Ningbo remains China’s coastal hub, with the world’s busiest port by cargo tonnage. It sits in Zhejiang’s northeast, anchoring the Yangtze Delta’s economy.
A growing slate of container voyages through the Arctic is testing a faster Asia–Europe link as Middle East tensions boost interest in alternate sea lanes. The PanStar Acro will sail from Busan to Felixstowe, Rotterdam and Gdansk, then return, in a voyage expected to take 40–45 days. Experts see the NSR as a potential secondary corridor, while critics cite environmental and sanction risks.
A typhoon named Dolphin has struck Okinawa, injuring several and causing power outages. It threatens Kyushu and China, with authorities warning of heavy rain, winds, and flight disruptions across East Asia.
Typhoon Dolphin has weakened inland but continues to cause extreme rainfall and floods across Zhejiang, Shanghai and Fujian. Authorities have evacuated hundreds of thousands, canceled thousands of flights, and closed major attractions as the storm moves westward.
Dolphin has made landfall near Yuhuan, Zhejiang, bringing winds of 151 km/h and torrential rain. The storm has prompted mass evacuations, flight cancellations, and widespread transport disruptions as authorities warn of prolonged rainfall and flood risk across eastern China.
Multiple storms have triggered record rainfall across parts of South Korea, the Philippines and China, causing evacuations, power outages and injuries. Geoje and nearby areas have seen rescues and ongoing emergency responses as the deluge continues.