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UK: Electric Rickshaw Bursts Into Flame in Central London

An electric rickshaw exploded into flames in central London on Saturday evening, April 12. The incident occurred right next to the Palace Theatre in Soho where around 50 people were evacuated from.

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Refugees Return Home - Gaza

Palestinians travel in a tuk-tuk along a road in Gaza City, Palestine, on February 25, 2025. With vehicle movement restricted on Al-Rashid Street, residents rely on tuk-tuks to transport essentials between northern and southern Gaza. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Refugees Return Home - Gaza

A group of Palestinians stops on a road as a man checks the motorcycle engine while others sit in a tuk-tuk in Gaza City, Palestine, on February 25, 2025. With vehicle movement restricted on Al-Rashid Street, residents rely on tuk-tuks to transport essentials between northern and southern Gaza. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Refugees Return Home - Gaza

Palestinians sit closely together on a tuk-tuk as they travel across Gaza City, Palestine, on February 25, 2025. With vehicle movement restricted on Al-Rashid Street, residents rely on tuk-tuks to transport essentials between northern and southern Gaza. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Refugees Return Home - Gaza

A tuk-tuk carrying a passenger and supplies moves along a road in Gaza City, Palestine, on February 25, 2025. With vehicle movement restricted on Al-Rashid Street, residents rely on tuk-tuks to transport essentials between northern and southern Gaza. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Refugees Return Home - Gaza

Palestinians travel in a tuk-tuk along a road in Gaza City, Palestine, on February 25, 2025. With vehicle movement restricted on Al-Rashid Street, residents rely on tuk-tuks to transport essentials between northern and southern Gaza. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Refugees Return Home - Gaza

A tuk-tuk packed with Palestinian passengers and a motorcycle carrying two men travel on a road in Gaza City, Palestine, on February 25, 2025. With vehicle movement restricted on Al-Rashid Street, residents rely on tuk-tuks to transport essentials between northern and southern Gaza. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Refugees Return Home - Gaza

Palestinians sit closely together on a tuk-tuk as they travel across Gaza City, Palestine, on February 25, 2025. With vehicle movement restricted on Al-Rashid Street, residents rely on tuk-tuks to transport essentials between northern and southern Gaza. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residents Returning To Gaza

A man drives a tuk-tuk along a road in Gaza on February 18, 2025. Following the ceasefire announcement, Palestinians rely on these vehicles to travel between northern and southern Gaza amid widespread destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residents Returning To Gaza

A heavily loaded tuk-tuk carries passengers past the wreckage of buildings in Gaza on February 18, 2025. Following the ceasefire announcement, Palestinians rely on these vehicles to travel between northern and southern Gaza amid widespread destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residents Returning To Gaza

A donkey-drawn cart and a tuk-tuk travel on a road in Gaza on February 18, 2025. Following the ceasefire announcement, Palestinians rely on these vehicles to travel between northern and southern Gaza amid widespread destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residents Returning To Gaza

A heavily loaded tuk-tuk carries passengers past the wreckage of buildings in Gaza on February 18, 2025. Following the ceasefire announcement, Palestinians rely on these vehicles to travel between northern and southern Gaza amid widespread destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residents Returning To Gaza

A heavily loaded tuk-tuk carries passengers and belongings past the wreckage of buildings in Gaza on February 18, 2025. Following the ceasefire announcement, Palestinians rely on these vehicles to travel between northern and southern Gaza amid widespread destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-THAI STUDENTS-VICTORY-HARBIN SNOW SCULPTURE CONTEST

(240128) -- BANGKOK, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sudakan Jardkaew introduces the model of the winning sculpture titled "Tuk Tuk on Tour" in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 22, 2024. "It doesn't snow in Thailand, but you can carve it so well," Sudakan Jardkaew, an 18-year-old college student, joyfully told Xinhua, recalling a memorable moment when Chinese visitors came up to compliment her team's snow sculpture at a contest in Harbin earlier this month. Sudakan and her three classmates won the first prize at the 16th international snow sculpture competition for college students, escaping the tropical heat of Bangkok and defying northeastern China's freezing cold winter. TO GO WITH "From tropical heat to freezing cold: Thai students carve their way to victory at Harbin snow sculpture contest" (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Chinese-invested airport helps revitalize tourism-related businesses in Cambodia's cultural hub

STORY: Chinese-invested airport helps revitalize tourism-related businesses in Cambodia's cultural hub SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: SIEM REAP, Cambodia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) in Cambodia 2. various of passengers checking in at Siem Reap Angkor International Airport 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): SAK EMA, Souvenir vendor in Siem Reap 4. various of the souvenir vendor Sak Ema 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): TES VONGSAK, Tuk-tuk driver in Siem Reap 6. various of the tuk-tuk driver Tes Vongsak 7. various of the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): LANN SOPHAT, Tour guide at the Angkor Archeological Park STORYLINE: The operation of the Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) in Cambodia has injected impetus into the Southeast Asian country's economy as it helps boost the tourism industry. With a 3,600-meter-long runway, the 4E-level internati

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High hopes for Cambodia's touristic, economic growth as Chinese-invested airport starts operation

STORY: High hopes for Cambodia's touristic, economic growth as Chinese-invested airport starts operation DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:54 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): RA SAMBO, Manager at souvenir shop Graines De Cambodge in Siem Reap province 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): LEY LEAV, Maker of souvenirs in Siem Reap 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): HETH RADY, Tuk-tuk driver in Siem Reap 4. aerial view of Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport 5. various of officials greeting passengers at the airport 6. various of souvenir shops 7. various of street views in Siem Reap provincial town STORYLINE: Ra Sambo, a manager at souvenir shop Graines De Cambodge here in northwest Cambodia's tourist hub, is optimistic that the Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) will boost international tourist arrivals, revitalizing the COVID-19-hit tourism industry. She hoped that the SAI, commenced operation on Monday, will bring more foreign tourists to

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-HEATWAVE

(230718) -- BAGHDAD, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tuk-tuk driver washes his face amid heatwave in Baghdad, Iraq, July 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-TUK-TUK LADY

(230601) -- DAMASCUS, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rasha Hasan drives a tuk-tuk on the street in Damascus, Syria, May 28, 2023. For Rasha Hasan, driving a tuk-tuk on Damascus streets was a way for her to make a living and support her three school-age children. The 46-year-old widow used to be a taxi driver owning a private car 12 years ago, until the civil war hit her residential neighborhood - the al-Tadamun neighborhood in Damascus and forced her family displaced. TO GO WITH "Feature: 'Tuk-tuk lady' ekes out living on Damascus streets" (Photo by Hummam Sheikh Ali/Xinhua)

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Meet 1st female tuk-tuk driver in Damascus

STORY: Meet 1st female tuk-tuk driver in Damascus DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:05 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rasha Hasan working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 3. various of Hasan returning home 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 5. various of Hasan touring on the streets 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 7. various of Hassan with her children at home STORYLINE: For Rasha Hasan, driving a tuk-tuk on the streets of Damascus was an idea she came up with to make a living and provide for her three school-age children. However, tuk-tuks are still uncommon in Syria. The 46-year-old used to drive her own car as a taxi cab at the beginning of the Syrian war 12 years ago, but when the chaos reached their area in the al-Tadamun neighborhood in Damascus, she had to leave her house. Her car got stolen and her house was set ablaze. Later, the woman changed several jobs, which weren't enough to make a living, particu

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THAILAND-TOURISM-RETURN OF CHINESE TRAVELERS

(230103) -- BANGKOK, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tuk-tuk vehicles park near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 31, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Thailand's tourism sector gears up for return of Chinese travelers" (Xinhua/Chen Jiabao)

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Chinese-made electric tuk-tuk taxis help Kenyan city curb emissions

STORY: Chinese-made electric tuk-tuk taxis help Kenyan city curb emissions DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese-manufactured electric tricycle taxis 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALBERT KEINO, Chief officer of Transport and Infrastructure department of Mombasa STORYLINE: Chinese-manufactured electric tricycle taxis (tuk-tuks) have been launched in Kenya's port city of Mombasa in a bid to curb carbon emissions and reduce noise pollution. With a full charge, the electric tuk-tuks can run 100 kilometers. Mombasa currently has about 10,000 tuk-tuks, which are said to be the biggest emitters in the city. SOUNDBITE (English): ALBERT KEINO, Chief officer of Transport and Infrastructure department of Mombasa "This goes a long way in supporting and complementing our sustainability efforts and especially with regard to sustainable transportation. we are encouraged to see that the opening space is increasingly becoming open to players in the e-mob

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A three-wheel auto rickshaw called a tuk-tuk drives along a flooded road near the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A three-wheel auto rickshaw called a tuk-tuk drives along a flooded road near the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Oct. 27, 2011. (Kyodo)