BYD launches 3rd EV model in Japan

STORY: BYD launches 3rd EV model in Japan SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024/Earlier footage DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): ATSUKI TOFUKUJI, President of BYD Auto Japan 3. various of BYD SEAL STORYLINE: Chinese automaker BYD on Tuesday unveiled its third electric vehicle (EV), the SEAL, in Japan, as the company marches into the country's sedan market. The SEAL will be available in two versions, both with a battery capacity of 82.56 kWh, according to BYD Auto Japan Inc. at a press conference in Tokyo. The base model, priced at 5.28 million yen (about 33,110 U.S. dollars), offers a driving range of about 640 kilometers, while the all-wheel-drive (AWD) version went on sale at 6.05 million yen with a driving range of 575 kilometers. Deliveries are expected by the end of July for the base model and the end of August for the AWD version. Highlighting safety, sporty performance, and comfort, the newly i

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-DIARRHEA

AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-DIARRHEA

(230720) -- KUNDUZ, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A doctor examines a child who suffers from diarrhea at a local hospital in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2023. More than 85,000 cases of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) with dehydration were reported since the beginning of this year in Afghanistan, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Afghanistan on Tuesday. (Photo by Ahmadi/Xinhua)

Afghanistan's acute watery diarrhea with dehydration cases surpass 85,000 in H1: WHO

STORY: Afghanistan's acute watery diarrhea with dehydration cases surpass 85,000 in H1: WHO DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kunduz regional hospital in north Afghanistan STORYLINE: More than 85,000 cases of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) with dehydration were reported since the beginning of this year in Afghanistan, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Afghanistan on Tuesday. Of the cases, 56.9 percent were children below five, and 49.3 percent were females, told the report. The organization also noted that the AWD cases with dehydration were 21,233 in June, an increase of 5.9 percent compared to the previous month. A total of 11 associated deaths were registered, it added. According to the WHO, diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

Honda devises system to realize optimum torque distribution

Honda devises system to realize optimum torque distribution

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the core portion of a new system developed by Honda Motor Co. to determine the optimum front-rear and left-right torque distribution for outstanding vehicle stability by monitoring driver input and driving conditions. Honda said April 1 the Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive (SH-AWD) system combines front-rear torque distribution control with independently regulated torque distribution to the left and right rear wheels to freely distribute the optimum amount of torque to all four wheels in accordance with driving conditions.

Honda devises system to realize optimum torque distribution

Honda devises system to realize optimum torque distribution

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the core portion of a new system developed by Honda Motor Co. to determine the optimum front-rear and left-right torque distribution for outstanding vehicle stability by monitoring driver input and driving conditions. Honda said April 1 the Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive (SH-AWD) system combines front-rear torque distribution control with independently regulated torque distribution to the left and right rear wheels to freely distribute the optimum amount of torque to all four wheels in accordance with driving conditions. (Kyodo)