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Family inns bustling with tourists in E China township

STORY: Family inns bustling with tourists in E China township DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: CHANGXING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG WEI, Owner of a family inn in Xiaopu Township 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG WEI, Owner of a family inn in Xiaopu Township 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FANG XIAOPING, Owner of a family inn in Xiaopu Township 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHENG JIANGYUAN, Tourism official in Xiaopu Township STORYLINE: With China downgrading its management of COVID-19, legions of tourists have again been spotted across the country during the week-long Spring Festival holiday. Many of them choose to have a different Spring Festival in rural areas. In Xiaopu Township of Changxing County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jiang Wei has been very busy since the start of the holiday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG WEI, Owner of a family inn in Xiaopu Township "We hang up lanterns and colorful lights, so tourists can enjoy coffee

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M'bishi Motors net profit surges 30% in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014. The company said while its group net profit for the April-September period surged 30.3 percent from a year earlier to 60.89 billion yen thanks to cost-cutting efforts and the yen's depreciation, it was downgrading its sales forecast for the entire fiscal 2014 to 2.18 trillion yen from the previously projected 2.3 trillion yen.

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BOJ refrains from more easing

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa enters the central bank's head office in Tokyo on July 12, 2012. The BOJ decided later in the day to refrain from taking additional monetary easing steps amid encouraging signs in the domestic economy, while downgrading its forecast for the country's core consumer price index in fiscal 2012 on the back of the recent fall in crude oil prices. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan gov't debt downgraded

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers reporters' questions about the downgrading of Japan's government debt at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011. Moody's Investors Service Inc. said the same day it has downgraded its credit rating for Japanese government bonds by one notch from Aa2 to Aa3.

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Gov't says economy slipping into recession

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister takes his seat to preside over a cabinet meeting called June 14 to work on a monthly economic report for June. The report conceded the Japanese economy may be slipping into recession, downgrading its assessment for the fifth straight month.

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Government again downgrades economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Taro Aso, minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, Ryutaro Hashimoto, minister in charge of administrative reform, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori chat before they discuss a monthly economic report on April 13. The government said in the report the Japanese economy is weakening, downgrading its assessment of overall domestic economic activity for the third consecutive month.

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-DOWNGRADING-LOW RISK (CN)

(220124) -- XI'AN, Jan. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A shopkeeper prepares goods in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2022. Xi'an cleared all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 after more than a month's epidemic prevention and control efforts, local authorities said Monday. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-DOWNGRADING-LOW RISK (CN)

(220124) -- XI'AN, Jan. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles queue up to enter a parking lot in Qujiang New District of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2022. Xi'an cleared all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 after more than a month's epidemic prevention and control efforts, local authorities said Monday. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-DOWNGRADING-LOW RISK (CN)

(220124) -- XI'AN, Jan. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at a shopping mall in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2022. Xi'an cleared all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 after more than a month's epidemic prevention and control efforts, local authorities said Monday. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-DOWNGRADING-LOW RISK (CN)

(220124) -- XI'AN, Jan. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members prepare a sunshade at the Great Tang All Day Mall in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2022. Xi'an cleared all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 after more than a month's epidemic prevention and control efforts, local authorities said Monday. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-DOWNGRADING-LOW RISK (CN)

(220124) -- XI'AN, Jan. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People view books at a bookstore in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2022. Xi'an cleared all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 after more than a month's epidemic prevention and control efforts, local authorities said Monday. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-DOWNGRADING-LOW RISK (CN)

(220124) -- XI'AN, Jan. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers talk with a saleswoman at a shopping mall in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2022. Xi'an cleared all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 after more than a month's epidemic prevention and control efforts, local authorities said Monday. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-DOWNGRADING-LOW RISK (CN)

(220124) -- XI'AN, Jan. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle is seen near Yongning Gate in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2022. Xi'an cleared all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 after more than a month's epidemic prevention and control efforts, local authorities said Monday. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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Gov't says economy slipping into recession

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister takes his seat to preside over a cabinet meeting called June 14 to work on a monthly economic report for June. The report conceded the Japanese economy may be slipping into recession, downgrading its assessment for the fifth straight month.

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Japan retains economic assessment despite corporate profit downgrade

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) attends a meeting on the government's economic assessment report in Tokyo on June 17, 2016. The government said the domestic economy is recovering moderately, while downgrading its view of corporate profits due to falling commodity prices and a firmer yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ keeps current monetary policy, cuts economic view

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 15, 2016, after the central bank decided to maintain its current monetary easing policy while downgrading its assessment of the economy, citing a pause in export pickup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ keeps current monetary policy, cuts economic view

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 15, 2016, after the central bank decided to maintain its current monetary easing policy while downgrading its assessment of the economy, citing a pause in export pickup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ keeps current monetary policy, cuts economic view

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 15, 2016, after the central bank decided to maintain its current monetary easing policy while downgrading its assessment of the economy, citing a pause in export pickup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NTT Docomo unveils winter mobile device lineup

A woman holds up Sony Mobile Communications Inc.'s Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone with the world's first 4K-resolution screen during a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2015. NTT Docomo Inc. unveiled 10 new handsets for its winter lineup, including the Xperia Z5 Premium that can both capture video in ultrahigh definition quality and play it back on the display without downgrading the footage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ cuts view on overseas economies, monetary policy unchanged

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2015, after the central bank maintained its ultraloose monetary policy while downgrading its view of overseas economies amid a slowdown in China and other emerging markets. Kuroda said the Japanese economy will remain on a moderate recovery path. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ cuts view on overseas economies, monetary policy unchanged

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2015, after the central bank maintained its ultraloose monetary policy while downgrading its view of overseas economies amid a slowdown in China and other emerging markets. Kuroda said the Japanese economy will remain on a moderate recovery path. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't retains economic assessment in Aug., cuts view on consumption

Photo taken Aug. 26, 2015, shows a ministerial meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, at which the government maintained its basic assessment of the Japanese economy in August amid concern over a China-led global economic slowdown, while downgrading its view of private consumption for the first time in nearly a year. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) attended the meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't retains economic assessment in Aug., cuts view on consumption

Photo taken Aug. 26, 2015, shows a ministerial meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, at which the government maintained its basic assessment of the Japanese economy in August amid concern over a China-led global economic slowdown, while downgrading its view of private consumption for the first time in nearly a year. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) attended the meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't debt downgraded

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers reporters' questions about the downgrading of Japan's government debt at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011. Moody's Investors Service Inc. said the same day it has downgraded its credit rating for Japanese government bonds by one notch from Aa2 to Aa3. (Kyodo)

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Government again downgrades economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Taro Aso, minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, Ryutaro Hashimoto, minister in charge of administrative reform, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori chat before they discuss a monthly economic report on April 13. The government said in the report the Japanese economy is weakening, downgrading its assessment of overall domestic economic activity for the third consecutive month.