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Chile's first Chinese-made double-decker electric buses provide service for PanAm Games

STORY: Chile's first Chinese-made double-decker electric buses provide service for PanAm Games SHOOTING TIME: Nov, 3, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of double-decker electric buses STORYLINE: A fleet of Chinese-made double-decker electric buses is providing service for the 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games hosted by Santiago, the capital city of Chile. The 10 buses manufactured by Chinese company BYD were unveiled in August for Santiago's public transit system. Some 7.4 kilometers of new roads were built for transportation during the games, and the fleet is being used exclusively on routes that reach the National Stadium, the country's leading sports arena located in the capital's Nunoa district, creating an electric corridor. The 12-meter-long, 4.17-meter-high double-decker, 70-seat buses are 100 percent electric and can each carry 97 passengers. The buses can travel up to 280 kilometers on a single charge, with chargin

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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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Flow of undocumented migrants up 54 pct in Mexico

STORY: Flow of undocumented migrants up 54 pct in Mexico DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of undocumented migrants STORYLINE: The flow of undocumented migrants in Mexico jumped 54.6 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2023, the Mexican Interior Ministry said Sunday. The ministry's 2023 Monthly Bulletin of Immigration Statistics showed Mexico registered 70,526 cases of undocumented migrants, with 66.6 percent being men, from January to February on their way through the country to the United States. The state receiving the largest proportion of the migrants is southeast Mexico's Chiapas with 41.3 percent, followed by Tabasco in the southeast with 9.3 percent and Coahuila in the north with 8.8 percent. A total of 7.4 million people entered Mexico from abroad, including 6.1 million foreigners, marking a 37.5 percent increase compared to the same period in 2022. Over the two months, the country issued 12,398 permanen

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Recruit Holdings makes solid TSE debut

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Minegishi, president of media and human resources firm Recruit Holdings Co., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, after the end of the day's trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Recruit began trading on the First Section of the TSE that day following the biggest initial public offering in Japan this year, and its share price closed 7.4 percent higher than the IPO price.

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China's economic growth slows

BEIJING, China - China's National Bureau of Statistics, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2014, to release the country's economic growth in the January-March quarter of 2014. China's economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent on year in the January-March quarter from 7.7 percent the previous three months.

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China's Jan.-March qtr economic growth

BEIJING, China - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, speaks on China's economic growth in the January-March quarter of 2014 in Beijing on April 16, 2014. China's economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent on year in the January-March quarter from 7.7 percent the previous three months, slipping below the government's gross domestic product growth target of 7.5 percent for 2014, government data showed the same day.

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Malaysia's wholesale, retail trade jumps 33.7 pct in August

STORY: Malaysia's wholesale, retail trade jumps 33.7 pct in August DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in Malaysia STORYLINE: Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sales value surged 33.7 percent to 133.7 billion ringgit (28.56 billion U.S. dollars) in August from a year ago, official data showed on Wednesday. The positive growth was contributed by all sub-sectors, namely motor vehicles which soared 185.3 percent, retail trade that jumped 34.5 percent, and wholesale trade which climbed 16 percent, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement. In terms of volume index, wholesale and retail trade registered a 27-percent year-on-year increase to 145.6 points. The growth was supported by the increase in motor vehicles which surged 169.6 percent, retail trade that rose 30.1 percent, and wholesale trade which grew 7.4 percent. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuala Lumpur. (XHTV)

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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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New Zealand's food prices increase 7.4 pct on year in July: statistics

STORY: New Zealand's food prices increase 7.4 pct on year in July: statistics DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in Wellington 2 various of markets STORYLINE: Food prices were 7.4 percent higher in July 2022 compared with July 2021, New Zealand's statistics department Stats NZ said on Friday. In July 2022, the annual increase was due to rises across all the broad food categories measured, Stats NZ said. Compared with July 2021, grocery food prices increased by 7.5 percent; fruit and vegetable prices increased by 10 percent; and meat, poultry, and fish prices increased by 7.7 percent, statistics show. Due to the "cost-of-living crisis" reported by local media, more Kiwis are considering moving overseas. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

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ADB lowers developing Asia's growth forecast for 2022 to 4.6 pct

STORY: ADB lowers developing Asia's growth forecast for 2022 to 4.6 pct DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ADB headquarters 2. various of street views of Manila STORYLINE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) lowered developing Asia's growth forecast for 2022 on Wednesday to 4.6 percent from 5.2 percent, reflecting worsened economic prospects because of geopolitical tensions, more aggressive monetary tightening in advanced economies, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In its supplement to the Asian Development Outlook 2022, the bank's flagship annual economic publication, the ADB also slashed its 2023 growth forecast for developing Asia to 5.2 percent from 5.3 percent. The Manila-based bank slashed its 2022 growth forecast for East Asia from 4.7 percent to 3.8 percent; South Asia's growth forecast is lowered from 7 percent to 6.5 percent for 2022 and from 7.4 percent to 7.1 percent for 2023. The 2022 forecast for Southeast Asia is marginally

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Turkey's industrial production beats expectations by expanding 10.8 pct in April

STORY: Turkey's industrial production beats expectations by expanding 10.8 pct in April DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of port, factory 2 various of the central bank STORYLINE: Turkey's industrial production expanded by 10.8 percent year on year in April, outperforming the market expectation, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Monday. When the sub-sectors of the industry are analyzed, the mining and quarrying index increased by 7.4 percent, and the manufacturing industry index rose by 11.9 percent in April. The electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning production and distribution sector index decreased by 0.4 percent in April compared to the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, the month-on-month industrial output was stable on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis. Semi-official Anadolu Agency reported that its "industrial production expectation survey" expected the calendar-adjusted industrial productio

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GERMANY-BERLIN-INFLATION RATE

(220511) -- BERLIN, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers are seen at a shop in Berlin, capital of Germany, on May 11, 2022. Germany's inflation rate in April rose to 7.4 percent amid soaring energy prices, according to confirmed figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Wednesday. (Photo by Stefan Zeitz/Xinhua)

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GERMANY-BERLIN-INFLATION RATE

(220511) -- BERLIN, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man fuels a vehicle at a gas station in Berlin, capital of Germany, on May 11, 2022. Germany's inflation rate in April rose to 7.4 percent amid soaring energy prices, according to confirmed figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Wednesday. (Photo by Stefan Zeitz/Xinhua)

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More than 50,000 Chinese officials investigated for corruption

China's top prosecutor Cao Jianming (below) reports at the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 12, 2015, that more than 50,000 Chinese public servants were investigated for corruption in 2014, up 7.4 percent from a year before. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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More than 50,000 Chinese officials investigated for corruption

China's top prosecutor Cao Jianming reports at the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 12, 2015, that more than 50,000 Chinese public servants were investigated for corruption in 2014, up 7.4 percent from a year before. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Condos on sale in China city amid slow economic growth

New condominiums are on sale in Langfang, southeast of Beijing, on Jan. 12, 2015, amid news the Chinese economy grew 7.4 percent in 2014, the slowest pace in 24 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's 2014 GDP grows 7.4%, slowest pace in 24 years

Ma Jiantang (R), head of China's National Bureau of Statistics, releases the country's key economic data at a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 20, 2015. China's gross domestic product grew 7.4 percent in 2014, the slowest pace in 24 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo