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Xinjiang sees increasing new energy installed capacity

STORY: Xinjiang sees increasing new energy installed capacity SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of windmills in Xinjiang STORYLINE: The installed capacity of new energy in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has exceeded 70 million kilowatts, nearly a half of the region's total installed capacity, said local electricity authorities on Tuesday. According to the State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., the region is expected to notch up some 89 million kilowatts of new energy installed capacity by the end of this year, which will mark new energy becoming Xinjiang's most important electricity source. Last year, Xinjiang generated 502.6 billion kWh of electricity, of which 90.5 billion kWh were contributed by its new energy, said the company. Rich in wind and solar power resources, Xinjiang is one of the leading regions in the country in terms of new energy development. Xinhua News Agenc

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About 16 mln Afghans to experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity: UN report

STORY: About 16 mln Afghans to experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity: UN report SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of local residents in Kabul STORYLINE: An estimated 15.8 million people in war-ravaged Afghanistan will experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity in 2024, said a United Nations (UN) report released Thursday. According to the 2023 UN Afghanistan Annual Results Report, the majority of Afghanistan's population is unable to procure basic needs such as healthcare, food, livelihoods and housing. "As 2023 began, families across Afghanistan continued to struggle to feed their children. Nine out of 10 people were not consuming an adequate amount of food, the cost of which absorbed an overwhelming 89 percent of household incomes," it said. According to the 2023 Global Hunger Index, Afghanistan ranked 114th among 125 countries with sufficient data to calculate the index score

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Int'l tourist arrivals to Myanmar hike in January

STORY: Int'l tourist arrivals to Myanmar hike in January DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:24 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the downtown Yangon 2. various of the Shwedagon pagoda and the Yangon airport STORYLINE: International tourist arrivals to Myanmar surged by about 214 percent in January year on year, according to the country's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism on Tuesday. The country welcomed 35,722 tourists in January this year, as compared to 11,372 visitors registered in the same period last year, the ministry's figures showed. In January this year, 17,884 tourists visited Myanmar by air, 89 travelers arrived in the country by cruise and 17,421 entered the country through land border gates, its data showed. Last year, the Southeast Asian country welcomed a total of 233,487 international tourists. Myanmar received more than 4.36 million tourists in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourist arrivals in the country sharply dropped to 900,000 in 2020 and 13

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Toyota launches new Lexus sports coupe to enhance brand image

TOKYO, Japan - Tokuo Fukuichi, head of the Lexus division at Toyota Motor Corp., poses with a new RC sports coupe in the company's Lexus luxury range during a presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2014. The new coupe is being rolled out along with a higher-performance RC F version, with prices starting from 5.65 million yen (about $53,000) and 9.53 million yen (about $89,000), respectively.

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Court orders Hitachi Metals to increase reward for magnet patent

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hitachi Metals Ltd. researcher Masao Iwata (L) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on April 27 after the Tokyo High Court ordered Hitachi Metals earlier in the day to increase remuneration for Iwata to 12.6 million yen for inventing a method to make permanent magnets. A lower court awarded 11.3 million yen against the researcher's demand of 89 million yen.

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Suzuki Motor to take 14.9% stake in GM-Daewoo venture

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Suzuki Motor Co. Chairman Osamu Suzuki (L) and General Motors Co. Chairman John Smith shake hands at a news conference in Hamamatsu on June 27. Suzuki Motor has agreed to take a 14.9% equity stake in an auto-making joint venture GM will set up with the creditor banks of bankrupt South Korean automaker Daewoo Motor Co. Suzuki, a GM affiliate, said it will pay $89 million for the stake in the Korean venture, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. (GMDAT).

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Traffic passing through Suez Canal per day reaches all-time record

STORY: Traffic passing through Suez Canal per day reaches all-time record DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Osama Rabie speaking 2. various of vessels crossing the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Osama Rabie said on Saturday that the traffic passing through the canal per day reached an all-time record in the waterway's history, with 89 ships crossing from both directions without waiting, carrying a total net tonnage of 5.2 million tons of cargo. A statement by the authority said the number of ships transiting the canal from the north direction amounted to 44 ships with a net tonnage of 3 million tons, while 45 ships crossing from the south direction in the new navigational course of the canal with a total net tonnage of 2.2 million tons. Rabea also said daily transit rates through the Suez Canal witnessed a significant increase after the new Suez Canal project had been opened, as th

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China accelerates COVID-19 vaccination for elderly

STORY: China accelerates COVID-19 vaccination for elderly DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of a community in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG HUAQING, Expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Preventionvarious of elderly people getting vaccinatedSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ZHIHUA, Official of Xingang neighborhood in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU DEYOU, 89-year-old resident in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): TANG WANLING, 66-year-old resident in Guangzhou STORYLINE: China has stepped up efforts to improve the vaccination rate among the elderly amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. China has a large population of 1.4 billion and is home to 267 million elderly, who are more vulnerable to the virus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG HUAQING, Expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention "For the elderly people and those with underlying diseases, to reduce the severe case rate and the fatality rate, the best

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T.M. Ocean holds off challengers for Shuka-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - Top favorite T. M. Ocean (R) surges into the lead at the top of the final straight to win the sixth running of the Shuka-sho, the third leg of the triple crown series for 3-year-old fillies, at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 14. T.M. Ocean, winner of the Oka-sho in April, completed the 2,000-meter test on turf in 1 minute, 58.5 seconds with jockey Masaru Honda astride to claim the 89 million yen winner's purse.

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The 120-year-old synagogue in Hartmanice

The 120-year-old synagogue in Hartmanice is the only one to have survived of the dozens of synagogues in Sumava that were damaged under the Nazi occupation (1939-45) and the communist regime (1948-89). In 2002 the Hartmanice Memorial civic association bought the ruin of the synagogue and reconstructed it for some seven million crowns. Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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The 120-year-old synagogue in Hartmanice

The 120-year-old synagogue in Hartmanice is the only one to have survived of the dozens of synagogues in Sumava that were damaged under the Nazi occupation (1939-45) and the communist regime (1948-89). In 2002 the Hartmanice Memorial civic association bought the ruin of the synagogue and reconstructed it for some seven million crowns. Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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The 120-year-old synagogue in Hartmanice

The 120-year-old synagogue in Hartmanice is the only one to have survived of the dozens of synagogues in Sumava that were damaged under the Nazi occupation (1939-45) and the communist regime (1948-89). In 2002 the Hartmanice Memorial civic association bought the ruin of the synagogue and reconstructed it for some seven million crowns. Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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The 120-year-old synagogue in Hartmanice

The 120-year-old synagogue in Hartmanice is the only one to have survived of the dozens of synagogues in Sumava that were damaged under the Nazi occupation (1939-45) and the communist regime (1948-89). In 2002 the Hartmanice Memorial civic association bought the ruin of the synagogue and reconstructed it for some seven million crowns. Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Court orders Hitachi Metals to increase reward for magnet patent

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hitachi Metals Ltd. researcher Masao Iwata (L) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on April 27 after the Tokyo High Court ordered Hitachi Metals earlier in the day to increase remuneration for Iwata to 12.6 million yen for inventing a method to make permanent magnets. A lower court awarded 11.3 million yen against the researcher's demand of 89 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Suzuki Motor to take 14.9% stake in GM-Daewoo venture

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Suzuki Motor Co. Chairman Osamu Suzuki (L) and General Motors Co. Chairman John Smith shake hands at a news conference in Hamamatsu on June 27. Suzuki Motor has agreed to take a 14.9% equity stake in an auto-making joint venture GM will set up with the creditor banks of bankrupt South Korean automaker Daewoo Motor Co. Suzuki, a GM affiliate, said it will pay $89 million for the stake in the Korean venture, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. (GMDAT).