French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production

STORY: French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22/23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Renault Ruitz Plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JEAN-LUC BOIS, Ruitz plant manager of Renault 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest STORYLINE: The Hauts-de-France region, located in north France, is a long-standing industrial area and home to French leading automotive industry. Today, the region is embracing electrification and building a 100-kilometer-long "battery valley," where four mega factories have been established in recent years. With an advantage in the electric vehicle sector, some Chinese companies have cooperated with French enterprises. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest "As early as 2018, we realized that the future of the automotive industry lay partly in electri

Ethiopia's Tsegaye wins Tokyo Marathon women's race

Ethiopia's Tsegaye wins Tokyo Marathon women's race

TOKYO, Japan - Ethiopia's Tirfi Tsegaye celebrates after winning the Tokyo Marathon in a new women's race record of 2:22:23 in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014. Berhane Dibaba of Ethiopia (L), who came second, and Kenya's Lucy Kabuu, who finished third, stand beside her.

Tokyo Marathon

Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Ethiopia's Tirfi Tsegaye crosses the finishing line to win the women's race of the Tokyo Marathon in a race record 2:22:23 at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014.

(1)Chinese seek jobs at foreign firms

(1)Chinese seek jobs at foreign firms

BEIJING, China - Chinese gather at a Toyota Motor Corp. table Feb. 23 in joint company briefings held in Beijing by foreign firms seeking workers. Some 80,000 Chinese and about 120 Japanese and other foreign firms took part in the event held Feb. 22-23.

(2)Chinese seek jobs at foreign firms

(2)Chinese seek jobs at foreign firms

BEIJING, China - A Chinese student talks with a representative from the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. group Feb. 23 in joint company briefings held in Beijing by foreign firms seeking workers. Some 80,000 Chinese and about 120 Japanese and other foreign firms took part in the event held Feb. 22-23.

(2)Chinese seek jobs at foreign firms

(2)Chinese seek jobs at foreign firms

BEIJING, China - A Chinese student talks with a representative from the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. group Feb. 23 in joint company briefings held in Beijing by foreign firms seeking workers. Some 80,000 Chinese and about 120 Japanese and other foreign firms took part in the event held Feb. 22-23. (Kyodo)

(1)Chinese seek jobs at foreign firms

(1)Chinese seek jobs at foreign firms

BEIJING, China - Chinese gather at a Toyota Motor Corp. table Feb. 23 in joint company briefings held in Beijing by foreign firms seeking workers. Some 80,000 Chinese and about 120 Japanese and other foreign firms took part in the event held Feb. 22-23. (Kyodo)