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Australia, Singapore to collaborate on green shipping initiatives

STORY: Australia, Singapore to collaborate on green shipping initiatives SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CSIRO building 2. various of port and ship in Australia STORYLINE: Australia and Singapore have announced a new joint initiative to reduce maritime emissions. Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), on Wednesday announced the 20 million Australian dollar (12.8 million U.S. dollar) Australia-Singapore Initiative on Low Emissions Technologies (ASLET). Under the partnership, the CSIRO will work with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on green shipping and port infrastructure initiatives and accelerating the uptake of zero or near-zero greenhouse gas emission technologies. "In order to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping close to 2050, we need to find reliable, trusted scientific solutions

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Beijing to welcome 12.8 million tourists during upcoming holiday

STORY: Beijing to welcome 12.8 million tourists during upcoming holiday DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists at scenic spots in Beijing STORYLINE: Beijing is set to experience a tourism boom during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, which will last from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 this year, with more than 12.8 million people expected to visit the city. It is estimated that the number of visitors to the Chinese capital during the holiday will be up 60.8 percent year on year, or up 21.9 percent from the 2019 pre-COVID figure. About 5.5 million of those visitors will travel from other parts of China, up 192.4 percent year on year, said Zhou Weimin, an official of the Beijing municipal bureau of culture and tourism, during a Tuesday press conference. The city will organize more than 2,000 cultural activities for holiday visitors, including several classic and popular dramas and operas that will be staged. Publ

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China Shipbuilding Industry

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A semi-submersible heavy transport ship loaded with sections of large oil tankers prepares to set sail at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Huang-Bohai New Area in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. On May 17, 2023, data released by China Shipbuilding Industry Association showed that from January to April, 2023, the country completed 12.8 million deadweight tons of shipbuilding, a year-on-year growth of 9.3%. In the first four months, China's shipbuilding completions, new orders and hand-held orders accounted for 44.9 percent, 65.5 percent and 51.3 percent of the global market, respectively.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A semi-submersible heavy transport ship loaded with sections of large oil tankers prepares to set sail at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Huang-Bohai New Area in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. On May 17, 2023, data released by China Shipbuilding Industry Association showed that from January to April, 2023, the country completed 12.8 million deadweight tons of shipbuilding, a year-on-year growth of 9.3%. In the first four months, China's shipbuilding completions, new orders and hand-held orders accounted for 44.9 percent, 65.5 percent and 51.3 percent of the global market, respectively.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A semi-submersible heavy transport ship loaded with sections of large oil tankers prepares to set sail at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Huang-Bohai New Area in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. On May 17, 2023, data released by China Shipbuilding Industry Association showed that from January to April, 2023, the country completed 12.8 million deadweight tons of shipbuilding, a year-on-year growth of 9.3%. In the first four months, China's shipbuilding completions, new orders and hand-held orders accounted for 44.9 percent, 65.5 percent and 51.3 percent of the global market, respectively.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A semi-submersible heavy transport ship loaded with sections of large oil tankers prepares to set sail at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Huang-Bohai New Area in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. On May 17, 2023, data released by China Shipbuilding Industry Association showed that from January to April, 2023, the country completed 12.8 million deadweight tons of shipbuilding, a year-on-year growth of 9.3%. In the first four months, China's shipbuilding completions, new orders and hand-held orders accounted for 44.9 percent, 65.5 percent and 51.3 percent of the global market, respectively.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A semi-submersible heavy transport ship loaded with sections of large oil tankers prepares to set sail at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Huang-Bohai New Area in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. On May 17, 2023, data released by China Shipbuilding Industry Association showed that from January to April, 2023, the country completed 12.8 million deadweight tons of shipbuilding, a year-on-year growth of 9.3%. In the first four months, China's shipbuilding completions, new orders and hand-held orders accounted for 44.9 percent, 65.5 percent and 51.3 percent of the global market, respectively.

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China Shipbuilding Industry

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A semi-submersible heavy transport ship loaded with sections of large oil tankers prepares to set sail at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Huang-Bohai New Area in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. On May 17, 2023, data released by China Shipbuilding Industry Association showed that from January to April, 2023, the country completed 12.8 million deadweight tons of shipbuilding, a year-on-year growth of 9.3%. In the first four months, China's shipbuilding completions, new orders and hand-held orders accounted for 44.9 percent, 65.5 percent and 51.3 percent of the global market, respectively.

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Tesla Motors' sports car Roadster

TOKYO, Japan - Tesla Motors Inc.'s Roadster electric sports car is exhibited at its showroom in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010, the eve of its public opening as the first dealer outlet in Asia for the U.S. venture company. The Roadster is priced at least 12.8 million yen in Japan.

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Buddha statue auctioned in New York on display at Tokyo museum

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors marvel at a 12th century wooden Buddha statue that fetched a record price for a work of Buddhist art at a New York auction on display at the Tokyo National Museum in Taito Ward on June 10. The exhibition will run through Sept. 21. The Japanese Buddhist organization Shinnyo-En bought the statue for $12.8 million at the auction.

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Türkiye's foreign visitor arrivals up 58 pct on year in August

STORY: Türkiye's foreign visitor arrivals up 58 pct on year in August DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors arriving at Türkiye 2. various of visitors at the seashore STORYLINE: The number of foreign visitors arriving in Türkiye saw a 58.3-percent increase year on year in August to 6.3 million, the data from the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry showed on Friday. The number of foreign visitors to Türkiye in the first eight months of the year climbed by 108.5 percent to 29.3 million compared to the same time last year. With a share of 13.6 percent, Germany was atop countries sending tourists to Türkiye last month, followed by Russia, 12.8 percent, and Britain, 8.7 percent. Britain was followed by Bulgaria and Iran. In the first eight months, Germany also held the top spot by sending 3.85 million tourists to Türkiye, or 13.13 percent of the total. Russia came in second with 3 million tourists and a 10.2-percent share, followed by

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Buddha statue auctioned in New York on display at Tokyo museum

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors marvel at a 12th century wooden Buddha statue that fetched a record price for a work of Buddhist art at a New York auction on display at the Tokyo National Museum in Taito Ward on June 10. The exhibition will run through Sept. 21. The Japanese Buddhist organization Shinnyo-En bought the statue for $12.8 million at the auction. (Kyodo)

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Tesla Motors' sports car Roadster

TOKYO, Japan - Tesla Motors Inc.'s Roadster electric sports car is exhibited at its showroom in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010, the eve of its public opening as the first dealer outlet in Asia for the U.S. venture company. The Roadster is priced at least 12.8 million yen in Japan. (Kyodo)