Comoros top court confirms Assoumani's re-election as president

STORY: Comoros top court confirms Assoumani's re-election as president SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10-16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Moroni CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting process 2. various of pre-election campaign STORYLINE: The Comoros' Supreme Court confirmed on Wednesday the victory of incumbent President Azali Assoumani in the presidential election held on Jan. 14. According to the official account, Assoumani received 57.02 percent of the votes cast, or 99,541 votes, exceeding the 50 percent threshold required for winning the first round. Six candidates ran in the presidential election in the island country in the western Indian Ocean. The candidates Salim Issa Abdallah and Daoudou Abdallah Mohamed came second and third with 11.07 percent and 10.23 percent of the votes, respectively. Of the 338,940 registered voters, 191,297 took part in the ballot, representing a turnout of 56.44 percent, while the number of votes cast validated by the Supreme Court was

Kansai Electric applies for fresh utilities rate hike

Kansai Electric applies for fresh utilities rate hike

TOKYO, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi meets with reporters at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2014, after the company applied for a fresh electricity rate hike, seeking to increase bills for households by 10.23 percent on average from April amid higher fossil fuel costs after its nuclear reactors were idled.

China's foreign trade of goods up 10.4 pct in first 7 months

STORY: China's foreign trade of goods up 10.4 pct in first 7 months DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ports 2. various of China-Europe freight trains STORYLINE: China's foreign trade of goods jumped 10.4 percent year on year to 23.6 trillion yuan (about 3.5 trillion U.S. dollars) during the first seven months of the year, official data showed Sunday. Exports rose 14.7 percent year on year to 13.37 trillion yuan, while imports increased 5.3 percent from a year ago to 10.23 trillion yuan, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC). During the period, China's trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the European Union and the United States, expanded by 13.2 percent, 8.9 percent and 11.8 percent from a year ago, respectively. From January to July, China's trade with Belt and Road countries and other members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) soared by 19.8 percent and 7.5 percent year on