China, Vietnam open new border gate pair

STORY: China, Vietnam open new border gate pair SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: FANGCHENGGANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony and vehicles passing 2. various of the customs STORYLINE: China and Vietnam officially opened a new cross-border gate pair, including the customs gate of Lihuo-Bac Phong Sinh, linking the Dongzhong in China and the Hoanh Mo in Vietnam. The construction and upgrade of the Dongzhong border, including Lihuo customs gate, started in July 2019 and were accepted and approved in September 2023, involving a total investment of 1.614 billion yuan (about 222 million U.S. dollars). The border gate pair is expected to help shorten transport time and reduce costs for businesses. It will also facilitate immigration and trade, and step up people-to-people exchanges. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fangchenggang, China. (XHTV)

German entrepreneurs seek business opportunities in E China

STORY: German entrepreneurs seek business opportunities in E China DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAXIMILIAN BUTEK, Executive director and board member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SASCHA RENSEN, Global business development manager (Asia-Pacific) of Nefab Packaging 4. various of production lines STORYLINE: Over 60 German entrepreneurs attended an exchange conference in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, to seek business opportunities in China. The three-day conference, which concluded on Friday, focused on industries such as digital economy, new energy, equipment manufacturing, and environmental protection. Thirteen projects were signed at the conference, with a total contract value worth 222 million U.S. dollars. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAXIMILIAN BUTEK, Executive director and board member of the German Chamber of Commerce in China "The advan

Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., shows a 222-kilogram bluefin tuna at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district on Jan. 5, 2013. The company made a successful bid for the tuna for an all-time high of 155.4 million yen (about $1.3 million), or 700,000 yen per kg, during the year's first auction at the market.

Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., shows a 222-kilogram bluefin tuna at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district on Jan. 5, 2013. The company made a successful bid for the tuna for an all-time high of 155.4 million yen (about $1.3 million), or 700,000 yen per kg, during the year's first auction at the market.

Hiroshima signs Kanemoto for \222 mil.

Hiroshima signs Kanemoto for \222 mil.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp outfield slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto shows a 222 million check at a news conference after re-signing with the club Dec. 15. The number ''333'' atop the cake in front of him indicates he batted .315 with 30 homers as well as stealing 30 bases to become the seventh player in Japanese baseball to reach the .300-30-30 level.