Baseball: Yu Darvish

Baseball: Yu Darvish

Japan's Yu Darvish reacts after not allowing Taiwan to score despite giving up a single hit to the first batter in the first inning of a 2008 Beijing Olympic baseball qualifying game at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan, on Dec. 3, 2007.

Experts highlight opportunities brought by BRI

STORY: Experts highlight opportunities brought by BRI DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Quito CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 15th China-LAC Business Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALEXIS CARRERA, International consultant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): TEODORO BENAVIDES, E-commerce analyst 4. various of the 15th China-LAC Business Summit STORYLINE: Experts attending the just-concluded 15th China-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Business Summit have highlighted the opportunities brought by the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Created in 2007, the annual summit has become the most important business event bringing together exporters, importers and investors from China and Latin American countries. This year's summit was held on Wednesday and Thursday in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALEXIS CARRERA, International consultant "China is a telecommunications giant and we have great growth opportunities in digital infrastructure. That is w

Consumers' annual losses estimated at 3.4 tril. yen in Japan

Consumers' annual losses estimated at 3.4 tril. yen in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's state minister for consumer affairs Seiko Noda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26. The government earlier in the day estimated consumers' losses from vicious business practices in Japan at 3,392.2 billion yen in fiscal 2007.

Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond-studded Christmas tree is on display at the Nihonbashi Takashimaya department store in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The 40-centimeter-tall Christmas tree is studded with 400 diamonds, the largest weighing 3 karats, and lined with chemically treated miniature roses. The Christmas tree comes with a teddy bear with a diamond necklace. Takashimaya says the set was specially designed for Christmas 2007 with the price set at 200.7 million yen. Without the diamonds, the tree and the teddy bear carry a more affordable price tag: 52,500 yen. The diamond Christmas tree set will be displayed for public viewing from Nov. 14 to Dec. 4.

Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond-studded Christmas tree is on display at the Nihonbashi Takashimaya department store in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The 40-centimeter-tall Christmas tree is studded with 400 diamonds, the largest weighing 3 karats, and lined with chemically treated miniature roses. The Christmas tree comes with a teddy bear with a diamond necklace. Takashimaya says the set was specially designed for Christmas 2007 with the price set at 200.7 million yen. Without the diamonds, the tree and the teddy bear carry a more affordable price tag: 52,500 yen. The diamond Christmas tree set will be displayed for public viewing from Nov. 14 to Dec. 4. (Kyodo)