China's "Ne Zha 2" anime scores robust hit

China's "Ne Zha 2" anime scores robust hit

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2025, shows an advertisement for the Chinese animated movie "Ne Zha 2" in Beijing. The adventure movie based on Chinese mythology set a record as the most successful film in a single market, with total box office revenues exceeding 12.5 billion yuan ($1.72 billion) as of Feb. 20.

China's "Ne Zha 2" anime scores robust hit

China's "Ne Zha 2" anime scores robust hit

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2025, shows an advertisement for the Chinese animated movie "Ne Zha 2" in Beijing. The adventure movie based on Chinese mythology set a record as the most successful film in a single market, with total box office revenues exceeding 12.5 billion yuan ($1.72 billion) as of Feb. 20.

Kenya's forex reserves fall to 5-year low

STORY: Kenya's forex reserves fall to 5-year low DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the National Treasury of Kenya 2. various of banks in Kenya and banknotes 3. SOUNDBITE (English): PATRICK NJOROGE, Governor of the Central Bank Of Kenya 4. various of containers at the port STORYLINE: Kenya's foreign exchange reserves declined by 12.5 billion shillings (about 103 million U.S. dollars) this week to hit a five-year low as the shilling fell to the lowest level in history against the dollar, the Central Bank of Kenya said in its weekly update of the financial markets. The reserves fell from 7.42 billion dollars last week to 7.32 billion dollars, with the apex bank reported to have sold an unspecified amount of dollars to stabilize the local currency. During the week, the shilling fell to an all-time low of 120.82 against the dollar, the Central Bank said in its update released Friday evening. The shilling has declined 7 percent against the dollar

Malaysia's IPI, manufacturing sales value, unemployment rate in July released

STORY: Malaysia's IPI, manufacturing sales value, unemployment rate in July released DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia's National Flag 2. various of trucks in factory area and warehouses 3. various of Malaysia's National Flag 4. various of trucks in factory area and warehouses 5. various of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers and Malaysia's National Flag 6. various of crowds and street views at Kuala Lumpur STORYLINE: The Department of Statistics Malaysia released data on the country's Industrial Production Index (IPI), manufacturing sales value and unemployment rate in July on Friday. The IPI in Malaysia increased 12.5 percent year on year. The expansion was driven by the manufacturing, electricity and mining sectors, with the growth of 14.9 percent, 13.2 percent and 3.2 percent respectively, the department said in a statement. The manufacturing sales value rose 23.8 percent to 148.4 billion ringgit (33 billion U

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2017. SoftBank's group net profit in the year ended March 31 more than tripled from a year earlier to a record 1.43 trillion yen ($12.5 billion), reflecting the improving profitability of U.S. unit Sprint Corp. and strength in its domestic telecommunications business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2017. SoftBank's group net profit in the year ended March 31 more than tripled from a year earlier to a record 1.43 trillion yen ($12.5 billion), reflecting the improving profitability of U.S. unit Sprint Corp. and strength in its domestic telecommunications business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2017. SoftBank's group net profit in the year ended March 31 more than tripled from a year earlier to a record 1.43 trillion yen ($12.5 billion), reflecting the improving profitability of U.S. unit Sprint Corp. and strength in its domestic telecommunications business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2017. SoftBank's group net profit in the year ended March 31 more than tripled from a year earlier to a record 1.43 trillion yen ($12.5 billion), reflecting the improving profitability of U.S. unit Sprint Corp. and strength in its domestic telecommunications business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2017. SoftBank's group net profit in the year ended March 31 more than tripled from a year earlier to a record 1.43 trillion yen ($12.5 billion), reflecting the improving profitability of U.S. unit Sprint Corp. and strength in its domestic telecommunications business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2017. SoftBank's group net profit in the year ended March 31 more than tripled from a year earlier to a record 1.43 trillion yen ($12.5 billion), reflecting the improving profitability of U.S. unit Sprint Corp. and strength in its domestic telecommunications business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank posts record 1.4 tril. yen net profit in FY 2016

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son attends a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on May 10, 2017. SoftBank's group net profit in the year ended March 31 more than tripled from a year earlier to a record 1.43 trillion yen ($12.5 billion), reflecting the improving profitability of U.S. unit Sprint Corp. and strength in its domestic telecommunications business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toyota to form capital tie-up with Yamaha Motor

Toyota to form capital tie-up with Yamaha Motor

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Cho (R), president of Toyota Motor Corp., Takehiko Hasegawa (C), president of Yamaha Motor Co., and Kazukiyo Ishimura (L), president of Yamaha Corp., shake hands after announcing the three companies will form a capital tie-up to enhance cooperation in the development of automobile engines. Toyota will purchase 12.5 million shares, or 5.4%, of Yamaha Motor, the world's second largest maker of motorcycles, later this month from Yamaha Corp. for 10.5 billion yen. Yamaha, a leading maker of musical instruments, is the largest shareholder in Yamaha Motor.