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Millions Facing Winter Power Shortages In China As Coal Supply...

2021-05-30T17:44:30Z

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China's rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic has been driven by energy intensive industries such as construction, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] heaping pressure on the power grid and coal supplies Tens of millions across China are facing power shortages in below-freezing winter temperatures, as three provinces impose curbs on electricity use due to surging demand and a squeezed coal supply. Residents, factories and businesses in Hunan, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces have been ordered to ration electricity with some areas citing a shortfall in coal supplies, according to local media reports and government notices. China's rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic has been driven by energy intensive industries such as construction, heaping pressure on the power grid and coal supplies, said Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Earlier this month, Hunan authorities ordered all billboards and outdoor lighting on buildings to power off for long periods each day and a temperature cap on indoor heating at entertainment venues. Hunan faces a shortfall of 3-4 million kilowatts of electricity this winter, local officials admitted last week, as demand soars due to unusually cold weather that will hit as low as -10 degrees Celsius. Office workers in provincial capital Changsha complained on social media about being forced to climb dozens of flights of stairs and freezing indoor temperatures as a result of frequent power outages. "My office heating has already been stopped, and there were blackouts on December 1, 3 and 5. Temperatures will drop to minus 8 degrees around New Year's Day, will I freeze to death in Hunan?" one Weibo user wrote last week. Meanwhile in Zhejiang province, factories in the manufacturing hub of Yiwu have been told to stop operations and streetlights have been turned off at night as part of an emissions-saving drive by the local government, according to media reports and photos circulated on Weibo. - Supply 'largely stable' - China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), on Monday sought to reassure the public by saying the electricity supply is "largely stable", and pledged to increase generation capacity and coal procurement. The power crisis points to the challenges fast-growing China faces in balancing the needs of its vast population with strict carbon emissions targets promised by its [http://www.stockhouse.com/search?searchtext=leadership leadership]. China -- by far the world's biggest consumer of coal -- is pivoting to renewable energy sources to meet a pledge to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060. Speculation has swirled online that the power shortages may be self-inflicted wound as a result of China's embargo of Australian coal, which has left ships stranded at ports, unable to offload large quantities of coal. However, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour du lịch phượng hoàng cổ trấn] Australian coal only made up about three per cent of last year's total coal imports of 265 million tonnes, according to data from the [http://search.about.com/?q=National%20Bureau National Bureau] of Statistics. "The Aussie ban only had little impact on China's thermal coal supply," said Yan Qin, carbon analyst at financial data service Refinitiv. "But China-Australia tensions have caused significant worries in the commodities markets, driving up domestic coal prices."

Stray Dog Follows A Woman apos;s Motorbike apos;for Miles After She Fed It apos;

2021-05-30T10:28:44Z

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A trending video has shown a stray dog running after a cyclist in busy traffic after remembering that she had fed it before. The dog was spotted chasing the woman who was riding an electric bike in the evening rush hour on a thoroughfare in , [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] according to local media. The woman, Ms Li, had given food to the pooch several times near her home in the central city of Xiangyang, a source told reporters. A faithful stray has moved hundreds of thousands after it ran nearly two miles on a busy road in the city of Xiangyang, Central China on Tuesday to follow a woman who frequently fed the dog In a determined fashion, the mutt was spotted chasing its saviour's motorbike on a busy main road despite it kept lagging behind, struggling to keep pace. The dog is said to have recognised the woman, Ms Li, after she gave it food several times near her home in Xiangyang RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share The heartbreaking scene was captured at around 6pm on Tuesday when Ms Li on her way to pick up her child from school, reported various Chinese news sites. While riding on her electronic bike, the woman failed to notice that a white canine had been following her on the road. The video is said to have been filmed by another parent who told Ms Li what had happened after they arrived at the school, which is about three kilometres (1.8 miles) away from the woman's home. In the trending clip released by state broadcaster , [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] the faithful dog can be seen running through the bustling traffic while trying to keep up with the woman. As she watched the footage, Ms Li realised the dog was a stray she often saw near the residential compound she lives in. 'It probably started following me from my complex,' Ms Li reporters. 'I really haven't done much. I just fed it a few times. It must have remembered me.' The video is said to have been filmed by another parent who told Ms Li what had happened after they arrived at the school, which is about 1.8 miles away from the woman's flat The woman added that she couldn't keep the dog due to restrictions at her compound as she called for local animal lovers to adopt the stray. The video has moved hundreds of thousands after it has widely circulated on Chinese social media since Wednesday. One viewer wrote: 'This broke my heart. It just wants a home. I hope someone could adopt this little guy!' Another commenter urged: 'People need to be more responsible when keeping pets. If you have one, you can't just abandon it!' The emotional scene comes as another loyal dog in China was reported to have , the bride. The mutt, called Fugui, only stopped when he could run no more - before watching the [http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/search/site/cars%20driving cars driving] off. Fugui and the bride, Fu Xi, had spent two years together before Ms Fu tied the knot with her fiancé at the nuptial ceremony earlier this month, a local told MailOnline. data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: DM.later('bundle', function() DM.has('external-source-links', [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] 'externalLinkTracker'); );

Thai Airways International Forging Ahead With Return-To-Profitability Transformation Plan

2021-05-29T06:38:14Z

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At the same time, the Thai airline is doubling the frequency on its Bangkok-London and Bangkok-Frankfurt frequencies, to twice daily. Key elements of the restructuring are a plan to cut 1,401 jobs through voluntary retirement in 2015 and a suspension of flights to Los Angeles and, in February 2016, to Rome. The Thai national carrier aims to reduce operating costs and capacity by 20 per cent under the two year plan, which also calls for the sale of aircraft. As of 30 June 2015, the Thai Airways fleet stood at 94 aircraft, following the decommissioning of one aircraft and delivery of two new aircraft. The fleet includes two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, which offer passengers a 'great sense of space, wide sculptured ceilings, large windows with dimmers and less jetlag'. The Thai airline was earlier this year given a 9.5 out of 10 score for its Economy Class on the 787 Dreamliner, by Airlineratings.com site and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] editorial manager Sharon Petersen who flew a six-and-a-half hour overnight trip from Bangkok to Perth. Another international accolade for the airline's service came in its being awarded second best rank for 'Best Airline Asia' from leading Asia travel marketing organization Go Asia. The award was earned for efforts and positive impact in travel and tourism growth in Asia. Thai Airways offered staff the opportunity to participate in the Mutual Separation Plan (MSP) and a similar Golden Handshake program for cabin crew, in order to manage job positions that were affected from flight and route adjustments. The staff reduction programs have the aim of helping improve personnel expense structure as well as reducing longer time expense. Effective from 25 October 2015 with its international winter schedule 2015/2016, Thai Airways will temporarily suspend its four times a week Bangkok-Seoul-Los Angeles service, and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] reduce frequency on its Bangkok-Kolkata service from ten flights a week to one flight daily. The suspension of the four times a week Bangkok-Rome service has been postponed and the carrier's flights between the Thai and Italian capital cities will now be suspended in February 2016. The winter schedule will see more choice for those wanting to book flights from Bangkok to London and vice versa, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] with the current schedule of seven flights per week (once daily) being doubled to 14 flights per week (twice daily) operated by Airbus 380-800 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Flights from Bangkok to Frankfurt and vice versa will also be doubled, from the current seven weekly flights (once daily) to 14 weekly flights (twice daily) and also using Airbus 380-800 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The winter schedule will see also see the national flag carrier transfer selected routes to subsidiary THAI Smile, which will operate them with smaller aircraft and aim for better efficiency and cost effectiveness. THAI Smile will operate the Bangkok-Hyderabad, Bangkok-Luang Prabang and Bangkok-Changsha routes once receiving permission from the respective aviation authorities to operate to these destinations. Thai Airways said the suspension of routes was on a temporary basis, and the [http://www.cafemom.com/search/index.php?keyword=company company] would review these again at a later date under the transformation plan. Thai Airways said once its operations had strengthened and it was more confident of competing well to and from the respective destinations, it would resume the suspended flights. Thai Airways meanwhile continues serving its European destinations, issuing a statement that it operates under the high safety standards of the European Aviation Safety Agency. The statement followed a red flag given Thailand by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in June 2015 over significant safety concerns within the country's aviation sector. Thai Airways International president Charamporn Jotikasthira said the European Commission's EU Air Safety List updated on 25 June 2015 did not include the Thai airline and as such it would continue to operate regularly scheduled flights to Europe. THAI operates flights from [http://hararonline.com/?s=Bangkok Bangkok] to Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Brussels, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Zurich, Rome and Milan on either a direct or one stop basis. In the United Kingdom, it flies direct to London Heathrow and recently introduced Airbus A380 equipment on to this daily route. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national flag carrier airline of Thailand, operating out of Suvarnabhumi Airport, offering flight service to 35 countries. THAI is a founding member of the Star Alliance. [ ]

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2021-05-29T06:38:06Z

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