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By Yang Kunyi Published: May 13, 2021 09:55 PM
India epidemic Photo: VCGSome Indian ports are feared to face shutdowns during the country s devastating wave of COVID-19 cases, including major ports handling shipments from China. Chinese logistics companies worry that the suspended operations might cause further delays in shipments of emergency medical equipment and cargo.
Chennai port has significantly reduced its operations, the Global Times has learned. The port decided to cut its staff and facility operation from Monday to May 16, reduce working hours to 11am-6pm each day, and ask other staff to work remotely.
Chennai is among the top four ports carrying shipments between India and China, alongside New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. It is a leading port for big Chinese phone makers and new-energy vehicle companies, such as Vivo and BYD, which have business operations in India. The reduction in port staff is likely to extend customs processing time from ab
Taipei’s kings of fish paste
Thirty shops offering various seafood paste products across Taiwan were honored in a national competition last month
By Han Cheung / Staff reporter
Chiu Chia-hao (邱家豪) once desperately chased down a butcher truck to obtain caul fat to recreate his late grandma’s signature dragon-phoenix leg (龍鳳腿), a fish paste snack made to resemble chicken wings. And Cheng Ching-teng (鄭靖騰) thought he came across the perfect specimen to make his heritage cuttlefish balls, only to find that it was not suitable for blending into paste.
“Dad told me, and I didn’t listen,” Cheng laughs.
Having little formal training, the two went through much trial and error until they perfected their family traditions. Even after 52 years in the fish ball business, Shih Mo-chou (石莫愁) wakes up at 3am every day to personally taste the shop’s pastes, vividly recounting all the times that things went wrong when she didn’t do so.