Indonesia's trade balance surplus rises slightly in September

STORY: Indonesia's trade balance surplus rises slightly in September DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:52 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference & graphic 2. various of export import activities in port 3. various of palm oil & cooking oil factory 4. various of Jokowi buying cooking oil in traditional market 5. various of Jakarta's landmark STORYLINE: Indonesia posted a trade balance surplus of 3.42 billion U.S. dollars in September, rising slightly compared to the previous month of 3.12 billion U.S. dollars, amidst the decline in the value of exports and imports, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday. "This is the 41st consecutive month of surplus," said Acting Head of BPS Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti in a press conference, adding that exports in September were registered at 20.76 billion U.S. dollars, down by 5.63 percent from the previous month, and the recorded imports value was 17.34 billion U.S. dollars, down by 8.15 percent from August 2023.

Japan Post starts selling New Year's cards

Japan Post starts selling New Year's cards

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Co. President Toru Takahashi (C), flanked by actress Haru (L) and comedian Yu Sawabe, poses for photos with Japanese New Year's cards for the year of 2015, in Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, during a ceremony to commemorate the first day of their nationwide sale. The postcards, which Japanese traditionally send to friends and relatives on New Year's Day, will be on sale until Jan. 9, and 3.42 billion of them are expected to be issued.