CHINA-HUNAN-LI QIANG-INSPECTION TOUR (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-LI QIANG-INSPECTION TOUR (CN)

(230322) -- CHANGSHA, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd. in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province, March 21, 2023. Li made an inspection tour and chaired a symposium on the development of the advanced manufacturing industry in central China's Hunan Province from Tuesday to Wednesday. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

Malaysian PM passes confidence vote

STORY: Malaysian PM passes confidence vote DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur 2. various of the parliament session of the day at the lower house of parliament (released by Malaysian Parliament on Dec. 19) 3. various of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the parliament session (released by Malaysian Parliament on Dec. 19) STORYLINE: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim passed a crucial confidence vote in the country's lower house of parliament on Monday. The motion was passed via voice vote rather than a bloc vote, and the move cemented Anwar's position as prime minister. The vote follows a memorandum of understanding signed by five political coalitions on Friday, with the heads of the coalitions agreeing to throw their weight behind Anwar and to ensure the unity government's stability. Malaysia has been in a political stalemate following the indecisive results of a snap natio

China, Tanzania host conference on China-Africa cooperation

STORY: China, Tanzania host conference on China-Africa cooperation DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OMAR SHABAAN, Tanzania's Minister for Trade and Industrial Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese ambassador to Tanzania 4. various of China-Africa cooperation projects STORYLINE: A conference on China-Africa cooperation through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Thursday. Participants said the forum has helped in bolstering friendship and cooperation between China and Africa. Tanzania's Minister for Trade and Industrial Development Omar Shabaan said the FOCAC, established in 2000, is helping Africa realize industrialization. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OMAR SHABAAN, Tanzania's Minister for Trade and Industrial Development "China-African relations have been cemented at all levels, from the political

Ethiopia, China enjoy comprehensive, strategic economic cooperation: official

STORY: Ethiopia, China enjoy comprehensive, strategic economic cooperation: official DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ethiopia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHMED SHIDE, Ethiopia's Minister of Finance 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHMED SHIDE, Ethiopia's Minister of Finance STORYLINE: A senior Ethiopian government official has said that Ethiopia and China have a comprehensive strategic partnership, which has been cemented on a principle of win-win and mutual cooperation. Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia's Minister of Finance, said in a recent interview that the two friendly nations have been working together in many fields. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHMED SHIDE, Ethiopia's Minister of Finance "Over the last decade, China and Ethiopia have worked together in many fields, particularly in terms of development of finance. China has invested a lot in development partnership in terms of availing significant development of financial resources which have been u

Main part of the vacuum furnace at Okaya Heat Treatment Industry

Main part of the vacuum furnace at Okaya Heat Treatment Industry

Okaya Heat Treatment Industry (Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture) has invested about 60 million yen to installa medium-sized atom nitriding system manufactured by Plasma Research Institute (Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya City). When hardening the surface of high-speed steel (HSS), etc., this equipment can perform surface nitriding treatment uniformly even on objects with complicated shapes, with almost no secondary compounds in the diffusion layer of nitrogen atoms. Mr. Takizawa, president of Okaya Heat Treatment Industry, said, "In order to stably apply hard coatings on tools, etc., further secondary processing is necessary, but such technology is also being established. In the future, the company plans to expand its business to include the hard coating base treatment of cemented carbide tools and high durability surface treatment of blades. Photo taken on July 23, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images