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India's industrial production grows 3.8 pct in Dec. 2023

STORY: India's industrial production grows 3.8 pct in Dec. 2023 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Indian gate 2. various of manufacturing unit STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 3.8 percent in December last year, government data showed Monday. "For the month of December 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 151.5," the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said in a statement. It said the IIP for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors in December stand at 139.4, 150.6 and 181.6 respectively. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 151.7 for primary goods, 103.3 for capital goods, 159.3 for intermediate goods and 177.9 for infrastructure/construction goods, it said. The indices for consumer durables and consumer non-durables stand at 114.0 and 178.0 respectively for D

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects products at a duty-free shopping mall in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. China's southern island province of Hainan saw total offshore duty-free sales surging 25.4 percent year on year to 43.76 billion yuan (about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, local customs said Monday. Last year, over 6.7 million shoppers purchased 51.3 million duty-free products on the tropical island, according to the customs of Haikou, the capital of Hainan. The two figures grew 59.9 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES(CN)

(240105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects products at a duty-free shopping mall in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. China's southern island province of Hainan saw total offshore duty-free sales surging 25.4 percent year on year to 43.76 billion yuan (about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, local customs said Monday. Last year, over 6.7 million shoppers purchased 51.3 million duty-free products on the tropical island, according to the customs of Haikou, the capital of Hainan. The two figures grew 59.9 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES(CN)

(240105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Customers select products at a duty-free shopping mall in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. China's southern island province of Hainan saw total offshore duty-free sales surging 25.4 percent year on year to 43.76 billion yuan (about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, local customs said Monday. Last year, over 6.7 million shoppers purchased 51.3 million duty-free products on the tropical island, according to the customs of Haikou, the capital of Hainan. The two figures grew 59.9 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES(CN)

(240105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a duty-free shopping mall in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. China's southern island province of Hainan saw total offshore duty-free sales surging 25.4 percent year on year to 43.76 billion yuan (about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, local customs said Monday. Last year, over 6.7 million shoppers purchased 51.3 million duty-free products on the tropical island, according to the customs of Haikou, the capital of Hainan. The two figures grew 59.9 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES(CN)

(240105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A duty-free shopping mall is pictured in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. China's southern island province of Hainan saw total offshore duty-free sales surging 25.4 percent year on year to 43.76 billion yuan (about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, local customs said Monday. Last year, over 6.7 million shoppers purchased 51.3 million duty-free products on the tropical island, according to the customs of Haikou, the capital of Hainan. The two figures grew 59.9 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES(CN)

(240105) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects products at a duty-free shopping mall in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. China's southern island province of Hainan saw total offshore duty-free sales surging 25.4 percent year on year to 43.76 billion yuan (about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, local customs said Monday. Last year, over 6.7 million shoppers purchased 51.3 million duty-free products on the tropical island, according to the customs of Haikou, the capital of Hainan. The two figures grew 59.9 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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Japan's core consumer prices rise 2.5 pct in November

STORY: Japan's core consumer prices rise 2.5 pct in November SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.5 percent in November from a year earlier, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the pace of the increase in the nationwide consumer price index (CPI), excluding fresh food prices because of their volatility, remained above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target for the 20th straight month. The figure, however, marked the slowest gain since July 2022 by slowing from a 2.9 percent jump in October. The core-core CPI, which strips away both energy and food prices, rose 3.8 percent, underscoring persistent inflationary pressures, the data showed. While food costs witnessed a 7.3 percent increase during the cited period, service prices rose 2.3 percent, marking the

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-OCTOBER-RISE

(231121) -- TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers are seen at a market in Toronto, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 3.8 percent gain in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-OCTOBER-RISE

(231121) -- TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a market in Toronto, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 3.8 percent gain in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-OCTOBER-RISE

(231121) -- TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a market in Toronto, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 3.8 percent gain in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-OCTOBER-RISE

(231121) -- TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a market in Toronto, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 3.8 percent gain in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-OCTOBER-RISE

(231121) -- VANCOUVER, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer stands in front of freezers at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 3.8 percent gain in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-OCTOBER-RISE

(231121) -- VANCOUVER, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 3.8 percent gain in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-OCTOBER-RISE

(231121) -- VANCOUVER, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 3.8 percent gain in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-BERLIN-INFLATION

(231108) -- BERLIN, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a supermarket in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 8, 2023. Consumer price inflation in Germany slowed further to 3.8 percent in October, the lowest level in more than two years, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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GERMANY-BERLIN-INFLATION

(231108) -- BERLIN, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a supermarket in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 8, 2023. Consumer price inflation in Germany slowed further to 3.8 percent in October, the lowest level in more than two years, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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GERMANY-BERLIN-INFLATION

(231108) -- BERLIN, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a supermarket in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 8, 2023. Consumer price inflation in Germany slowed further to 3.8 percent in October, the lowest level in more than two years, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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U.S. inflation becomes too "sticky" for Fed to bring it down: Turkish analyst

STORY: U.S. inflation becomes too "sticky" for Fed to bring it down: Turkish analyst DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with the Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with the Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with the Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with the Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk STORYLINE: Murat Tufan, an analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk, told Xinhua in a recent interview that inflation in the United States has become "sticky" due to many factors and that the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy has been insufficient to bring it down. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with the Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk "Jerome Powell's (Federal Reserve Chair) rate hikes have reduced inflation to some extent, but inflation fluctuating around 3.5 and 3.8 percent is not

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U.S. retail sales rise 0.7 pct in Sept.

STORY: U.S. retail sales rise 0.7 pct in Sept. DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of convenience stores and a food truck in Arlington, the U.S. state of Virginia STORYLINE: U.S. retail sales rose by 0.7 percent in September from the previous month, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday. Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were 704.9 billion U.S. dollars, up 3.8 percent year over year. Total sales for the July through September period were up 3.1 percent from the same period a year ago. The July to August percent change was revised from up 0.6 percent to up 0.8 percent. Retail trade sales were up 0.7 percent from August 2023, and up 3.0 percent above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 8.4 percent from last year, while food services and drinking places were up 9.2 per

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-SEPTEMBER-RISE

(231017) -- TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops at a farmers' market in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 17, 2023. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.8 percent in September on a year-over-year basis, down from a 4 percent gain in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-SEPTEMBER-RISE

(231017) -- TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a farmers' market in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 17, 2023. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.8 percent in September on a year-over-year basis, down from a 4 percent gain in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-SEPTEMBER-RISE

(231017) -- TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops at a farmers' market in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 17, 2023. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.8 percent in September on a year-over-year basis, down from a 4 percent gain in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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Disasters cause 3.8 tln USD in crop, livestock losses over 30 years: FAO

STORY: Disasters cause 3.8 tln USD in crop, livestock losses over 30 years: FAO DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:51 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of FAO 2. various of "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security" report 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAXIMO TORERO, FAO chief economist 4. various of natural disasters affect agricultural production STORYLINE: Over the last 30 years, an estimated 3.8 trillion U.S. dollars worth of crops and livestock production has been lost due to disaster events, corresponding to an average loss of 123 billion U.S. dollars per year or 5 percent of annual global agricultural gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Saturday. A new FAO flagship report entitled "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security" brings the first-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agricultural production focused on crops and livestock. It a

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U.S. unemployment remains 3.8 pct in September

STORY: U.S. unemployment remains 3.8 pct in September DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of the United States STORYLINE: U.S. employers added 336,000 jobs in September in sign of economic resilience, with unemployment rate unchanged at 3.8 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, government, health care, professional, scientific, and technical services, and social assistance, the report indicated. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for Whites (3.4 percent), Blacks (5.7 percent), Asians (2.8 percent), and Hispanics (4.6 percent) showed little or no change in September. The latest employment report showed that the labor force participation rate was unchanged at 62.8 percent, still slightly below the pre-pandemic level of 63.4 percent. Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 7 cents, or 0.2 per

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Japan's real wages slump most in nearly decade

STORY: Japan's real wages slump most in nearly decade DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's real wages in the fiscal year 2022 registered the steepest decline since 2014 as price increases outpaced the growth in nominal wages, official data showed Tuesday. In the fiscal year from April 2022 to March 2023, inflation-adjusted real wages fell by 1.8 percent from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. This marked the sharpest decline since a 2.9-percent drop in the fiscal year 2014 when an increase in consumption tax led to higher prices. Nominal monthly wages rose by 1.9 percent in the last fiscal year to an average of 326,308 yen, the fastest growth in over 30 years. However, inflation outpaced such gains by experiencing a climb of 3.8 percent due to surging prices in food, electricity, and gas. During the period, regular salary, including base pay, rose 1.1 percent, wh

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurses Feng Hefei (L) and Zhou Hang have meal after work at around 8 o'clock p.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Head nurse of operating room Cui Qiuju (3rd R) arranges the day's work at around 8 o'clock a.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Meixuan, a nurse of the fourth ward of basic surgery, measures fasting blood glucose for a patient at around 5 o'clock a.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurses of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) help a patient turnover on bed at around 2 o'clock p.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Photo by Sun Liang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurses of ophthalmic ward hand over works at around 3 o'clock p.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Photo by Sun Liang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurse of the emergency fever clinic Jiang Di collects blood sample from a girl at around 10 o'clock p.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurse of international medical department Chen Meng distributes medicines to patients at around 11 o'clock a.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A nurse of endocrinology department checks information of a patient at around 6 o'clock p.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurses of neurosurgery ward Wang Jike (R) hands over the patients' condition data to her colleague Han Jianhua at around 2 o'clock a.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guo Hongwei, a nurse of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) transports defibrillator at around 4 o'clock a.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Chujia, a nurse of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) checks the situation of a premature baby at around 11 o'clock p.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Photo by Sun Liang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PUMCH-NURSES (CN)

(230512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Rui (C), head nurse of obstetric clinic, communicates with visiting nurses and pregnant women at around 10 o'clock a.m. at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2023. Friday marks International Nurses Day. The number of nurses in China has experienced consistent growth over the past ten years, with an average yearly increase of 8 percent, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The total number of registered nurses in China had exceeded 5.2 million at the end of last year, with roughly 3.7 registered nurses for per 1,000 people. By 2025, China aims to have 5.5 million nurses, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 people is expected to increase to 3.8. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Japan's core consumer prices jump 3.1 pct in March

STORY: Japan's core consumer prices jump 3.1 pct in March DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's core consumer prices jumped 3.1 percent in March from a year earlier, with food prices and those for durable goods surging, the government said in a report on Friday. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said the nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food items in fiscal 2022, climbed 3.0 percent from a year earlier, marking the sharpest rise since 1981. The headline figure has remained above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target for a complete year, the data showed, although government subsidies for household energy use helped soften energy prices, the data showed. But while energy prices went down 3.8 percent, with electricity, gasoline and kerosene prices dropping from a year ago, food prices leapt 8.2 percent in March. The rise in food prices was the

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Over 1,800 athletes race in ironman triathlon at New Zealand's Lake Taupo

STORY: Over 1,800 athletes race in ironman triathlon at New Zealand's Lake Taupo DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: TAUPO, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of athletes competing in two ironman triathlon races STORYLINE: More than 1,800 athletes from 54 countries and regions competed in two ironman triathlon races in the hot sun, both held on Saturday inside and around New Zealand's Lake Taupo, the largest freshwater lake in Australasia. Ironman New Zealand sees athletes take on a 3.8 km swim starting and finishing on the shores of Lake Taupo, a 180 km ride taking in the rural landscape surrounding Taupo, and a 42.2 km run along the lakefront. In the half-distance edition, athletes will swim 1.9 km, bike 90 km, and run 21.1 km. International competitors make up 49 percent of the Ironman New Zealand field, traveling to New Zealand from 54 countries and regions. New Zealand's Mike Phillips claimed the men's overall champion of the full distance in 7:56:05, while Dutch athle

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Laos' average inflation for 2022 rises to 23 pct

STORY: Laos' average inflation for 2022 rises to 23 pct DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Bank of Laos 2. various of the traffic and market STORYLINE: Laos' annual average inflation rate was 23 percent in 2022, jumping from 3.8 percent in 2021, according to a report issued by the Lao Statistics Bureau on Thursday. The soaring price of fuel, gas and other imported goods, compounded with the depreciation of the kip, the Lao currency, is among the main factors driving inflation, according to the report. The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages category rose by 22 percent on average in 2022. The cost of medical care and medicine increased by 27.6 percent. The price of the communications and transport surged by 41.3 percent. The cost of the hotel and restaurant category rose by 18.8 percent. The cost in the alcohol and tobacco category rose by 14.2 percent. In addition, the cost of clothing and footwear category surged by 1

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China sees 52.7 mln domestic tourist trips over New Year holiday

STORY: China sees 52.7 mln domestic tourist trips over New Year holiday DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people enjoying New Year Holiday in Shanghai, China 2. various of Shanghai Bund Puyan Hotel 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG TAO, Executive general manager of Shanghai Bund Puyan Hotel 4. various of Springtour's headquarters in Changning District, Shanghai 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU WEIHONG, Deputy general manager of Springtour 6. various of ice and snow tourism 7. various of people enjoying holiday in Hainan, China STORYLINE: China has seen about 52.7 million domestic tourist visits during the three-day New Year holiday. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Monday, the figure is up 0.44 percent year on year. The tourism revenue generated over the holiday has reached over 26.5 billion yuan (about 3.8 billion U.S. dollars), up 4 percent from the same period last year. In Shanghai's landmark Bund area, P

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Mongolia registers record high number of livestock

STORY: Mongolia registers record high number of livestock DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of livestock animals in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolia logged 71.1 million head of livestock, a record high since the nomadic country began a livestock animal census in 1918, said a senior expert of the National Statistics Office (NSO) Wednesday. A preliminary result of the annual livestock census by the NSO showed that the number of livestock in 2022 increased by 3.8 million, or 5.6 percent, from the previous year, Erdene-Ochir Myagmarkhand told a press conference. Sheep accounted for 46.0 percent of all livestock, goats 38.8 percent, cattle 7.7 percent, horses 6.8 percent and camels 0.7 percent, said Myagmarkhand. Mongolia is one of the world's last surviving nomadic countries. The promotion of livestock husbandry is seen as the most viable solution to diversify the landlocked country's mining-dependent economy. Xinhua News Agency corresp

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Japan sets new greenhouse gas emissions reduction target

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2013, on a new greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The Japanese government decided the same day to aim at a 3.8 percent reduction from fiscal 2005 in its greenhouse gas emissions target for fiscal 2020, assuming the country's nuclear power plants remain offline. The new target represents an increase of about 3 percent from the Kyoto Protocol base year of fiscal 1990.

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Brewer Asahi posts record net profit for 12th straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Izumiya, president of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2013. Asahi said the brewer's consolidated net profit for the business year through Dec. 31 rose 3.8 percent from the year before to 57.18 billion yen, marking an all-time high for the 12th straight year.

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Digital trade new growth driver for BRI countries

STORY: Digital trade new growth driver for BRI countries DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2022 CIFTIS 2. various of digital economy 3. various of BRI countries STORYLINE: At the just-concluded 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), experts pointed out that digital technology has become a new growth engine for countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A report entitled "Digital Trade: Development and Cooperation" was released at the CIFTIS. It shows that the global cross-border trade in digital services exceeded 3.8 trillion U.S. dollars in 2021, accounting for 63.6 percent of the total trade in services. China's digital trade is developing rapidly, with its total imports and exports of digital services growing 22.3 percent year-on-year in 2021 to reach 359.69 billion U.S. dollars. Zhang Xiangchen, deputy director-general of the World Trade Organization, said digitaliza

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ADB lowers developing Asia's growth forecast for 2022 to 4.6 pct

STORY: ADB lowers developing Asia's growth forecast for 2022 to 4.6 pct DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ADB headquarters 2. various of street views of Manila STORYLINE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) lowered developing Asia's growth forecast for 2022 on Wednesday to 4.6 percent from 5.2 percent, reflecting worsened economic prospects because of geopolitical tensions, more aggressive monetary tightening in advanced economies, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In its supplement to the Asian Development Outlook 2022, the bank's flagship annual economic publication, the ADB also slashed its 2023 growth forecast for developing Asia to 5.2 percent from 5.3 percent. The Manila-based bank slashed its 2022 growth forecast for East Asia from 4.7 percent to 3.8 percent; South Asia's growth forecast is lowered from 7 percent to 6.5 percent for 2022 and from 7.4 percent to 7.1 percent for 2023. The 2022 forecast for Southeast Asia is marginally

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Inflation in France reaches highest level in 37 years

STORY: Inflation in France reaches highest level in 37 years DATELINE: June 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of supermarket goods 2. various of euro currency STORYLINE: Inflation in France reached 5.2 percent year on year in May, the highest level in 37 years. Meanwhile, the basic monthly salary index only increased by 2.3 percent from last year, according to the French Ministry of Labor. Food prices rose by 4.2 percent (3.8 percent last month) and those of services by 3.2 percent. The French Observatory of Economic Conditions announced in a press release that "this contraction in purchasing power will weigh on the dynamics of recovery through the weak dynamics of household consumption." The government promises new aid measures such as the extension of the energy tariff shield with the energy check or a new device on the price of gasoline for large rollers. Other measures include the rebate of 18 cents on fuel price until August an

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Cambodia's rice export to China up 3.8 pct in Q1: minister

STORY: Cambodia's rice export to China up 3.8 pct in Q1: minister DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of agricultural productsSOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QISHENG, General manager of CCIC's Cambodia branch STORYLINE: Cambodia exported 88,646 tons of milled rice to China in the first quarter of 2022, up 3.8 percent from the same period last year, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said on Friday. China remained the top buyer of Cambodia's rice, followed by the European Union, he said, adding that the export to China accounted for 52 percent of Cambodia's total rice export during the January-March period this year. The southeast Asian nation sold 47,674 tons of rice to the European market during the cited period, the minister said. "A total of 170,539 tons of milled rice were exported to 47 countries and regions during the first three months of this year, up 11 percent year-on-year, earning a gross revenue of 145.8 million U.S. dollars," sa

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-RETAIL SALES-GROWTH

(220217) -- WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian walks past a store in Washington D.C., the United States, Feb. 16, 2022. U.S. retail sales rose 3.8 percent in January after dropping by a revised 2.5 percent in December, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Retail sales totaled 649.8 billion U.S. dollars in January, 13.0 percent above January last year, according to the report. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)