Hungary welcomes more Chinese investment: HIPA's chief

STORY: Hungary welcomes more Chinese investment: HIPA's chief SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hungary 2. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): ISTVAN JOO, CEO, Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency 3. various of Hungary 4. various of China STORYLINE: Istvan Joo, CEO of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA), has commended the contribution of Chinese investment to Hungary's economic development. Figures published by HIPA indicate that Hungary received a record volume of 13 bln euros (14.1 bln U.S. dollars) in foreign direct investment last year, including 7.6 billion euros from Chinese investors. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): ISTVAN JOO, CEO, Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency "Undoubtedly, the policy of opening to the East has borne fruit. 82 percent of this FDI stock has now come from the East, primarily from China. We are very proud of last year's results, with investments reaching 13 bln euros (14.1 bln U.S. dollar

China-funded waste water treatment plant in full swing in Mongolia's capital

STORY: China-funded waste water treatment plant in full swing in Mongolia's capital DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-funded waste water treatment plant STORYLINE: The construction of the Central Waste Water Treatment Plant funded by China is now in full swing in Mongolia's capital. This project covering an area of 178,000 square meters in the Songinokhairkhan District of Ulan Bator is a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and pragmatic cooperation between China and Mongolia. "So far, the completion rate of the main structure has reached 82 percent, and the equipment has been basically completed at the Chinese factory and has begun to be shipped to the site in an orderly manner," according to Zhang Jiawei, a chief engineer of the executor of the project, China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, on Wednesday. The groundbreaking ceremony of the China-aided waste water treatment plant was held in early

Wetlands in E China's Yangzhou welcome rare migratory birds to settle, breed

STORY: Wetlands in E China's Yangzhou welcome rare migratory birds to settle, breed DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: YANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wetland conservation area in Yangzhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG WEI, Member of local bird guardian volunteer service team 3. various of the wetland conservation area in Yangzhou 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU CHUNHUA, Gaoyou Natural Reserve Management Center 5. various of the wetland conservation area in Yangzhou STORYLINE: Located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, Yangzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province is rich in wetland resources, attracting many migratory birds, including some rare species, to settle and breed every year. The wetland conservation area in Yangzhou exceeds 345,900 acres. Those surrounding the Gaoyou Lake cover some 175,300 acres with a natural wetland protection rate of 82 percent there. With continuous improvement in the wetland environment and the abund

Distilling shochu spirit in Hawaii

Distilling shochu spirit in Hawaii

HAWAII, United States - Ken Hirata's third batch of "Namihana" shochu, made in the spring of 2014 and released in September that year, is 82 percent Big Island and North Shore sweet potatoes and 18 percent black koji. Photo was taken in Hawaii on Nov. 3, 2014.

Inflation, energy crisis take ever bigger bite out of Greek retirees' pension income

STORY: Inflation, energy crisis take ever bigger bite out of Greek retirees' pension income DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of old people in Greece 2. various of coffee shop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTOS VASSILOPOULOS, Greek pensioner 4. various of a market 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): GEORGIA, Greek pensioner 6. various of Greece 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): EVGENIA, Georgia's neighbour, another pensioner 11. various of the market STORYLINE: Pensioners in Greece are struggling to make ends meet as galloping inflation and high energy prices take a toll on household budgets. After they lost an average of 25 percent of their income during the Greek debt crisis-related bailouts between 2010 and 2018, the recent jumps in food and heating costs take their anxiety up a notch. Christos Vassilopoulos, 82, complained about the high cost of living. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTOS VASSILOPOULOS, Greek pensioner "The pension remains the same. Things are getting

Ryanair reports loss of 355 mln euros in FY2022

STORY: Ryanair reports loss of 355 mln euros in FY2022 DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: Dublin CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG QI, Xinhua correspondent 2. Ryanair 3. various of the flights STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG QI, Xinhua correspondent "Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair said on Monday that it suffered a loss of 355 million euros (about 370 million U.S. dollars) in the fiscal year 2022 (FY2022), which extended from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. This is a significant improvement from a loss of slightly over one billion euros Ryanair reported in the FY2021, said the airline in a statement." Ryanair handled a total of 97.1 million passengers in the FY2022 (from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022), up from the 27.5 million passengers it carried in the FY2021. The average occupancy rate of flights operated by Ryanair in the FY2022 was 82 percent, an increase of 11 percentage points from the previous fiscal year. Total revenue for the FY2022 am

Distilling shochu spirit in Hawaii

Distilling shochu spirit in Hawaii

HAWAII, United States - Ken Hirata's third batch of "Namihana" shochu, made in the spring of 2014 and released in September that year, is 82 percent Big Island and North Shore sweet potatoes and 18 percent black koji. Photo was taken in Hawaii on Nov. 3, 2014. (Kyodo)