The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore has awarded a contract to a consortium of MKX Technologies Pte Ltd, Zhidao Network Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd and BYD (Singapore) Pte Ltd for a contract sum of around $8.14 million ($6.31 million) to pilot autonomous buses. LTA said in a statement on Thursday that the award is a part of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the LTA’s plans to pilot the use of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. According to the statement, these buses...

Laver Cup and Alipay+, part of Ant International, a global digital payment, digitization and financial technology provider, have on Monday formally announced a new long-term strategic partnership which will begin at Laver Cup San Francisco 2025, to be held at the Chase Center from September 19-21. Ant International said in a statement that the unified global wallet gateway Alipay+, along with WorldFirst and Antom – which are operated by Ant International – will become the...

Queensland, the northeastern Australian state, is currently engaging with local and international stakeholders in Japan through its Gold Partnership with the Australia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. A central and recurring theme in these discussions is the significant opportunity presented in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Having commenced its journey towards 2032, Queensland has entered a golden decade for investment, one characterized by world-class...

Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast Auto Ltd announced Monday its preliminary vehicle deliveries for the first quarter of 2025. The company delivered 36,330 EVs globally in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25) , representing a 296 percent increase year-over-year. Notably, VF 5 (A-segment SUV) deliveries grew 153 percent year-over-year and VF 6 (B-segment SUV) deliveries grew 453 percent year-over-year, the company said in a statement. VF 3 (mini-SUV) and VF 5 accounted for 67 percent of total...