China, Algeria eye further economic cooperation

STORY: China, Algeria eye further economic cooperation SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: SETIF, Algeria CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum STORYLINE: Senior officials and business representatives from China and Algeria gathered Tuesday in Algeria's eastern city of Setif to attend the China-Algeria Economic Forum. The forum, jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Algeria and the Setif provincial government, was attended by 260 participants, including Algerian lawmakers and government officials as well as business people from both countries. In a speech delivered at the forum, Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Jian said that the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Algeria has entered a new phase, and economic and trade cooperation has developed strongly, with annual bilateral trade exceeding 10 billion U.S. dollars for the first time in 2023. Li said he hoped the Setif province, with its great potential in agricu

Russia could export less grain amid possible harvest decline

STORY: Russia could export less grain amid possible harvest decline DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian Agriculture Minister speaking 2. various of grains STORYLINE: Russia could reduce its planned 50 million tons of grain exports this year due to a possible yield decrease, Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said Friday. The possible decrease in the yield this year was caused by the late start of work in many regions due to the cold spring and bad weather, and there are also difficulties with the supply of foreign components for agricultural equipment, said Patrushev. "In total, this all creates risks to delivering the 130 million-ton target. Of course, we will fully supply the domestic market and there will be no problem with it. However, we will have to revise the 50 million-ton export plan unless we achieve the planned volumes. This may negatively affect the global grain market," he said. The Russian Agricu