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China’s Shandong aircraft carrier crosses Taiwan Strait a day after USS Mustin Video footage from state broadcaster CCTV shows a J-15 fighter on board the Shandong. Photo: Handout
The recent voyage by the Chinese aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait was a normal scheduled operation and not a response to a US destroyer s journey through the same waters, military analysts said.
The Shandong passed through the waters on Sunday, a day after the USS Mustin s transit, but one observer said the logistical challenges of putting a carrier to sea meant it would be impossible to do so with just a day s notice.
Why North Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort will be ‘envied by the world’ Tourists on a trail at Mount Kumgang, in North Korea. Photo: AP
North Korea is not shy when it comes to hyperbole - its leaders are supreme , its missiles are massive and its mountains are the most intelligent, having the incredible ability to recognise and respond to significant events, such as when Glow was seen atop Jong Il Peak for half an hour (.) when the nation was shocked by the news of the leader s demise , in 2011, according to the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Overstatement also accompanies recent reports about Mount Kumgang, a North Korean tourist destination that once symbolised rapprochement between North and South Korea but will now be unilaterally developed into a cultural resort envied by the world .
Mauritius oil spill caused by crew of Japanese ship sailing too close to shore as they chased mobile phone signals: report Julian Ryall in Tokyo The MV Wakashio’s captain and deputy have been detained in Mauritius on suspicion of negligence. Photo: AFP
One of Japan s largest shipping companies has admitted that the industry s worst environmental accident this year was the result of the crew of the bulk carrier MV Wakashio sailing too close to shore as they attempted to pick up mobile phone signals.
The 300-metre ship ran aground on pristine coral reefs just off southern Mauritius on July 25, spilling more than 1,000 tonnes of fuel into the Indian Ocean and leading the country s government to declare a state of environmental emergency in an area that is listed as a protected wetland of international importance.