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Indian businessman benefits from BRICS cooperation

STORY: Indian businessman benefits from BRICS cooperation DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Niren Anand working at his store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman STORYLINE: Indian businessman Niren Anand established his own company in southeast China's Xiamen in 2011, focusing on designing, manufacturing and exporting shoes. During the BRICS summit in Xiamen in 2017, Anand joined a business forum. He said he has benefited a lot from BRICS cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman "After the 2017 BRICS, everybody was almost aware of Xiamen. So it's easier for us to connect with the people and say we are staying in the city which held a big summit in 2017. And that also created a lot of experiences and a lot of opportunities for us." Over the years, Anand's company went fro

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China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road

STORY: GLOBALink | China-Europe freight trains breathe new life to ancient Silk Road DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Europe freight train services 2. various of the warehouse in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MOU JINWEN, Chairman of Shenzhen Qxbox Technology Warehousing Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DIEGO CIMADEVILLA, Management director of Qxbox's subsidiary in Spain STORYLINE: The freight train service linking Chinese cities with Europe is breathing new life into the ancient Silk Road with its expanding network. In May 2011, a rail route was opened between Chongqing and Duisburg in Germany, marking the start of the China-Europe cargo train service. Boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), proposed by China in 2013, the international train service has been expanding fast over the past years. Nowadays, the service connects more than 100 Chinese cities with over 200 cities in 25 countries in Europe. At this warehouse i

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Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike

STORY: Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Damascus streets 2. various of a Syrian bank 3. various of Syrians waiting in the fuel queue 4. various of Syrians buying daily needs STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday ordered a 100-percent salary raise as the government sharply raised fuel prices, according to the state news agency SANA. The salary increase, covering state employees, retirees, and military personnel, is the ninth since 2011 when the Syrian war broke out. The country's economy has since been mired in an economic crisis. Prior to the decision, the monthly salary of civil servants had been between around 10 and 25 U.S. dollars, depending on the Syrian pound's street value. Also on Tuesday night, the Syrian Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection raised the prices of diesel fuel for transportation and bakeries by about 180 percent, and normal-octane gasoline

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Ex-Lotte manager Valentine coaches children in north Japan

MORIOKA, Japan - Former Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine (far L) of the United States gives a baseball lesson to junior high school students in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 4, 2014. Valentine is visiting the region hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the invitation of a public interest foundation.

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Miyagi Pref. to accept assessment for radioactive waste site

SENDAI, Japan - A meeting of local municipal leaders in Miyagi Prefecture is held on Aug. 4, 2014, in Sendai. Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai announced the same day his decision to accept an assessment by the government to narrow down the list of candidate sites for a final disposal facility for radioactive waste generated by the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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U.S., Japanese NGOs meet over tsunami debris in N. America

PORTLAND, United States - Hiroshi Kaneko (C) and Azusa Kojima (R) of the Japan Environmental Action Network scout for trash on a beach and discuss the problem of marine debris with Dave Pittenger (2nd from R) of the U.S.-based NPO Ocean Conservancy and Cannon Beach City Manager Rich Mays (2nd from L) on Aug. 4, 2012, in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The beach visit kicked off a three-day meeting between the Japanese and U.S. NGOs about debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan that is headed for North America.

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Ozu to become Japan's top prosecutor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011, shows Hiroshi Ozu, chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. Ozu will be promoted to Japan's prosecutor-general, or chief of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, to replace Haruo Kasama, justice ministry and prosecution sources said on July 4, 2012.

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U.S. sailor weathers storms, races for berth in London Olympics

EAST HAVEN, United States - U.S. sailor Alice Leonard speaks in front of a storm-damaged house in her East Haven, Connecticut neighborhood on Jan. 4, 2012. Hurricane Irene struck the area on Aug. 28, 2011, destroying at least 25 houses and causing extensive damage. (Photo by Meg Maruyama)

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Japan's Ito defeated in 1st round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Tatsuma Ito returns the ball to Feliciano Lopez of Spain in a men's singles first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Aug. 31, 2011. Ito was defeated by Lopez 2-6, 4-6, 4-6.

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Cirstea-Morita advance to 2nd round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Ayumi Morita of Japan (L) and Sorana Cirstea of Russia celebrate after defeating Australian pair Casey Dellacqua and Rennae Stubbs 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in a women's doubles first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Aug. 31, 2011. Morita and Cirstea will meet Spanish pair Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the second round.

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Indians' Fukudome gets 2 RBIs against Athletics

CLEVELAND, United States - Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians doubles to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2011. Fukudome went 1-for-4 with two RBIs as the Indians won 6-2.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to a 5th consecutive game. The Indians won 6-2.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from R to L) the Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. A large crane near the damaged No. 1 reactor building is being used to install airtight sheeting to help prevent the further spread of radioactive substances.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L to R) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, and 1 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L to R) the Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2011, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. A large crane near the damaged No. 1 reactor building is being used to install airtight sheeting to help prevent the further spread of radioactive substances.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. White Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 26, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in a 4-2 loss.

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Polar bear breeding program

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2011 shows polar bear Candy at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 18-year-old female was moved from Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, in March on lease for a breeding program.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Tigers

DETROIT, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to the left in the seventh inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Aug. 21, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-4 in an 8-7 loss.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Japanese baseball player Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians hits a run-scoring triple to the right in the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2011. The center fielder went 3-for-4 in the Indians' 4-2 victory.

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Search continues in disaster-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Police officers from Okayama and Tottori prefectures, western Japan, search for the remains of people who have remained unaccounted for since the March 11 tsunami, in Osabe fishing port in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Aug. 19, 2011. Over 4,500 people are still counted as missing more than five months after the disaster. ''We want to find them, even if it might be a bone fragment,'' said a leader of the police unit taking part in the search.

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Search continues in disaster-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Police officers from Okayama and Tottori prefectures, western Japan, search for the remains of people who have remained unaccounted for since the March 11 tsunami, in Osabe fishing port in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Aug. 19, 2011. Over 4,500 people are still counted as missing more than five months after the disaster. ''We want to find them, even if it might be a bone fragment,'' said a leader of the police unit taking part in the search.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome rounds second base in the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2011. Fukudome went 3-for-4 in the Indians' 4-2 victory.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Cleveland Indians center fielder Kosuke Fukudome hits a single in the second inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2011. Fukudome went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the Indians' 4-2 victory.

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Stranded freighter at Kamaishi port

KAMAISHI, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows the 4,724-ton Panamanian-registered freighter Asia Symphony, which has been stranded on a dock at Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture since the March 11 tsunami. The freighter will be removed as early as October, local government sources said Aug. 18.

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Ichiro homers vs. Red Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a home run, his second of the season and 34th career leadoff home run, in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 13, 2011. The Mariners won 5-4.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look at rays and fish swimming in the Sunshine Lagoon tank on the first floor of Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Sea lions swim in an overhead tank at Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a tank recreating the environment of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia at Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Hiroshima marks 66th anniv. of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A woman prays in front of the Children's Peace Monument, dedicated to the child victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city at 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2011, the 66th anniversary of the attack.

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Hiroshima marks 66th anniv. of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A woman stares at the cenotaph in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city at 4:38 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2011, the 66th anniversary of the attack.

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Indians' Fukudome

BOSTON, United States - Cleveland Indians right fielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to right in the second inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 4, 2011. The Red Sox pitcher was Erik Bedard (23).

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Indians' Fukudome

BOSTON, United States - Cleveland Indians right fielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to right in the second inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Paddy art of Himeji Castle

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 4, 2011, shows an image of Himeji Castle made with six rice varieties having different colors on a 90-meter by 180-meter field at the foot of Mt. Shosha in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan. The paddy image can be viewed in its finest colors through late September, according to local citizens who created it.

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China navy ship in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Chinese navy training ship Zhenghe makes a friendship visit at Wonsan port, North Korea, on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Mitsubishi Heavy headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - The headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Minato Ward, Tokyo, is pictures on Aug. 4, 2011.

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China navy ship in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tian Zhong (R front), head of a Chinese navy flotilla, is welcomed in a ceremony after the Chinese navy training ship Zhenghe arrived on a friendship visit at Wonsan port, North Korea, on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Hitachi headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - A building housing the headquarters of Hitachi Ltd. in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, is pictured on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011. The central bank decided earlier in the day to ease credit further.

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N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan - So Se Pyong (C), North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, sits on the seat of the president of the Conference on Disarmament, as he chairs its general meeting in Geneva on Aug. 4, 2011. North Korea assumed in late June the rotating presidency of the international arms control body with its term through Aug. 21.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, is pictured on Aug. 4, 2011, as he is about to start a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo. The central bank decided earlier in the day to ease credit further.

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Sony Executive Deputy President Hirai

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai speaks during an interview with Kyodo News and other media at the Sony headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011. He said the company will draw up a plan as soon as this month to rebuild its loss-making television business.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011. The central bank decided earlier in the day to ease credit further.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011. The central bank decided earlier in the day to ease credit further.

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Japan steps into forex market to stop yen's rise

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Higashishimbashi, Tokyo, shows the dollar trading in the 79 yen level on Aug. 4, 2011, after Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to stem the yen's appreciation earlier in the day.

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Japan steps into forex market to stop yen's rise

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda says to reporters at the ministry building in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011, that Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to stem the yen's appreciation the same day.

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Former Japan national team defender Matsuda dies

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Matsuda (3) plays in a game between Japan and Russia in the 2002 World Cup at International Stadium Yokohama (current name Nissan Stadium) in Yokohama, near Tokyo, in June 2002. Matsuda, who joined Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga after playing for Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010, died on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Former Japan national team defender Matsuda dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former member of Japan's national soccer team Naoki Matsuda, who died on Aug. 4, 2011, at the age of 34. The 2002 World Cup defender joined Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga after playing for Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010.

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Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy to start merger talks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd. Nakanishi said in Yokohama on Aug. 4, 2011, that Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. have agreed to start negotiations on a merger.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, enters the head office of the BOJ in Tokyo to attend a monetary policy meeting on Aug. 4, 2011. The central bank decided during the meeting to ease credit further. (Pool photo)

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Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy to start merger talks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Minato Ward, Tokyo. Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., said in Yokohama on Aug. 4, 2011, that Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy have agreed to start negotiations on a merger.