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

2021-05-29T07:18:19Z

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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 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 [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] 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 [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] 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 [http://www.cafemom.com/search/index.php?keyword=media%20reports media reports] and photos circulated on Weibo. - Supply 'largely stable' - China's top economic planner, the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/?q=National%20Development 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 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, 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 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."

Checkpoints Exclusion Zones And Quarantine: Reporting The Coronavirus

2021-05-28T18:45:22Z

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By David Stanway SHANGHAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A transparent plastic bag dropped at the door of my Shanghai apartment contained a handful of surgical masks along with a "friendly notice" informing me that I was under home quarantine for two weeks. The reason? I had briefly been inside the widening exclusion zone in China's Hubei province, including a stop on the train as it passed through Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the new coronavirus. "People who returned from or passed through Hubei to enter the (Shanghai) municipality must actively submit to temperature monitoring ... and consciously implement home quarantine or submit to centralised supervision for 14 days," it said. The notice came from the Xujiahui District Novel Coronavirus-transmitted Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Working Group. I need to report my temperature by phone to a member of the working group twice a day until Feb. 10. It remains normal. As a nurse standing at my door explained, the best way was to place a glass thermometer under the armpit for five minutes. As she spoke, a neighbour looked on anxiously. A day earlier, there had been a knock on the door from two men from the local residents' committee wearing what looked like clumsy military-issue gas masks. When I opened the door, they took a wary step back and asked when I had returned to Shanghai from Wuhan,the source of the coronavirus that has killed more than 100 people and infected over 4,500 in China as of Monday. One of the men informed me that I should know there is an "epidemic" going on in Hubei and I should be subject to special control measures, including two weeks of isolation at home. At a Shanghai government press conference on Sunday, a health official said the city was now inspecting 95 suspected cases. I wondered if I was included in that statistic. LOCK-DOWN As the number of reported coronavirus cases started to multiply last week, a Reuters multi-media team travelled to the city of Xianning, just south of Wuhan, on Friday to report on the effectiveness of Wuhan's day-old transportation lock-down. My journey included a 10-minute stop at an eerily empty platform of Wuhan train station. I did not see anyone board there. From Xianning, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] we reached Wuhan's southern border and spoke with the auxiliary police staffing the checkpoint. It became clear that it was relatively easy to get into Wuhan, as long as we didn't have wild animals or a fever, but harder to get out. Xianning itself was not in lockdown when we arrived, [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] but within hours its major roads and train station were closed and we left in a hired car, escorted by police, as soon as possible. Police said that if we headed south immediately, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] we would be able to beat the lockdown. On the eve of the Lunar New Year, we sped south along mostly empty [http://www.ehow.com/search.html?s=highways highways] towards Changsha, watching bursts of fireworks on the horizon. At one packed service station, families trying to get out of Hubei ate instant noodles for their new year's dinner. It was a far cry from the traditional reunion feast. We arrived in Changsha early the next morning and I was back in Shanghai the same afternoon. (Reporting by David Stanway; Editing by Mike Collett-White)

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

2021-05-28T17:19:16Z

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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 [/news/china/index.html China], 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 [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-9059001/Excited-golden-retriever-keeps-slipping-ice-road-owner-tree-branch-gift.html Excited golden retriever slides along icy road while trying... ] [/news/article-9060009/Mischievous-husky-lands-trouble-tearing-owners-sofa-out.html In the doghouse: Mischievous husky infuriates his owner... ] [/news/article-9059483/Endangered-wild-Siberian-tigers-spotted-roaming-forest-farm-dark-China.html Rare footage shows endangered wild Siberian tigers roaming a... ] [/news/article-9062011/Coronavirus-Ground-Zero-Wuhan-learns-party-year-millions-locked-down.html Wooo-han! As Britain heads into an utterly miserable... ] 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, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] which is about three [http://www.wordreference.com/definition/kilometres kilometres] (1.8 miles) away from the woman's home. In the trending clip released by state broadcaster [ ], 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: [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour viên gia giới] '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 [/news/article-9035625/Faithful-pet-dog-runs-six-miles-send-bride-owners-wedding-convoy.html run alongside a wedding convoy for some six miles as a send-off for his owner], the bride. The mutt, called Fugui, [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] only stopped when he could run no more - before watching the 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: [ Sina Visitor System] [ Sina Visitor System] [ Xiangyang TV/Douyin] DM.later('bundle', function() DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker'); );

As China Seeks To Spark Night Economy On-demand Chauffeurs For...

2021-05-28T12:29:02Z

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By Colin Qian and Thomas Peter BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) - It was freezing and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] the streets were slick as substitute driver Liu Pengfei bade farewell to his mother, wife and son before riding into Beijing on his tiny scooter. Liu, 33, and his fellow drivers make their living getting drunk people safely home. And with Beijing urging restaurants, entertainment venues and public transportation to extend hours in a bid to boost consumption, Liu's clients on DiDi Chuxing, China's biggest ride-hailing service platform, have multiplied. "My orders after midnight have grown a lot, and a third more of my customers are asking me to drive them to the next entertainment spot instead of going home," Liu said. "(Our) business makes the most money in the later half of the night." His rates triple after midnight. The high payoff has lured Liu to travel 20km (12 miles) from his home in nearby Hebei province daily. He earned 12,000 yuan ($1,742) a month on average last year. In some months, he raked in nearly 19,000 yuan, more than two times the average Beijing salary. He and other drivers hang around night spots - less than 100 metres (100 yards) away, 12 men at a table were gorging on meat and downing beer - 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] when hired, use their clients' own cars to drive them home. The [http://www.europeana.eu/portal/search.html?query=drivers%20check drivers check] their phones as they wait, ready for their first customer of the night to contact them through a mobile app. It is too soon to say whether extending opening hours of malls, creating food streets, and putting on late-night cultural performances will [http://www.paramuspost.com/search.php?query=boost%20China%27s&type=all&mode=search&results=25 boost China's] consumption, with the economy still languishing at near 30-year lows. But on-demand drivers seem to be one early beneficiary. Data from DiDi shows night-time orders for drivers increased 20% in Beijing's central business district last year compared with a year earlier. In other cities like Dongguan, Changsha and Zhengzhou, orders jumped even more, as much as 50%. Liu said he sees his business as promising, and plans to stick with it for the next few years. But, inevitably, family life suffers. "Some weekends, my son would hug my leg when I leave, crying and asking me to play with him," Liu said. ($1 = 6.8883 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Colin Qian and Thomas Peter. Editing by Gerry Doyle)

German Bakery Helps Deaf Chinese Earn Their Daily Bread

2021-05-28T10:19:36Z

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Bach's Bakery in the central Chinese city of Changsha employs mainly hearing-impaired staff The oven's warm glow and aroma of fresh bread signal the morning rush at Bach's Bakery in the central Chinese city of Changsha, but although the baking staff chatter excitedly, you could hear a pin drop. Bach's employs mainly hearing-impaired staff, whose banter over trays of pumpkin bread, Danish sausage rolls and [http://www.encyclopedia.com/searchresults.aspx?q=apple%20turnovers apple turnovers] is done entirely in sign language. The operation, owned and operated by German national Uwe Brutzer, [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] provides work opportunities that are often hard to come by for his employees. Despite growing awareness of disabled needs, life remains a challenge for China's hearing impaired, officially estimated at between 20 and 30 million. Hearing-impaired employees use sign language while working at the bakery run by Uwe Brutzer in Changsha in central China It's difficult to "make good money and get an education," said Wan Ting, a 28-year-old employed by Bach's since 2017 after a previous unsuccessful stint in advertising design. "It's hard (to find work) in other places. You need to know someone to be able to find good work. If not, you have few options," added Wan, hearing-impaired since birth and speaking via sign language translated by Brutzer. With their communication challenges, the hearing-impaired are often steered into work requiring skilful use of the hands, said the 50-year-old Brutzer, making the bakery a nice fit. The bakery has done good business despite the coronavirus pandemic, going viral this summer thanks to a spate of feel-good Chinese media coverage Bach and his wife Dorothee first came to Changsha in 2002 with a German charity to help hearing-impaired children. He took over the bakery in 2011 and has since trained around 20 bakers. Most go on to work in other bakeries, restaurants or hotels. But other aspects of running a business -- hiring, working with suppliers, talking to customers -- pose major challenges to opening their own bake shops. "Two of our very experienced bakers (have tried), but they both closed their shops later again. It was too much hassle for them," he said. German national Uwe Brutzer (back L) took over the bakery in 2011 and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] has since trained around 20 bakers The bright and compact bakery has had a devoted local clientele for years in the city -- known more for its peppery Hunan cuisine -- despite being hidden in a non-descript residential side alley. Bakery margins are thin, however, and Bach's has struggled, said Brutzer. But things are looking up, despite China's traumatic coronavirus lockdowns earlier this year. Moving to no-touch take-out service during the epidemic kept volumes humming, and Bach's went viral this summer thanks to a spate of feel-good Chinese media coverage. Today, a loud creak from the front door [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] announces a new customer every few minutes and business is up five-fold from last year, said Brutzer. The challenge now is meeting demand. "But that will slow down, I hope, to a good level where we can pay better salaries and people will be happier," he said.

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2021-05-28T10:19:30Z

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