Urban transport

Vietnam’s first-ever finished metro line, the Hanoi Metro Line 2A, also known as Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line, has been off to a soft...

Beam, a shared micromobility operator founded and headquartered in Singapore, said in an announcement on February 25 that it will accelerate its expansion across...

Thailand is getting one step further in the deployment of electricity-powered motorcycle taxis and canal boats for public transportation with an aim to reduce...

In a great step forward for public urban transportation in Vietnam, the country’s first metro line began operations on November 6 in the capital...

Cambodian students have developed and designed a prototype drone from a school chair by adding a structure with eight propellers which is able to...

Singapore’s urban rail network is being taken over by robots, but not in the dystopian sense. The robots will be deployed at coffee kiosks...

The new Hanoi-Hai Phong expressway The government of Vietnam will build 4,000 kilometers of expressways as part of...

Onion Mobility's electric tuk tuk Cambodia is set to enter the vehicle manufacturing industry with locally produced electric...

Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek officially launched its operations in Thailand on February 27 as part of its expansion into Southeast Asia. Under the brand...

A consortium of Japanese and Filipino firms has bagged the contract to design and build the first three stations of the Metro Manila subway...

China has proposed to fund a $1.5-billion elevated railway project in Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon. China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd (CREEC) made...

Bangkok-based family conglomerate Central Group, which is active in retail, real estate, hospitality and restaurants and operates Thailand’s biggest shopping mall, plans to invest...

Indonesia’s Go-Jek suffered a setback to its expansion plans on January 9 after the transport regulator in the Philippines rejected its application to launch...

Singapore is launching a six-month trial of an on-demand public bus service on December 1, using technology to reduce congestion and costs in what...

Singapore is set to begin test flights with flying taxis in the second half of 2019, the German company behind the technology said in...

A Philippine inventor has constructed a large drone suitable for passenger transport and found a partner for mass production in Australia. Former dancer and camera...

The Hanoi Department of Transport is considering collecting tolls for private vehicles traveling into the inner-city areas which often face traffic jams. Vu Van...

Singapore ride-hailing company Grab, which claims it holds 65 per cent of Indonesia's ride-hailing market, will invest $250 million through its newly launched unit...