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85 killed in road accidents across Laos in February

STORY: 85 killed in road accidents across Laos in February DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of roads in Laos STORYLINE: Road accidents claimed 85 lives across Laos in February, compared to 114 in the previous month, according to a report issued Monday by the traffic police department under the Lao Ministry of Public Security. The report said there were 624 road accidents recorded across the Southeast Asian country in February, with 85 people killed and 997 others injured. The main causes of the road accidents were drunk driving and speeding. The majority of the accidents involved drivers are aged 16 to 30. Meanwhile, the report said a rising number of foreign visitors were involved in road accidents, mostly Vietnamese tourists. In January, 770 road accidents were reported in Laos, it said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vientiane. (XHTV)

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Sharp to launch world's largest LCD TV

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. said June 14 it will begin sales of what it says is the world's largest liquid crystal display television set capable of receiving digital TV broadcasts in Japan. The new 45-inch Aquos TV model will carry a suggested retail price of 997,500 yen, Sharp said, adding it plans to introduce the model in the U.S. market later in August and the European market in the fall.

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President Joe Biden Boards Marine One to Travel to New York

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Marine One to depart to Joint Base Andrews, then onto New York City from the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, September 10, 2021. President Biden will travel to New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at all three sites where they occurred. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden Boards Marine One to Travel to New York

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Marine One to depart to Joint Base Andrews, then onto New York City from the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, September 10, 2021. President Biden will travel to New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at all three sites where they occurred. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden Boards Marine One to Travel to New York

Marine One carrying U.S. President Joe Biden departs to Joint Base Andrews, then onto New York City from the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, September 10, 2021. President Biden will travel to New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at all three sites where they occurred. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden Boards Marine One to Travel to New York

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Marine One to depart to Joint Base Andrews, then onto New York City from the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, September 10, 2021. President Biden will travel to New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at all three sites where they occurred. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden Boards Marine One to Travel to New York

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Marine One to depart to Joint Base Andrews, then onto New York City from the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, September 10, 2021. President Biden will travel to New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at all three sites where they occurred. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden Boards Marine One to Travel to New York

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Marine One to depart to Joint Base Andrews, then onto New York City from the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, September 10, 2021. President Biden will travel to New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at all three sites where they occurred. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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