Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech during the election night- Paris

Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech during the election night- Paris

UMP candidate Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech at Salle Gaveau in Paris, France, April 22, 2007, after the broadcast of the results on tv. Sarkozy finished first in the opening round of France's presidential election on Sunday and will meet Socialist rival Segolene Royal in a run-off vote, initial returns showed. With 40 percent of the vote counted, Sarkozy had 30.5 percent of the vote, Royal was in second place on 24.3 percent and centrist Francois Bayrou in third place on 18.2 percent. Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who stunned France by coming second in the 2002 election, looked set to finish a distant fourth with around 11.5 percent. Photo by Nebinger-Taamallah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fast Retailing chief Yanai explains Sept.-Feb. results

Fast Retailing chief Yanai explains Sept.-Feb. results

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, president and chairman of Fast Retailing Co., explains the Uniqlo chain operator's business results in the September to February period on April 10, 2014, in Tokyo. The company logged record sales of 764.3 billion yen, up 24.3 percent from a year earlier, in the period.

Import value of China's Tianjin Port exceeds 85 bln yuan in April

STORY: Import value of China's Tianjin port exceeds 85 bln yuan in April DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tianjin Port STORYLINE: The import value of north China's Tianjin Port reached 85.73 billion yuan (about 12.7 billion U.S. dollars) in April this year, an increase of 23.9 percent compared with the same period last year. The total import and export value of the port reached 163.77 billion yuan (about 24.3 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 23 percent compared with the same period last year. Import of agricultural products and automobiles in Tianjin Port maintained rapid growth in April, up 30.5 percent and 65.2 percent respectively compared with the same period last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)