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Over 1.7 mln electric vehicles registered in India since 2020

STORY: Over 1.7 mln electric vehicles registered in India since 2020 DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Delhi traffic STORYLINE: The Indian government Tuesday said that more than 1.7 million electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in the country since 2020. The information was given by the junior federal minister of heavy industries Krishan Pal Gurjar in the lower house of the Indian parliament. According to the minister, last year alone, 1,015,196 EVs were registered in the country. Prior to that in 2021 and 2020, the country registered 327,976 and 123,092 EVs respectively. Gurjar said this year until March 15, the number of EVs registered stands at 256,980. The minister said incentives were being provided to buyers of EVs in the form of upfront reduction in the purchase price of EVs under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-India) scheme. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the end of a joint press conference in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida in Poland

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) walks along a platform at a train station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, on March 22, 2023, after making a surprise trip to Ukraine.

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Cambodia launches first full flight simulator center

STORY: Cambodia launches first full flight simulator center DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:20 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flight simulator center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): SON SOPHEAK, Pilot student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): MATT MAIYORM, Aircraft engineering student STORYLINE: Cambodia launched its first full flight simulator center on Tuesday in its capital Phnom Penh, boosting the Southeast Asian country's potential to train pilots, aircraft engineers and cabin crew on its own soil. The International Aviation Flight Simulator Center (IAFSC) is affiliated with Lanmei University of Cambodia, under the Lanmei Aviation Group, which is based in China's Guangzhou. At the inauguration ceremony, the Cambodian minister in charge of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) issued the first CAE1000-TSP Airbus 320 series full-motion simulator certificate to the IAFSC. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): SON SOPHEAK, Pilot student "This pilot training course will last from 18 mont

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-IRAQI PM-VISIT

(230322) -- ANKARA, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani hold a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye on March 21, 2023. Türkiye and Iraq will build a land and railroad transportation corridor stretching from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish border, Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-IRAQI PM-VISIT

(230322) -- ANKARA, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani hold a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye on March 21, 2023. Türkiye and Iraq will build a land and railroad transportation corridor stretching from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish border, Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the press conference. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-IRAQI PM-VISIT

(230322) -- ANKARA, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Türkiye on March 21, 2023. Türkiye and Iraq will build a land and railroad transportation corridor stretching from the Iraqi province of Basra to the Turkish border, Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press conference held jointly with Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Tuesday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Japan PM Kishida in Poland

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) walks along a platform at a train station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, on March 22, 2023, after making a surprise trip to Ukraine.

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French gov't survives no-confidence vote, pension reform bill adopted

STORY: French gov't survives no-confidence vote, pension reform bill adopted DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of French National Assembly 2. various of protesters against pension reform 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): Local resident 5. various of protesters against pension reform STORYLINE: Two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon. It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law. The first multiparty motion, filed by the centrist opposition group LIOT, gained 278 votes among the deputies, only nine votes short of the 287 required to topple Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's government. The second motion, tabled by the far-right Nat

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Japanese internal affairs minister

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Takeaki Matsumoto attends a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 22, 2023.

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Japanese defense minister

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada attends a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on March 22, 2023.

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Torch relay begins for 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia

STORY: Torch relay begins for 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the SEA Games torch-lighting ceremony 2. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni lighting the torch of the SEA Games 3. various of athletes carrying SEA Games torch in a parade STORYLINE: The torch relay for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia began on Tuesday, with 45 days to go until the start of the biennial regional multi-sport event. Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, accompanied by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, presided over the torch-lighting ceremony held at the famed Angkor Wat temple in northwest Siem Reap province. The torch was then carried, circling Angkor Wat, and on March 22, it will leave Cambodia to tour other Southeast Asian nations including Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. The torch will return to Cambodia on April 27. Cambodia w

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a joint press conference after their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holding a joint press conference after their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the outset of a joint press conference in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy exchange documents signed by them prior to a joint news conference in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy exchange documents signed by them prior to a joint news conference in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a joint press conference after their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy exchange documents signed by them prior to a joint news conference in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a joint press conference after their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a joint press conference following their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a joint press conference following their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a joint press conference after their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a joint press conference after their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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Kishida-Zelenskyy talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a joint press conference with Japanese Minister Fumio Kishida after their talks in Kyiv on March 21, 2023.

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-XI JINPING-RUSSIAN PM-MEETING

(230321) -- MOSCOW, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-XI JINPING-RUSSIAN PM-MEETING

(230321) -- MOSCOW, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) leaves a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to offer flowers at a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) leaves a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) visits a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) visits a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) offers a silent prayer at a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offers flowers at a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, L) visits a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) visits a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) visits a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offers a silent prayer at a church in Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at the church.

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Japan PM Kishida in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits Bucha near the capital Kyiv during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. People killed in a massacre allegedly committed by Russian soldiers are buried at a church in Bucha.

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FRANCE-PARIS-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS-FAIL

(230321) -- PARIS, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (L) reacts during the vote of motions of no confidence at the French National Assembly, in Paris, France, March 20, 2023. Two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon. It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS-FAIL

(230321) -- PARIS, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech during the vote of motions of no confidence at the French National Assembly, in Paris, France, March 20, 2023. Two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon. It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS-FAIL

(230321) -- PARIS, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech during the vote of motions of no confidence at the French National Assembly, in Paris, France, March 20, 2023. Two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon. It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS-FAIL

(230321) -- PARIS, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech during the vote of motions of no confidence at the French National Assembly, in Paris, France, March 20, 2023. Two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon. It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS-FAIL

(230321) -- PARIS, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (L) reacts during the vote of motions of no confidence at the French National Assembly, in Paris, France, March 20, 2023. Two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon. It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS-FAIL

(230321) -- PARIS, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (front) delivers a speech during the vote of motions of no confidence at the French National Assembly, in Paris, France, March 20, 2023. Two no-confidence motions against the French government failed to convince a majority in the National Assembly after hot debates followed by narrow votes on Monday afternoon. It means the government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)

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Indonesia launches subsidy for electric vehicles

STORY: Indonesia launches subsidy for electric vehicles DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of electric vehicles (Courtesy of Wuling factory) 2. various of vehicles in Indonesia 3. various of vehicles queueing for petrol (Courtesy of Antara) STORYLINE: Indonesia's government on Monday officially launched a program of subsidies for purchasing electric motorcycles. The government has budgeted 455 U.S. dollars in subsidy for each purchase of electric motorcycles and 65 U.S. dollars for converting to electric vehicles starting on Tuesday. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that a total of 455 million U.S. dollars will be allocated for the program until 2024. It aims to reach 10 percent electric vehicle penetration as of 2024. Indrawati added that additional incentives, including tax holidays and value-added tax discounts, will be provided to cut the prices of electric cars and buses. The policies will be announced on April 1. Xinhua Ne

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Japan PM Kishida arrives in Kyiv

A train carrying Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at a railway station in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on March 21, 2023, in a surprise visit to the Eastern European country to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.