Malaysia's palm oil stocks fall 4.09 pct month on month in December

STORY: Malaysia's palm oil stocks fall 4.09 pct month on month in December DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of palm fields 2. various of harvesting palm fruits STORYLINE: Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, reported lower palm oil stocks last December, official data showed Tuesday. According to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia's palm oil stocks fell 4.09 percent to 2.19 million tonnes in December 2022 from a month earlier. Meanwhile, crude palm oil production in the country slipped 3.68 percent month on month to 1.62 million tonnes. Palm oil exports, on the other hand, dropped by 3.48 percent month on month to 1.47 million tonnes. Palm oil imports, however, grew 0.14 percent month on month to 47,114 tonnes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuala Lumpur. (XHTV)

Japanese hooked on blood-type books for self-analysis

Japanese hooked on blood-type books for self-analysis

TOKYO, Japan - The image made Feb. 6 shows the number of copies sold of best-selling books on four blood types; type O (from L) 1.45 million, type AB 900,000, type B 1.62 million and type A 1.33 million.

Premium Scotch whisky 50 years old to sell for 1.62 mil. yen

Premium Scotch whisky 50 years old to sell for 1.62 mil. yen

Asahi Breweries Ltd. takes the wraps off the 50-year-old premium Scotch whisky "Glen Grant 50" in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2015, ahead of its limited sale of 10 bottles for 1.62 million yen each from March 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Asahi Breweries to release 50-year-old premium Scotch whisky

Asahi Breweries to release 50-year-old premium Scotch whisky

Asahi Breweries Ltd. unveils a bottle of the 50-year-old premium Scotch whisky "Glen Grant 50" in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2015, ahead of its limited sale of 10 bottles for 1.62 million yen each from March 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo