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Int'l business leaders, experts optimistic about China's economy

STORY: Int'l business leaders, experts optimistic about China's economy DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAMID RASHID, Lead author of World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023 mid-year report 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIWAKO ANDO, Executive officer of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUAN YONG FOO, Senior Economist at ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): STEPHEN PERRY, Chair of the 48 Group Club STORYLINE: China's economy maintained recovery momentum as consuming activities gained traction and innovation pushed up industrial upgrading in the past half year. The mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023, released by the United Nations, projected that China's economy will grow 5.3 percent this year, up from the 4.8 percent forecast in January. Economic experts and business leaders from various countries have expressed their confi

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In rewiring global growth, China takes its role

STORY: In rewiring global growth, China takes its role DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions held in Tianjin Municipality, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAWANDA GUSHA, CEO of Airports Company of Zimbabwe Private Limited 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIWAKO ANDO, Deputy director general, Headquarters of Wellbeing & Lifestyle Business, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WALTER BENZ, President of Big Dutchman China 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MILAN NEDELJKOVIC, Member of the board of management of BMW AG STORYLINE: The ongoing 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions has provided a platform for global participants to advance regional and global collaboration and address the world's most pressing problems in the post-pandemic era. The three-day event, also known as the Summer Davos, opened on Tuesday in China's Tianjin, marking the resumption of the annual meeting in the country a

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Participants of Summer Davos Forum confident in Chinese economy

STORY: Participants of Summer Davos Forum confident in Chinese economy DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:25 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YU FENG, President of Honeywell China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PHILIP MYBURGH, Head of Trade and Africa-China, Standard Bank 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MIWAKO ANDO, Deputy Director General, Headquarters of Wellbeing & Lifestyle Business, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CHEN LIMING, Chair of Greater China, World Economic Forum STORYLINE: The 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, opened in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Tuesday. Participants from business, government, international organizations and academia are gathering in the northern Chinese city for the event themed "Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Global Economy." Many participants express their confidence in the future of the Chines

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China's seizure of Japanese ship

BEIJING, China - Photo taken April 23, 2014, shows the Shanghai Maritime Court in Shanghai, China. On April 24, the court decided to release the Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., after the Japanese firm paid around 4 billion yen ($39 million) in connection with a wartime compensation dispute that had led to the seizure of the ship.

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China's seizure of Japanese ship

BEIJING, China - Photo taken April 22, 2014, shows the Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China. On April 24, a Shanghai court decided to release the carrier after the Japanese firm paid around 4 billion yen ($39 million) in connection with a wartime compensation dispute that had led to the seizure of the ship.

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China's seizure of Japanese ship

ZHOUSHAN, China - The Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 22, 2014. On April 19, a Chinese court abruptly ordered the seizure of the carrier, saying that Mitsui O.S.K. had not paid compensation for the loss of two Chinese ships in the 1930s.

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China's seizure of Japanese ship

ZHOUSHAN, China - The Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 22, 2014. On April 19, a Chinese court abruptly ordered the seizure of the carrier, saying that Mitsui O.S.K. had not paid compensation for the loss of two Chinese ships in the 1930s.

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China's seizure of Japanese ship

ZHOUSHAN, China - The Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 22, 2014. On April 19, a Chinese court abruptly ordered the seizure of the carrier, saying that Mitsui O.S.K. had not paid compensation for the loss of two Chinese ships in the 1930s.

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China's seizure of Japanese ship

ZHOUSHAN, China - Photo taken April 22, 2014, shows the Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 22, 2014. On April 19, a Chinese court abruptly ordered the seizure of the carrier, saying that Mitsui O.S.K. had not paid compensation for the loss of two Chinese ships in the 1930s. The carrier was still flying the Japanese flag.

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China on ship seizure

BEIJING, China - Qin Gang, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 21, 2014. Qin said the country's recent seizure of a vessel owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has nothing to do with issues related to war reparations between the two countries.

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China on ship seizure

BEIJING, China - Qin Gang, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 21, 2014. Qin said the country's recent seizure of a vessel owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has nothing to do with issues related to war reparations between the two countries.

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Ship generating solar power

OSAKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a state-of-the-art car carrier, equipped with 768 solar photovoltaic panels on the deck, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 25, 2012. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Panasonic Corp. showed the vessel to the press.

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Ship generating solar power

OSAKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a state-of-the-art car carrier, equipped with 768 solar photovoltaic panels on the deck, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 25, 2012. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Panasonic Corp. showed the vessel to the press.

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Mitsubishi vice president to be BOJ policymaker

TOKYO, Japan - The government decided March 7 to appoint Hidetoshi Kamezaki (file photo), vice president of trading house Mitsubishi Corp., as Bank of Japan policymaker. Kamezaki, along with Seiji Nakamura, president of MOL Ferry Co., a wholly owned unit of shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., are to replace current members of the central bank's Policy Board Hidehiko Haru and Toshikatsu Fukuma in April following approval by the Diet.

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Uniforms for workers at new postal entity unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta (C), chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. who will become the first head of a new public postal corporation in April, unveils in Tokyo on Feb. 7 the corporation's uniforms for workers and logos for the new entity and post offices.

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Ikuta appointed head of postal reform panel

TOKYO, Japan - Posts minister Toranosuke Katayama (L) hands an official appointment letter to Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., to become head of a government committee to prepare for the conversion of the state-run postal services to a new public entity. At background are 13 other committee members.

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(2)Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta (R), chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., beams as he receives the letter of appointment as head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services from Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Toranosuke Katayama (L).

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(1)Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30 following his appointment as the first head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services.

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Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., smiles at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30 following his appointment as the first head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services.

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Koizumi picks Ikuta as 1st head of new postal corp.

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26 after being picked by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to become the first head of a new public corporation to be set up by next April to run the nation's postal services.

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Japanese luxury liner starts voyage around the world

TOKYO, Japan - The luxury liner Nippon Maru leaves Harumi wharf in Tokyo on Jan. 9 for a 103-day cruise around the world, as Tokyo Fire Department ships spray water to see it off. The 21,903-ton ship operated by Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. will call at 17 ports in 14 countries.

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Mitsubishi vice president to be BOJ policymaker

TOKYO, Japan - The government decided March 7 to appoint Hidetoshi Kamezaki (file photo), vice president of trading house Mitsubishi Corp., as Bank of Japan policymaker. Kamezaki, along with Seiji Nakamura, president of MOL Ferry Co., a wholly owned unit of shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., are to replace current members of the central bank's Policy Board Hidehiko Haru and Toshikatsu Fukuma in April following approval by the Diet. (Kyodo)

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Japanese luxury liner starts voyage around the world

TOKYO, Japan - The luxury liner Nippon Maru leaves Harumi wharf in Tokyo on Jan. 9 for a 103-day cruise around the world, as Tokyo Fire Department ships spray water to see it off. The 21,903-ton ship operated by Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. will call at 17 ports in 14 countries.

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Uniforms for workers at new postal entity unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta (C), chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. who will become the first head of a new public postal corporation in April, unveils in Tokyo on Feb. 7 the corporation's uniforms for workers and logos for the new entity and post offices. (Kyodo)

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Ikuta appointed head of postal reform panel

TOKYO, Japan - Posts minister Toranosuke Katayama (L) hands an official appointment letter to Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., to become head of a government committee to prepare for the conversion of the state-run postal services to a new public entity. At background are 13 other committee members. (Kyodo)

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Mitsui O.S.K. to fall into red in FY 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. Executive Officer Hideo Horiguchi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2016. The shipping company expects to fall into the red in the business year ending in March 2016, suffering from huge restructuring costs amid deteriorating profitability on sluggish demand affected by China's economic slowdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ferry catches fire off Hokkaido, all passengers evacuated

Officials of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, after its 11,400-ton Sunflower Daisetsu car ferry caught fire off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, forcing all 71 passengers to evacuate in lifeboats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ferry catches fire off Hokkaido, all passengers evacuated

Officials of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, after its 11,400-ton Sunflower Daisetsu car ferry caught fire off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, forcing all 71 passengers to evacuate in lifeboats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ferry catches fire off Hokkaido, all passengers evacuated

Officials of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2015, after its 11,400-ton Sunflower Daisetsu car ferry caught fire off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, forcing all 71 passengers to evacuate in lifeboats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest over oil leak off Mauritius

Members of Greenpeace Japan stage a protest in front of the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. head office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2020, after a freighter operated by the Japanese shipping company ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean in late July and started spilling fuel oil in early August.

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Protest over oil leak off Mauritius

Members of Greenpeace Japan stage a protest in front of the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. head office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2020, after a freighter operated by the Japanese shipping company ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean in late July and started spilling fuel oil in early August.

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Protest over oil leak off Mauritius

Members of Greenpeace Japan stage a protest in front of the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. head office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2020, after a freighter operated by the Japanese shipping company ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean in late July and started spilling fuel oil in early August.

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Mitsui O.S.K. vows 1 billion yen in aid for Mauritius oil cleanup

Junichiro Ikeda, president and CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2020. The company pledged about 1 billion yen in aid to Mauritius in response to an oil spill from a grounded Japanese freighter operated by the company.

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines cruise ship

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 14, 2019, shows cruise ship Nippon Maru operated by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. in Tokyo Bay off Yokohama. The vessel was returning to Yokohama port following a collision with a U.S. Navy pier in Guam on Dec. 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines cruise ship

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 14, 2019, shows cruise ship Nippon Maru operated by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. in Tokyo Bay off Yokohama. The vessel was returning to Yokohama port following a collision with a U.S. Navy pier in Guam on Dec. 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines cruise ship

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 14, 2019, shows cruise ship Nippon Maru operated by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. in Tokyo Bay off Yokohama. The vessel was returning to Yokohama port following a collision with a U.S. Navy pier in Guam on Dec. 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 1st ice breaking LNG carrier

Vladimir Rusanov, Japan's first ice-breaking liquefied natural gas carrier, owned and operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is docked for loading at the Sabetta port in northern Russia on March 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 1st ice breaking LNG carrier

Vladimir Rusanov, Japan's first ice-breaking liquefied natural gas carrier, owned and operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is docked for loading at the Sabetta port in northern Russia on March 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's top 3 shipping firms to integrate container businesses

The presidents of Japan's top three shipping companies -- (From L) Eizo Murakami of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Junichiro Ikeda of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Tadaaki Naito of Nippon Yusen K.K. -- pose for a photo after a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2016, held to announce that they will integrate their container shipping businesses in 2017 to create a joint venture to grab an around 7 percent global share. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's top 3 shipping firms to integrate container businesses in 2017

The presidents of Japan's top three shipping companies -- (From L) Eizo Murakami of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Junichiro Ikeda of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Tadaaki Naito of Nippon Yusen K.K. -- pose for a photo after a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2016, held to announce that they will integrate their container shipping businesses in 2017 to create a joint venture to grab an around 7 percent global share. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta (R), chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., beams as he receives the letter of appointment as head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services from Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Toranosuke Katayama (L). (Kyodo)

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(1)Mitsui O.S.K.'s Ikuta appointed head of new postal firm

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30 following his appointment as the first head of a new public corporation to be established in April 2003 to run the nation's postal services. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi picks Ikuta as 1st head of new postal corp.

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26 after being picked by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to become the first head of a new public corporation to be set up by next April to run the nation's postal services. (Kyodo)