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Toyota's group operating profit hits record

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on May 8, 2014. The automaker's group operating profit for fiscal 2013, ended March 2014, surged 73.5 percent from the previous year to a record 2.29 trillion yen, driven by the yen's slide and robust sales in Japan and North America.

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Toyota's group operating profit hits record

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on May 8, 2014. The automaker's group operating profit for fiscal 2013, ended March 2014, surged 73.5 percent from the previous year to a record 2.29 trillion yen, driven by the yen's slide and robust sales in Japan and North America.

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Toyota's group operating profit hits record

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on May 8, 2014. The automaker's group operating profit for fiscal 2013, ended March 2014, surged 73.5 percent from the previous year to a record 2.29 trillion yen, driven by the yen's slide and robust sales in Japan and North America.

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Toyota's group operating profit hits record

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holds a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on May 8, 2014. The automaker's group operating profit for fiscal 2013, ended March 2014, surged 73.5 percent from the previous year to a record 2.29 trillion yen, driven by the yen's slide and robust sales in Japan and North America.

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Residents in U.S. West concerned over megadrought

STORY: Residents in U.S. West concerned over megadrought DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the drought 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah 3. various of the drought 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah STORYLINE: Moderate to severe drought extended from the U.S. West Coast to the Rocky Mountains with large areas of extreme and pockets of exceptional drought. That's according to the latest monthly drought report from the National Centers for Environmental Information. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah "Our sagebrushes are all dried, all the weeds, all land. The sagebrushes' roots go further and further down to get water, but they're not the same color like they used to be." According to U.S. Drought Monitor statistics, 73.5 percent of the area of the U.S. West was experiencing moderate to exceptional drought at the end o

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China, Türkiye strong strategic partners with great potential: Turkish businessman

STORY: China, Türkiye strong strategical partners with great potential: Turkish businessman DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Shanghai 2. various of the 5th CIIE 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AYDIN ACUN, Noor Asia Greenlife 4. various of Norasia Greenlife Company's products 5. various of the 5th CIIE STORYLINE: The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded in Shanghai on Thursday. It saw 73.5 billion U.S. dollars worth of tentative deals reached for one-year purchases of goods and services, up 3.9 percent from that of last year. A Turkish businessman whose company joined the CIIE for the first time this year said that the CIIE is a very important platform. SOUNDBITE (English): AYDIN ACUN, Noor Asia Greenlife "We know very well that CIIE is the most important import organization (expo) in China as a very strategic step to explain the company and the products in the Chinese market. For Türkiye, as I've repeated a lot o

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Turkey's inflation hits two-decade high of 78.6 pct

STORY: Turkey's inflation hits two-decade high of 78.6 pct DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Turkish central bank 2. various of the lira 3. various of marketplaces STORYLINE: Turkey's annual inflation surged to 78.62 percent in June, the highest since 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced on Monday. It said the consumer prices increased by 4.95 percent month-on-month in June. The highest annual price surge was in the transportation sector with 123.37 percent. The cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks increased 93.93 percent, while furnishings and household equipment prices were up 81.14 percent, according to the official statistics. The domestic producer price index climbed 6.77 percent month-on-month in June, with an annual rise of 138.31 percent. Turkey's annual inflation was 73.5 percent in May. The country is undergoing financial woes unseen in decades, with the Turkish lira losing its value since the COVID-19 pandemic

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TURKEY-INFLATION-CPI-SURGE

(220607) -- ISTANBUL, June 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor sells vegetables at a market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 6, 2022. Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) surged by 73.5 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a record high since October 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-INFLATION-CPI-SURGE

(220607) -- ISTANBUL, June 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vegetables are pictured at a market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 6, 2022. Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) surged by 73.5 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a record high since October 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TURKEY-INFLATION-CPI-SURGE

(220607) -- ISTANBUL, June 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Food items are pictured at a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey, May 26, 2022. Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) surged by 73.5 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a record high since October 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TURKEY-INFLATION-CPI-SURGE

(220607) -- ISTANBUL, June 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 6, 2022. Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) surged by 73.5 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a record high since October 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-INFLATION-CPI-SURGE

(220607) -- ISTANBUL, June 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 6, 2022. Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) surged by 73.5 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a record high since October 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-INFLATION-CPI-SURGE

(220607) -- ISTANBUL, June 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor sells cherries at a market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 6, 2022. Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) surged by 73.5 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a record high since October 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TURKEY-INFLATION-CPI-SURGE

(220607) -- ISTANBUL, June 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 6, 2022. Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) surged by 73.5 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a record high since October 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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Turkey's annual inflation hits 24-year high

STORY: Turkey's annual inflation hits 24-year high DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banks and markets in Turkey STORYLINE: Turkey's consumer price index (CPI) surged by 73.5 percent year-on-year in May, hitting a record high since October 1998, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Friday. The country's CPI increased by 2.98 percent month-on-month in May, according to data released by the institute. The highest annual price surge was in the transportation sector with 107.62 percent. The cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks increased 91.63 percent, while furnishings and household equipment prices were up 82.08 percent. Meanwhile, the domestic producer price index climbed 8.76 percent month-on-month in May, with an annual rise of 132.16 percent, marking its highest level since 1995, the data showed. The country is undergoing financial woes unseen in decades, with the Turkish lira losing half its value last year due to th