Record-high Beaujolais Nouveau imports expected in Japan

Record-high Beaujolais Nouveau imports expected in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Customs officials examine bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Nov. 15. The first shipment of the wine arrived at Kansai and Narita airports for sale Nov. 21. Imports this year are expected to reach a record-high 600,000 cases of 12 750-milliliter bottles.

Shanghai's largest makeshift hospital for COVID-19 shut down

STORY: Shanghai's largest makeshift hospital for COVID-19 shut down DATELINE: May 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (Chinese): PAN XU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the makeshift hospital STORYLINE: STANDUP (Chinese): PAN XU, Xinhua correspondent "The largest makeshift hospital for COVID-19 in Shanghai closed down on Tuesday. The hospital was converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). It covers about 600,000 square meters with a capacity of 50,000 beds. It was put into use on April 9 to aid the megacity's fight against resurging COVID-19. By Monday, the hospital had received more than 174,000 patients. The Shanghai municipal health commission said Tuesday that the city reported nine confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 22 local asymptomatic cases on Monday." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai. (XHTV)

SOUTH KOREA-COVID-19-CASES-RECORD HIGH

SOUTH KOREA-COVID-19-CASES-RECORD HIGH

(220317) -- SEOUL, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for COVID-19 test at a testing site in Seoul, South Korea, March 17, 2022. South Korea reported a record high of 621,328 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,250,592, the health authorities said Thursday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 400,711 in the previous day, topping 600,000 for the first time, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-COVID-19-CASES-RECORD HIGH

SOUTH KOREA-COVID-19-CASES-RECORD HIGH

(220317) -- SEOUL, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for COVID-19 test at a testing site in Seoul, South Korea, March 17, 2022. South Korea reported a record high of 621,328 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,250,592, the health authorities said Thursday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 400,711 in the previous day, topping 600,000 for the first time, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)

Record-high Beaujolais Nouveau imports expected in Japan

Record-high Beaujolais Nouveau imports expected in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Customs officials examine bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Nov. 15. The first shipment of the wine arrived at Kansai and Narita airports for sale Nov. 21. Imports this year are expected to reach a record-high 600,000 cases of 12 750-milliliter bottles. (Kyodo)

Record-high Beaujolais Nouveau imports expected in Japan

Record-high Beaujolais Nouveau imports expected in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Customs officials examine bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Nov. 15. The first shipment of the wine arrived at Kansai and Narita airports for sale Nov. 21. Imports this year are expected to reach a record-high 600,000 cases of 12 750-milliliter bottles. (Kyodo)

Record-high Beaujolais Nouveau imports expected in Japan

Record-high Beaujolais Nouveau imports expected in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Customs officials examine bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Nov. 15. The first shipment of the wine arrived at Kansai and Narita airports for sale Nov. 21. Imports this year are expected to reach a record-high 600,000 cases of 12 750-milliliter bottles. (Kyodo)