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India's defense exports reach all-time high of 2.63 bln USD

STORY: India's defense exports reach all-time high of 2.63 bln USD SHOOTING TIME: File footage DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of Indian government buildings 2. various of tanks and missiles on parade STORYLINE: India's defense exports reached an all-time high of 2.63 billion U.S. dollars during the financial year 2023-24 running from April 2023 to the end of March 2024, announced the federal government on Monday. The figure registered a 32.5 percent growth over the last financial year, it said. The data indicated that the defense exports have grown by 31 times in the last 10 years as compared to the financial year 2013-14, said a statement issued by the ministry of defense. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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China trains new-generation workers on vocational education boom

STORY: China trains new-generation workers on vocational education boom SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage / March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:25 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenyang 2. various of the training 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HOU BOMIN, Dean of ShenYang Sino German Institute 4. various of the students 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DONG AIPENG, Student of BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA) New Vocational Education program 6. various of the students 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SASIKARN PANYAOPAS, Thai student 8. various of the students STORYLINE: In recent years, China has actively expanded its vocational education to align with the demands of enterprises. With various programs, the country's vocational education has embraced international cooperation. Since 2013, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA) in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, has run a vocational program. By teaming up with vocational schools, BBA designs courses that match the needs of b

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Middle school in China's Xizang prioritizes Tibetan language learning

STORY: Middle school in China's Xizang prioritizes Tibetan language learning SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: NAGQU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhejiang Middle School and students 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA XIAOJUN, Student STORYLINE: Zhejiang Middle School opened its doors in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region in August 2013. It was funded by Zhejiang Province and named after it. The school places a strong emphasis on Tibetan language learning. Ma Xiaojun is a student of the Hui ethnic group. Once a novice in Tibetan, he can now speak it fluently in daily conversations. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA XIAOJUN, Student "I have been studying here in Nagqu for over ten years. I've picked up some basic Tibetan and can now comprehend the language fairly well. My classmates are all very nice to me. If I need help, they will always lend a hand. I want to continue studying here in Xizang." Xinhua News Agency correspondents

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Chinese company increases overseas investments, achieving win-win results

STORY: Chinese company increases overseas investments, achieving win-win results DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. 2. various of Golden Harvesta INC. 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Filipino): EUNICE HILARIO, Local farmer 4. various of production 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PRAJAYA, Joint venture partner of PT Mulia Harvest Agritech in Indonesia 6. various of production 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIN WEIDONG, Chairman of Wellhope Foods Company Limited STORYLINE: Headquartered in northeast China's Shenyang, Wellhope Foods Co., Ltd. is a private enterprise mainly focusing on fodder trade, pig raising, and food processing. Since 2013, Wellhope has invested and built factories in the Philippines, Indonesia and other Belt and Road countries, bringing win-win results. Golden Harvesta INC. in the Philippines is one of the companies Wellhope has invested in. It has brought tangible benefits to local farmers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Filip

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Prehistoric snake fossils discovered in China's Guangxi

STORY: Prehistoric snake fossils discovered in China's Guangxi DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discoveries 2. various of the published article 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG QINGPING, Research fellow with Guangxi Institute of Conservation and Archaeology Research STORYLINE: Snake skeleton bones dating back to 6,000 years ago have been discovered in the Zuojiang basin in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Chinese researchers recently published their findings in the journal Historical Biology. 　　 From 2013 to 2015, a team led by Yang Qingping, a research fellow with the Guangxi Institute of Conservation and Archaeology Research, carried out excavations in the Zuojiang basin, and found several Neolithic sites. After analyzing the snake remains found in the Baojianshan site and Dawan site, researchers found that the fossil relics belonged to the python, king cobra and elaphe moellendorffi species. After measuring t

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I see China as "the land of opportunities": Brazilian businessman

STORY: I see China as "the land of opportunities": Brazilian businessman DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen 2. various of Marcos's business 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman STORYLINE: Marcos Caldeira, a Brazilian who has lived in east China's coastal city of Xiamen for 10 years, said that he has good expectations for his business in China, a place he takes as his second hometown. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman "I came to China in 2013, so this year celebrates my 10-year anniversary of coming to China. I'd like to say these 10 years have been like 'crazy 10 years,' in a good way, because we started our business in 2015 and after that it just keeps growing and growing and gro

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China's "river chief" safeguards water quality of rural river

STORY: China's "river chief" safeguards water quality of rural river DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN WEIJUAN, Party Secretary of Dongwang Village, Huzhou City 2. various of Qin Weijuan patrolling along the river STORYLINE: Qin Weijuan is a "river chief" in charge of a river in Dongwang Village, east China's Zhejiang Province. She is one of over 1.2 million "river chiefs" or stewards assigned for waterways to tackle water pollution amid China's efforts in water resources protection. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN WEIJUAN, River chief "I was born and raised in Dongwang Village. I grew up near the Beiheng Port. This river bears many memories of mine. Now I am in charge of the river. I became the river chief since 2013. I patrol the river routinely to check the water quality and see if there are any floating garbage or other objects. Over the past decade, the water quality of the river has greatly improved. It was smelly an

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Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector

STORY: Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2. various of banks in Egypt STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Sunday that it has extended two initiatives supporting the tourism sector through March 2023. The initiatives were initially set to expire at the end of this year. The first initiative allows companies to obtain loans with a lower interest rate, within which the banks will accept the beneficiaries' requests to delay due repayment to the banks. The initiative was first launched in 2013 and amended in 2021 to support the sector amid the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second initiative that was extended aims to provide retail loans to the sector's workers. During the three-month period, the banks will be required to carry forward the dues on the initiative's beneficiaries, particularly for loans obtained by workers for co

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Japan's No. 1 cheerleading team performs in Oita

OITA, Japan - Members of Nippon Bunri University's cheerleading team Braves perform for an audience of about 2,000 people in the city of Oita, southwestern Japan, on March 22, 2014. The coed team won both the Japan Cup cheerleading championships and the All Japan student cheerleading championship in 2013.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows (from R) the No. 1 and 2 reactors of the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Nuclear regulators decided on March 13, 2014, to prioritize the safety review of the two reactors, making them potentially the closest to being allowed to restart among Japan's 48 offline commercial reactors.

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Sendai nuclear power plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows (from L) the No. 1 and 2 reactors of the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Nuclear regulators decided on March 13, 2014, to prioritize the safety review of the two reactors, making them potentially the closest to being allowed to restart among Japan's 48 offline commercial reactors.

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Hacking competition held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Computer geeks compete in one of Japan's largest national hacking contests, "SECCON 2013," at Tokyo Denki University in Tokyo on March 2, 2014.

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Japan's research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ship the Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2013. Two Japanese whaling ships and a surveillance ship left the port the same day to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru and hunt up to 935 Antarctic minke whales and up to 50 fin whales through March.

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Toyota ups FY 2013 profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., announces the company's earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013. Kodaira said Toyota has revised upward its operating profit projection for the business year through March 2014 to 2.2 trillion yen, exceeding 2 trillion yen for the first time in six years.

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Toyota ups FY 2013 profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., announces the company's earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013. Kodaira said Toyota has revised upward its operating profit projection for the business year through March 2014 to 2.2 trillion yen, exceeding 2 trillion yen for the first time in six years.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Crown Princess Masako (C) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (R) listens to a crying woman, an evacuee from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and Crown Princess Masako (L) visit Ono Foods Co., a seafood processing company, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. The company's operation was affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R front) and Crown Princess Masako (next to him) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R front) and Crown Princess Masako (next to him) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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ANA to earn 11 Haneda int'l slots vs. JAL's 5

NARITA, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 at Narita airport, near Tokyo, shows the tails of a Japan Airlines plane (front) and an All Nippon Airways plane. All Nippon Airways Co. will receive 11 slots in the expanded international flight schedule from March 2014 at Tokyo's Haneda airport and Japan Airlines Co. five, following ANA's call for a "fair" allocation compared to its publicly salvaged rival, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 2, 2013.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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Princess Hisako to attend IOC meet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Princess Hisako, widow of the late Prince Takamado. The Imperial Household Agency said Sept. 2, 2013, that the princess will attend a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7 and make a speech thanking the world for supporting northeastern Japan after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Toyota earnings outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Officer Takuo Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2013. Toyota revised upward its full-year earnings forecast for the current business year ending in March 2014, citing a favorable effect of the yen's depreciation that boosts export competitiveness.

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TEPCO seeks to restart idled nuclear reactors

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the buildings containing the No. 7 reactor (L) and the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. TEPCO said July 2, 2013, it will swiftly apply for a state safety assessment of the two reactors to restart their operation, even as the utility continues to grapple with the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Helping foreigners become self-reliant

GIFU, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2013 shows a Sony Corp. subsidiary's plant in Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, which was shut down in the end of March.

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Replica moai for disaster area displayed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A replica moai statue from Chile goes on display at the Grand Front Osaka commercial facility in Osaka on May 2, 2013. The newly made statue is a present given as a token of support by the Chilean government to the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. It will be displayed through May 9 before being transported to Minamisanriku.

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Moai for disaster area displayed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A moai statue from Chile goes on display at the Grand Front Osaka commercial facility in Osaka on May 2, 2013. The newly made statue is a present given as a token of support from the Chilean government to the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The display will run through May 9, before the statue is transported to Minamisanriku.

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Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Shinya Komugi (L), a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, talks with colleagues on March 12, 2013, in an operation center located at an altitude of 2,900 meters, where they remotely control the antennas of the Alma telescope. The telescope was built at an altitude of around 5,000 meters on the Atacama Plateau in Chile to explore cosmic mysteries.

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1st non-Japanese head of Hiroshima peace center

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Steven Leeper, the first non-Japanese to have led the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, reflects on his six-year tenure in the position on April 2, 2013, in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima. Leeper stepped down as chairman of the center, which operates the museum, at the end of March.

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2011 disaster documentary wins award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Kaoru Ikeya. His film "Senzoninaru" (Becoming an Ancestor), with the English title "Roots," about an elderly man's struggle following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami received the top award in the documentary category at the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival on April 2, 2013.

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4 more people in China infected with H7N9 bird flu

SHANGHAI, China - Shanghai city officials hold a press conference in the Chinese city on an outbreak of bird flu, on April 2, 2013. Four people in Jiangsu Province have been infected with H7N9 type bird flu and are in grave condition, Chinese media said the same day, bringing to seven the number of people in China who have been infected with the H7N9 virus since the first cases were reported March 31.

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New sub at Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The new submarine Zuiryu is deployed at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 2, 2013. The 2,950-ton Soryu-class sub was commissioned in March 2013.

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New sub at Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The new submarine Zuiryu is deployed at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 2, 2013. The 2,950-ton Soryu-class sub was commissioned in March 2013.

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Frankfurt 3-2 Furth

FURTH, Germany - Takashi Inui (R) of Eintracht Frankfurt scores during the first half of a Bundesliga match against Greuther Furth in Furth, Germany, on March 31, 2013. Frankfurt won 3-2.

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Darvish before season debut

HOUSTON, United States - Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers answers a reporter's question at a press conference at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on March 31, 2013, ahead of the Rangers' season-opening 8-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Darvish is set to make his season debut against the Astros on April 2.

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Taiwan adds new ship to patrol Senkakus

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks in the southern port city of Kaohsiung on March 30, 2013, to commission a new 2,000-ton coast guard vessel to join a fleet patrolling waters near a cluster of Japanese-administered islands in the East China Sea.

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Taiwan adds new ship to patrol Senkakus

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - The Hsin Bei frigate, a new 2,000-ton Taiwan Coast Guard vessel, discharges water during an exercise in the southern port city of Kaohsiung on March 30, 2013. The Hsin Bei joins a fleet patrolling waters near a cluster of Japanese-administered islands in the East China Sea.

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Ex-comedian hosting radio show for refugees

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 2, 2013 shows Katsuya Soda, host of a community FM radio station program for refugees residing in Japan, in front of a microphone at the Kyoto Sanjo Radio Cafe studio in Kyoto. The concept of Nanmin Now! is "Broadcasting refugee issues just like weather reports," he said.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Yasuhito Endo had a light apparently from a laser shone in his face during the second half of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima had a light apparently from a laser shone in his face in the first half of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's Ahmad Ibrahim (10) scores in the 60th minute of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Japan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (front) reacts after losing to Jordan 1-2 in a 2014 World Cup qualifier against at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa scores in the 69th minute of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Yasuhito Endo had a light apparently from a laser shone in his face before he took a penalty in the second half of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa scores in the 69th minute of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima had a light apparently from a laser shone in his face while defending a free kick by Jordan in the first half of a 2014 World Cup qualifier at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's Khalil Bani Ateyah (13) heads home in first-half stoppage time of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Japan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Court rules Dec. election invalid over vote disparity

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tetsuya Kanao, one of the lawyers who filed a lawsuit claiming the general election held in December 2012 was invalid due to significant disparities in the weight of votes, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on March 25, 2013, after the local high court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The Hiroshima High Court ruled the same day that the results of the election in Hiroshima's No. 1 and 2 districts were invalid, becoming the first court in Japan to declare an election result void amid a series of lawsuits over disparities in the weight of votes.

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Election ruled invalid

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the Hiroshima High Court in western Japan on March 25, 2013, which ruled the results of the December 2012 general election in Hiroshima's No. 1 and 2 districts were invalid due to significant disparities in the weight of votes.