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Pony.ai will deploy robotaxis in Singapore in the coming months, as the Chinese autonomous driving technology company takes a tentative step to expand into Southeast Asia’s mass transport market. Advertisement The Guangzhou-based company, one of mainland China’s top three robotaxi operators, said on Saturday that it would team up with Singapore’s taxi fleet operator ComfortDelGro to introduce autonomous mobility services to the city state “in the coming months”. “By delivering safe, comfortable and efficient autonomous mobility services, we are committed to enhancing local residents’ daily commutes and advancing [Singapore’s] smart…

Taiwan has unveiled two flagship projects at its most ambitious arms fair yet – signalling both its push for defence self-reliance and its deepening cooperation with American firms aimed at deterring Beijing’s growing military pressure. Advertisement The three-day Taipei Aerospace and Defence Technology Exhibition (TADTE) opened on Thursday at the Nangang Exhibition Centre, drawing more than 400 local and international exhibitors from 14 countries, including the United States, Germany and France. The biennial event, traditionally a platform for aerospace and defence technologies, has taken on added significance this year amid…

The US’ waning interest in regional relations and its weakening ties with India are eroding American-led alliances in Asia, creating openings for China, a prominent Japanese defence researcher has warned. Advertisement Masayuki Masuda, head of the China division at Japan’s National Institute for Defence Studies, a research body under the Ministry of Defence, said the shift was already affecting key groupings such as the Quad and raising alarm in Tokyo. “[Regional alliances] are one of the biggest sources of impact – Quad and Aukus, especially Quad,” Masuda said on the…

A trade fair in the southern Chinese city of Nanning has become a testing ground for exporters shifting their focus to Southeast Asia. Advertisement Attracted by the region’s fast-growing economies and young consumers – and facing slowing demand in the West – many Chinese companies see the annual event as a potential gateway to court buyers and expand their overseas footprints. Li Wenqi, a manager at an electric scooter and battery manufacturer in Jiangxi province, is among the exporters seeking new opportunities this year. His company has long relied on…

The first deployment of the US Typhon missile system in Japan is designed to “complicate” China’s military planning and may prompt it to improve its counterstrike systems, according to defence analysts. Advertisement On Monday, the US military showcased the weapons system at a marine base in Iwakuni in the southwest of Honshu ahead of the annual two-week Resolute Dragon field training exercise. The joint drills involve around 20,000 Japanese and US troops along with other warships and missile batteries. Colonel Wade Germann, commander of the task force that operates the…