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Greek Tourism Revenue Surges - Athens

Tourists visit the archaeological site at the ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, on August 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek Tourism Revenue Surges - Athens

Tourists visit the archaeological site at the ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, on August 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek Tourism Revenue Surges - Athens

A woman visits the archaeological site at the ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, on August 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek Tourism Revenue Surges - Athens

Shadows of tourists are seen at the ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, on August 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek Tourism Revenue Surges - Athens

Tourists pose for a photo in front of statues of philosophers Socrates and Confucius at the ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, on August 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek Tourism Revenue Surges - Athens

A man visits the archaeological site at the ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, on August 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek Tourism Revenue Surges - Athens

Tourists visit the archaeological site at the ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, on August 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Greek Tourism Revenue Surges - Athens

Tourists visit the archaeological site at the ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, on August 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenue surged by 12.2 percent in the first half of 2024 year-on-year to reach 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars), according to recent data from the Bank of Greece. Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023

STORY: Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.31 trillion yen (3 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 12.2 percent from a year earlier, as a weak yen inflated the value of foreign stocks, bonds, and other holdings in yen terms, government data showed Tuesday. With the figure increasing for a sixth straight year, Japan retained its position as the world's largest creditor for the 33rd straight year in yen terms, followed by Germany and China as of the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gross external assets, held by the Japanese government, companies and individual investors, rose 11.1 percent to 1,488.34 trillion yen, while external debt went up 10.6 percent to 1,017.04 trillion yen, the ministry said. The yen was 7.0 percent weaker against the U.S. dollar in

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India's core sector growth hits 5-month low of 3.6 pct in March

STORY: India's core sector growth hits 5-month low of 3.6 pct in March DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. shots of plants 3. shots of oil storage tank 4. shots of coal mine STORYLINE: India's core sector, comprising eight key infrastructure industries, registered a growth of 3.6 percent in March 2023, the slowest in five months, according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. According to data, the growth rate in India's core infrastructure industries stood at 7.2 percent in February 2023. The previous low of 0.7 percent was recorded in October 2022. The output of crude oil declined by 2.8 percent, power by 1.8 percent, and cement by 0.8 percent in March this year, while coal production recorded an increase of 12.2 percent, fertilizers by 9.7 percent, steel by 8.8 percent, natural gas by 2.8 percent, and refinery products by 1.5 percent. India's infrastructure sectors, which include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery p

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China, Mongolia trade via major land port vigorous in Q1

STORY: China, Mongolia trade via major land port vigorous in Q1 DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ganqmod Port STORYLINE: Trade between China and Mongolia via Ganqmod Port, the largest highway port between China and Mongolia, continued to boom in the first quarter of 2023, official data shows. Ganqmod Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region cleared nearly 8 million tonnes of goods in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of more than four times compared to the same period last year, according to the port's administration authorities on Tuesday. Among them, the volume of imported coal was 7.68 million tonnes, up 525.4 percent year on year, while imports of refined copper powder grew by 12.2 percent year on year to 201,200 tonnes. The port has been striving to raise clearance efficiency by implementing more measures to facilitate trade, promoting the construction of cross-border driverless transport services,

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Mega China-Saudi Arabia chemical project kicks off construction

STORY: Mega China-Saudi Arabia chemical project kicks off construction DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of the chemical project STORYLINE: Construction of a major chemical project jointly invested by China and Saudi Arabia started Wednesday in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. The total investment of the project is 83.7 billion yuan (about 12.2 billion U.S. dollars). Saudi Aramco holds a 30 percent stake, while two Chinese companies have the rest. After being put into operation, the project is expected to become a world-class petrochemical and fine chemical industry base in China. The joint venture Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Company (HAPCO) will be completed in 2025. It's expected to have an annual oil refining capacity of 15 million tonnes, and an annual production capacity of 1.65 million tonnes of ethylene and 2 million tonnes of P-xylene (PX). Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-SAUDI ARAMCO-CHEMICAL PROJECT (CN)

(230329) -- PANJIN, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 29, 2023 shows the groundbreaking ceremony of a major chemical project, a joint investment initiative by China and Saudi Arabia, in Panjin City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The total investment of the project is 83.7 billion yuan (about 12.2 billion U.S. dollars), of which Saudi Aramco holds a 30 percent stake while the North Huajin Chemical Industries Group Corporation and Panjin XinCheng Industrial Group hold 51 and 19 percent, respectively. After it is put into operation, the project is expected to become a world-class petrochemical and fine chemical industry base in China. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-SAUDI ARAMCO-CHEMICAL PROJECT (CN)

(230329) -- PANJIN, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 29, 2023 shows the groundbreaking ceremony of a major chemical project, a joint investment initiative by China and Saudi Arabia, in Panjin City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The total investment of the project is 83.7 billion yuan (about 12.2 billion U.S. dollars), of which Saudi Aramco holds a 30 percent stake while the North Huajin Chemical Industries Group Corporation and Panjin XinCheng Industrial Group hold 51 and 19 percent, respectively. After it is put into operation, the project is expected to become a world-class petrochemical and fine chemical industry base in China. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-SAUDI ARAMCO-CHEMICAL PROJECT (CN)

(230329) -- PANJIN, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Al Qahtani, Aramco Executive Vice President Downstream, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony of a major chemical project, a joint investment initiative by China and Saudi Arabia, in Panjin City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 29, 2023. The total investment of the project is 83.7 billion yuan (about 12.2 billion U.S. dollars), of which Saudi Aramco holds a 30 percent stake while the North Huajin Chemical Industries Group Corporation and Panjin XinCheng Industrial Group hold 51 and 19 percent, respectively. After it is put into operation, the project is expected to become a world-class petrochemical and fine chemical industry base in China. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-SAUDI ARAMCO-CHEMICAL PROJECT (CN)

(230329) -- PANJIN, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 29, 2023 shows the groundbreaking ceremony of a major chemical project, a joint investment initiative by China and Saudi Arabia, in Panjin City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The total investment of the project is 83.7 billion yuan (about 12.2 billion U.S. dollars), of which Saudi Aramco holds a 30 percent stake while the North Huajin Chemical Industries Group Corporation and Panjin XinCheng Industrial Group hold 51 and 19 percent, respectively. After it is put into operation, the project is expected to become a world-class petrochemical and fine chemical industry base in China. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-SAUDI ARAMCO-CHEMICAL PROJECT (CN)

(230329) -- PANJIN, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 29, 2023 shows the groundbreaking ceremony of a major chemical project, a joint investment initiative by China and Saudi Arabia, in Panjin City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The total investment of the project is 83.7 billion yuan (about 12.2 billion U.S. dollars), of which Saudi Aramco holds a 30 percent stake while the North Huajin Chemical Industries Group Corporation and Panjin XinCheng Industrial Group hold 51 and 19 percent, respectively. After it is put into operation, the project is expected to become a world-class petrochemical and fine chemical industry base in China. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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Malaysia's IPI up 3 pct in December

STORY: Malaysia's IPI up 3 pct in December DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag and Kuala Lumpur street views 2. various of traffic 3. various of trucks on road 4. various of container vessels at Northport of Port Klang, Selangor STORYLINE: Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) rose 3 percent in December 2022, spearheaded by expansion in manufacturing and mining sectors, official data showed Tuesday. The mining index and manufacturing index grew 4.1 percent and 3 percent, respectively in December 2022, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement. The electricity index, however, turned downward to negative 1.1 percent during the month. In terms of month-on-month comparison, the IPI weakened by 0.6 percent as against the expansion of 0.9 percent registered in the previous month. Overall, for the final quarter of 2022, the IPI grew at a slower rate of 4.1 percent as compared to 12.2

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Dell aims to boost market share in Japan's PC market to near 20%

TOKYO, Japan - Dell Inc. President Kevin Rollins speaks during an interview in Tokyo on July 27. He said the U.S. computer maker aims to boost its share in Japan's personal computer market to around 20 percent from the current 12.2 percent. ''Our global market share is between 18 and 19 percent...I would expect that over time our Japanese business would achieve at least the same market share goal between 18 and 19 percent,'' Rollins said.

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Fukushima gov't announces results of tourism promotion blitz

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori speaks to reporters in the city of Fukushima on Aug. 24, 2015, about the results of the April-June "Fukushima Destination Campaign" to attract tourists to the northeastern Japan prefecture. Uchibori said 13.32 million people visited the prefecture during the period, up 12.2 percent from the same quarter of 2014 and the largest since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dell aims to boost market share in Japan's PC market to near 20%

TOKYO, Japan - Dell Inc. President Kevin Rollins speaks during an interview in Tokyo on July 27. He said the U.S. computer maker aims to boost its share in Japan's personal computer market to around 20 percent from the current 12.2 percent. ''Our global market share is between 18 and 19 percent...I would expect that over time our Japanese business would achieve at least the same market share goal between 18 and 19 percent,'' Rollins said. (Kyodo)