Month: August 2023

China issued its highest storm warning on Thursday, as Super Typhoon Saola edged closer to the south of the country, threatening Hong Kong and the manufacturing hub of Shenzhen. The southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian also issued warnings as the powerful storm approaches. The National Meteorological Centre issued the red alert at 6am, saying the typhoon was expected to move northwest across the South China Sea at 10km/h and make landfall between Huilai in Guangdong and Hong Kong on Friday afternoon or evening. It said strong winds and storms…

China’s “giant rice” hybrid, which can grow twice as tall as conventional varieties, experienced a bumper harvest this month, and its high yields could make it an important tool in Beijing’s food security drive. Lu Xiwan, a farmer in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, planted 13.3 hectares of the rice variety this year and obtained a yield of 2,200-3,000kg (4,850-6,614lbs) more rice per hectare (2.5 acres) compared to previous years, according to state news agency Xinhua. China News Service reported on August 19 that giant rice was capable of producing yields…

China aviation: China Southern, Air China and China Eastern trim losses on domestic travel rebound China’s three largest airline companies reported significantly narrower losses for the first half of 2023 as Beijing’s lifting of Covid-19 restrictions late last year unleashed pent-up demand for domestic travel. China Southern Airlines said its net loss fell 75 per cent to 2.88 billion yuan (US$395 million) in the six months to June 30, compared with the same period a year earlier. First-half losses at flag carrier Air China shrank to 3.45 billion yuan from…