Beijing to welcome 12.8 million tourists during upcoming holiday

STORY: Beijing to welcome 12.8 million tourists during upcoming holiday DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists at scenic spots in Beijing STORYLINE: Beijing is set to experience a tourism boom during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, which will last from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 this year, with more than 12.8 million people expected to visit the city. It is estimated that the number of visitors to the Chinese capital during the holiday will be up 60.8 percent year on year, or up 21.9 percent from the 2019 pre-COVID figure. About 5.5 million of those visitors will travel from other parts of China, up 192.4 percent year on year, said Zhou Weimin, an official of the Beijing municipal bureau of culture and tourism, during a Tuesday press conference. The city will organize more than 2,000 cultural activities for holiday visitors, including several classic and popular dramas and operas that will be staged. Publ

Mori shows off PC skills at classroom for elderly

Mori shows off PC skills at classroom for elderly

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) demonstrates his computer skills while accessing an Internet homepage at a computer classroom for the elderly in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Sept. 15, which is Respect for the Aged day, a Japanese national holiday. Japan's elderly population -- those aged 65 and older -- has hit a record high of 21.9 million, or about one in six people. The prime minister is currently giving top priority to information technology reforms.

Mori shows off PC skills at classroom for elderly

Mori shows off PC skills at classroom for elderly

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) demonstrates his computer skills while accessing an Internet homepage at a computer classroom for the elderly in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Sept. 15, which is Respect for the Aged day, a Japanese national holiday. Japan's elderly population -- those aged 65 and older -- has hit a record high of 21.9 million, or about one in six people. The prime minister is currently giving top priority to information technology reforms.

Honda discloses process of special motorcycle production

Honda discloses process of special motorcycle production

Honda Motor Co. engineers assemble the RC213V-S, a street version of the racing model RC213V, in a rare public display of the production process at a factory in the southwestern Japanese town of Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Nov. 27, 2015. The hand-assembled limited model, produced at a pace of one motorcycle per day, is tagged with a suggested retail price of 21.9 million yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Honda opens process of special motorcycle assembly to public

Honda opens process of special motorcycle assembly to public

A Honda Motor Co. engineer assembles the engine of the RS213V-S, a street version of the racing model RC213V, in a rare public display of the production process at a factory in the southwestern Japanese town of Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Nov. 27, 2015. The hand-assembled limited model, produced at a pace of one motorcycle per day, is tagged with a suggested retail price of 21.9 million yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Honda to sell most expensive motorcycle, priced at 21.9 mil. yen

Honda to sell most expensive motorcycle, priced at 21.9 mil. yen

Honda Motor Co. unveils in Tokyo on June 11, 2015, a plan to sell from July 13 a remodeled version of RC213V, the winning motorcycle in the prestigious MotoGP race in 2013 and 2014, for 21.9 million yen ($177,000), the highest price of any Honda motorcycle. The restyled model, RC213V-S, shown in this photo, was converted from the race-specialized machine to make it suitable for public roads. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo