Thermal Plant

Thermal Plant

NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A thermal power plant of Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 21, 2024. China consumed 847.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in September, up 8.5 percent year on year, according to the National Energy Administration. From January to September, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 7,409.4 billion KWH, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year, of which 7,056 billion KWH of industrial power generation was above scale.

Thermal Plant

Thermal Plant

NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A thermal power plant of Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 21, 2024. China consumed 847.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in September, up 8.5 percent year on year, according to the National Energy Administration. From January to September, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 7,409.4 billion KWH, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year, of which 7,056 billion KWH of industrial power generation was above scale.

Thermal Plant

Thermal Plant

NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A thermal power plant of Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 21, 2024. China consumed 847.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in September, up 8.5 percent year on year, according to the National Energy Administration. From January to September, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 7,409.4 billion KWH, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year, of which 7,056 billion KWH of industrial power generation was above scale.

Thermal Plant

Thermal Plant

NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A thermal power plant of Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 21, 2024. China consumed 847.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in September, up 8.5 percent year on year, according to the National Energy Administration. From January to September, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 7,409.4 billion KWH, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year, of which 7,056 billion KWH of industrial power generation was above scale.

Thermal Plant

Thermal Plant

NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A thermal power plant of Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 21, 2024. China consumed 847.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in September, up 8.5 percent year on year, according to the National Energy Administration. From January to September, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 7,409.4 billion KWH, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year, of which 7,056 billion KWH of industrial power generation was above scale.

Thermal Plant

Thermal Plant

NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A thermal power plant of Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 21, 2024. China consumed 847.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in September, up 8.5 percent year on year, according to the National Energy Administration. From January to September, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 7,409.4 billion KWH, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year, of which 7,056 billion KWH of industrial power generation was above scale.

Thermal Plant

Thermal Plant

NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A thermal power plant of Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 21, 2024. China consumed 847.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in September, up 8.5 percent year on year, according to the National Energy Administration. From January to September, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 7,409.4 billion KWH, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year, of which 7,056 billion KWH of industrial power generation was above scale.

Türkiye's economic shift fuels optimism but challenges persist: expert

STORY: Türkiye's economic shift fuels optimism but challenges persist: expert DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets in Türkiye 2. various of Turkish lira and the U.S. dollar 3. various of people shopping in Türkiye 4. various of shipping trade in Türkiye 5. various of people shopping in Türkiye 6. various of shipping trade in Türkiye 7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): CAN SELCUKI, Director of Türkiye Raporu STORYLINE: Turkish Finance and Treasury Minister Mehmet Simsek revealed on Sept. 19 that Türkiye obtained some 10.4 billion U.S. dollars in external financing since the country embraced new policies in June. The amount includes 6.7 billion dollars from the banking sector, 367 million from the non-banking financial sector and 3.26 billion from the real sector, according to the report. After the new economic management put in place in June decided to aggressively hike interest rates from 8.5 to 30 percent to curb inflation an

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A real estate complex under construction in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A real estate complex under construction in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A real estate complex under construction in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A real estate complex under construction in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A newly put into use real estate in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A sand table is seen at the sales office of a real estate development enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A sand table is seen at the sales office of a real estate development enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A sand table is seen at the sales office of a real estate development enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A sand table is seen at the sales office of a real estate development enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A sand table is seen at the sales office of a real estate development enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A sand table is seen at the sales office of a real estate development enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A newly put into use real estate in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

Reduced Investment in Real Estate Development in China

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - A newly put into use real estate in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2023. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, from January to July, China's real estate development investment was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% year on year; Among them, residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

Illustration: New Development Bank

Illustration: New Development Bank

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Illustration: New Development Bank, Suqian City, Jiangsu province, China, May 30, 2023. The New Development Bank successfully issued 8.5 billion yuan panda bonds

Illustration: New Development Bank

Illustration: New Development Bank

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Illustration: New Development Bank, Suqian City, Jiangsu province, China, May 30, 2023. The New Development Bank successfully issued 8.5 billion yuan panda bonds

Illustration: New Development Bank

Illustration: New Development Bank

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Illustration: New Development Bank, Suqian City, Jiangsu province, China, May 30, 2023. The New Development Bank successfully issued 8.5 billion yuan panda bonds

Illustration: New Development Bank

Illustration: New Development Bank

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Illustration: New Development Bank, Suqian City, Jiangsu province, China, May 30, 2023. The New Development Bank successfully issued 8.5 billion yuan panda bonds

Illustration: New Development Bank

Illustration: New Development Bank

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Illustration: New Development Bank, Suqian City, Jiangsu province, China, May 30, 2023. The New Development Bank successfully issued 8.5 billion yuan panda bonds

Illustration: New Development Bank

Illustration: New Development Bank

SUQIAN, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Illustration: New Development Bank, Suqian City, Jiangsu province, China, May 30, 2023. The New Development Bank successfully issued 8.5 billion yuan panda bonds

Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers a speech during a summit of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo)

Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan wraps up his speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo)

Nintendo's group net profit marks record high

Nintendo's group net profit marks record high

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2008 in Osaka on May 7. Nintendo's group net profit rose 8.5 percent from the previous year to a record high of 279.09 billion yen due to the strong popularity of its DS and Wii game consoles.

Nintendo's group net profit marks record high

Nintendo's group net profit marks record high

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2008 in Osaka on May 7. Nintendo's group net profit rose 8.5 percent from the previous year to a record high of 279.09 billion yen due to the strong popularity of its DS and Wii game consoles.

Nissan to incur 1st loss under Ghosn, to cut 20,000 jobs

Nissan to incur 1st loss under Ghosn, to cut 20,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9. Japan's third-largest automaker revised its earnings forecasts for the year to March to a group net loss of 265 billion yen due to sliding sales and a stronger yen. The automaker said it will cut its worldwide workforce of about 235,000 by 8.5 percent to 215,000 in fiscal 2009 through March 2010.

Mazda ups earnings estimates on weaker yen

Mazda ups earnings estimates on weaker yen

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Mark Fields speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on April 11 about the company's earnings estimates for the business year ended March 31. Fields said Mazda expects a group net profit of 8.5 billion yen, compared with the 1.3 billion yen projected Nov. 12 last year.

China's "grain barn" enjoys bumper harvest

STORY: China's "grain barn" enjoys bumper harvest DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of autumn harvest in Heilongjiang STORYLINE: Sunday will mark the 42nd World Food Day. Heilongjiang Province, known as China's "grain barn," is witnessing a bumper autumn harvest. Last year, the province saw its 18th consecutive bumper year, with a grain harvest of more than 78.68 billion kg. This year, the total sown area in Heilongjiang stands at over 218 million mu (about 14.53 million hectares). The province is China's main soybean production base, contributing to more than 40 percent of the country's total soybean planting area. It has achieved its target of adding 10 million mu (about 666,667 hectares) of soybean plantation this year, with its total soybean growing area exceeding 68.5 million mu (about 4.57 million hectares). The province's soybean output is estimated to hit 8.5 billion kg this year, about 1.3 billion kg more than last yea

Biden requests 33 bln USD from Congress in aid to Ukraine

STORY: Biden requests 33 bln USD from Congress in aid to Ukraine DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 3. various of the event 4. various of exterior of the White House STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday requested that Congress appropriate 33 billion dollars to help Ukraine defend itself from the ongoing military operation by Russia. Delivering remarks from the White House, Biden elaborated on how the newly proposed supplemental funding will be used. Of the 33-billion-dollar sum, according to a fact sheet by the White House, 20.4 billion dollars will be military and security assistance to Kiev, 8.5 billion dollars will be spent in economic assistance for the Ukrainian government and people, and 3 billion dollars will be allocated for additional humanitarian assistance and food security funding, and targeted funding to address economic di

Mazda ups earnings estimates on weaker yen

Mazda ups earnings estimates on weaker yen

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Mark Fields speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on April 11 about the company's earnings estimates for the business year ended March 31. Fields said Mazda expects a group net profit of 8.5 billion yen, compared with the 1.3 billion yen projected Nov. 12 last year.

Nissan to incur 1st loss under Ghosn, to cut 20,000 jobs

Nissan to incur 1st loss under Ghosn, to cut 20,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9. Japan's third-largest automaker revised its earnings forecasts for the year to March to a group net loss of 265 billion yen due to sliding sales and a stronger yen. The automaker said it will cut its worldwide workforce of about 235,000 by 8.5 percent to 215,000 in fiscal 2009 through March 2010. (Kyodo)

Nintendo's group net profit marks record high

Nintendo's group net profit marks record high

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2008 in Osaka on May 7. Nintendo's group net profit rose 8.5 percent from the previous year to a record high of 279.09 billion yen due to the strong popularity of its DS and Wii game consoles. (Kyodo)

Nintendo's group net profit marks record high

Nintendo's group net profit marks record high

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2008 in Osaka on May 7. Nintendo's group net profit rose 8.5 percent from the previous year to a record high of 279.09 billion yen due to the strong popularity of its DS and Wii game consoles. (Kyodo)

Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan wraps up his speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers a speech during a summit of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Zdenek Hrib

Zdenek Hrib

Prague still demands the completion of a ring road and a new hospital in exchange for its consent to the construction of a government district in Letnany on its northern outskirts, Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib (Pirates), photo, said in reaction to Prime Minister Andrej Babis's proposal, on September 18, 2019. Babis (ANO) proposed that a trauma centre be built in Letnany instead of the planned new hospital. The Prague City Hall criticised the government's plan of a new government district last autumn. Hrib said the capital city still required finances to be able to complete the ring road and the metro D line. We further demand that the state secure the construction and equipment of a new hospital in Letnany. This investment amounts to 8.5 billion crowns to be allocated by the state, Hrib said. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

Zdenek Hrib

Zdenek Hrib

Prague still demands the completion of a ring road and a new hospital in exchange for its consent to the construction of a government district in Letnany on its northern outskirts, Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib (Pirates), photo, said in reaction to Prime Minister Andrej Babis's proposal, on September 18, 2019. Babis (ANO) proposed that a trauma centre be built in Letnany instead of the planned new hospital. The Prague City Hall criticised the government's plan of a new government district last autumn. Hrib said the capital city still required finances to be able to complete the ring road and the metro D line. We further demand that the state secure the construction and equipment of a new hospital in Letnany. This investment amounts to 8.5 billion crowns to be allocated by the state, Hrib said. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)