In Shenzhen, China, driverless delivery vans, autonomous sanitation robots, surveillance drones and other experimental vehicles are already operating in public spaces, offering a view of how cities may function in the coming decades.

How did China go from auto industry nobody to producing more than 70% of the global EV supply? In this story for @theworld.org, I trace that growth back to the early 2000s, when Apple began building the iPhone in Shenzhen, unwittingly sparking a new era of innovation theworld.org/stories/2025...

China now produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s electric cars, and no city embodies that dominance more than Shenzhen, home to industry giant BYD. Once known as “The World’s Factory,” the city of 20 million has transformed into a global hub of clean transportation and high-tech innovation.

Reporter @durriethekid.bsky.social explores the tradition and cultural significance of Turkish oil wrestling. Dating back to ancient civilizations, the Kırkpınar tournament sees roughly 800 participants cover themselves in two tons of olive oil over the course of a week.

Chinese authorities are working to transform the Pearl River Delta, the most populous region on Earth, into a powerful economic super-metropolis. The initiative seeks to connect nearly a dozen cities, including Hong Kong, through enhanced infrastructure and cooperation, to build a unified economy.

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On The World 🌎 today: @jersiegel.bsky.social: In China, the future of transportation is here @ghadden.bsky.social: Neolithic conch shells could have made music @biancahillier.bsky.social: The soccer world looks to Washington for the FIFA World Cup Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD

Obviously, I'm biased -- but this conversation with @askusmer.bsky.social and @marcowerman.bsky.social is worth listening to. And, by the way, so is the @theworld.org! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/o...

Host @marcowerman.bsky.social spoke to Anna Kusmer at The @bostonglobe.com about the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.

In the second of a five-part series, The World’s @jersiegel.bsky.social explores how Shenzhen has avoided the problems typically associated with megacities.

On The World 🌎 today: 🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'Jaw-dropping' pardon for former Honduras leader 🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity 🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Miss Universe: The scandal no one saw coming Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD

China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. Today, it’s a technological powerhouse and the world’s second-largest economy. The World's @jersiegel.bsky.social travels to one city that’s become synonymous with China’s extraordinary transformation: Shenzhen.

For the past month, I've been writing a series of stories about how China isn't just shaping the future; it's living in it. Today on @theworld.org, hear the first installment of my on-the-ground reporting from Shenzhen, a city synonymous with China's rapid growth theworld.org/stories/2025...

On The World 🌎 today: 🌐 Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on dissent 🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: A former diplomat on Ukraine peace talks 🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China's future Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD

3,000 athletes from 80 countries are in Tokyo now to compete in the 2025 Deaflympic Games. These Games predate the Paralympics by decades, yet the athletes receive far less funding and support than other athletes representing their nations. My latest for @theworld.org: theworld.org/segments/202...

About a decade ago, it looked like sleeper trains were becoming a thing of the past. But over the past couple years something interesting has happened: The overnight train is making a comeback. My latest for @theworld.org: theworld.org/stories/2025...

What can Boston learn from SF's experience with AVs? Join me on @wgbh.org Nov 17 at noon, live at Boston Public Library or streaming, with @jersiegel.bsky.social and expert panel www.wgbh.org/forum-networ...

NEW: Mass secretary of transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt is stepping down. Governor Healey has named the T’s GM Phil Eng as interim leader of Mass DOT. Headed to a presser with Eng now for @gbhnews.bsky.social. Will post updates as they’re available

The 55 bus from Fenway to Back Bay only runs for a few hours in the middle of the day. These riders want to change that. My latest for @gbhnews.bsky.social: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Logan airport isn’t expecting any immediate issues due to the government shutdown. But that could change if things drag on. For @gbhnews.bsky.social: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

a message from @wgbh.org today

Don’t be gaslighted folks. “What I said: “The day-to-day operations of the T or the [Chicago Transit Authority] are not funded at all by the federal government. So the threat of pulling that money is nonexistent. It doesn’t exist.” www.wgbh.org/news @jersiegel.bsky.social reporting.

Pleased to speak with @theworld.org about the legal implications of the lethal U.S. strikes in the Caribbean, and especially to be featured alongside @becingber.bsky.social. The U.S. president is asserting a license to kill outside the law. theworld.org/segments/202...

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THREAD: Why are more young drivers dying in Massachusetts? I combed through a decade of @massdot.bsky.social data for @gbhnews.bsky.social and found that this year is set to be the *deadliest* year for young drivers in recent memory. (1/6) www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Helsinki chose zero traffic deaths, and achieved their goal. How? Getting people out of cars, and slowing the cars down. (And one politician being brave enough to vote yes) @theworld.org’s @jersiegel.bsky.social just did the perfect radio story on safe streets. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Wild street success--no traffic deaths in Helsinki last year. By @jersiegel.bsky.social for @theworld.org: theworld.org/segments/202...

Also on the show... @jersiegel.bsky.social: Helsinki marks one year with no traffic deaths @biancahillier.bsky.social: Students to study Puerto Rico and colonialism through Bad Bunny’s latest album ...and more! bsky.app/profile/bian...

On The World 🌎 today: @joyhackel.bsky.social: Xi, Putin and Kim send a message to the West @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Deadly landslide in Sudan highlights challenges of sending aid to conflict zones @orlabarry.bsky.social: How the Gaza war is testing a historic alliance Tune in bit.ly/3xyRRfD

👀 Did you know that The World broadcasts from Nan and Bill Harris Studios at @wgbh.org in Boston, USA?! It’s been a while since we’ve done a roll-call, and so many more of you are new to our show. Where in ~the world~ are YOU from? We’re curious!! 🌎🌍🌏

Also on the show... 🌐 @joshuacoe.bsky.social: In the Netherlands, the "bad luck generation" fights back against student debt 🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: YouTubers turn travel stress into a game ...and more!

On The World 🌎 today: 🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Happy 700th birthday, Tenochtitlan! 🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: The "CEO monk" of China's Shaolin Temple under investigation 🌐 @ghadden.bsky.social: Controversy in France over "bee killer" pesticide Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD

Amsterdam and Paris make it easy to get around without a car. What can the US learn from them? Transportation correspondent @jersiegel.bsky.social explores how places once dominated by cars are transforming into places designed for people, bikes and transit.

The slow zones are gone. The shutdowns are shorter. But @MBTA riders are still frustrated by a deluge of recent service changes that have forced riders off of trains and onto shuttle buses. My latest for @gbhnews.bsky.social www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Good piece by @jersiegel.bsky.social - Boston area transit riders are getting fed up with seeming endless subway shutdowns. Maybe it's time to innovate with longer overnight shutdowns with expanded bus services to fill in during late night. #mapoli www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

If you build it, they will come… In the US, we built highways, and we’re now stuck in gridlock. In Japan, they built railways, and people take the train. My take on what Tokyo’s transit system can teach the rest of the world for @theworld.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTw7...

Japan’s public transportation system is world-renowned — but why is it so easy to get around Tokyo by train, and how did it get that way? The World’s transportation correspondent @jersiegel.bsky.social unpacks why.

If you know me, you already know that one of my favorite topics to complain about is the lack of a reliable public transportation system in most of the US. 😬 There, @jersiegel.bsky.social talking about Japan and what the US can learn from it! youtu.be/GTw7jpio8ko?...

The Trump admin has detained new train car shells manufactured for the @mbta.com by a Chinese state-owned company over claims of forced labor, threatening to derail a more than $1 billion effort to upgrade the transit agency’s aging subway cars. For @gbhnews.bsky.social: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

On The World 🌎 today: 🌐 Israel launches early morning strikes on Iran 🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Investigators search for answers as death toll from Air India crash climbs 🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Vivir Quintana rewrites the corrido genre in Mexico Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD

On The World 🌎 today: 🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Updates on the Air India crash 🌐 @matthewjbell.bsky.social: The "three-day festival of hate and destruction" 🌐 @biancahillier.bsky.social: A musician uses moth data to create song highlighting insect's importance Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD

United Airlines is scaling back flights between Boston and Newark in the wake of a new FAA cap on flights through Newark. New for @gbhnews.bsky.social: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Access to ambulances is severely limited in parts of Ghana, something that can be especially hazardous for pregnant women trying to get to the nearest hospital. Now, a new startup aims to transform maternal health care in the country with a unique emergency vehicle tailored to the local terrain.

Boston officials are expecting a significant drop in international tourism for the remainder of 2025 due to Trump admin policies. Could have a big economic effect, with the hospitality sector accounting for 6.4% of the city's workforce. For @gbhnews.bsky.social: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Of course this train quickly fills to frisk capacity. But the real insult is that where I’m standing only one door can open to let riders on or off. But the #mapoli Senate wants to underfund the T. Hope someone is observing @gintautasd.bsky.social @shannonlarson.bsky.social @jersiegel.bsky.social

Two years after the deadliest train crash in Greek history, the country’s leaders are finally upgrading rail safety. But it may be too little too late for a country that’s quickly losing faith in its government. My latest for @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...

A megaproject that would transform a portion of the Masspike and virtually create a new neighborhood in Allston could lose out on hundreds of millions of federal dollars under a new proposal in Congress. My latest for @gbhnews.bsky.social: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

On The World 🌎 today: 🌐 @matthewjbell.bsky.social: Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon 🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Spain tests AI-based speed limit system 🌐 Two of the biggest bands from South America are joining forces Tune in 📻 bit.ly/3xyRRfD

NEW: The @mbta.com will soon begin rolling out a new program to automatically issue tickets to people who park in bus lanes and bus stops. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country, but its transit system remains remarkably safe. As climate change causes more natural disasters globally, Japan may offer lessons to other countries. The World's @jersiegel.bsky.social reports.