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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barista brews coffee at the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Egypt raises interest rate to contain high inflation

STORY: Egypt raises interest rate to contain high inflation DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Central Bank of Egypt 2 various of an accountant counting banknotes STORYLINE: Egypt announced on Thursday to raise the interest rate by 300 basis points to contain soaring inflation. In Thursday's meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in Egypt decided to raise the central bank's deposit rate to 16.25 percent and lending rate to 17.25 percent. Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation rate "continued to accelerate," rising from 16.2 percent in October to 18.7 percent in November, the highest rate since December 2017 when it reached 21.9 percent. The Egyptian economy has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict which led to increased costs of food and oil imports, given that the most populous Arab country is one of the world's largest importers of wheat, most of which came from Russia and Ukraine. Th

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is pictured in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is pictured in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Mystery theme park in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017 shows the building of Tokyo Mystery Circus, Japan's first mystery theme park, set to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 19.

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Mystery theme park in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017 shows the inside of Tokyo Mystery Circus, Japan's first mystery theme park, set to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 19.

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Mystery theme park in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017 shows the inside of Tokyo Mystery Circus, Japan's first mystery theme park, set to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 19.

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Baseball: Struggling slugger Yamada takes big pay cut

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows second baseman Tetsuto Yamada speaks at a press conference at the club's office in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2017, after accepting an estimated 70 million yen pay cut.

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Mystery theme park in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017 shows the inside of Tokyo Mystery Circus, Japan's first mystery theme park, set to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 19.

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The Mainichi Newspapers head office

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken Dec. 18, 2017 shows the Palaceside Building in Tokyo which houses the head office of The Mainichi Newspapers major daily.

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Japan Meteorological Agency

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2017 shows the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo

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Tokyo Fire Department

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2017 shows the Tokyo Fire Department in Tokyo.

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Soyuz launch to ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Three astronauts -- Scott Tingle of the United States (R), Norishige Kanai of Japan (C) and Anton Shkaplerov of Russia -- board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017. The aircraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station later in the day.

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Soyuz launch to ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai smiles before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017. The spacecraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station later in the day with two other astronauts from Russia and the United States on board.

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Soyuz launch to ISS

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai clenches his fist before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017. The spacecraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station later in the day with two other astronauts from Russia and the United States on board. (Pool photo)

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Boxing: Farmer, Ogawa before December 2017 IBF title bout

LAS VEGAS, United States, Jan. 19 Kyodo - Tevin Farmer (L) of the United States and Kenichi Ogawa of Japan stare at each other after a weigh-in in Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2017, for their IBF super featherweight boxing title match. Ogawa claimed the then-vacant title but was found to have failed a doping test prior to the bout, his gym said Jan. 19, 2018.

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Maglev train

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken in November 2017 shows a magnetically levitated train that is used for testing. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Boxing: Farmer, Ogawa before December 2017 IBF title bout

LAS VEGAS, United States, Jan. 19 Kyodo - Tevin Farmer (L) of the United States and Kenichi Ogawa of Japan pose for a photo after a weigh-in in Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2017, for their IBF super featherweight boxing title match the following day. Ogawa claimed the then-vacant title but was found to have failed a doping test prior to the bout, his gym said Jan. 19, 2018.

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva takes part in official practice in Moscow on Oct. 19, 2017, for the Rostelecom Cup, the first event on the year's Grand Prix circuit.

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva takes part in official practice in Moscow on Oct. 19, 2017, for the Rostelecom Cup, the first event on the year's Grand Prix circuit.

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Football: Kashima offer contract to Union Berlin's Uchida

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Union Berlin's Atsuto Uchida (L) and Lucas Holer of Sandhausen vie for the ball during the second half of a Bundesliga 2 football match in Sandhausen, Germany, on Sept. 19, 2017. Japan's Kashima Antlers have offered Uchida a contract, an unnamed club official said on Dec. 19.

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Maglev train

NAGOYA, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - A tunnel under construction for Central Japan Railway's maglev train service is opened to the public in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 23, 2017. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Baseball: NPB to adopt new intentional walk rule in 2018

MIAMI, United States, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Major league baseball has implemented the no-pitch intentional walk rule as seen in this photo taken May 15, 2017, in Miami, Florida. Nippon Professional Baseball will introduce the same rule in 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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Figure skating: Alina Zagitova

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - PrintRussian figure skater Alina Zagitova performs in the World Junior Figure Skating Championships gala exhibition in Taipei on March 19, 2017.

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Figure skating: Alina Zagitova

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Alina Zagitova (R) of Russia and Marin Honda of Japan acknowledge the crowd in the World Junior Figure Skating Championships gala exhibition in Taipei on March 19, 2017.

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Figure skating: Alina Zagitova

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Russian figure skater Alina Zagitova performs in the World Junior Figure Skating Championships gala exhibition in Taipei on March 19, 2017.

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Baby giant panda Xiang Xiang

Baby giant panda Xiang Xiang makes her public debut at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is pictured in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is pictured in Palo Alto, California, on Dec. 19, 2017. (Photo taken by Akiko Nabeshima) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Farmer, Ogawa before December 2017 IBF title bout

Tevin Farmer (L) of the United States and Kenichi Ogawa of Japan pose for a photo after a weigh-in in Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2017, for their IBF super featherweight boxing title match the following day. Ogawa claimed the then-vacant title but was found to have failed a doping test prior to the bout, his gym said Jan. 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Farmer, Ogawa before December 2017 IBF title bout

Tevin Farmer (L) of the United States and Kenichi Ogawa of Japan stare at each other after a weigh-in in Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2017, for their IBF super featherweight boxing title match. Ogawa claimed the then-vacant title but was found to have failed a doping test prior to the bout, his gym said Jan. 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Refugees in Sydney

Asylum seeker Hani talks in her workplace, Parliament on King, a cafe that employs and trains refugees and asylum seekers in the Sydney suburb of Newtown on Dec. 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Refugees in Sydney

Asylum seeker Hani makes a coffee in Parliament on King, a cafe that employs and trains refugees and asylum seekers, in the Sydney suburb of Newtown on Dec. 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heir of famous Kyoto shop brings traditional sweets back to the masses

Colorful "nikiniki" miniatures made from "yatsuhashi," Kyoto's local confectionary, showcased at an outlet in downtown Kyoto on Dec. 19, 2017. Kanako Suzuka, heir of a famous yatsuhashi store, says while her brand seems to be a totally new approach in the classic sweet's some 330-year history, the basics have remained exactly the same. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heir of famous Kyoto shop brings traditional sweets back to the masses

Thirty-five year old Kanako Suzuka, heir of a famous "yatsuhashi" confectionery story in Kyoto, introduces her "nikiniki" brand on Dec. 19, 2017. Suzuka hopes her transformation of the traditional treat into delicate miniatures will bring back young Kyoto locals to the classic sweet of the ancient Japanese city. ==Kyodo

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Heir of famous Kyoto shop brings traditional sweets back to the masses

Colorful "nikiniki" miniatures made from "yatsuhashi," Kyoto's local confectionary, showcased at an outlet in downtown Kyoto on Dec. 19, 2017. Kanako Suzuka, heir of a famous yatsuhashi store, says while her brand seems to be a totally new approach in the classic sweet's some 330-year history, the basics have remained exactly the same. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea lacked communication with "comfort women" on deal: minister

Photo taken Dec. 19, 2017, shows South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha. She said on Dec. 26 the process of reaching a deal with Japan on "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels "lacked significant" communication with the victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Brother Industries banking on karaoke popularity in Thailand

Brother Industries Ltd. starts selling its popular home karaoke system under BMB brand in Thailand for the first time. Hiroshi Nishikawa (R), president of BMB International Corp. (Japan), its group arm, and Teerawut Supapunpinyo, director of sales and marketing at Brother Commercial (Thailand) Ltd., attend a launching event in Bangkok on Dec. 19, 2017. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mystery theme park in Tokyo

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017 shows the inside of Tokyo Mystery Circus, Japan's first mystery theme park, set to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mystery theme park in Tokyo

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017 shows the inside of Tokyo Mystery Circus, Japan's first mystery theme park, set to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mystery theme park in Tokyo

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017 shows the inside of Tokyo Mystery Circus, Japan's first mystery theme park, set to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mystery theme park in Tokyo

Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2017 shows the building of Tokyo Mystery Circus, Japan's first mystery theme park, set to open in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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White House blames N. Korea for massive cyberattack in May

Combined file photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The White House blamed North Korea on Dec. 19, 2017 for a massive cyberattack in May that affected hundreds of thousands of computers in over 150 countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo