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Australia's overseas-born population grows

STORY: Australia's overseas-born population grows SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Australian families on vacation 2. the Canberra Children's Family Center 3. various of Australian baby and toddler products 4. various of Australian children STORYLINE: The proportion of Australian residents who were born in another country has increased following a downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday, Australia's overseas-born population grew by 155,000 people between 2021 and 2022. As of June 30, 2022, 7.7 million Australian residents were born overseas, representing 29.5 percent of the total national population, the ABS said. It marked a rebound for Australia's overseas-born population after COVID-19 restricted international migration. Between 2020 and 2021, the share of Australia's population born overseas fell from 29.9 percent to 29.3 percent, th

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Malaysia's property transactions value rises to 40 bln USD last year

STORY: Malaysia's property transactions value rises to 40 bln USD last year DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings in Malaysia 2. various of construction workers working at the site STORYLINE: Malaysia's property transactions value rose 23.6 percent year-on-year to 179.07 billion ringgit (40 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, the National Property Information Center (NAPIC) said on Wednesday. According to NAPIC, more than 389,000 property transactions were recorded last year, up 29.5 percent year-on-year. The residential sub-sector led the overall property market activity, with a 62.5 percent contribution in volume. There were 243,190 transactions worth 94.28 billion ringgit recorded in the review period, increasing by 22.3 percent in volume and 22.6 percent in value year-on-year. The commercial property segment recorded 32,809 transactions worth 32.61 billion ringgit in 2022, increasing by 46.3 percent in volume and 16.7 percent

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Toyota expects 1st operating profit fall in 9 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 8 on the automaker's business results in fiscal 2007. Toyota posted record-high sales and profits in fiscal 2007 as solid vehicle sales in emerging economies and oil-producing nations offset adverse factors. But its group operating profit is projected to fall 29.5 percent to 1.6 trillion yen in fiscal 2008, down for the first time in nine years, due chiefly to the strong yen against the dollar and other key currencies and a slump in the North American auto market.

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Chinese vaccines help protect Cambodian children against COVID-19

STORY: Chinese vaccines help protect Cambodian children against COVID-19 DATELINE: June 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Cambodia 2. SOUNDBITE (Cambodian) OUK SOCHEATA, Market vendor 3. SOUNDBITE (Cambodian) UNG BUNHENG, Public servant in Southern Kandal province STORYLINE: Life has returned to normal for children in Cambodia as most of them have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and the southeast Asian nation has reported no new cases for more than three weeks. Cambodia has administered COVID-19 vaccines to over 15 million people, or 94 percent of its total population of 16 million, the Health Ministry said, adding that 4.72 million of them, or 29.5 percent, are children aged three to 18 years old. China's Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines have been widely used in the country's immunization program, and Sinovac is the only vaccine used to inoculate children. With high rates of vaccination, children are able to return to schoo

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Toyota expects 1st operating profit fall in 9 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 8 on the automaker's business results in fiscal 2007. Toyota posted record-high sales and profits in fiscal 2007 as solid vehicle sales in emerging economies and oil-producing nations offset adverse factors. But its group operating profit is projected to fall 29.5 percent to 1.6 trillion yen in fiscal 2008, down for the first time in nine years, due chiefly to the strong yen against the dollar and other key currencies and a slump in the North American auto market. (Kyodo)

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Toyota posts 29.5% drop in 1st half operating profit

Takahiko Ijichi, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2016, to brief reporters on the automaker's financial results for the six months through September. Toyota's group operating profit fell 29.5 percent from a year earlier, its first profit decline for the six-month period in five years, as the yen's advance offset solid sales in Asia and other overseas markets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota posts 29.5% drop in 1st half operating profit

Takahiko Ijichi (R), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., leaves a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2016, after briefing reporters on its group financial results in the first half year ended September. Toyota's group operating profit in the half-year fell 29.5 percent from a year earlier, its first profit decline for the six-month period in five years, as the yen's advance offset solid sales in Asia and other overseas markets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota posts 29.5% drop in 1st half operating profit

Takahiko Ijichi, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., briefs reporters on its group financial results in the first half year ended September during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2016. Toyota's group operating profit in the half-year fell 29.5 percent from a year earlier, its first profit decline for the six-month period in five years, as the yen's advance offset solid sales in Asia and other overseas markets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo