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News of tropical depressions in the East Sea
Environment

News of tropical depressions in the East Sea

At 01:00 on June 21, the position of the tropical depression center was about 19.6 degrees North latitude; 117.0 degrees east longitude, about 450km from Hong Kong (Chin…

December 16, 2018
Fitow is rising above the Pacific
Environment

Fitow is rising above the Pacific

The tropical storm forecaster TSR (UK) said on August 29 that a tropical depression formed in the Pacific Ocean has now intensified into a storm with the international n…

December 16, 2018
Storm No. 2 weakens into a tropical depression
Environment

Storm No. 2 weakens into a tropical depression

At 13:00 this afternoon, the position of tropical depression (once the No. 2 storm) was about 17.0 degrees north latitude; 109.3 degrees east longitude, on the sea off D…

December 16, 2018
Indonesia unifies the time zone
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Indonesia unifies the time zone

From October 28, the Indonesian island nation spanning nearly 50 longitudes has only one time zone, instead of three. The change aims to improve labor productivity, info…

December 15, 2018