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Uber joins forces with global public transport association

Ride-hailingappUber[UBER.UL]saidonMondayitwasjoiningaglobalpublictransportassociationtoimprovemobilityinthecitiesitoperatesin.UberalsosaiditwasjoiningtheInterna

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All-in-one bus ticket coming for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei

AcommonpublictransportticketwillbeavailabletoalllinesinthemetropolitanaxisofBeijing,TianjinandHebeibytheendoftheyear,officialshaveannounced.Itisexpectedtomakepu

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Qatar to build integrated transport system to overcome embargo

QatarisplanningonanintegratedtransportsystemtoovercomethesiegeimposedonthecountrybytheSaudi-ledgroup,QatarNewsAgencyreportedMonday.Qatar'sMinisterofTransportand

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Uber loses license to operate in London

Uber’slicensetooperateinLondonwillnotberenewedwhenitexpiresonSeptember30,localtransportauthoritiesannouncedonFriday,citingsafetyreasons.Theride-hailingserviceha

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Belt and Road Initiative provides G20 with new ideas of cooperation

Whileasurgeofanti-globalizationsentimentinWesterncountriescastsashadowontheHamburgsummitoftheGroupof20(G20)majoreconomiestobeheldonJuly7-8inGermany,theChina-pro

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Race is on to turn flying car into reality

Aeronauticsgiantsaretreatingtheideaofaflyingcarwithcaution,assuchaprojectraisesmorequestionsthanitanswers,expertssay--it'sachild'sdream,amillionaire'stoy.Butisi

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Two wheels, two centuries: Happy 200th birthday to the bicycle

Mondaymarkstheofficialbirthdayofthebicycle.Twohundredyearsago,KarlvonDraisrodehisinventedtwo-wheeledvehiclefromMannheimtoacoachinginnaboutfivemilesaway,whichtoo

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Close them up! Madrid launches campaign to tackle manspreading

Madridhasbecomethelatestcitytotacklethephenomenonofmanspreading,launchingacampaignaskingmalepublictransportuserstokeeptheirlegstothemselveswhenridingthesubway.N

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China to build more high-speed railways in five years: white paper

China will build more high-speed railways as part of its efforts to establish a comprehensive transport system during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), according to a white paper issued Thursday by the State Council Information Office.

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Uber in landmark court battle on Tuesday to escape strict rules

Uber [UBER.UL] will seek to convince Europe's top court next week that it is a digital service, not a transport company, in a case that could determine whether app-based startups should be exempt from strict laws meant for regular companies.

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Vietnam calls for upgrading cross-border road transport

Shortcomings in road transport across the border between Vietnam and other regional countries need to be solved to enhance connectivity to the international road transport system, according to local experts on Monday.

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ASEAN senior transport officials' meeting kicks off in Philippines

Some 120 senior transport officials and delegates from the 10-member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and dialogue partners convened here Tuesday to discuss initiatives that will further enhance transport connectivity in the region.

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Electric power scheduled to arrive for New Zealand buses

​The New Zealand government Thursday welcomed news that one of the country's biggest public transport firms is switching to a new form of electric power in a deal worth 30 million U.S. dollars with a U.S. company.

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African countries vow to set up single African air transport market

​African transport ministers on Wednesday vowed to set up a single African air transport market by 2017.

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Australian transport safety agency vows to continue search of missing Malaysian aircraft

​Finding the missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370 and helping solve the mystery of its disappearance is the greatest challenge of Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB), the government agency said in its annual report release on Monday.

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China to upgrade transport infrastructures in Tibet

China has vowed to further promote the development of transport infrastructures in Tibet to make travels on "the roof of the world" much easier.

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China-Europe rail prospers as alternative to sea, air cargo

In ancient times, the Silk Road blazed by imperial envoy Zhang Qian 2000 years ago carried caravans of Chinese silk, Indian spices and Persian brocade between the Middle Kingdom and Europe.