French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production

STORY: French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22/23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Renault Ruitz Plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JEAN-LUC BOIS, Ruitz plant manager of Renault 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest STORYLINE: The Hauts-de-France region, located in north France, is a long-standing industrial area and home to French leading automotive industry. Today, the region is embracing electrification and building a 100-kilometer-long "battery valley," where four mega factories have been established in recent years. With an advantage in the electric vehicle sector, some Chinese companies have cooperated with French enterprises. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest "As early as 2018, we realized that the future of the automotive industry lay partly in electri

Toyota wins 2nd corporate ekiden title

Toyota wins 2nd corporate ekiden title

MAEBASHI, Japan - Tsubasa Hayakawa of Toyota Motor Corp. crosses the finish line of the annual corporate ekiden race in Gunma Prefecture on Jan. 1, 2015. Toyota completed the seven-leg, 100-kilometer road relay in 4 hours, 51 minutes, 41 seconds for its second crown in the competition.

Spanish man given 100-km walker certificate in Japan

Spanish man given 100-km walker certificate in Japan

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ivan Cuello Guillemes (L) and his wife Maria Garcia Marques, both wearing traditional-style Japanese hats, show their certificates after walking a 100-kilometer route on the 88-spot Buddhism ''ohenro'' tour in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 22, 2009.

1st test conducted on northern section of bullet-train line

1st test conducted on northern section of bullet-train line

MORIOKA, Japan - Japan Railway Construction Public Corp.'s test train ''East Eye'' leaves Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture on July 18 for Hachinoe Station in Aomori Prefecture to check a 100-kilometer-long northern extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet-train line.

Spanish man given 100-km walker certificate in Japan

Spanish man given 100-km walker certificate in Japan

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ivan Cuello Guillemes (L) and his wife Maria Garcia Marques, both wearing traditional-style Japanese hats, show their certificates after walking a 100-kilometer route on the 88-spot Buddhism ''ohenro'' tour in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 22, 2009. (Kyodo)

(CAPTION CORRECTED)1st test conducted on northern section...

(CAPTION CORRECTED)1st test conducted on northern section...

MORIOKA, Japan - Japan Railway Construction Public Corp.'s test train ''East Eye'' leaves Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture on July 18 for Hachinoe Station in Aomori Prefecture to check a 100-kilometer-long northern extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet-train line.

Chris Moon to join in Kumamoto run+

Chris Moon to join in Kumamoto run+

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 7, 1998 shows British anti-land mine activist Chris Moon carrying the torch during the Opening Ceremony of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, as one of the six final runners. Moon, who lost a hand and part of a leg to a land mine and has since become a symbol of hope for victims of the deadly devices, is set to participate in the 100-kilometer marathon in Kumamoto in southwestern Japan in May, organizers said March 2.