Twenty-five people have died in a ship fire that broke out in China on Thursday. The blaze happened aboard the Liberia-flagged, Chinese-owned cargo ship while it was at China’s eastern port of Qingdao. The vessel, with 42 people on board, was undergoing repairs at the Qingdao Beihai shipyard. China’s Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, but its biggest challenge may be moving ships. Discover the massive expansion, engineering marvels, congestion, and environmental costs of expansion. Got a beard? Good. I’ve got something for you: Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo on Wednesday, its first foldable phone, priced at US$1,999 and set to launch October 23. But despite the new design, Apple is entering the foldable market years behind its rivals, who debuted theirs as early as 2019. A shipping tycoon who was thrust onto the international stage as Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa is being remembered as a defining figure of the city’s modern history. Following his death on Tuesday at the age of 89, many are recalling Tung’s role as an elder statesman and consummate diplomat, who led Hong Kong through post-handover challenges including economic, public health and political crises. Indonesian authorities are searching for five journalists, two crew members and a guide who are missing near the erupting Mount Anak Krakatoa. The journalists were sent out to capture photos and videos of the eruption, which caused disruptions at several airports and blanketed major cities in volcanic ash for days. The search began on Tuesday, but rough seas and poor visibility have hindered rescue operations. In partnership with: It has been 10 years since the Education University of Hong Kong was granted the status of being one of the city’s publicly funded universities. As the institution celebrates this milestone, its president, Professor John Lee Chi-kin, looks ahead. He discusses how it continues to develop its academic programmes, research work and partnerships around its philosophy of “nurturing talent while cultivating virtues”. China has accused Philippine officials of “grandstanding” after Manila’s defence secretary publicly read aloud a Chinese diplomat’s note reiterating Beijing’s stance on the South China Sea arbitration. Gilberto Teodoro described the incident, which happened at the Seoul Defence Dialogue on Tuesday, as “coercion, bullying and aggression”.
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