ILEA001056543: Malaysia secures Sinovac vaccine supply as COVID-19 infections rise

Malaysia's unemployment rate stands at 3.5 pct in May

STORY: Malaysia's unemployment rate stands at 3.5 pct in May DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag and Kuala Lumpur city landscape 2. various of Kuala Lumpur City Center street views 3. various of crowds on the street STORYLINE: Malaysia saw its number of unemployed people decline further to 584,600 in May from 586,900 in April, recording an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent, official data showed Monday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the labor market is seen to continue a momentum of steady growth. According to the DOSM, the number of employed persons in May increased steadily, up 0.2 percent month on month to reach 16.28 million, with the labor force continuing an upward trend. The labor force participation rate remained at 70 percent in May as in the previous month in the Southeast Asian country. The DOSM said it believed the labor market would face difficulties as the M

Malaysia's FDI up marginally in Q1

STORY: Malaysia's FDI up marginally in Q1 DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Kuala Lumpur city views 2. Various of crowds at a shopping mall 3. Various of crowds on the street STORYLINE: Malaysia's foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 1.6 percent, reaching a record 893.2 billion ringgit (about 200.18 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, official data showed Friday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement the manufacturing sector remained the largest recipient of the FDI with a value of 385.3 billion ringgit (about 86.35 billion U.S. dollars) or 43.1 percent of the total FDI. This was followed by financial activities and wholesale & retail trade. According to the DOSM, the country's FDI inflows were largely from Singapore, the United States and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reportin

Chinese automaker moves to meet Malaysian EV demand

STORY: Chinese automaker moves to meet Malaysian EV demand DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CUI ANQI, General Manager, Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia sale company STORYLINE: Great Wall Motor (GWM), China's leading sport utility vehicle (SUV) and pickup manufacturer, is entering Malaysia's electric vehicle (EV) market with the introduction of its range of vehicles. The Malaysian government looks to create suitable conditions for the EV sector including various tax incentives and the construction of supporting infrastructure, especially charging stations. These policy shifts have created a demand for such vehicles in the country with a range of companies introducing their products into the Malaysian market. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CUI ANQI, General Manager, Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia sale company "Malaysian market is very important in our ASEAN strategy. Automobile consumption is m

Dominicans highlight effectiveness of vaccine from China's Sinovac

STORY: Dominicans highlight effectiveness of vaccine from China's Sinovac DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Santo Domingo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dominican Republic 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ARIS YVAN LORENZO, Legislator in Dominican Republic 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LORRAINE HERNANDEZ, Obstetrics physician in Dominican Republic 4. various of the Dominican Republic STORYLINE: Dominicans who have benefited from COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac highlighted on Friday the help provided by China to face the pandemic. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ARIS YVAN LORENZO, Legislator in Dominican Republic "We Dominicans feel highly grateful to the Chinese people. At a time when the world was in the dark during the search for medicine to face a great challenge that was the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese people appeared and gave us peace of mind." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LORRAINE HERNANDEZ, Obstetrics physician in Dominican Republic "The vaccine that we

China speeds up anti-epidemic medicine production

STORY: China speeds up anti-epidemic medicine production DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of production lines 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEI HEMEI, Deputy Party chief of Lanzhou Foci Pharmaceutical Co. 3. various of people working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU WENHUI, General manager of Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Pharmaceutical enterprises across China are working at full capacity to ensure the supply of key medicines for COVID-19 control, as the country optimizes its COVID-19 response. Lanzhou Foci Pharmaceutical Co. in northwest China's Gansu Province has been working around the clock to produce medications for colds and respiratory infections. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEI HEMEI, Deputy Party chief of Lanzhou Foci Pharmaceutical Co. "Reserves of raw materials can be used for two to three months. Since December, we've optimized our production structure. The daily output of medications for colds has increased from 5 milli

Malaysia's economy grows 14.2 pct in Q3

STORY: Malaysia's economy grows 14.2 pct in Q3 DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Malaysian central bank 2. various of Malaysia's national flag and views of Kuala Lumpur 3. various of street views of Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur 4. various of customers shopping in a mall 5. various of Pulau Lang Tengah, Malaysia's Terengganu 6. various of tourists at Malaysia's Melaka 7. various of trucks on road and container vessels at yard 8. various of container vessels at Port Klang, Malaysia's Selangor STORYLINE: Malaysia's economy registered a stronger growth of 14.2 percent in the third quarter of 2022, underpinned by strong domestic demand, Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), said on Friday. While there were base effects from the negative growth in the third quarter of 2021, growth was still driven by strong domestic demand, underpinned by improvements in the labor market and income conditions as well as ongoing policy supp

Malaysia's population up 0.9 pct to 32.9 mln in Q3

STORY: Malaysia's population up 0.9 pct to 32.9 mln in Q3 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag 2. various of crowds on streets in Kuala Lumpur 3. various of crowds indoor STORYLINE: Malaysia's population in the third quarter was estimated at 32.9 million, which increased by 0.9 percent compared with 32.6 million a year ago, official data showed Tuesday. The male population increased from 17.1 million to 17.3 million as compared to the third quarter of 2021 while females increased from 15.5 million to 15.6 million in the same period, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement. A total of 50,276 deaths was recorded in the third quarter, a decrease of 31.7 percent as compared to 73,606 a year earlier. Deaths due to COVID-19 decreased in the third quarter to 597 from 21,104 a year ago. Deaths due to COVID-19 contributed to 1.2 percent of the total number of deaths in the third quarter. Th

COVID-19 main cause of Malaysian deaths in 2021

STORY: COVID-19 main cause of Malaysian deaths in 2021 DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of ambulances 2. various of crowds accepting COVID-19 swab test STORYLINE: The biggest cause of Malaysian deaths in 2021 was COVID-19, the country's statistics department said on Thursday. The virus was responsible for 31,063 deaths recorded out of the total of 157,251 medically certified deaths reported, the department said in a statement. Ischemic heart disease was the second biggest cause of death with 13.7 percent followed by pneumonia (11.1 percent), cerebrovascular diseases (6.5 percent) and transport accidents (1.9 percent). "COVID-19 infection was the main cause of death for males and females with 17,708 and 13,355 deaths respectively," it said. According to the department, all age groups recorded COVID-19 infection as the leading cause of death except for the group aged 0-14, which saw transport accidents are the main cause of death. Xinh

Malaysia sees number of deaths rise in 2021 due to COVID-19

STORY: Malaysia sees number of deaths rise in 2021 due to COVID-19 DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of COVID-19-related public service announcements in Kuala Lumpur 2. various of medical practitioners at work 3. various of crowds accepting COVID-19 swab test 4. various of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers and Kuala Lumpur Hospital with ambulances on the road STORYLINE: The number of deaths in Malaysia rose 34.5 percent to 224,569 in 2021 from 166,970 in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed Thursday. The crude death rate (CDR) also recorded an increase from 5.1 deaths in 2020 to 6.9 deaths in 2021 per 1,000 population, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement. All age groups recorded an increase in the number of deaths except the group aged 0-14 which saw the number decrease from 4,288 to 4,115 in 2021. The number of deaths for the group aged 41-59 years recorded the highest increase by 44 perce

Egypt receives new batch of China-donated vaccines

STORY: Egypt receives new batch of China-donated vaccines DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG TAO, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHALED ABDEL-GHAFFAR, Egyptian Minister of Health and Population 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HEBA WALI, Head of VACSERA STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent "A ceremony of COVID-19 vaccine donation by the Chinese government to Egypt is being held here at the factory of VACSERA, the Egyptian state-owned vaccine producer. During the ceremony today, the automated complex for vaccine storage and distribution sponsored by China's Sinovac will also be handed over to the Egyptian side." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG TAO, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Egypt "The Chinese-Egyptian cooperation on epidemic control, especially in vaccine production, is at the forefront of China-Afr

Malaysia secures Sinovac vaccine supply as COVID-19 infections rise

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