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Croatian CEO seeks to deepen ties with China

STORY: Croatian CEO seeks to deepen ties with China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIKOLA VRDOLJAK, CEO of consulting agency 404 in Croatia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIKOLA VRDOLJAK, CEO of consulting agency 404 in Croatia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NIKOLA VRDOLJAK, CEO of consulting agency 404 in Croatia STORYLINE: Nikola Vrdoljak, chief executive officer (CEO) of 404, the largest consulting agency in Croatia, has expressed hope to continue cooperation with Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIKOLA VRDOLJAK, CEO of consulting agency 404 in Croatia "We already do business with several big Chinese companies, the most important being Huawei for many years already, so we hope to continue that cooperation and to be a good partner to all Chinese companies coming to Croatia or Europe. We have a lot of experiences. We are doing business with Chinese companies especially in the

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Croatian businessman eyes closer business cooperation, deeper ties with China

STORY: Croatian businessman eyes closer business cooperation, deeper ties with China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vrdoljak working 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NIKOLA VRDOLJAK, Director of the 404 consulting company STORYLINE: "I plan to visit China many more times and I plan to do business with China. China is always in my plans," said a Croatian businessman who came back from a training course in China recently. SOUNDBITE (English): NIKOLA VRDOLJAK, Director of the 404 consulting company "We really had an amazing time in China. There are several achievements from this trip to China but most important for me is actually that the group of businessmen from Croatia really understand China, Chinese economy, Chinese position in the world and Chinese culture. We made some contacts with local businesses and I believe we're gonna do some business and that's also important, but for me this understanding and th

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Investment projects worth billions inked at China-South Asia Expo

STORY: Investment projects worth billions inked at China-South Asia Expo DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU BINGZHEN, Vice President of Shanghai Languiqi Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YIWEI, President of Beijing Zhongwei Fund Management Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A total of 338 projects with an investment of 404 billion yuan (about 55.5 billion U.S. dollars) were signed on Thursday during the seventh China-South Asia Exposition and the 27th China Kunming Import and Export Fair, held in the city of Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The investment projects focused on key industries in Yunnan, such as modern agriculture with plateau characteristics, green energy, advanced manufacturing, cultural tourism, and health care. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta region, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay

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IsdaT In Danger - Mobilization of staff and students In Toulouse

Tube led, 404 (error 404), in the "Machina" mechatronics workshop in danger, the manager retires, no one to replace him. First day of a renewable strike by staff, agents, teachers and technicians at ISDAT,Toulouse Institute of Art and Design, until June 30, 2023. Following the national mobilization of art schools in France from November to March 2023, the situation at ISDAT Toulouse is critical, with a deficit of over five hundred thousand euros in 2023. There's no blockage, but the wood workshop (where frames and pedestals are made) is closed due to the end of a teacher's contract that has not been renewed, retirements that have not been replaced... A school without a Director and without a contact person. A student is sounding the alarm: many projects and residences are falling through. Toulouse City Council has launched an audit. For more information, visit https://isdatendanger.wordpress.com. France, Toulouse on 14 June 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IsdaT In Danger - Mobilization of staff and students In Toulouse

Tube led, 404 (error 404), in the "Machina" mechatronics workshop in danger, the manager retires, no one to replace him. First day of a renewable strike by staff, agents, teachers and technicians at ISDAT,Toulouse Institute of Art and Design, until June 30, 2023. Following the national mobilization of art schools in France from November to March 2023, the situation at ISDAT Toulouse is critical, with a deficit of over five hundred thousand euros in 2023. There's no blockage, but the wood workshop (where frames and pedestals are made) is closed due to the end of a teacher's contract that has not been renewed, retirements that have not been replaced... A school without a Director and without a contact person. A student is sounding the alarm: many projects and residences are falling through. Toulouse City Council has launched an audit. For more information, visit https://isdatendanger.wordpress.com. France, Toulouse on 14 June 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1 killed, 1 missing as small plane crashes in Gifu Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - The debris of a crashed Cessna 404 from Showa Aviation in Osaka is found in the woods around Mt. Ena in the city of Nakatsugawa, Prefecture, on Nov. 15. Of the three men aboard the plane, one died, one was injured and another was missing.

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Japan's current account surplus plunges 96.1 pct to record low in August

STORY: Japan's current account surplus plunges 96.1 pct to record low in August DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's current account surplus plunged 96.1 percent from a year earlier to 58.9 billion yen (404 million U.S. dollars) in August, a record low for the month, the government said in a report on Tuesday. According to the Finance Ministry, the record monthly low booked for August was a result of a widening trade deficit as a persistently weak yen further inflated import costs. The ministry said in its preliminary report that the country's goods trade deficit stood at 2.49 trillion yen (17.07 billion dollars) with imports totaling 10.55 trillion (72.34 billion dollars), and exports reached 8.06 trillion yen (55.28 billion dollars) in the recording period. Japan's primary income, which reflects returns on investments made overseas, logged a surplus of 3.33 trillion yen (22.83 billion dollars), the largest since com

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Rehabilitated prairies form green barrier in north China

STORY: Rehabilitated prairies form green barrier in north China DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Inner Mongolia 2. various of Inner Mongolia's green drive to form an important ecological barrier in China 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SIYANG, Senior researcher at M-Grass 4. various of Hulun Lake STORYLINE: Home to several large deserts, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is at the forefront of the country's fight against desertification, and has been fueling its green drive to form an important ecological barrier in China. In 2011, China launched a grassland ecological protection program with subsidy and reward incentives to encourage herdsmen to join the efforts in grazing prohibition in eight provincial-level regions, including Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According to the regional authority, about 404 million mu (about 26.9 million hectares) of grasslands in Inner Mongolia have been c

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

French telecom group Orange CEO Stephane Richard seen for a hearing of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

French telecom group Orange CEO Stephane Richard seen for a hearing of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NATM-404 A T-Rex skeleton that has come to life goes on t

NATM-404 A T-Rex skeleton that has come to life goes on the rampage outside a Manhattan museum. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM A T-Rex skeleton that has come to life goes on the rampage outside a Manhattan museum.

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1 killed, 1 missing as small plane crashes in Gifu Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - The debris of a crashed Cessna 404 from Showa Aviation in Osaka is found in the woods around Mt. Ena in the city of Nakatsugawa, Prefecture, on Nov. 15. Of the three men aboard the plane, one died, one was injured and another was missing. (Kyodo)