese carriers slump

14 July 2023
A consortium of six conglomerates is making a bid to expand Manila's main airport, which is already stretched beyond capacity.
Transportation

Rival Philippine firms set aside differences to fix up Manila airport

Conglomerates revive renovation plan after COVID quashed previous bid

13 July 2023
In Thailand, the Yellow Line connecting the outskirts of Bangkok to neighboring Samut Prakan province began operations in July. (Photo by Kosuke Inoue)
Transportation

From Bangkok to Manila, Southeast Asia metro rail expands rapidly

Networks across region to grow 20% through 2024, helping to ease congestion

11 July 2023
Sergiy Korsunsky, Ukraine's ambassador to Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo at a news conference to mark 500 days since Russia's invasion. (Photo by Ryohtaroh Satoh)
Ukraine war

Ukraine hints at postwar transfer of Japan bullet train tech

Ambassador to Japan says Tokyo has bigger role in reconstruction than war

10 July 2023
Japan's Nippon Yusen plans to add ships running on clean-burning ammonia to its fleet. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
Transportation

Net-zero emissions target for ocean shipping to be moved up to 2050

U.N. agency weighs tax, other proposals to decarbonize maritime transport industry

5 July 2023
The new service aims to cut down on luggage on Japan Airlines flights. (Photo courtesy of Japan Airlines)
4 July 2023
Chai Eamsiri, CEO of Thai Airways International, has unveiled a new growth plan for the airline as it emerges from restructuring. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca)
Transportation

Thai Airways plans to double fleet with focus on India: CEO

Time for company to expand, according to 40-year veteran Chai

3 July 2023
Cathay Pacific jets are seen at Hong Kong International airport on June 17: The airline's pilot union says a lack of crew is hampering Cathay's recovery from the pandemic. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Transportation

Cathay Pacific short of 1,400 senior pilots: union

Shortage of crew will hamper Hong Kong airline's pandemic rebound, group says

30 June 2023
An MTR train at Chai Wan Station in Hong Kong on June 15. The city's railway operator may face new challenges at home in the near future. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Transportation

Hong Kong's MTR eyes foreign expansion in face of potential rivals

City's railway monopoly views Middle East as likely target for growth

27 June 2023
The GAC vehicle, which seats one, will operate automatically. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
Automobiles

China's GAC unveils flying car that can travel on road

Automaker sees demand for transport between cities across waters in southern China

27 June 2023
The industry will need annual production of 449 billion liters of sustainable aviation fuel if it is to reach its net-zero goal. Last year's production was slightly above 300 million liters.
Transportation

Asia plays catch-up in race for sustainable aviation fuel

Neste's biofuel refinery in Singapore now has annual capacity of 1.26bn liters

26 June 2023
Cathay Pacific carried 34 times more passengers from January to May than during the same period the year before. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Transportation

Cathay Pacific headed for 1st-half profit after 3 years in the red

Increased traffic to Japan helps lift airline out of pandemic downturn

24 June 2023
Electrum CEO Pandu Sjahrir, right, poses at the groundbreaking ceremony of the company's first factory. (Photo by Ismi Damayanti)
Technology

Indonesia's GoTo-affiliated e-scooter maker starts building factory

Facility outside Jakarta part of $1bn investment by joint venture Electrum

23 June 2023
An Air China flight prepares for departure in Beijing on May 19.
Caixin

China and U.S. to explore boosting number of commercial flights

Starting date, traffic volume are yet to be decided for previously busy routes

23 June 2023
Qantas Airways last updated its dress regulations about 10 years ago. Seen here are uniforms that were unveiled in 2016.
Transportation

Qantas goes gender-neutral with dress code to aid hiring spree

Aussie carrier lets women jettison heels; Air New Zealand plans new uniforms

22 June 2023
Carsome started with vehicle inspection, ownership transfer and car financing before offering services for car buyers and dealers. (Source photo by Reuters and logo from Carsome's website)
DealStreetAsia

Malaysia's Carsome raises funds, including debt, from EvolutionX

ASEAN used car marketplace says group's liquidity now $200m

20 June 2023
COMAC's C919 passenger jet, top, entered commercial service on May 28, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industry's Spacejet never got off the ground. (Source phots by AP, Reuters and Kyodo)
Aerospace & Defense Industries

China's COMAC soars, helped by state-backed funding

Large domestic market helped give Chinese jet maker edge over Mitsubishi

20 June 2023
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, right, and Rahul Bhatia, managing director of IndiGo, attend a news conference to announce the deal.
Transportation

Indian carrier IndiGo orders 500 jets from Airbus in record deal

Budget airline bulks up fleet as India anticipates travel boom

20 June 2023