Int'l arrivals to Vietnam back to 60 pct of pre-pandemic level

STORY: Int'l arrivals to Vietnam back to 60 pct of pre-pandemic level DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Beijing international airport 2 various of Chinese tourists at the Mong Cai International Border Gate 3 various of tourists STORYLINE: Vietnam saw 2.69 million international arrivals in the first three months, surging almost 30 times compared to the same period in 2022 with the country's full reopening to foreign visitors since the middle of March last year, Vietnam News reported on Thursday. During the period, foreign arrivals to Vietnam by air accounted for 89.8 percent of the total, followed by road with 9 percent and sea routes with 1.2 percent, respectively, the General Statistics Office said. Most of the arrivals were from Asia with around 72 percent. Vietnam's tourism industry continued to show signs of recovery in the first quarter with arrivals reaching 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels. The country received 4.5 million fo

Nintendo group net profit for FY 2006 surges 77%

Nintendo group net profit for FY 2006 surges 77%

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks about the company's earnings report for fiscal 2006 and business prospects for fiscal 2007 at a news conference in Osaka on April 26. Nintendo's group net profit surged 77.2 percent from the previous year to 174.29 billion yen on sales of 966.53 billion yen, up 89.8 percent, as its game consoles and software titles sold well.

As fresh COVID-19 cases pour in, Indian capital face challenges with below-expectation vaccination coverage

STORY: As fresh COVID-19 cases pour in, Indian capital face challenges with below-expectation vaccination coverage DATELINE: July 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India Gate 2. various of the government building 3. various of the hospital 4. various of the COVID-19 vaccination center 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: Despite the Indian government's ongoing campaign to accelerate the pace and coverage of COVID-19 vaccination across states, data shows only one district in the Indian capital has completed over 90 percent of the two-dose vaccination coverage. According to the data available with the government's CoWIN portal, Indian government's COVID-19 Vaccine Intelligence Network, of the 11 districts in the capital, only the New Delhi district has consistently been the best performer when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination, with 94.2 percent second dose coverage. Three districts - Southwest, East and West have been able to achieve 89.8 pe

Nintendo group net profit for FY 2006 surges 77%

Nintendo group net profit for FY 2006 surges 77%

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks about the company's earnings report for fiscal 2006 and business prospects for fiscal 2007 at a news conference in Osaka on April 26. Nintendo's group net profit surged 77.2 percent from the previous year to 174.29 billion yen on sales of 966.53 billion yen, up 89.8 percent, as its game consoles and software titles sold well. (Kyodo)