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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION (CN)

(230714) -- SHANGHAI, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors take photos of the painting "Venus and Cupid" by Peter Paul Rubens during the exhibition "The Greats of Six Centuries: Masterpieces from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza" at the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in east China's Shanghai July 13, 2023. The exhibition, featuring a selection of 70 paintings spanning six centuries, opened to the public at MAP on June 22, 2023 and will last till Nov. 12 this year. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION (CN)

(230714) -- SHANGHAI, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows the painting "Portrait of a Man" by Bernhard Strigel at the exhibition "The Greats of Six Centuries: Masterpieces from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza" at the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in east China's Shanghai. The exhibition, featuring a selection of 70 paintings spanning six centuries, opened to the public at MAP on June 22, 2023 and will last till Nov. 12 this year. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION (CN)

(230714) -- SHANGHAI, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view paintings at the exhibition "The Greats of Six Centuries: Masterpieces from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza" at the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in east China's Shanghai July 13, 2023. The exhibition, featuring a selection of 70 paintings spanning six centuries, opened to the public at MAP on June 22, 2023 and will last till Nov. 12 this year. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION (CN)

(230714) -- SHANGHAI, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view paintings at the exhibition "The Greats of Six Centuries: Masterpieces from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza" at the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in east China's Shanghai July 13, 2023. The exhibition, featuring a selection of 70 paintings spanning six centuries, opened to the public at MAP on June 22, 2023 and will last till Nov. 12 this year. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION (CN)

(230714) -- SHANGHAI, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view paintings at the exhibition "The Greats of Six Centuries: Masterpieces from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza" at the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in east China's Shanghai July 13, 2023. The exhibition, featuring a selection of 70 paintings spanning six centuries, opened to the public at MAP on June 22, 2023 and will last till Nov. 12 this year. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION (CN)

(230714) -- SHANGHAI, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of the painting "The Stevedores in Arles" by Vincent van Gogh at the exhibition "The Greats of Six Centuries: Masterpieces from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza" at the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in east China's Shanghai July 13, 2023. The exhibition, featuring a selection of 70 paintings spanning six centuries, opened to the public at MAP on June 22, 2023 and will last till Nov. 12 this year. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MUSEUM-EXHIBITION (CN)

(230714) -- SHANGHAI, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of the painting "The Grand Canal from San Vio, Venice" by Canaletto at the exhibition "The Greats of Six Centuries: Masterpieces from the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza" at the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) in east China's Shanghai July 13, 2023. The exhibition, featuring a selection of 70 paintings spanning six centuries, opened to the public at MAP on June 22, 2023 and will last till Nov. 12 this year. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)

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Türkiye posts 3.67-bln-USD current account deficit in Nov.

STORY: Türkiye posts 3.67-bln-USD current account deficit in Nov. DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish flag 2. various of shipping trade in Turkey 3. various of U.S. dollars 4. various of Turkish central bank 5. various of Turkish lira and U.S. dollars 6. various of gold products in a golden shop (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 7. various of Turkish lira and U.S. dollars STORYLINE: Türkiye recorded a current account deficit of 3.67 billion U.S. dollars in November last year, according to data released by the Turkish central bank on Wednesday. Türkiye's 12-month rolling deficit, ending in November last year, amounted to about 45 billion dollars, the highest level since August 2018, the data showed. The country posts a deficit for the 13th month in a row, primarily as a result of rising energy prices. The current account deficit reached 41.8 billion dollars in the January-November period in 2022. In the same period, the current account,

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Israeli court convicts seaman over Japanese fishermen's deaths

JERUSALEM, Israel - A court in Haifa, Israel, sentenced Pilastro Zdravko, the Montenegrin second officer of the Israeli container ship Jim Asia, to two and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, on Nov. 12 for causing through negligence the deaths of seven Japanese fishermen in a collision last year with the Japanese fishing boat Shinsei Maru No. 3 off Nemuro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Zdravko was in charge of navigation on the ship in place of the skipper when the collision occurred.

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Mazda ups earnings estimates on weaker yen

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Mark Fields speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on April 11 about the company's earnings estimates for the business year ended March 31. Fields said Mazda expects a group net profit of 8.5 billion yen, compared with the 1.3 billion yen projected Nov. 12 last year.

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New York's Thanksgiving Day parade draws big crowds

STORY: New York's Thanksgiving Day parade draws big crowds DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thanksgiving Day parade in New York STORYLINE: The yearly Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City attracted big crowds along its 2.5-mile route on Thursday. It's estimated that three million people watched the parade in person, higher than the 2.5 million of viewers last year, according to a report by CNN citing organizers of the event. Mild winter weather and street closures along the route make spectators easier to show up. The debut of balloonicles of Striker, the U.S. Soccer Star, new giants of pup Bluey, Greg Heffley from book series Diary of A Wimpy Kid, dinosaurs DINO and Baby DINO, one-eyed Stuart the Minion as well as five new floats added novelty to the ritual. The parade had the participation of almost 8,000 volunteers, 1,200 cheerleaders, 700 clowns, 12 marching bands, ten performance groups and a number of musical star

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China, Türkiye strong strategic partners with great potential: Turkish businessman

STORY: China, Türkiye strong strategical partners with great potential: Turkish businessman DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Shanghai 2. various of the 5th CIIE 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AYDIN ACUN, Noor Asia Greenlife 4. various of Norasia Greenlife Company's products 5. various of the 5th CIIE STORYLINE: The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded in Shanghai on Thursday. It saw 73.5 billion U.S. dollars worth of tentative deals reached for one-year purchases of goods and services, up 3.9 percent from that of last year. A Turkish businessman whose company joined the CIIE for the first time this year said that the CIIE is a very important platform. SOUNDBITE (English): AYDIN ACUN, Noor Asia Greenlife "We know very well that CIIE is the most important import organization (expo) in China as a very strategic step to explain the company and the products in the Chinese market. For Türkiye, as I've repeated a lot o

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Croatia's largest book fair underway in Zagreb

STORY: Croatia's largest book fair underway in Zagreb DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the book fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VEDRAN BRATUSEK, Editor of the Mozaik Knjiga Publishing House 3. various of the book fair 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VEDRAN BRATUSEK, Editor of the Mozaik Knjiga Publishing House 5. various of the book fair 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): IVANA ZDERIC, Editor of the Profil Publishing House STORYLINE: Interliber, the largest literary event in Croatia, opened in Zagreb Tuesday, and will last until Nov. 13. The 44th edition of the international book fair features 296 exhibitors from 15 countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VEDRAN BRATUSEK, Editor of the Mozaik Knjiga Publishing House "Interliber is the largest book fair in Croatia. It is hugely popular due to its size. It has over 200,000 visitors annually and it promotes books and reading in Croatia." Every year, the book fair attracts numerous visitors, who mostly come here t

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Italy's GDP expands 0.5 pct in Q3: ISTAT

STORY: Italy's GDP expands 0.5 pct in Q3: ISTAT DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Italy's economic development STORYLINE: Italy's economic growth streak continued in the third quarter of this year, with the country registering 0.5 percent growth from the previous quarter, the government's main statistics entity reported Monday. According to the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), it was the seventh three-month period in a row that Italy's economy expanded. This growth started in the first quarter of last year, as the country began to recover from the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic. ISTAT's preliminary data also showed that Italy's gross domestic product (GDP) was 2.6 percent higher at the end of the third quarter than the same period last year. However, the Italian economy slowed over the second half of this year, with higher energy prices and global supply chain issues sparked by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine exerting a

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Mazda ups earnings estimates on weaker yen

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Mark Fields speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on April 11 about the company's earnings estimates for the business year ended March 31. Fields said Mazda expects a group net profit of 8.5 billion yen, compared with the 1.3 billion yen projected Nov. 12 last year.

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Israeli court convicts seaman over Japanese fishermen's deaths

JERUSALEM, Israel - A court in Haifa, Israel, sentenced Pilastro Zdravko, the Montenegrin second officer of the Israeli container ship Jim Asia, to two and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, on Nov. 12 for causing through negligence the deaths of seven Japanese fishermen in a collision last year with the Japanese fishing boat Shinsei Maru No. 3 off Nemuro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Zdravko was in charge of navigation on the ship in place of the skipper when the collision occurred. (Kyodo)