Typhoon disrupts travel, brings heavy rain in Japan

On Tuesday ( Aug 27 ), a powerful typhoon was moving toward southern Japan, causing heavy rain to pour down bullet trains and flights. Typhoon Shanshan was moving towards the southern Amami island, packing winds of up to 216km per hour. The controller claims that the gun train’s service betweenContinue Reading

‘Little desire to have kids’: More young Chinese choosing pets over children

MEETING THE NEEDS OF Animals, THEIR Masters

The pattern was evident at the five-day trade show Pet Fair Asia in Shanghai, which ended on Sunday ( Aug 25 ). &nbsp,

The occasion was hailed by organizers as the largest exhibition of its kind in Asia Pacific, with fur boys playing the big roles and a focus on meeting their demands. &nbsp,

According to Mr. Edwin Tan, CEO of events management company Globus Events, the administrator of Pet Fair Asia,” a lot of measures are saying that the business itself is growing at 8 to 15 %.” &nbsp,

” Our present itself is growing about 10 to 12 per share this month, and more importantly, if you look around us, a lot of our vendors have increased their funding in the present. They have even come up with … a lot of new items”.

Attendees occupied all 17 of the Shanghai New International Expo Center’s temporary exhibit areas, including seven temporary exhibit areas. Additionally, organizers used wagons to transport visitors from house to house.

” I’m here to source for pet products, largely cat litter and healthy cat food for my clients in Southeast Asia”, said Mr Paul Liu, revenue producer at dog supplies strong Floofs &amp, Fluff. &nbsp,

” Because in China, there are many companies and they are able to supply excellent-quality fresh supplies at a comparatively much cheaper cost”, he added.

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Arrests and fines in fallout from China’s cooking oil scandal

35.91 tonnes of cooking oil, of which 11 kilograms were used to produce animal feed, were on the first vehicle. The remainder had been sealed to prevent more use and had not yet been sold.

The second vehicle was carrying 31.86 kilograms, of which 29.38 kilograms had been packaged and sold, largely to the city of Ordos in the northern autonomous region of Interior Mongolia. 7.78 tons of which had already been used but not yet sold. It had since been recalled and sealed.

Three more people were imprisoned for allegedly issuing a fake ticket for a truck’s cleaning.

Additionally, the team reported that a third company, the registered owner of one of the tankers, was fined nearly 2 million yuan ( US$ 281,000 ), while two other transportation companies received the removal of their operating licenses and more than 1.5 million yuan ( US$ 210, 000 ). Authorities were urged to keep an eye on the three businesses.

The Sinograin company was fined 2.86 million rmb, while Hopefull was fined 2.51 million yuan.

One organization that bought the crude carried in the ships was fined 300, 000 renminbi and another was fined 260, 000 yuan.

Anti-corruption organizations may be involved in additional investigations, according to the research team, and local authorities were held accountable.

The food health staff said that, apart from the two vehicles mentioned in media reports, they “did not get any related problems” in their global exploration.

The group vowed “zero compassion” for such situations and that it would continue to supervise the transportation of cooking oil.

A remark in People’s Daily, a Communist Party spokesperson, stated that the research reflected Beijing’s “highly responsible approach to meal safety and its high-pressure position of continuing to bite down on legal and illegal acts involving food immediately after the findings were released on Sunday.

Many cooking oil companies announced last month that they had conducted an internal investigation and had not encountered any issues with their products or transportation.

The transportation of cooking fuel has been covered in Chinese internet for a number of years. In 2005 and 2015, press reports highlighted related procedures.

Some blogs discovered last month that a Chinese online tool that tracks vehicle movements might reveal whether or not trucks are being used to carry both cooking oil and fuel.

The app, which is mainly for shipping companies, stopped sharing info after a wave in visitors.

This content was first published on SCMP.

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Japan scrambles jets after China aircraft ‘violates’ airspace

TENSE Occurrences Japanese and Chinese vessels have been involved in contentious incidents in contested areas, particularly the East China Sea’s Senkaku islands, which Beijing refers to as the Diaoyus. The island chain’s remoteness has exacerbated political strife and caused confrontations between Taiwanese fishing boats and Chinese coastguard vessels. In theContinue Reading

Strong typhoon forecast to hit Japan this week

A strong typhoon was expected to hit southern Japan on Monday ( Aug 26 ), with forecasters predicting heavy rain, strong winds, and possible transportation issues later in the week. On Wednesday, Typhoon Shanshan was expected to pass through the Amami area region, sending 216kmh gusts before turning its headContinue Reading

South Korean drivers scramble to get rid of electric vehicles, citing safety concerns following fires

SEUL: South Korean cab driver Park Jeong-soon purchased his electric vehicle ( EV ) about four months ago because he wanted to spend less on fuel.

He now pays about 400,000 won ( US$ 299 ) per month, which is roughly a third of what he used to pay for his previous diesel-powered car, which has the intended effect.

While he is content with the money saved, current EV fires are making him anxious.

” In my house, I charge my car completely in the underwater parking lot, and that makes me nervous”, he told CNA.

A Mercedes-Benz electronic coupe made by China’s Farasis Energy on August 1 caught fire in the underground storage of an house in Incheon, South Korea.

More than 100 vehicles were reportedly damaged in the blaze, which took more than eight hours to destroy. More than 20 persons even suffered smoke inhalation and had to be hospitalised. &nbsp,

According to preliminary investigations, the park lot’s sprinkler ‘ malfunction caused the fire to get worse. &nbsp,

Only days later, a Kia EV6 burned out in a park building in South Chungcheong state, taking more than an hour to set out.

In a report published in February, the Seoul Metropolitan Fire &amp, Disaster Headquarters said 1, 399 fires occurred in underground parking lots in South Korea between 2013 and 2022 with 43.7 per share attributed to automobiles. &nbsp,

More than half of vehicles fires in underwater garages were caused by electrical sources, according to the report.

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Philippines could provoke China at ‘another Chinese island’, says Global Times

China: The Philippines was” stir up trouble” at yet another” Taiwanese” island in the South China Sea, China’s state-backed Global Times reported, after what it said were Manila’s “provocative incursions” into lakes at two different islands in the region. According to the patriotic magazine, the Philippines is building military infrastructureContinue Reading