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Thailand, China, US seize record meth haul near disputed South China Sea reef
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/10/2025
» BEIJING — China, working with the United States and Thailand, has seized a record haul of illegal drugs near a disputed South China Sea reef, state media said on Friday.
Cambodia and China commit to canal megaproject
News Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 19/04/2025
» Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2-billion financing agreement for a 150-kilometre canal that will link a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand, ending months of uncertainty about the megaproject.
Malaysia tracking oil tanker after fire
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian coast guard said on Saturday that one of the two large oil tankers involved in a collision that led to fires on both had left the location of the accident and was believed to have turned off its tracking system.
World's largest cruise ship to set sail as industry rebounds
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» TURKU (FINLAND) - With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the Covid pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting the final touches on what will be the world's largest cruise ship.
China's first home-grown cruise ship undocked in Shanghai
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 07/06/2023
» SHANGHAI: China's first domestically-built large cruise ship completed its undocking in Shanghai on Tuesday, marking its complete transition into the dock mooring debugging stage.
12 sailors die on ship off Vietnam
News Agencies, Published on 30/09/2022
» HANOI: Twelve Chinese sailors have died and nine others are critically ill after a suspected case of food poisoning on board their vessel near southern Con Dao island in Vietnam, a rescue official and state media said on Friday.
Megatanker that blocked Suez Canal to be released
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» CAIRO - The megatanker retained by Egypt since it blocked the Suez Canal in March will be released Wednesday, after the authority that manages the vital waterway said a deal was reached with its Japanese owners.
Suez blockage could last many more days
News Agencies, Published on 27/03/2021
» CAIRO: Attempts to refloat a megaship blocking the Suez Canal will resume with the next high tide around 2pm local time (7pm Thailand time) on Saturday, salvage experts say.
China bans German pork over swine fever
Reuters, Published on 12/09/2020
» SHANGHAI: China on Saturday announced a ban on the import of pork and pig products from Germany after the latter confirmed its first case of African swine fever in a wild boar last week.
Fighting on the beaches: Mauritius rallies after oil spill
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» MAHéBOURG (MAURITIUS) - The stench of oil from the grounded ship was overwhelming and Vikash Tatayah's eyes stung as he mopped up the sludge lapping the unspoiled Mauritian shoreline that he has spent his life protecting.