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Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

ZIBO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2024 - Tourists read books at Zhongshuge Bookstore in Zibo city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 16, 2024. (Note: Flip the photo 180¡ã) According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the 8-day Spring Festival holiday, 474 million domestic trips were made nationwide, an increase of 34.3% over the same period last year, and an increase of 19.0% over the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis; Domestic tourists spent 632.687 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3% year-on-year and an increase of 7.7% compared with 2019 on a comparable basis.

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Spring Festival Holiday Travel Data

ZIBO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2024 - Tourists read books at Zhongshuge Bookstore in Zibo city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 16, 2024. (Note: Flip the photo 180¡ã) According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the 8-day Spring Festival holiday, 474 million domestic trips were made nationwide, an increase of 34.3% over the same period last year, and an increase of 19.0% over the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis; Domestic tourists spent 632.687 billion yuan, an increase of 47.3% year-on-year and an increase of 7.7% compared with 2019 on a comparable basis.

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China's Inner Mongolia to pool 100 mln yuan for major sandland afforestation

STORY: China's Inner Mongolia to pool 100 mln yuan for major sandland afforestation DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hunshandake Sandland 2. various of people planting trees and grasses STORYLINE: North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region plans to invest 100 million yuan (about 14.48 million U.S. dollars) of social funds to further improve local biodiversity of the Hunshandake Sandland in the next three years. Merely 180 km away from Beijing and among China's four major sandy areas, the Hunshandake Sandland has a fragile ecological environment due to natural causes and human activities, with its grassland vegetation coverage decreased, causing frequent dusty and sandstorm weather. In 2018, China initiated a pilot afforestation project in the sandland. According to the regional forestry and grassland department, all sectors of society, including enterprises, will combine to donate 100 million yuan in the coming three years to

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Fossils dating back 180 mln years found in SW China

STORY: Fossils dating back 180 mln years found in SW China DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fossils 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG FENG, Expert of Chongqing Bureau of Geology and Minerals Exploration STORYLINE: Dozens of paleontological fossils dating back some 180 million years have been found at a construction site in Yunyang County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The fossils are of different sizes and unique shapes. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG FENG, Chongqing Bureau of Geology and Minerals Exploration "This kind of stones are known as shell limestone, which is made of a dense accumulation of bivalve fossils. Analysis shows that the fossils belong to the early Jurassic period. The findings are of great significance to the study of the history and environment of Chongqing Municipality and Sichuan Basin at that time." Local officials said a science popularization station will be set up near the site. Xinhua News

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a 180-kg bluefin tuna that fetched 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of 2015 of bluefin tuna is held at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co. made a successful bid for a 180-kg tuna for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of 2015 of bluefin tuna is held at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co. made a successful bid for a 180-kg tuna for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of 2015 of bluefin tuna is held at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co. made a successful bid for a 180-kg tuna for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., poses for photos with a 180-kg bluefin tuna for which he made a successful bid for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., poses for photos with a 180-kg bluefin tuna for which he made a successful bid for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Gold 'osechi' New Year food container

TOKYO, Japan - A woman displays the lid of a 18.9 million yen gold container for ''osechi'' New Year specialty food, in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. Major Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said it will sell the container to commemorate 180 years since its founding.

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Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka receives 105 million yen pay raise

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka looks pleased during a press conference in Sendai on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus performance bonuses. Tanaka received a whopping 105 million yen pay raise following a career-best 15-6 season with one save and a 2.33 ERA in 25 games.

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Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka receives 105 million yen pay raise

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Masahiro Tanaka let off a firecracker during a press conference in Sendai on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus performance bonuses. Tanaka received a whopping 105 million yen pay raise following a career-best 15-6 season with one save and a 2.33 ERA in 25 games.

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Record amount of cannabis seized

TOKYO, Japan - Police display around 180 kilograms of cannabis with a street value of 720 million yen July 17. The cannabis was seized from a condominium in Tokyo and a company executive and a Chinese student have been arrested on suspicion of hiding the drug. The amount seized was the largest ever found by Japanese police in a raid, according to police.

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Duskin ex-chairman held over misuse of 180 mil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Hideyuki Ito, president of Duskin Co., bows at a press conference at the company's head office in Fuita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 4 to apologize for the arrest of former chairman Koji Chiba, suspected of misusing 180 million yen of the company's money.

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Duskin ex-chairman arrested for misusing firm's money

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the home of former Duskin Co. Chairman Koji Chiba in Mono, Osaka Prefecture, on June 4 to search for evidence, suspecting he misused 180 million yen in company money.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for Afghan road repair project held

KABUL, Afghanistan - A groundbreaking ceremony for an internationally funded project to repair a 500-kilometer stretch of highway linking Afghanistan's capital with the southern city of Kandahar is held Nov. 10 in a Kabul suburb, attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Japanese Ambassador Kinichi Komano (C). The road improvement work is part of the $180 million aid project, financed by Japan, the United States and Saudi Arabia, for the war-torn country.

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Daiei slugger Kokubo gets hefty pay raise

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei Hawks infielder Hiroki Kokubo swings his bat at a news conference Dec. 27 after accepting an offer of a 180 million yen annual salary to double his pay for this year. With the signing of the new one-year deal, Kokubo, who hit 31 homers and drove in 105 RBIs in the 2000 season, joined catcher Kenji Jojima as the most expensive players at the Fukuoka club.

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Daiei catcher Jojima signs new 1-year, 180 mil. yen deal

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima, a catcher for the Daiei Hawks baseball team, smiles at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 26 after signing a new 1-year contract worth an estimated 180 million yen. The deal makes Jojima, 24, the team's highest earner.

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China inspires world in human rights protection: experts

STORY: China inspires world in human rights protection: experts DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: BEIJING CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAVED HASSAN, Pakistani economist 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DIAA HELMY, Secretary-general, Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce STORYLINE: A new think tank report released on Monday said China's outlook on human rights has been continuously enriched and improved in practice. The report was jointly released by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the New China Research under Xinhua News Agency. It said China has formed a contemporary outlook on human rights with "people" as the center, "development" as the driving force and "a life of contentment" as the goal. Over the past decades, China has lifted some 770 million rural Chinese out of poverty, and increased its per capita disposable income by more than 180 times. The country also raised its average life expectancy to 78.2 years from less than 35 years befor

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-AUCTION SEASON

(220720) -- HARARE, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trucks carrying tobacco bales wait to deliver the crop at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 19, 2022. The tobacco auction season, which started in March, closed on Wednesday, with more than 180 million kg of the golden leaf having been sold at an average price of 3.04 dollars per kg. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Roundup: Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-AUCTION SEASON

(220720) -- HARARE, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker carries a tobacco bale at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 19, 2022. The tobacco auction season, which started in March, closed on Wednesday, with more than 180 million kg of the golden leaf having been sold at an average price of 3.04 dollars per kg. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Roundup: Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-AUCTION SEASON

(220720) -- HARARE, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man opens a tobacco bale at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 19, 2022. The tobacco auction season, which started in March, closed on Wednesday, with more than 180 million kg of the golden leaf having been sold at an average price of 3.04 dollars per kg. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Roundup: Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-AUCTION SEASON

(220720) -- HARARE, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers check tobacco bales at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 19, 2022. The tobacco auction season, which started in March, closed on Wednesday, with more than 180 million kg of the golden leaf having been sold at an average price of 3.04 dollars per kg. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Roundup: Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-AUCTION SEASON

(220720) -- HARARE, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker processes a tobacco bale at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 19, 2022. The tobacco auction season, which started in March, closed on Wednesday, with more than 180 million kg of the golden leaf having been sold at an average price of 3.04 dollars per kg. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Roundup: Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-AUCTION SEASON

(220720) -- HARARE, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Empty carts are seen at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 19, 2022. The tobacco auction season, which started in March, closed on Wednesday, with more than 180 million kg of the golden leaf having been sold at an average price of 3.04 dollars per kg. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Roundup: Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-AUCTION SEASON

(220720) -- HARARE, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker arranges tobacco bales at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 19, 2022. The tobacco auction season, which started in March, closed on Wednesday, with more than 180 million kg of the golden leaf having been sold at an average price of 3.04 dollars per kg. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Roundup: Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers make last deliveries as auction season ends

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Construction of Hainan FTP progresses steadily

STORY: Construction of Hainan FTP progresses steadily DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Hainana shot of Shen Xiaoming, Party chief of Hainanvarious of Hainan STORYLINE: A Chinese official says steady progress has been made in building China's island province of Hainan into a free trade port (FTP). Shen Xiaoming, Party chief of Hainan, said last week that over the past two years, over 180 policies and measures have taken effect in Hainan to facilitate trade and investment. As one of the country's major opening-up measures in the new era, China aims to build the whole of Hainan Island into a globally influential and high-level FTP by the middle of the century. The wider opening-up push is delivering visible outcomes. The number of registered market entities in Hainan has increased from less than 310,000 in 2013 to more than 1.98 million, with the growth rate ranking first in the country for 28 consecutive months. According to a plan o

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U.S.-OIL RESERVE-RELEASE

(220401) -- WASHINGTON, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 31, 2022 shows a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his administration will release 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from its strategic reserve in an effort to tame the elevated gas prices. The authorization of releasing over 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the "largest" release from national reserve in U.S. history, Biden said in a speech from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-OIL RESERVE-RELEASE

(220401) -- WASHINGTON, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People fill up their vehicles at a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, March 31, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his administration will release 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from its strategic reserve in an effort to tame the elevated gas prices. The authorization of releasing over 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the "largest" release from national reserve in U.S. history, Biden said in a speech from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-OIL RESERVE-RELEASE

(220401) -- WASHINGTON, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 31, 2022 shows a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his administration will release 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from its strategic reserve in an effort to tame the elevated gas prices. The authorization of releasing over 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the "largest" release from national reserve in U.S. history, Biden said in a speech from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-OIL RESERVE-RELEASE

(220401) -- WASHINGTON, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 31, 2022 shows a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his administration will release 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from its strategic reserve in an effort to tame the elevated gas prices. The authorization of releasing over 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the "largest" release from national reserve in U.S. history, Biden said in a speech from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-OIL RESERVE-RELEASE

(220401) -- WASHINGTON, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, March 31, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his administration will release 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from its strategic reserve in an effort to tame the elevated gas prices. The authorization of releasing over 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the "largest" release from national reserve in U.S. history, Biden said in a speech from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-OIL RESERVE-RELEASE

(220401) -- WASHINGTON, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 31, 2022 shows a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his administration will release 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from its strategic reserve in an effort to tame the elevated gas prices. The authorization of releasing over 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the "largest" release from national reserve in U.S. history, Biden said in a speech from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-OIL RESERVE-RELEASE

(220401) -- WASHINGTON, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, March 31, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his administration will release 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from its strategic reserve in an effort to tame the elevated gas prices. The authorization of releasing over 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the "largest" release from national reserve in U.S. history, Biden said in a speech from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Biden announces "historic" oil reserve release amid elevated gas prices

STORY: Biden announces "historic" oil reserve release amid elevated gas prices DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his administration will release one million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from its strategic reserve in an effort to tame the elevated gas prices. The authorization of releasing over 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the "largest" release from national reserve in U.S. history, Biden said in a speech from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "As Russian oil comes off the global market, supply of oil drops and prices are rising. Look, I'm a capitalist. I have no problem with corporations turning a good profit. But companies have an obligation that goes beyond just their shareholders: to their customers, their communities,

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Duskin ex-chairman arrested for misusing firm's money

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the home of former Duskin Co. Chairman Koji Chiba in Mono, Osaka Prefecture, on June 4 to search for evidence, suspecting he misused 180 million yen in company money. (Kyodo)

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Groundbreaking ceremony for Afghan road repair project held

KABUL, Afghanistan - A groundbreaking ceremony for an internationally funded project to repair a 500-kilometer stretch of highway linking Afghanistan's capital with the southern city of Kandahar is held Nov. 10 in a Kabul suburb, attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Japanese Ambassador Kinichi Komano (C). The road improvement work is part of the $180 million aid project, financed by Japan, the United States and Saudi Arabia, for the war-torn country. (Kyodo)

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Toyota reintroduces Hilux pickup truck into Japanese market

Toyota Motor Co. reintroduces its Hilux pickup truck (pictured) into the Japanese market after a 13-year hiatus on Sept. 12, 2017. The pickup truck was first launched in 1968 and has been sold in some 180 countries and regions with sales reaching 17.3 million units globally. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Record amount of cannabis seized

TOKYO, Japan - Police display around 180 kilograms of cannabis with a street value of 720 million yen July 17. The cannabis was seized from a condominium in Tokyo and a company executive and a Chinese student have been arrested on suspicion of hiding the drug. The amount seized was the largest ever found by Japanese police in a raid, according to police. (Kyodo)

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., poses for photos with a 180-kg bluefin tuna for which he made a successful bid for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of 2015 of bluefin tuna is held at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co. made a successful bid for a 180-kg tuna for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram. (Kyodo)

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a 180-kg bluefin tuna that fetched 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Gold 'osechi' New Year food container

TOKYO, Japan - A woman displays the lid of a 18.9 million yen gold container for ''osechi'' New Year specialty food, in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. Major Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said it will sell the container to commemorate 180 years since its founding. (Kyodo)

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Kansai Electric President Iwane

Kansai Electric Power Co. President Shigeki Iwane (R) bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 27, 2019, following revelations that he and other executives received payoffs totaling 180 million yen from a former deputy mayor of a central Japan town, where one of the company's nuclear power plants is sited. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai Electric President Iwane

Kansai Electric Power Co. President Shigeki Iwane attends a press conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 27, 2019, following revelations that he and other executives received payoffs totaling 180 million yen from a former deputy mayor of a central Japan town, where one of the company's nuclear power plants is sited. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lucky Coffee Fined

A lucky coffee shop in Shanghai metro station, China on December 17, 2020. On the same day, the securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with lucky coffee, which agreed to pay a $180 million fine for fraud charges.

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Lucky Coffee Fined

A lucky coffee shop in Shanghai metro station, China on December 17, 2020. On the same day, the securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with lucky coffee, which agreed to pay a $180 million fine for fraud charges.

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Lucky Coffee Fined

A lucky coffee shop in Shanghai metro station, China on December 17, 2020. On the same day, the securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with lucky coffee, which agreed to pay a $180 million fine for fraud charges.

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Lucky Coffee Fined

A lucky coffee shop in Shanghai metro station, China on December 17, 2020. On the same day, the securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with lucky coffee, which agreed to pay a $180 million fine for fraud charges.