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12 storiesChina Railway warns travellers over third-party ticket-grabbing platforms
China Railway issued a reminder that 12306 is its only official online ticket sales channel and said it has never cooperated with any third-party platform, according to IT Home and China News Service. The railway described bloggers in railw…
Robot dog maker Juzhi Technology says customer purchase dispute settled by negotiation
Hangzhou-based wheeled quadruped robot maker Juzhi Technology said on Oct. 6 that a dispute over a customer's purchase of four robot dogs has been handled through negotiation. A customer identified as Xiao had complained to Zhejiang TV that…
Apple: some iPhone 18 Pro Max units on AT&T lose service; affected devices replaced
Apple has confirmed that a fault on AT&T’s network in the United States has left a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max users without cellular service, unable to make calls, send texts or use mobile data. The company has released iOS 27.0.1 an…
China holiday consumption: long trips boom, trade-in subsidies lift store sales
China's National Day holiday brought a surge in long-distance travel, small-city tourism and immersive cultural experiences, according to Xinhua's market roundup published by China News Service. Trade-in subsidy programmes also boosted stor…
AG600 completes four-month forest firefighting deployment in northern China
The domestically built AG600 “Kunlong” amphibious aircraft finished four months of forest aviation emergency duty and firefighting standby based at Jiagedaqi in the north, according to China News Service, citing the Aviation Industry Corpor…
Hainan duty-free sales reach 358m yuan in first three days of holiday
Haikou Customs reported 358 million yuan of offshore duty-free shopping in Hainan in the first three days of the 2026 National Day holiday, October 1 to 3, with 55,100 shopping visits and 277,000 items, up 8.85%, 12.90% and 8.02% respective…
China commerce ministry says National Day holiday consumer market stable
China's Ministry of Commerce said the national consumer market was stable and orderly halfway through the National Day holiday, with adequate supplies of daily necessities and steady prices. Commerce ministry big data showed foot traffic an…
Pony.ai says passenger's fingers caught in robotaxi door was an accident
A video circulating since Oct 3 showed a man's three fingers caught in the door of a Pony.ai driverless car stopped at the roadside in Shenzhen, prompting questions about robotaxi safety. Pony.ai said the fingers were accidentally caught wh…
Dubai Municipality joins Digital Twin Consortium, platform maps 195,000 buildings
Dubai Municipality said it has joined the Digital Twin Consortium, an international community of government entities, organisations, companies and experts working on digital twin technologies, standards and applications. The municipality, r…
Reports: TSMC exploring Terafab tie-up; Musk says talks at discussion stage
TSMC is exploring cooperation with Terafab, the semiconductor project involving Elon Musk, according to a report by tech journalist Tim Culpan cited by IT Home. Musk said on social media that the two sides are only in discussions, but that …
China market regulator orders checks after CCTV report on fake takeout kitchen cameras
CCTV’s Weekly Quality Report said takeout merchants’ “bright kitchen” cameras were placed or angled away from preparation, cooking and washing areas, making poor kitchen hygiene hard to detect. The State Administration for Market Regulation…
Abu Dhabi transport department signs digital infrastructure partnership with Siemens
Abu Dhabi's Department of Municipalities and Transport signed a strategic partnership with Siemens to work on municipal data and analytics, utilities and infrastructure, and intelligent mobility. The agreement was signed at the Liveability …