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HKUST-led int'l research achieves breakthrough in Alzheimer's diagnosis, management

STORY: HKUST-led int'l research achieves breakthrough in Alzheimer's diagnosis, management SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The international research collaboration led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has reached a significant milestone in the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a press conference on Monday in Hong Kong. Spearheaded by Prof. Nancy Ip, President and the Morningside Professor of Life Science at HKUST, and Director of the Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (HKCeND), the team has developed an innovative blood test for the early detection of AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), boasting accuracy rates of over 96 percent and 87 percent, respectively. Alzheimer's disease affects over 50 million people worldwide, characterized by the accumulation of toxic amyloid beta in the brain, lea

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Japan's population estimated to shrink to 87 mln by 2070

STORY: Japan's population estimated to shrink to 87 mln by 2070 DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's population is expected to fall to 87 million by 2070, shrinking 30 percent from 2020, a government estimate showed on Wednesday. According to projections released by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, those aged 65 and over are predicted to account for 38.7 percent of the total population, with 33.67 million in 2070 after peaking at 39.53 million in 2043, resulting in ballooning social security costs. Foreign residents, including students and workers residing in Japan for more than three months, are set to comprise 10.8 percent of the population in 2070, hitting 9.39 million. Despite the increasing influx of foreign nationals, the working-age population, or people aged 15 to 64, is forecast to decline sharply to 45.35 million in 2070, representing a 40-percent fall from

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New gov't panel to tackle population decline

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) speaks at the first meeting of a new government panel tasked with tackling Japan's population decline, at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. Japan's population is projected to fall to 87 million by 2060 from 126 million now due to a birthrate long below the population replenishment rate.

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Demand for damages by forced Chinese laborers turned down

YAMAGATA, Japan - Tan Yinchun (R), 87, one of three surviving plaintiffs, speaks to the press in the city of Yamagata on Feb. 12 after the Yamagata District Court turned down a 150 million yen damages suit filed by six Chinese nationals who were forcibly brought to Japan as laborers during World War II. Tan expressed anger at the decision and said he was disappointed after spending more than three years on the court battle.

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Toshiba settles with flash memory inventor over patent

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Masuoka (L) speaks to the press on July 27 after reaching a settlement with Electronics giant Toshiba Corp. at the Tokyo District Court to receive 87 million yen. The engineer, who became a professor at Tohoku University after leaving Toshiba, had sought some 1 billion yen from the royalties made from patents on his flash memory inventions.

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Ex-diplomat recognizes existence of secret pact on Okinawa's return

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bunroku Yoshino, who negotiated with the U.S. government for Okinawa's return to Japan as director general of the ministry's American Bureau, speaks during an interview at his home in Yokohama on FEb. 8. Yoshino, 87, acknowledged that Japan had secretly shouldered $4 million in costs for Okinawa's reversion to Japan from U.S. occupation in 1972.

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Russian to bring record wheat harvest to world market if sanctions lifted: Rusgrain chairman

STORY: Russian to bring record wheat harvest to world market if sanctions lifted: Rusgrain chairman DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the grain production (file) 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): EDUARD ZERNIN, Chairman of the Board, Rusgrain Union STORYLINE: Russia will bring a record volume of wheat harvest to the world market if sanctions on Russia grain are lifted, Eduard Zernin, chairman of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters (Rusgrain Union) has said. SOUNDBITE (Russian): EDUARD ZERNIN, Chairman of the Board, Rusgrain Union "Last season, we harvested 121 million tonnes of grain and accordingly, exported 38 million tonnes of grain, including 30.7 million tonnes of wheat. This is a fairly large figure, but this season, we expect even more indicators, including a record wheat harvest. It should exceed 87 million tonnes. Both the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia and grain exporters agree on this number. The assessment of the export potential is a

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Ex-diplomat recognizes existence of secret pact on Okinawa's ret

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bunroku Yoshino, who negotiated with the U.S. government for Okinawa's return to Japan as director general of the ministry's American Bureau, speaks during an interview at his home in Yokohama on FEb. 8. Yoshino, 87, acknowledged that Japan had secretly shouldered $4 million in costs for Okinawa's reversion to Japan from U.S. occupation in 1972. (Kyodo)

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Toshiba settles with flash memory inventor over patent

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Masuoka (L) speaks to the press on July 27 after reaching a settlement with Electronics giant Toshiba Corp. at the Tokyo District Court to receive 87 million yen. The engineer, who became a professor at Tohoku University after leaving Toshiba, had sought some 1 billion yen from the royalties made from patents on his flash memory inventions. (Kyodo)

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Demand for damages by forced Chinese laborers turned down

YAMAGATA, Japan - Tan Yinchun (R), 87, one of three surviving plaintiffs, speaks to the press in the city of Yamagata on Feb. 12 after the Yamagata District Court turned down a 150 million yen damages suit filed by six Chinese nationals who were forcibly brought to Japan as laborers during World War II. Tan expressed anger at the decision and said he was disappointed after spending more than three years on the court battle. (Kyodo)

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New gov't panel to tackle population decline

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) speaks at the first meeting of a new government panel tasked with tackling Japan's population decline, at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. Japan's population is projected to fall to 87 million by 2060 from 126 million now due to a birthrate long below the population replenishment rate. (Kyodo)

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Christian art book partly made from pure gold to go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said Feb. 18 it will put on sale copies of a book about Christian history and art partly made from pure gold, in commemoration of the new millennium. The ''Seinen Jubileum Gold Book'' has 87 pages, of which 40 are made from pure gold. It will be sold in two sizes, with one priced at 950,000 yen and the other at 3 million yen.