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Munira Mutaher

Colombo

Assistant Photo Editor at Rest of World

Visuals @RestofWorld, Anthropology @GoldAnth

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  • J&T Express brought Chinese-style logistics to Southeast Asia’s Amazon gap

    1 week ago | restofworld.org | Lam Le |Munira Mutaher

    A courier firm that conquered Southeast Asia’s logistics industry and scaled globally riding the Chinese e-commerce wave is now grappling with new pressures. Broken roads, chaotic traffic, nameless alleys, and fragmented island provinces make Southeast Asia a tough terrain for online deliveries – tough enough that even Amazon has struggled to expand there. Yet, a Chinese entrepreneur saw an opportunity in the region, launching J&T Express in Jakarta in 2015.

  • India wants its own EV market, but needs China to get there

    1 week ago | restofworld.org | Ananya Bhattacharya |Munira Mutaher

    India is betting on Chinese technology to keep its electric-vehicle transition on track. At a time when the U.S. is erecting trade barriers to keep Chinese EV giants at bay, India has taken a different course. “Without Chinese tech, India would face supply shortages, delayed rollouts, and reduced product diversity,” Pragathi Darapaneni, senior battery materials scientist and former researcher at Argonne National Laboratory, told Rest of World.

  • Humanoid robots, astronauts, and huge lines: Photos from China’s pavilion at the World Expo

    1 week ago | restofworld.org | Nithin Coca |Munira Mutaher

    On a sweltering June day, an artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robot built by Chinese firm Ubtech entertained a crowd of hundreds waiting to enter the China pavilion at the Osaka World Expo. Robotics is just one of several industries where Chinese companies are challenging their Western rivals — Ubtech’s latest model can speed-walk, scan barcodes, and handle receptionist tasks.

  • Transsion wheels into Africa’s EV market with same playbook that conquered mobile phones

    2 weeks ago | restofworld.org | Damilare Dosunmu |Munira Mutaher

    After conquering Africa’s phones, Transsion wants to own its roads. The Chinese company, which controls about half of Africa’s smartphone market, entered the continent’s electric vehicle race by introducing its TankVolt e-bikes in Uganda in 2023. Two years on, it has expanded into four other markets — Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia — targeting government contracts and partnerships with private fleets.

  • Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast

    2 weeks ago | restofworld.org | Kinling Lo |Munira Mutaher

    Chinese and American companies have long led the costly endeavor of developing autonomous ride-hailing services. Now, robotaxi firms are taking the competition global. The Alphabet-owned Waymo, which launched fully driverless service in Phoenix in 2020, remains the largest operator in the U.S. But Chinese rivals are quickly catching up in both scale and technological capability.

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