香港火灾死亡人数上升，失踪者的搜寻仍在继续
2025-11-28
| Hong Kong authorities said the death toll from the city's deadliest fire in more than 100 years has risen to at least 94, with 12 of about 50 hospitalized people in critical condition. The inferno that engulfed the eight-block Wang Fuk Court public housing complex in the Tai Po district took about 30 hours to fully contain, leaving one fireman dead and 11 others injured. The South China Morning Post said rescue efforts are continuing to find missing people. The fire apparently started in bamboo scaffolding on building facades and spread quickly because of flammable netting and foam material used in the renovation work. A criminal investigation has begun, with three people – two directors and a consultant from the construction contractor – initially arrested on charges of manslaughter.
The residential complex, built in 1983, was undergoing a HK$300 million (US$39 million) upgrade, led by Prestige Construction & Engineering. The complex contained 1,984 apartments in eight blocks, each 31 stories high. The renovation, which involved façade upgrades, structural repairs and waterproofing work, began almost two years ago and was scheduled to be completed by mid-2026. |
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| 来源: Shanghai Daily |
亚洲城市几乎占据联合国全球人口最多城市榜单
2025-11-28
| Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo as the world's most populous city, the Guardian reported, citing a new report from the UN. The Indonesian capital is home to 42 million people, followed by the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka with 37 million, and Japan's capital slipping to third with 33 million. Nine of the world's most populated cities are in Asia, also including New Delhi, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Manila, Kolkata and Seoul. The only non-Asian city on the list is Cairo. The UN Department of Economic, which publishes the annual World Urbanization Prospects report, is using a new methodology to more accurately define and standardize what constitutes an urban area. The report also said that the number of urban dwellers as a percentage of the world's population has risen to half from 20 percent in 1950. It put 2025 global population at 8.2 billion. | |
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大火席卷香港住宅区，至少造成 44 人死亡
2025-11-27
| Fire engulfed seven of eight high-rise residential buildings at a public housing complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Wednesday afternoon, killing 44 people by now, according to a CCTV report on 8:00 am. According to various media reports, the fire left one firefighter and at least 43 other people dead, 44 hospitalized in serious condition, and about 280 missing. Firefighters were still fighting the fire as dawn broke on Thursday, with blazes in four blocks contained. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee called the fire a "massive catastrophe." It's believed to have started in bamboo scaffolding erected around building facades as part of a major renovation project. The 31-story buildings housed 4,600 lower-income people as part of the city's subsidized housing program. Three men were arrested by police for alleged manslaughter in connection with the fire, but no details were immediately available. | |
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OpenAI 预计到 2030 年 ChatGPT 付费用户将达 2.2 亿
2025-11-27
| US-based OpenAI said it expects about 220 million of ChatGPT's projected 2.6 billion weekly users to pay for the service by 2030, positioning the chatbot among the world's largest subscription platforms, The Information reported. As of July, around 35 million users subscribed to ChatGPT's paid tiers, which are priced at between US$20-US$200. The projected surge in paying users comes as the company faces rising costs. OpenAI's annualized revenue run rate is expected to reach about US$20 billion by year-end, but losses are also mounting due to the high costs of AI model training and the infrastructure required to operate ChatGPT. The company reportedly generated US$4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025 but burned through US$2.5 billion in the same period. | |
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大众汽车计划出口更多中国制造的车辆
2025-11-27
| Volkswagen plans to export cars made in China to more overseas markets but will avoid sales in the Europe, Reuters reported, citing Thomas Ulbrich, chief technology officer of Volkswagen Group China. The German company started exporting China-made, internal-combustion limousines to the Middle East about six weeks ago. Its Chinese factories also manufacture electric vehicles. Ulbrich said Volkswagen is looking at markets that include Southeast Asia and Central Asia. He said China-made cars won't be going to Europe because of differences in electronic and software technology used in smart vehicles. | |
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乌克兰结束战争的谈判取得进展
2025-11-26
| Ukraine said it has reached a "common understanding" with the US during talks in Genera on a peace deal aimed at ending the nearly four-year war with Russia. US President Donald Trump said his original 28-point peace plan, which was heavily weighted in Moscow's favor, "has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides." He said the revised plan will be presented to Russia, where its reception is unclear. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that while Moscow accepted the original plan, its support may be different under substantial changes. It's known that some key elements of the original plan have been dropped, including a requirement that Kiev renounce any possible membership in NATO and reduce the size of its military. The status of territory claimed by both Ukraine and Russia, and Western security guarantees for Ukraine remain sticking points. European leaders backing Ukraine remained skeptical. French President Emmanuel Macron said he sees "no Russian will for a ceasefire," while the UK said there is "a long way to go – a tough road ahead." | |
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美国零售销售增长低于预期
2025-11-26
| US retail sales increased a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September from August, the Commerce Department said in report delayed by the 43-day government shutdown. The data were reinforced by a survey from the Conference Board showing consumer confidence sagged to a seven-month low in November, with fewer households planning to buy big-ticket items over the next six months. Economists cited the Trump administration's global duties on imports, which have raised consumer prices. Consumer spending habits comes into focus this time of year as the Christmas shopping season begins. With consumer spending weak, unemployment rising and inflation tame, bets on the Federal Reserve cutting rates at its December meeting have increased. | |
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中国旅游集团引领邮轮行业整合
2025-11-26
| China Tourism Group is consolidating with three other state-owned cruise operators to create Asia's largest cruise fleet. China Tourism unit Huaxia International Cruises will lead the new group, which has five luxury cruise ships, including the Adora Magic City and Nanhai Dream. The final piece of the consolidation came when China Tourism and Cosco Shipping Group set up a subsidiary under Huaxia called Star Cruises. The other two participants in the consolidation are related to China Merchants Group and China State Shipbuilding Corp. China is the world's second-largest source of cruise passengers after the US, and the industry has been expanding by at least 40 percent a year. | |
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中国飞往日本的航班被取消
2025-11-25
| All flights on 12 China-Japan routes were canceled by Monday, Shanghai TV reported. The reduction reflects soured relations between Beijing and Toyko, spurred by comments about Taiwan from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said "crossed a red line." Mainland travel to Japan has been discouraged. China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Japan's plans to deploy offensive weapons near Taiwan is an "extremely dangerous" development. | |
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文远知行（WeRide）因 Robotaxi 业务增长而缩小亏损
2025-11-25
| Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide narrowed its loss in the third quarter to 307 million yuan (US$43 million) from 1 billion yuan a year earlier on a 144 percent surge in revenue to 171 million yuan. The Nasdaq-listed company said revenue from its robotaxi business surged 7.6-fold to 35 million yuan. The company began trading on the Hong Kong exchange earlier this month after a HK$2.4 billion (US$308 million) IPO. WeRide, which started as a ride-hailing company in China, said it operates a fleet of 1,600 self-driving vehicles, including 750 robotaxis. It operates driverless commercial services in Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and holds robotaxi licenses for startup operations in eight countries, including Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Dubai and Switzerland. | |
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