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Toshiba to cut 17,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Tadashi Okamura announces in Tokyo on Aug. 27 that his company will slash 17,000 jobs, or 12% of its domestic group workforce of 144,000, by the close of the fiscal year that ends March 31, 2004 to cope with the downturn in the information technology sector.

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Myanmar exports over 144,000 metric tons of rice in April

STORY: Myanmar exports over 144,000 metric tons of rice in April DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers loading rice 2. various of views in Yangon STORYLINE: Myanmar exported more than 144,000 metric tons of rice and over 106,900 metric tons of broken rice in April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) on Saturday. The country exported those rice to 22 countries and regions including Cameroon, China, Angola, the Philippines and Poland, while it exported the broken rice to eight countries and regions including Belgium, China and Spain, official data showed. The MRF said Myanmar has shipped nearly 244,830 metric tons of those exported rice and broken rice in April via sea routes, while it has exported the remaining 6,120 metric tons of those rice and broken rice via land border gates. During the country's six-month interim budget period, which started on Oct. 1 last year and ended on March 31 this year, Myan

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ITALY-BOLOGNA-COVID-19-CASES-LARGEST DAILY INCREASE

(211231) -- BOLOGNA (ITALY), Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Bologna, Italy, on Dec. 31, 2021. On Friday, as the new Omicron virus variant is pushing up infections, Italy registered over 144,000 cases, the largest daily increase since the pandemic began. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)

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ITALY-BOLOGNA-COVID-19-CASES-LARGEST DAILY INCREASE

(211231) -- BOLOGNA (ITALY), Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People in their vehicles wait at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Bologna, Italy, on Dec. 31, 2021. On Friday, as the new Omicron virus variant is pushing up infections, Italy registered over 144,000 cases, the largest daily increase since the pandemic began. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)

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ITALY-BOLOGNA-COVID-19-CASES-LARGEST DAILY INCREASE

(211231) -- BOLOGNA (ITALY), Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Bologna, Italy, on Dec. 31, 2021. On Friday, as the new Omicron virus variant is pushing up infections, Italy registered over 144,000 cases, the largest daily increase since the pandemic began. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)

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ITALY-BOLOGNA-COVID-19-CASES-LARGEST DAILY INCREASE

(211231) -- BOLOGNA (ITALY), Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Bologna, Italy, on Dec. 31, 2021. On Friday, as the new Omicron virus variant is pushing up infections, Italy registered over 144,000 cases, the largest daily increase since the pandemic began. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)

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ITALY-BOLOGNA-COVID-19-CASES-LARGEST DAILY INCREASE

(211231) -- BOLOGNA (ITALY), Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Bologna, Italy, on Dec. 31, 2021. On Friday, as the new Omicron virus variant is pushing up infections, Italy registered over 144,000 cases, the largest daily increase since the pandemic began. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)

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ITALY-BOLOGNA-COVID-19-CASES-LARGEST DAILY INCREASE

(211231) -- BOLOGNA (ITALY), Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Bologna, Italy, on Dec. 31, 2021. On Friday, as the new Omicron virus variant is pushing up infections, Italy registered over 144,000 cases, the largest daily increase since the pandemic began. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)

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Toshiba to cut 17,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Tadashi Okamura announces in Tokyo on Aug. 27 that his company will slash 17,000 jobs, or 12% of its domestic group workforce of 144,000, by the close of the fiscal year that ends March 31, 2004 to cope with the downturn in the information technology sector.