Horgos Port in China's Xinjiang sees record freight throughput in 2023

STORY: Horgos Port in China's Xinjiang sees record freight throughput in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:42 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Horgos Port 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GUO DIAN, Horgos Customs officer STORYLINE: According to data from Horgos Customs, the Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region registered record-high import and export freight volume in 2023. The freight volume passing through the port totaled 41.78 million tons in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 4.4 percent. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GUO DIAN, Horgos Customs officer "We have innovated smart supervision, simplified logistics procedures, continuously optimized regulatory processes, and improved the efficiency of customs clearance." The types of import and export commodities through the port are increasingly diversified. Among them, the export volume of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in 2023 increased by more than eight times year-on-year

N. Korean ferry makes Niigata port call, 2nd time this month

N. Korean ferry makes Niigata port call, 2nd time this month

NIIGATA, Japan - The 9,672-ton North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on May 23 for the second time in May. The ferry carried 42 tons of cargo but no passengers.

N. Korean ferry makes Niigata port call, 2nd time this month

N. Korean ferry makes Niigata port call, 2nd time this month

NIIGATA, Japan - The 9,672-ton North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on May 23 for the second time in May. The ferry carried 42 tons of cargo but no passengers. (Kyodo)

Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The photograph is labeled 42 DAIBUTSU KAMAKURA. The exact date is unknown. The weight of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu) is 122 tons. According to the latest digital measurements, the height (from the top of the statue to the ground) is 11.310 m, and the length from the top of the head to the jaw is 3.678 m. The Great Buddha is an object of worship and climbing upon it is prohibited today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number47‐9‐0]