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Retail Asia13/07/2023

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% compared to the same period last year. The volume of railway passengers has […]

Retail Asia10/01/2022

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 anticipated and most hyped” models anticipated from the Volkswagen […]

Retail Asia19/01/2021

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 trillion ($108 million), fell 17.5 percent year-on-year, said Nguyen Thanh Nam, CEO of Transerco, at the Transerco 2020 Review Conference […]

Retail Asia22/07/2020

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 has opened in Tokyo’s Naoetsu Shopping Centre. Its aim is to help revitalize the brand […]

Retail Asia17/07/2019

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, Huda Beauty, Marc Jacobs Beauty on-board, but the products will not be available for purchase. […]

Retail Asia10/01/2019

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 will demonstrate devices that can be used to […]

Retail Asia14/02/2017

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 Province. Production was resumed nine days after a fire broke out […]

Retail Asia27/09/2016

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 recent days that SMRT will be the project operator for the Light Rail Transport […]

Retail Asia23/09/2016

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 is involving using buses as mobile WiFi access points connected to one and other and to […]

Retail Asia10/07/2016

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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 be used at a shopping facility in Japan’s Chiba prefecture next month and has a […]

Retail Asia01/02/2016

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. 29, 2016. In it, the USW cites import data from the International Trade Commission (ITC), […]

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Passenger, goods transport volume sees strong surge in H1

Volkswagen Brings Back The Microbus Together With A Battery

Hanoi buses keep losing passengers

Muji bus targets customers in Japan’s mountains

Sephora reveals final four cities on ‘Beauty Bus’ tour

Korea’s KT 5G bus hits the road

Bus-assembly line fire inflicts $11m loss

Despite problems at home, SMRT eyes Indonesian market

StarHub trialing mesh network on buses

Self-driving bus unveiled in Tokyo

USW Seeks Tariffs on Bus and Truck Tires From China