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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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Entertainers who saw jumps in Yahoo searches in 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Yahoo Japan Corp.'s search awards winners who saw jumps in the number of searches for their names on the Internet in 2014 from the previous year attend a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014. They are beatboxer HIKAKIN, idol group member Kanna Hashimoto, kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, comedy duo Koyuki Hashimoto and Soko Nakano of Nippon Elekiteru Rengo and model Miwako Kakei (from L).

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Fukushima food safety debated at London art show

LONDON, Britain - Artist Ei Arakawa (2nd from R) and his mother Miwako (2nd from L) distribute free soup made with vegetables from Japan's Fukushima Prefecture at London's Frieze Art Fair on Oct. 15, 2014. The performance-based installation at the fair has been devised by artist Ei Arakawa who is aiming to stimulate a debate about food safety in Japan.

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Abducted woman still missing

MAEBASHI, Japan - A police employee puts up a notice at the Maebashi-Higashi police station in Gunma Prefecture on July 21, calling on the public for information about Miwako Tsubaki, 19, a technical school student abducted July 20 in Maebashi by a man armed with what appeared to be a hunting rifle.

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-VOLLEYBALL-AVC CUP-WOMEN-JAPAN VS VIETNAM

(220828) -- PASIG CITY, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Osanai Miwako (R) and Mizusugi Rena (L) try to return the ball during the semifinal match against Vietnam at the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug. 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-VOLLEYBALL-AVC CUP-WOMEN-JAPAN VS VIETNAM

(220828) -- PASIG CITY, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Osanai Miwako (Top) and Yamanaka Hiroyoko (Bottom) try to return the ball during the semifinal match against Vietnam at the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug. 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-VOLLEYBALL-AVC CUP-WOMEN-JPN VS AUS

(220825) -- PASIG CITY, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Osanai Miwako (R) spikes the ball during the preliminary round pool A match between Japan and Australia in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug.25, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Abducted woman found safe

KANUMA, Japan - Miwako Tsubaki, 19, a technical school student (wearing a white hat, center), leaves the Kanuma police station July 22 in Tochigi Prefecture after she was found safe following her abduction in Maebashi in neighboring Gunma Prefecture by a man armed with a shotgun.

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Abducted woman still missing

MAEBASHI, Japan - A police employee puts up a notice at the Maebashi-Higashi police station in Gunma Prefecture on July 21, calling on the public for information about Miwako Tsubaki, 19, a technical school student abducted July 20 in Maebashi by a man armed with what appeared to be a hunting rifle.