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China's economy rapidly rebounding from pandemic shock

STORY: China's economy rapidly rebounding from pandemic shock DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OKTAY F. TANRISEVER, Professor of International Relations, Middle East Technical University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BILAL AHMAD, Pakistani public health specialist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG XIQIANG, Executive Vice President, Nestle S.A. STORYLINE: China's economy is shaking off the shadow of COVID-19. The country's continuously optimized anti-virus response has promoted work and production resumption. Sectors ranging from tourism to services and catering are trickling back to their pre-pandemic level. During the 40-day-long Spring Festival travel rush that is underway, the number of passenger trips is expected to surge 99.5 percent year on year to nearly 2.1 billion, resuming 70.3 percent of that in 2019. Major projects nationwide have started construction again, and many factories are running at

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China's global cooperation in fighting COVID-19 bears fruits

STORY: China's global cooperation in fighting COVID-19 bears fruits DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of China aiding foreign countries amid the global anti-virus fight 2. various of China's medical team to Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA MINGHUI, Head of China's medical team to Pakistan 4. various of China's medical team to Burkina Faso 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DONG XIAOCHUN, Head of China's medical team to Burkina Faso, Deputy chief physician of Infectious Diseases Department of Tianjin CDC 6. various of China's medical team to Zimbabwe 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SUN SHUANG, Member of China's medical team to Zimbabwe 8. various of China aiding foreign countries 9. various of China's vaccines 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AHMED OGWELL OUMA, Acting director of Africa CDC 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHANG TAO, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Egypt 12. SOUNDBITE 6 (Arabic): HEBA WALI, Chairperson of Egypt's Holding Company for Biologi

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China's tourism market recovering from COVID-19

STORY: China's tourism market recovering from COVID-19 DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists destinations in China 2. various of tourists 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Tourist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Tourist 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YU YANG, Deputy general manager of a local tourism company 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): QIAN YISU, Deputy curator of a memorial museum in Jiangxi Province 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): DU JIANWEI, Official from local tourism authority in Meizhou Island, Fujian Province STORYLINE: China's tourism market has seen accelerated recovery following the release of 10 optimized measures on Dec. 7 to better coordinate anti-virus efforts and economic development. Tengchong City in southwest China's Yunnan, a scenic spot known for its hot springs, is buzzing with visitors. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist "I took my family here for a year-end vacation." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Tourist "I fee

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LAN access down at JR East, media on anti-virus software bug

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiko Oomikawa, Japan's representative of Trend Micro Inc., bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. A bug in anti-virus software made by the company caused trouble in local area networks at East Japan Railway Co., some media organizations and other companies.

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Mitsubishi Heavy to launch anti-virus mask in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Feb. 6 it will launch on Feb. 14 in Japan a mask (worn by a model) that it believes can inactivate 80% of viruses, including SARS and bird flu virus, with its special enzyme-woven fabric. Mitsubishi Heavy, one of Japan's largest aviation and defense equipment makers, said the Beaver Mask to be sold at drugstores across the nation will carry a suggested retail price of 500 yen.

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Logistics and delivery companies resume work in Shanghai to ensure supply

STORY: Logistics and delivery companies resume work in Shanghai to ensure supply DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of people shopping 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU GUOJING, Head of Dingdong Maicai at Caoyang District 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO YIJIAN, Head of YTO Express at Pudong District STORYLINE: Many logistics and delivery companies have resumed work in Shanghai with strict anti-virus measures in place to ensure daily supplies to residents. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU GUOJING, Head of Dingdong Maicai at Caoyang District "We report the name list of the delivery workers on duty to the company. They should meet three requirements: a negative nucleic acid test result within 48 hours, a negative antigen test result within 24 hours, and a green health code." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO YIJIAN, Head of YTO Express at Pudong District "According to the guidelines of Shanghai Municipal Postal Administration on the

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Drones help deliver medicine, anti-virus supplies to Shanghai residents

STORY: Drones help deliver medicine, anti-virus supplies to Shanghai residents DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of dronesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU QIHONG, Medical worker in Anting Townvarious of dronesSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FANG YUAN, Head of SF Express drone special action group STORYLINE: China's delivery giant SF Express uses drones to deliver medicine and anti-virus supplies to residents under closed-off management in the eastern metropolis of Shanghai. A drone can carry up to 10 kilograms of supplies, and fly at 14 meters per second for 30 to 40 minutes. SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): XU QIHONG, Medical worker in Anting Town "I think this method is quite good, because it can greatly reduce our labor cost and time cost. Next, we want to make full use of drones to deliver medicine to those residents who need less medicine and live far away." Now seven drones are working in Anting Town, Shanghai's Jiading District. SOUNDBITE 2(Ch

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GLOBALink | Drones help deliver medicine, anti-virus supplies to Shanghai residents

China's delivery giant SF Express uses drones to deliver medicine and anti-virus supplies to residents under closed-off management in the eastern metropolis of Shanghai. A drone can carry up to 10 kg of supplies, and fly at 14 meters per second for 30 to 40 minutes. Now seven drones are working in Anting Town, Shanghai's Jiading District. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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China's dynamic zero-COVID policy effective in pandemic control: expats

STORY: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy effective in pandemic control: expats DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of students in Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics in line to take testings 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAYO, Student from Nigeria 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TONGUING EMMANUEL, Student from Guinea 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GEORGE KUDZAI, Student from Zimbabwe 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): ZACHARIE MOUMA, Student from DR Congo STORYLINE: International students in Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics have said China's dynamic zero-COVID policy is an effective approach for COVID-19 control, voicing confidence in China's anti-virus battle. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAYO, Student from Nigeria "China's position as the most populous country in the world, puts it in a very strong position that is peculiar to itself. The premise of the whole policy is based on the government trying its best, to ensure the safety of people in

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COVID-19 rampant in S. Korea

A commercial area in Seoul is deserted on Dec. 16, 2021, with the central government releasing tougher anti-virus steps amid resurging COVID-19 cases.

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COVID-19 rampant in S. Korea

A commercial area in Seoul is deserted on Dec. 16, 2021, with the central government releasing tougher anti-virus steps amid resurging COVID-19 cases.

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Tokyo metro gov't to lift COVID restrictions on eateries Monday

The Tokyo metropolitan government will lift restrictions on restaurants and bars over the coronavirus pandemic from Monday as the capital has seen a steady decline in the number of infections, officials said Thursday. Some 102,000 eateries certified as taking anti-virus measures have currently been asked to stop serving alcohol by 8 p.m. and to close by 9 p.m. The metropolitan government will in principle continue to limit the number of people who can sit at the same table to four.

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Copper fiber sheet commercialized by Good Eye

Good Eye (Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture) will release GUD Sheet, a copper fiber sheet with antibacterial and antiviral effects, in June. The company commercialized four types of masks, including one priced at 4,980 yen (excluding consumption tax). The GUD sheet is a polymer fiber covered with copper foil and coated with a visible light responsive photocatalyst. In an experiment on bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, it was confirmed that rubbing a finger covered with the virus on the sheet for 30 seconds reduced the number of the virus to less than 1/1000.Professor Hideyuki Itabashi of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Gunma University, who also serves as the company's chairman, said, "We hope to start experiments in July. The photo shows copper fiber sheets commercialized as masks and chiefs. (Photo taken on May 19, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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In-train spraying of antiviral materials by JR West

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has begun anti-viral and anti-bacterial treatment of the entire interior of its trains, with plans to implement the treatment on about 3,600 cars running in the Keihanshin area by the end of September and eventually on all 5,200 cars on conventional lines. The plan is to ensure the safety and security of passengers under with corona. The system uses chemicals that have been confirmed by a third-party organization to be effective against influenza and noroviruses. The effect will last for several years, the company said. The chemicals will be sprayed on windows, seats and other places where passengers may touch them. The number of commuters and other passengers in the Kansai region is gradually returning following the lifting of the state of emergency declared for the new coronavirus infection on March 21. Kazuaki Hasegawa, president of the company, said, Photo taken on May 22, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tokyo Olympics: Anti-virus measures

A staff member asks people to refrain from watching the Tokyo Olympic men's 20-kilometer race walk event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 5, 2021, as the Tokyo Games are held without spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympics: Anti-virus measures

A staff member asks people to refrain from watching the Tokyo Olympic men's 20-kilometer race walk event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 5, 2021, as the Tokyo Games are held without spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympics: Anti-virus measures

Staff members ask people to refrain from watching the Tokyo Olympic men's 20-kilometer race walk event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 5, 2021, as the Tokyo Games are held without spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympics: Anti-virus measures

A staff member carries a sign board asking people to refrain from watching the Tokyo Olympic men's 20-kilometer race walk event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 5, 2021, as the Tokyo Games are held without spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Japan decides to add Osaka, areas near Tokyo to COVID emergency

Japan decided Friday to expand its COVID-19 state of emergency to Osaka and three prefectures near Tokyo as a recent spike in coronavirus cases to record levels has raised fears that the country's medical system could collapse amid the Tokyo Olympics. Facing the urgent need to take stronger anti-virus measures, the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will add Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures to areas under the emergency, which already covers Tokyo and Okinawa, from next Monday through Aug. 31. The COVID-19 emergency initially declared for Tokyo and Okinawa through Aug. 22 will also be extended until the end of the month. The new period overlaps with the Olympics, which started last week and will run through Aug. 8, and also partly covers the Paralympics period starting Aug. 24.

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Scene of Osaka amid coronavirus pandemic

People wearing masks walk in Osaka's Umeda area on March 31, 2021. Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura asked the central government the same day to designate the prefecture's capital as an area that needs stronger anti-virus measures based on a law following a sharp rebound in coronavirus infections.

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Scene of Osaka amid coronavirus pandemic

People wearing masks walk in Osaka's Umeda area on March 31, 2021. Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura asked the central government the same day to designate the prefecture's capital as an area that needs stronger anti-virus measures based on a law following a sharp rebound in coronavirus infections.

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LAN access down at JR East, media on anti-virus software bug

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiko Oomikawa, Japan's representative of Trend Micro Inc., bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. A bug in anti-virus software made by the company caused trouble in local area networks at East Japan Railway Co., some media organizations and other companies. (Kyodo)

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Japanese minister in charge of coronavirus response

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in charge of Japan's coronavirus response, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2021, over the government's anti-virus measures to be taken during the current state of emergency.

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Japanese minister in charge of coronavirus response

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in charge of Japan's coronavirus response, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2021, over the government's anti-virus measures to be taken during the current state of emergency.

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Japan governors' conference on coronavirus

Photo taken July 11, 2021, in Tokyo shows an online conference by governors across Japan on measures against the novel coronavirus. The governors decided to urge the central government to step up calls for Olympic athletes to take anti-virus measures and for citizens to refrain from traveling in the summer in a bid to prevent the spread of the Delta variant.

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Koike seeks tougher anti-virus measures amid pandemic

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press in Tokyo on April 22, 2021, after attending a metropolitan government-sponsored meeting to assess the capital's coronavirus situation. Koike called for tougher measures to slow human traffic in view of the recent rampant virus infections in Tokyo.

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Head of Japan's Olympic organizing body says no spectators an option??

TOKYO, Jan. 28 Kyodo - The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has been preparing for this year's Summer Games with various scenarios due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, including holding events without spectators, its president said Thursday.We have been doing all kinds of simulations. Basically, I don't think (the games without fans) is something that would happen or something that I would like to do, but it won't be a simulation unless we think about it, Yoshiro Mori told reporters in Tokyo after holding a remote meeting with International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach.Despite the outlook for the pandemic still being unpredictable, Mori and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga have insisted that Japan will host a safe and secure Olympics in six months by implementing numerous anti-virus steps to protect the health of those involved.?

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Koike seeks tougher anti-virus measures amid pandemic

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) meets the press in Tokyo on April 22, 2021, after attending a metropolitan government-sponsored meeting to assess the capital's coronavirus situation. Koike called for tougher measures to slow human traffic in view of the recent rampant virus infections in Tokyo.

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Koike seeks tougher anti-virus measures amid pandemic

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press in Tokyo on April 22, 2021, after attending a metropolitan government-sponsored meeting to assess the capital's coronavirus situation. Koike called for tougher measures to slow human traffic in view of the recent rampant virus infections in Tokyo.

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Anti-virus vaccination at Toyota Stadium

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2021, shows a concourse of Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The stadium for football will be used as a venue of mass vaccination against the new coronavirus.

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Anti-virus vaccination at Toyota Stadium

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2021, shows Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The stadium for football will be used as a venue of mass vaccination against the new coronavirus.

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Anti-virus vaccination at Toyota Stadium

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2021, shows Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The stadium for football will be used as a venue of mass vaccination against the new coronavirus.

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Japan extends virus emergency for Tokyo and other regions to March 7

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declares an extension of the coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and other regions by one month to March 7 during a meeting of the government's anti-virus task force in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2021, in view of a surge in serious patients at manpower-strapped hospitals.

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Japan extends virus emergency for Tokyo and other regions to March 7

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (2nd from L) declares an extension of the coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and other regions by one month to March 7 during a meeting of the government's anti-virus task force in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2021, in view of a surge in serious patients at manpower-strapped hospitals.

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Japan extends virus emergency for Tokyo and other regions to March 7

A television at a restaurant in Fukuoka shows Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declaring an extension of the coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and other regions, including Fukuoka, by one month to March 7 during a meeting of the government's anti-virus task force in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2021, in view of a surge in serious patients at manpower-strapped hospitals.

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Netherlands to ease anti-virus steps

Photo taken in Amsterdam on March 17, 2021, shows a roadside signboard asking people to maintain social distancing to prevent coronavirus infection spread. The Dutch government will lift a curfew on April 28 as part of efforts to ease anti-virus steps despite new daily infections still being on the uptrend.

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Tougher anti-virus steps for 4 more prefectures in Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato (C) speaks during a panel meeting on the coronavirus pandemic in Tokyo on April 16, 2021. With Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on a trip to the United States, the top government spokesman announced the designation of four prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama and Aichi -- as requiring tougher anti-coronavirus restrictions from April 20.

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Tougher anti-virus steps for 4 more prefectures in Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato (R) speaks during a panel meeting on the coronavirus pandemic in Tokyo on April 16, 2021. With Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on a trip to the United States, the top government spokesman announced the designation of four prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama and Aichi -- as requiring tougher anti-coronavirus restrictions from April 20.

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Tougher anti-virus steps for 4 more prefectures in Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato speaks during a panel meeting on the coronavirus pandemic in Tokyo on April 16, 2021. With Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on a trip to the United States, the top government spokesman announced the designation of four prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama and Aichi -- as requiring tougher anti-coronavirus restrictions from April 20.

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Tougher anti-virus steps in Yokohama

People wearing face masks walk in Yokohama's Chinatown on April 15, 2021. Quasi-emergency measures against the novel coronavirus will be in place in the eastern Japan city on April 20 in light of a surge in infections.

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Tougher anti-virus steps in Yokohama

People wearing face masks walk in Yokohama's Chinatown on April 15, 2021. Quasi-emergency measures against the novel coronavirus will be in place in the eastern Japan city on April 20 in light of a surge in infections.

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Tougher anti-virus steps in Yokohama

People wearing face masks walk in Yokohama's Chinatown on April 15, 2021. Quasi-emergency measures against the novel coronavirus will be in place in the eastern Japan city on April 20 in light of a surge in infections.

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Quasi-emergency anti-virus measures in Kyoto

A food market in Kyoto is deserted on April 12, 2021, when quasi-emergency measures against the virus officially commenced in the western Japan prefecture.

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Quasi-emergency anti-virus measures in Okinawa

A main street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, is deserted on April 12, 2021, when quasi-emergency measures against the novel coronavirus officially commenced in the southern Japan prefecture.

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Quasi-emergency anti-virus measures in Okinawa

A main street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, is deserted on April 12, 2021, when quasi-emergency measures against the novel coronavirus officially commenced in the southern Japan prefecture.

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Quasi-emergency anti-virus measures in Tokyo

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk near JR Tokyo Station on April 12, 2021, when quasi-emergency measures against the virus officially commenced in the capital.

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Quasi-emergency anti-virus measures in Kyoto

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in front of JR Kyoto Station on April 12, 2021, when quasi-emergency measures against the virus officially commenced in the western Japan prefecture.

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Quasi-emergency anti-virus measures in Tokyo

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk near JR Tokyo Station on April 12, 2021, when quasi-emergency measures against the virus officially commenced in the capital.

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Quasi-emergency anti-virus measures in Kyoto

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus wait for a bus near JR Kyoto Station on April 12, 2021, when quasi-emergency measures against the virus officially commenced in the western Japan prefecture.

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Quasi-emergency anti-virus measures in Tokyo

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk near JR Tokyo Station on April 12, 2021, when quasi-emergency measures against the virus officially commenced in the capital.