Millions of Australians struggling to make loan repayments: gov't report

STORY: Millions of Australians struggling to make loan repayments: gov't report SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:15 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banks in Australia 2. various of street views in Australia 3. various of the Parliament House STORYLINE: Millions of Australians have struggled to make debt repayments in the last 12 months, government research has found. The research, which was published by corporate regulator the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on Monday, found that 47 percent of Australian adults with debt -- the equivalent of 5.8 million people -- have struggled to make repayments in the last 12 months. A survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of the ASIC found that cost of living pressures, reduced income, and unexpected expenses were the most common reasons given for financial difficulties. Thirty percent of respondents to the survey said they would not seek hardship assistance from their bank or lend

Xinhua Headlines: China's foreign trade grows at faster pace despite challenges

Xinhua Headlines: China's foreign trade grows at faster pace despite challenges

(230509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan in the first four months of 2023, official data showed Tuesday. Exports grew 10.6 percent year on year while imports rose 0.02 percent in the first four months, it added. (Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: China's foreign trade grows at faster pace despite challenges

Xinhua Headlines: China's foreign trade grows at faster pace despite challenges

(230509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan in the first four months of 2023, official data showed Tuesday. Exports grew 10.6 percent year on year while imports rose 0.02 percent in the first four months, it added. (Xinhua)

Tunisia's Jan.-Sept. tourism revenues grow 41.7 pct y-o-y

STORY: Tunisia's Jan.-Sept. tourism revenues grow 41.7 pct y-o-y DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bardo National Musuem in Tunisia STORYLINE: Tunisia's tourism revenues in the first nine months of 2023 reached 1.82 billion U.S. dollars, local Echorouk newspaper quoted the Tourism Minister Mohamed Belhassine as saying on Friday. Revenues from the tourism sector amounted to 5.8 billion dinars (1.82 billion U.S. dollars) by September, he told a hearing at the Assembly of People's Representatives on Thursday. He said the Central Bank of Tunisia had confirmed that the tourism revenues recorded an increase of 41.7 percent compared to the same period in 2022. He added that the Tunisian tourism sector was able to help cover most of the trade deficit of the country at the end of September. The minister said that Tunisian government was working to develop tourism sector at various levels and attract investments in the sector, given that t

#CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

#CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

(230509) -- LIANYUNGANG, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows the container terminal at Lianyungang Port, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan (about 1.92 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first four months of the year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Tuesday. The growth rate accelerated by 1 percentage point from the pace recorded in the first quarter. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)

#CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

#CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

(230509) -- LIANYUNGANG, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows cars to be loaded for export at Lianyungang Port, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 9, 2023. China's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan (about 1.92 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first four months of the year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Tuesday. The growth rate accelerated by 1 percentage point from the pace recorded in the first quarter. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

#CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

#CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

(230509) -- YANTAI, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows cars to be loaded for export at Yantai Port, east China's Shangdong Province, May 9, 2023. China's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan (about 1.92 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first four months of the year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Tuesday. The growth rate accelerated by 1 percentage point from the pace recorded in the first quarter. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

#CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

#CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

(230509) -- LIANYUNGANG, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows the container terminal at Lianyungang Port, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan (about 1.92 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first four months of the year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Tuesday. The growth rate accelerated by 1 percentage point from the pace recorded in the first quarter. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: China's foreign trade grows at faster pace despite challenges

Xinhua Headlines: China's foreign trade grows at faster pace despite challenges

(230509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan in the first four months of 2023, official data showed Tuesday. Exports grew 10.6 percent year on year while imports rose 0.02 percent in the first four months, it added. (Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: China's foreign trade grows at faster pace despite challenges

Xinhua Headlines: China's foreign trade grows at faster pace despite challenges

(230509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan in the first four months of 2023, official data showed Tuesday. Exports grew 10.6 percent year on year while imports rose 0.02 percent in the first four months, it added. (Xinhua)

China's foreign trade sustains stable growth despite challenges

STORY: China's foreign trade sustains stable growth despite challenges DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1.various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG JUNHAO, President of Juneyao Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI RONGHAI, General manager, Hongkang Sports Equipment Co. Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3(English): KRISHNA SRINIVASAN, Director of IMF's Asia and Pacific Department 5. SOUNDBITE 4(Arabic): KARIM ADEL, Head of Cairo-based Al Adl Center for Economic and Strategic Studies STORYLINE: China's General Administration of Customs announced on Tuesday that the country's total imports and exports expanded 5.8 percent year on year to 13.32 trillion yuan in the first four months of this year. Exports grew 10.6 percent year on year while imports rose 0.02 percent in the first four months. In U.S. dollar terms, total foreign trade came in at 1.94 trillion U.S. dollars in the period, down 1.9 percent year on year. China's foreign trade businesses have seen a surge in

Nissan Motor agrees on pay hike demands in full

Nissan Motor agrees on pay hike demands in full

TOKYO, Japan - Kuniyuki Watanabe, managing director of Nissan Motor Co., tells a press conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 26 that the company's management will meet labor union pay raise demands in full for this year. The union demanded an increase of 1,000 yen in the basic monthly pay scale and annual bonuses worth 5.8 months' pay.