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Global military spending surges amid conflicts, rising tensions: think tank

STORY: Global military spending surges amid conflicts, rising tensions: think tank SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute STORYLINE: Global military spending saw its steepest year-on-year increase last year since 2009, amid conflicts, rising tensions and insecurity, a Stockholm-based think tank said on Monday. In its latest report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said that total global military expenditure reached 2,443 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, an increase of 6.8 percent in real terms from 2022. The United States is the largest global spender. Lorenzo Scarazzato, a researcher at SIPRI's Military Expenditure and Arms Production Program, said that such an unprecedented rise in military spending is a direct response to a global deterioration in peace and security. While countries are prioritizing military strength, they r

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Chinese economy off to robust start as recovery gains traction

STORY: Chinese economy off to robust start as recovery gains traction SHOOTING TIME: recent DATELINE: March 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views of production in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, NBS spokesperson STORYLINE: China's major economic indicators unveiled Monday demonstrated that the country's economic performance continued to improve in the first two months of the year. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, climbed 5.5 percent year on year in the first two months of 2024. The value-added industrial output rose 7 percent year on year during the January-February period, accelerating from a rise of 6.8 percent registered in December 2023. Fixed-asset investment grew 4.2 percent year on year, quickening from an increase of 3 percent recorded in 2023. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, NBS spokesperson "Although the environ

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Fueled by new energy, east China city makes headway in economic growth

STORY: Fueled by new energy, east China city makes headway in economic growth SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: CHANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Changzhou 2. various of new energy industry 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Italian): ALFREDO AMADEI, President of Italy's Immergas 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEFAAN DEWAELE, CEO of Belgium's IGW 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JORG HEINEMANN, CEO of America's EnerVenue 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CAO YANG, Vice president of America's Baker Hughes STORYLINE: Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year. As a manufacturing hub in the Yangtze River Delta, the city has magnetized a thriving cluster of top-notch battery and new energy vehicle (NEV) makers, infusing robust momentum into its economic growth. The output value of the new energy

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Robots weld bodyshells of cars at a workshop of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto Inc. in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 10, 2024. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows a workshop of the CRRC Qishuyan Co., Ltd. in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows a view of China Dinosaur Park in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows the Changzhou-Taixing Yangtze River bridge under construction in east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 22, 2023 shows the night view of the oriental salt lake resort in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows a city view of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member helps a senior citizen with games at a community service center in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 9, 2024. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 5, 2024 shows the Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. in Liyang, Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An elderly couple watch wedding dress photos shot by their nursing home in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 9, 2024. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows the view of a historical and cultural block in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 27, 2024 shows the Changzhou-Taixing Yangtze River bridge under construction in east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows a factory of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto Inc. in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the Micro Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 3, 2024. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows a view of China Dinosaur Park in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows a city view of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2023 shows the view of a culture village in Tianmu Lake scenic spot of Liyang, Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Industrial Heritage Exhibition Hall of Changzhou Section of the Grand Canal in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 3, 2024. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows a city view of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023 shows a city view of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a workshop of the Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co., Ltd. in Wujin District of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 22, 2023 shows the night view of the oriental salt lake resort in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(240116) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for food at a grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2024. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.9 percent on an annual average basis in 2023, following a 40-year-high increase of 6.8 percent in 2022 and a 3.4 percent increase in 2021, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(240116) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for food at a grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2024. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.9 percent on an annual average basis in 2023, following a 40-year-high increase of 6.8 percent in 2022 and a 3.4 percent increase in 2021, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(240116) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for food at a grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2024. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.9 percent on an annual average basis in 2023, following a 40-year-high increase of 6.8 percent in 2022 and a 3.4 percent increase in 2021, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(240116) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for food at a grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 16, 2024. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.9 percent on an annual average basis in 2023, following a 40-year-high increase of 6.8 percent in 2022 and a 3.4 percent increase in 2021, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Australian central bank halts rate hike

STORY: Australian central bank halts rate hike DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sydney 2. various of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and other banks STORYLINE: Australia's central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), announced on Tuesday that the cash rate target will remain unchanged at 3.60 percent and the interest rate on exchange settlement balances will also remain unchanged at 3.50 percent. The decision to leave the cash rate on hold is the first time in a year after 10 consecutive rises, which raised the interest rate by 3.5 percentage points since May last year in a bid to curb the skyrocketing inflation. According to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 6.8 percent in the 12 months to February, down from 7.4 percent annual growth in January and the peak of 8.4 percent last December. The RBA said the decision is in a bid to provide fur

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI

(230117) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People line up to check out at a Costco store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 17, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent on an annual average basis in 2022, hitting a 40-year high, Statistics Canada announced Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI

(230117) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for food at a Costco store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 17, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent on an annual average basis in 2022, hitting a 40-year high, Statistics Canada announced Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI

(230117) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man transports groceries to a vehicle outside a Costco store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 17, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent on an annual average basis in 2022, hitting a 40-year high, Statistics Canada announced Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI

(230117) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop for food at a Costco store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 17, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent on an annual average basis in 2022, hitting a 40-year high, Statistics Canada announced Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI

(230117) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop for food at a Costco store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 17, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent on an annual average basis in 2022, hitting a 40-year high, Statistics Canada announced Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI

(230117) -- VANCOUVER, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People transport groceries to vehicles outside a Costco store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Jan. 17, 2023. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent on an annual average basis in 2022, hitting a 40-year high, Statistics Canada announced Tuesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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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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(221221) -- VANCOUVER, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for groceries at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Dec. 21, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent year over year in November, following a 6.9 percent increase in October, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(221221) -- VANCOUVER, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop for groceries at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Dec. 21, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent year over year in November, following a 6.9 percent increase in October, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(221221) -- VANCOUVER, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for groceries at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Dec. 21, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent year over year in November, following a 6.9 percent increase in October, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Japan's GDP shrinks annual 6.8% in April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari attends a press conference on Aug. 13, 2014, at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo, after the government announced that the economy shrank an annualized real 6.8 percent in the April to June quarter, apparently due to the consumption tax hike on April 1.

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Support rate for Fukuda Cabinet plunges to 19.8%: Kyodo poll

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 2 about the low approval rating for his Cabinet in a Kyodo News opinion poll. The approval rating for his Cabinet plunged to 19.8 percent, down 6.8 percentage points from April, according to the poll conducted on May 1 and 2.

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Egypt's inflation hits five-year high at 18.7% in November

STORY: Egypt's inflation hits five-year high at 18.7% in November DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior shots of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of the Nile River in Cairo 3. various of a supermarket 4. various of open-air market selling vegetables 5. various of shops selling meat and poultry STORYLINE: Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation rate surged from 16.2 percent in October to 18.7 percent in November, a five-year high since December 2017, when it hit 21.9 percent, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday. The price hikes followed a currency devaluation in October and continued restrictions on imports. Vegetable prices rose by 7.8 percent, dairy (cheese and eggs) by 5.5 percent, and cereals and bread by 4.8 percent. Prices of fish and seafood rose by 3.7 percent and meat and poultry by 6.8 percent, according to CAPMAS. The Egyptia

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Malaysia's inflation rises 4.5 pct in September

STORY: Malaysia's inflation rises 4.5 pct in September DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of crowds doing their grocery shopping in a supermarket 2. various of food on display racks in a supermarket STORYLINE: Malaysia's inflation, as measured by consumer price index, rose 4.5 percent in September, lower than 4.7 percent in August, official data showed on Friday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that food inflation increased at a slower rate of 6.8 percent as compared to 7.2 percent in August. Apart from food, groups that recorded a high increase were restaurants and hotels (6.9 percent), followed by transport (5.3 percent); furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (4.4 percent) and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (4 percent). For the period of January to September, the inflation stood at 3.3 percent as compared to the same period of 2021. The increase

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IMF cuts India's growth projection to 6.8 pct this year

STORY: IMF cuts India's growth projection to 6.8 pct this year DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of government buildings 2. various of market areas 3. various of Reserve Bank of India 4. various of containers STORYLINE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its projection of India's economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 percent. This was the second time that the IMF lowered India's growth forecast this year. In July, the IMF projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.4 percent for India in the fiscal year beginning April 2022. The forecast was lower than 8.2 percent projected in January this year. India grew by 8.7 percent in the 2021-22 fiscal year (April 2021 to March 2022). In its annual World Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday, the IMF said that the outlook for India is a growth of 6.8 percent in 2022, a 0.6 percentage point slide from the July forecast, reflecting a weaker-than-expected outturn

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FRANCE-ECONOMY-CPI-INFLATION

(220819) -- PARIS, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People fill the tanks of their cars at a gas station near Paris, France, Aug. 18, 2022. Due chiefly to the growing prices of services, food products and to a lesser extent manufactured goods, the yearly inflation in France stood at 6.8 percent in July, according to data published last week by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Food prices increased by 6.8 percent in July from 5.8 percent in June. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ECONOMY-CPI-INFLATION

(220819) -- PARIS, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People fill the tanks of their cars at a gas station near Paris, France, Aug. 18, 2022. Due chiefly to the growing prices of services, food products and to a lesser extent manufactured goods, the yearly inflation in France stood at 6.8 percent in July, according to data published last week by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Food prices increased by 6.8 percent in July from 5.8 percent in June. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ECONOMY-CPI-INFLATION

(220819) -- PARIS, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man fills the tank of his car at a gas station near Paris, France, Aug. 18, 2022. Due chiefly to the growing prices of services, food products and to a lesser extent manufactured goods, the yearly inflation in France stood at 6.8 percent in July, according to data published last week by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Food prices increased by 6.8 percent in July from 5.8 percent in June. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ECONOMY-CPI-INFLATION

(220819) -- PARIS, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman fills the tank of her car at a gas station near Paris, France, Aug. 18, 2022. Due chiefly to the growing prices of services, food products and to a lesser extent manufactured goods, the yearly inflation in France stood at 6.8 percent in July, according to data published last week by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Food prices increased by 6.8 percent in July from 5.8 percent in June. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ECONOMY-CPI-INFLATION

(220819) -- PARIS, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man fills the tank of his car at a gas station near Paris, France, Aug. 18, 2022. Due chiefly to the growing prices of services, food products and to a lesser extent manufactured goods, the yearly inflation in France stood at 6.8 percent in July, according to data published last week by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Food prices increased by 6.8 percent in July from 5.8 percent in June. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CONSUMER PRICES-RISING

(220518) -- TORONTO, May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 18, 2022 shows a price board at a gas station in Toronto, Canada. Canada's consumer prices rose 6.8 percent year over year in April, a slight increase from 6.7 percent in March, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)