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1 dead, 30 injured after Singapore airliner hits severe turbulence

STORY: 1 dead, 30 injured after Singapore airliner hits severe turbulence SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flight SQ321 landing 2. various of emergency responders wait for passengers outside the Suvarnabhumi Airport STORYLINE: Severe turbulence on the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore has left one passenger dead and 30 others injured, forcing an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai authorities said. The Boeing 777-300ER jet experienced severe turbulence en route and was forced to divert to Bangkok, where it landed at 3:45 p.m. local time, Singapore Airlines said in a statement. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board the flight, according to the airline. The injured passengers, including seven in critical condition, were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, said Kittipong Kittikachorn, general

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1 year on, China-Laos Railway sees booming cross-border passenger service

STORY: 1 year on, China-Laos Railway sees booming cross-border passenger service SHOOTING TIME: April 13, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at Vientiane railway station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): CHAHWIWAN SAELIO, Thai passenger 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): SINHNOY PHOMMAVICHIT, Lao passenger 4. various of the China-Laos Railway STORYLINE: One year ago, the cross-border passenger service on the China-Laos Railway was launched, contributing to socio-economic development in Laos, boosting regional connectivity, as well as providing stable dynamics for economic cooperation between Laos and China. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger service on April 13, 2023. Since then, the railway has become the preferred mode of transport for a growing number of international travelers due to its affordability, convenience and comfort. So far, the China-Laos Railway has handled 110,962 cross-border passenger trips, including 55,

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Driverless electric bus brings glimpse of future transport to Thai historic city

STORY: Driverless electric bus brings glimpse of future transport to Thai historic city SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: AYUTTHAYA, Thailand CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of driverless electric bus 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): PONGWUT KOOVIMOL, AI engineer at Turnkey Communication Services Public Company Limite 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): JIDAPHA CHUBOON, Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Thai): RONNAKORN SUKKASEM, Passenger STORYLINE: Thailand's first driverless electric bus is currently undergoing a road test. The 20-seater bus is operated along a 2.8-kilometer loop that connects tourist hotspots in the UNESCO-listed historic city of Ayutthaya in central Thailand, which is known for its archeological ruins and Buddhist temples. Equipped with 5G technology, passengers can book a seat by scanning the QR code and using the mobile application to track the bus's real-time location. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): PONGWUT KOOVIMOL, AI engineer at Turnkey Communication Services Pu

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Plane makes emergency landing

FUKUOKA, Japan - A mechanic examines a Bombardier DHC8-Q400 of Japan Air Commuter after it made an emergency landing at Fukuoka airport in Fukuoka City on Aug. 8, 2012. The aircraft departed Fukuoka earlier in the day for Miyazaki airport but returned to Fukuoka after finding signs of trouble in one of its engines. Nobody among its 55 passengers and crew members was injured.

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Plane makes emergency landing

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Bombardier DHC8-Q400 of Japan Air Commuter is pictured after making an emergency landing at Fukuoka airport in Fukuoka City on Aug. 8, 2012. The aircraft departed Fukuoka earlier in the day for Miyazaki airport but returned to Fukuoka after finding signs of trouble in one of its engines. Nobody among its 55 passengers and crew members was injured.

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(2)China, Taiwan launch 1st direct flights in 55 years

BEIJING, China - Passengers go on board a chartered flight bound for Taipei in festive mood at Beijing airport on Jan. 29 China and Taiwan launch mutual nonstop flights for the first time in 55 years. (Pool photo)

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(4) Low-pressure system brings typhoon-class winds to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The departure lounge of Tokyo's Haneda airport is packed with passengers waiting for departure of their flights. Typhoon-class winds that hit much of the Japanese archipelago, resulted in the cancellation of 55 flight services, mainly those departing from and arriving at Haneda airport.

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JR Kyushu launches 4th hydrofoil for Fukuoka-Pusan route

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) on July 1 launched its fourth hydrofoil (shown in photo) for the Fukuoka-Pusan route in the hope of boosting the number of passengers using the sea lane between Japan and South Korea. The JB2, nicknamed Beatle, can carry up to 215 passengers and travel the route in 2 hours and 55 minutes.

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Train derailment injures 30 in South Korean capital

STORY: Train derailment injures 30 in South Korean capital DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yeongdeungpo station 2. various of workers dealing with the accident STORYLINE: Thirty people were injured in South Korea's capital Seoul Sunday night after a passenger train derailed, according to Yonhap news agency. The train, which was traveling from the Yongsan district in Seoul to the city of Iksan in North Jeolla province, derailed near the Yeongdeungpo station in Seoul at about 8:55 p.m. local time (1155 GMT). Among 275 passengers on board the train, 30 people were reportedly injured. The Korea Railroad Corporation, the country's national railroad operator, was investigating the cause of the derailment. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Seoul. (XHTV)

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Egypt, France sign financing agreement on metro trains construction

STORY: Egypt, France sign financing agreement on metro trains construction DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian cabinet headquarters 2. various of Egyptian and French sides signing a deal in the presence of Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly (taken by cabinet) 3. various of Metro Line 1 STORYLINE: Egypt and France on Monday signed a financing deal that will allow France to manufacture 55 air-conditioned trains for Cairo's Metro Line 1. The deal, totaling 776.9 million euros, also covers maintenance work for the project for eight years. France's Alstom Co. will implement the project. The agreement was signed by Egypt's Transport Minister Kamel el-Wazir and France's Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, and witnessed by Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly. Wazir said the deal comes as part of the ministry's plan to improve the quality of services offered to passengers. Metro Line 1, the oldest metro lin

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(4) Low-pressure system brings typhoon-class winds to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The departure lounge of Tokyo's Haneda airport is packed with passengers waiting for departure of their flights. Typhoon-class winds that hit much of the Japanese archipelago, resulted in the cancellation of 55 flight services, mainly those departing from and arriving at Haneda airport. (Kyodo)

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(2)China, Taiwan launch 1st direct flights in 55 years

BEIJING, China - Passengers go on board a chartered flight bound for Taipei in festive mood at Beijing airport on Jan. 29 China and Taiwan launch mutual nonstop flights for the first time in 55 years. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Bus company head arrested over highway accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - Yumihide Hariu, president of tour bus operator Rikuentai, is escorted to a police station in Gunma Prefecture on May 28, 2012, after being arrested over Japan's worst single-vehicle highway accident the previous month in the prefecture that killed seven passengers and injured 38 others. Hariu, 55, is suspected of allowing driver Kazan Kono to use his company's name to obtain business permits for Kono's four buses in violation of the Road Transportation Law. (Kyodo)

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Bus company pres. arrested over highway accident

CHIBA, Japan - Investigators from the Gunma prefectural police arrive at the home-cum-office of Yumihide Hariu, president of tour bus operator Rikuentai, in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, at 6:55 a.m. on May 28, 2012, to search the premises over Japan's worst single-vehicle highway accident the previous month in Gunma Prefecture that killed seven passengers and injured 38 others. Hariu, 55, was arrested later in the day on suspicion of allowing driver Kazan Kono to use his company's name to obtain business permits for Kono's four buses in violation of the Road Transportation Law. (Kyodo)

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Bus company pres. arrested over highway accident

CHIBA, Japan - Yumihide Hariu (R), president of tour bus operator Rikuentai, opens the door of his home-cum-office in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, as investigators from the Gunma prefectural police arrive there at 6:55 a.m. on May 28, 2012, to search the premises over Japan's worst single-vehicle highway accident the previous month in Gunma Prefecture that killed seven passengers and injured 38 others. Hariu, 55, was arrested later in the day on suspicion of allowing driver Kazan Kono to use his company's name to obtain business permits for Kono's four buses in violation of the Road Transportation Law. (Kyodo)

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JR Kyushu launches 4th hydrofoil for Fukuoka-Pusan route

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) on July 1 launched its fourth hydrofoil (shown in photo) for the Fukuoka-Pusan route in the hope of boosting the number of passengers using the sea lane between Japan and South Korea. The JB2, nicknamed Beatle, can carry up to 215 passengers and travel the route in 2 hours and 55 minutes. (Kyodo)