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[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 10 Kyodo - Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients. (Kyodo)

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Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru (2nd from R), new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

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Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

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Prudential Life Insurance sets up independent panel over fraud

Hiromitsu Tokumaru, new president and CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2026, announcing the launch of a third-party panel to look into revelations that over 100 of its current and former employees engaged in improper conduct including defrauding clients.

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[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million). (Kyodo)

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Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara (far R) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

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Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara (R) bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

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Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million).

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

El Hadji CGT representative. For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

El Hadji CGT representative. For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

Dahoud CSE secretary. For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

Dahoud CSE secretary. For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Day Of Strike Action At The Prince De Galles Hotel - Paris

For the past 9 days, around 100 employees at the Prince of Wales Palace have been on strike. The strikers are demanding raises, bonuses and better working conditions. Paris, France on October 4, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pharmaceutical company in Rong'an County

Employees transfer barrels of artemisinin at a pharmaceutical company in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on August 27, 2024. Located in a remote, mountainous area experiencing severe rocky desertification, Rong'an County covers largely barren land that makes traditional farming difficult. However, its harsh conditions are ideal for growing sweet wormwood, which thrives in arid environments and can withstand drought. Once dried, the plant is processed to extract artemisinin, which is then made into medicine and shipped to Africa to help local communities fight malaria. Rong'an is a major production base of artemisinin at home and abroad. The annual production of artemisinin exceeds 100 tonnes, accounting for a quarter of the global total. In recent years, companies, planting bases, scientific research institutes, cooperatives and local farmers in Rong'an have been coordinated to develop sweet wormwood planting to advance rural revitalization. Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua/ABACA

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Exercise ball introduced at city office in southwestern Japan

Employees at the Fukuoka city government office in southwestern Japan sit on exercise balls while on duty on May 14, 2024. About 100 employees aged 40 or older and without a daily exercise habit took part in the three-month trial to examine if the use of such balls would improve their muscle strength and balance.

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Exercise ball introduced at city office in southwestern Japan

Employees at the Fukuoka city government office in southwestern Japan sit on exercise balls while on duty on May 14, 2024. About 100 employees aged 40 or older and without a daily exercise habit took part in the three-month trial to examine if the use of such balls would improve their muscle strength and balance.

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FREIGHT TRAIN-EUROPE-BOUND TRAINS-INCREASE (CN)

(240316) -- CHONGQING, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Employees work on a production line of Chongqing Hawe New Energy Co., Ltd. in Bishan District of Chongqing, southwest China, March 15, 2024. The products of the company will be transported to Europe via China-Europe freight train service. Benefiting from the increase of train trips and the launch of new freight train routes, including two direct rail routes to Spain and Türkiye, the city of Chongqing has seen increase in its export via China-Europe freight train service this year. Currently, the China-Europe freight train service has connected Chongqing with more than 100 cities and regions in Asia and Europe. Thousands of varieties of goods, including automobiles, auto parts, furniture, as well as medical equipment, have been transported via this service. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FREIGHT TRAIN-EUROPE-BOUND TRAINS-INCREASE (CN)

(240316) -- CHONGQING, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Employees work on a production line of Chongqing Hawe New Energy Co., Ltd. in Bishan District of Chongqing, southwest China, March 15, 2024. The products of the company will be transported to Europe via China-Europe freight train service. Benefiting from the increase of train trips and the launch of new freight train routes, including two direct rail routes to Spain and Türkiye, the city of Chongqing has seen increase in its export via China-Europe freight train service this year. Currently, the China-Europe freight train service has connected Chongqing with more than 100 cities and regions in Asia and Europe. Thousands of varieties of goods, including automobiles, auto parts, furniture, as well as medical equipment, have been transported via this service. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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Japan's corporate bankruptcies up 35 pct in 2023

STORY: Japan's corporate bankruptcies up 35 pct in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan STORYLINE: The number of company bankruptcies in Japan increased by 35 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year due to rising prices and labor costs, a local credit research company has reported. According to a survey conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd., the number of bankrupt companies in Japan with debts exceeding 10 million yen (about 68,189 U.S. dollars) reached 8,690 in 2023. The total debt of bankrupt companies exceeded 24.026 trillion yen. Small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer employees constitute the majority of bankruptcies, according to the report, noting that the number of companies with debts below 100 million yen accounted for 74.7 percent of the total number of bankruptcies. Companies with debts exceeding 1 billion yen increased by 24 percent compared to the previous

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Australia to expose companies' gender pay gaps

STORY: Australia to expose companies' gender pay gaps SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of male and female employees during work STORYLINE: The Australian government will publish the gender pay gap at large companies in a bid to improve income equality. From Feb. 27, the pay discrepancies between male and female employees at every company with over 100 employees in Australia will be made available online under legislation aiming to improve pay transparency and female participation in the workforce. Katy Gallagher, the Minister for Women and Minister for Finance, on Saturday told the Australian Associated Press (AAP) that the move would hold companies accountable. According to data published by the government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in November, the gender pay gap was 21.7 percent in 2023 - down from 22.8 percent in 2022. It means that, on average, women earned 26,393 Australian dol

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U.N. mourns employees killed in Gaza

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (R) speaks as the United Nations flag flies at half-mast at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 13, 2023, to mourn the more than 100 employees killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

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U.N. mourns employees killed in Gaza

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres observes a moment of silence at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 13, 2023, to mourn the more than 100 employees killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

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U.N. mourns employees killed in Gaza

The United Nations flag flies at half-mast at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 13, 2023, to mourn the more than 100 employees killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Chinese doctors provide free clinical services for Ghanaian workers, low-income residents

STORY: Chinese doctors provide free clinical services for Ghanaian workers, low-income residents DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese doctors providing medical services 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DU YUSHAN, Head of 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BENJAMIN ANNIM, Ghanaian worker of Sinohydro STORYLINE: The 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana concluded on Sunday a three-day initiative providing free clinical service for more than 100 Ghanaian workers, and residents of a low-income community in Ghana's Eastern Region. The beneficiaries include local employees of Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned company, and low-income residents in the Akuse community who have been struggling to pay their medical bills. According to Du Yushan, head of the 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana, it was the seventh free outreach program by the team since their arrival in March. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): D

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Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike

STORY: Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Damascus streets 2. various of a Syrian bank 3. various of Syrians waiting in the fuel queue 4. various of Syrians buying daily needs STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday ordered a 100-percent salary raise as the government sharply raised fuel prices, according to the state news agency SANA. The salary increase, covering state employees, retirees, and military personnel, is the ninth since 2011 when the Syrian war broke out. The country's economy has since been mired in an economic crisis. Prior to the decision, the monthly salary of civil servants had been between around 10 and 25 U.S. dollars, depending on the Syrian pound's street value. Also on Tuesday night, the Syrian Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection raised the prices of diesel fuel for transportation and bakeries by about 180 percent, and normal-octane gasoline

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-AQUACULTURE (CN)

(230801) -- CHAOZHOU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows a fishing port in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Raoping County has a long history of aquaculture. By 2022, the county has aquaculture area of 179,000 mu (about 11,933 hectares) and more than 100 aquatic products enterprises with about 4,200 employees. (Xinhua/Wang Ruiping)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-AQUACULTURE (CN)

(230801) -- CHAOZHOU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows marine net cages in Raoping County in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Raoping County has a long history of aquaculture. By 2022, the county has aquaculture area of 179,000 mu (about 11,933 hectares) and more than 100 aquatic products enterprises with about 4,200 employees. (Xinhua/Wang Ruiping)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-AQUACULTURE (CN)

(230801) -- CHAOZHOU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows marine net cages in Raoping County in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Raoping County has a long history of aquaculture. By 2022, the county has aquaculture area of 179,000 mu (about 11,933 hectares) and more than 100 aquatic products enterprises with about 4,200 employees. (Xinhua/Wang Ruiping)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-AQUACULTURE (CN)

(230801) -- CHAOZHOU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows marine net cages in Raoping County in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Raoping County has a long history of aquaculture. By 2022, the county has aquaculture area of 179,000 mu (about 11,933 hectares) and more than 100 aquatic products enterprises with about 4,200 employees. (Xinhua/Wang Ruiping)

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.

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Christmas Production And Sales Enter Peak Season

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 17, 2023 - Employees of a toy company produce toys for export to Europe and the United States in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, July 17, 2023. Recently, nearly 100 toy companies have entered the peak of Christmas supplies production and sales.