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Nissan unveils tiny, new concept EV

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. unveils Nov. 1, 2010, at its Yokohama headquarters, a tiny, new concept electric vehicle as part of its efforts to lead the auto industry's trend of promoting zero-emission cars while focusing on an increasing number of elderly and single households. The two-seater, golf cart-like model, called the ''NISSAN New Mobility CONCEPT,'' measures 1.2 meters wide and 2.3 meters long.

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Matsushita to launch world's largest plasma TV in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said it will begin taking orders on Sept. 1 for its newly developed 103-inch plasma TV, which is the world's largest flat-panel TV, for delivery on the Japanese market. The made-to-order TV unveiled at a pres conference in Tokyo on July 19 has a panel measuring 2.3 meters by 1.2 meters and is expected to retail for 6 million yen (about $51,000).

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Matsushita devises world's largest plasma-panel TV

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said on Jan. 5 it has developed a 103-inch plasma-panel television set (L), the world's largest, with high-definition TV resolution. The prototype TV has a screen 2.3 meters wide and 1.3 meters high. The TV set on the right is a 50-inch television.

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Memorial monument of S. Korean train hero unveiled in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Organizers clap hands as a monument in memory of a South Korean student who was killed by a rush-hour train in Tokyo in January while attempting to rescue a drunken stranger from the tracks, is unveiled at a park in the student's hometown of Pusan on May 26. The stone monument -- 2.6 meters wide and 2.3 meters tall -- is inscribed with a message of commemoration of the bravery of Lee Su Hyon as an honorable sacrifice.

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New dams being built in southern Afghanistan to ease water shortage

STORY: New dams being built in southern Afghanistan to ease water shortage DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site of new dams in Kandahar Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL KHALEQ, Religious leader in Kandahar Province 3. various of the construction site of new dams 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD SHARIF, Farmer 5. various of the construction site of new dams STORYLINE: Three new dams are being built in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar in an effort to ease an acute water shortage as a result of years of drought, which has affected the local agricultural production. The new dams are located in the province's Shah Walikot and Spin Boldak districts, said Mullah Abdul Khaleq, a religious leader in the province. According to the leader, the dam in Spin Boldak district is designed to store up to 2.3 million cubic meters of water and can be constructed at a cost of 35 million afghanis (about 400,000 U.S. doll

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Matsushita to launch world's largest plasma TV in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said it will begin taking orders on Sept. 1 for its newly developed 103-inch plasma TV, which is the world's largest flat-panel TV, for delivery on the Japanese market. The made-to-order TV unveiled at a pres conference in Tokyo on July 19 has a panel measuring 2.3 meters by 1.2 meters and is expected to retail for 6 million yen (about $51,000). (Kyodo)

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Matsushita to release world's largest flat-panel TV

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will release possibly by the year-end a 103-inch plasma display panel TV (photo) whose monitor size will make it the world's largest flat-panel TV. The versatile display, measuring as large as 2.3 meters in width and 1.3 meters in height, is almost comparable in size to a double bed. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita devises world's largest plasma-panel TV

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said on Jan. 5 it has developed a 103-inch plasma-panel television set (L), the world's largest, with high-definition TV resolution. The prototype TV has a screen 2.3 meters wide and 1.3 meters high. The TV set on the right is a 50-inch television. (Kyodo)

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Nissan unveils tiny, new concept EV

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. unveils Nov. 1, 2010, at its Yokohama headquarters, a tiny, new concept electric vehicle as part of its efforts to lead the auto industry's trend of promoting zero-emission cars while focusing on an increasing number of elderly and single households. The two-seater, golf cart-like model, called the ''NISSAN New Mobility CONCEPT,'' measures 1.2 meters wide and 2.3 meters long. (Kyodo)

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Memorial monument of S. Korean train hero unveiled in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Organizers clap hands as a monument in memory of a South Korean student who was killed by a rush-hour train in Tokyo in January while attempting to rescue a drunken stranger from the tracks, is unveiled at a park in the student's hometown of Pusan on May 26. The stone monument -- 2.6 meters wide and 2.3 meters tall -- is inscribed with a message of commemoration of the bravery of Lee Su Hyon as an honorable sacrifice.