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Japan logs trade deficit of 38 bln USD in fiscal 2023

STORY: Japan logs trade deficit of 38 bln USD in fiscal 2023 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's trade deficit in fiscal 2023 shrank around 70 percent from a year earlier to 5.89 trillion yen (about 38 billion U.S. dollars), government data showed Wednesday. In the fiscal year ended March, exports expanded 3.7 percent to 102.90 trillion yen, topping 100 trillion yen for the first time and marking a record high for the third straight year, according to a preliminary Finance Ministry report. Automobile exports, which account for about 17 percent of Japan's total, grew 30.2 percent to 17.88 trillion yen, eclipsing the previous record of 14.67 trillion yen in fiscal 2007. In contrast, imports dived 10.3 percent to 108.79 trillion yen, falling for the first time in three years, chiefly reflecting falls in imports of coal and liquefied natural gas. With a weaker yen inflati

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(240414) -- PANZHIHUA, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technicians work at a smart control center of an iron ore mine branch of Pangang Group in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 11, 2024. Through cooperation with several technology giants, Pangang Group Co.,Ltd. is promoting intelligent transformation of its mining production. The group has deployed 5G-powered unmanned machinery including drilling machines, electric shovels and trucks and realized remote operations from ore collecting to transporting. Pangang Group Co., Ltd. is an extra-large vanadium, titanium and steel enterprise in southwest China. In recent years, the company has continuously promoted high-end, intelligent and green development. Our reporters recently visited various production branches of Pangang Group Co., Ltd. to observe its efforts to develop new quality productive forces and promote high-quality development. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)