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Next-generation biodiesel experience event

Next-generation biodiesel experience event. Photo shows, from left: Kazunari Furukawa, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Isuzu Motors; Kenichiro Hirano, Representative Director, Hirano Oil; Tetsuya Azuma, Director, Fuel Supply Infrastructure Development Division, Resources and Energy Agency; Nao Nitta, Senior Executive Officer, Company President, Euglena; and Takeji Kojima, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, Mazda.=August 22,2025,Japan

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Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Business Integration Conference

Gunma Bank and Dai-ichi Hokuetsu Financial Group management integration press conference. Photo shows, from right, Takeo Uchibori, Senior Managing Director of Gunma Bank, Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank, Michirou Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, and Ken Shibata, Senior Managing Director of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group.=April 24,2025,Japan

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ORIX Corporation President Change Press Conference

ORIX Corporation President Change Press Conference. Photo shows Hidetake Takahashi, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, who will be promoted to President and Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective January 1, 2025.=,Tokyo

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Chairman of the managing board of French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, Carlos Tavares poses for pictures in Paris, France, on November 8, 2019. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Capital and business alliance with Nippon Life Insurance Rike

Capital and business alliance with Nippon Life Insurance and Rike. Pictured from right to left: Kazuo Sato, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Nippon Life Insurance; Yasuhiko Okamoto, Chairman, President and Group CEO, Laiku.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Capital and business alliance with Nippon Life Insurance Co.

Nippon Life Insurance and Rike form a capital and business alliance. Pictured from left to right: Yuko Kasahara, General Manager of Life Support Business, Nippon Life Insurance; Kazuo Sato, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Nippon Life Insurance; Yasuhiko Okamoto, Chairman, President and Group CEO, Laiku.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Capital and business alliance with Nippon Life Insurance Rike

Capital and business alliance with Nippon Life Insurance and Rike. Pictured from left are Kazuo Sato, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Nippon Life Insurance, and Yasuhiko Okamoto, Chairman, President and Group CEO of Laiku.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Capital and business alliance with Nippon Life Insurance Rike

Capital and business alliance with Nippon Life Insurance and Rike. (Photo from left to right: Kazuo Sato, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Nippon Life Insurance Company, Yasuhiko Okamoto, Chairman, President and Group CEO of Rike.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation and NTT Agree to Joint Efforts in “Mobility x AI and Communications”

Toyota Motor Corporation and NTT agreed to work together on “Mobility x AI and Communications. Pictured from left to right: Hiroki Nakajima, Vice President, Toyota Motor Corporation; Tsuneji Sato, President, Toyota Motor Corporation; Keiji Yamamoto, Senior Fellow, Toyota Motor Corporation; Akira Shimada, President, NTT; Sachiko Onishi, Managing Director, NTT; and Yuji Kawazoe, Vice President, NTT.=October 31,2024,Tokyo

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Toyota Motor Corporation and NTT Agree to Joint Efforts in “Mobility x AI and Communications”

Toyota Motor Corporation and NTT agreed to work together on “Mobility x AI and Communications. Photo from left to right: Keiji Yamamoto, Senior Fellow, Toyota Motor Corporation; Tsuneji Sato, President, Toyota Motor Corporation; Akira Shimada, President, NTT; Sachiko Onishi, Managing Director, NTT.=October 31,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-HUAWEI-MIDDLE EAST COMMERCIAL ROADSHOW

(240710) -- BEIRUT, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Alaa Elshimy, managing director and senior vice president of Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Middle East, is interviewed during the Huawei Middle East Commercial Roadshow in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 9, 2024. Technology experts on Tuesday emphasized the need to enhance Lebanon's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure to support digital transformation in the country, noting that China's tech giant Huawei can help in this regard. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) Announce Takeover Bids

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) at the press conference regarding the tender offer. Photo shows, from right to left are Masahide Kimura, director of SGHD; Hidekazu Matsumoto, president of SGHD; Hiromasa Aya, president of C&F Logistics HD; and Akihiro Muto, senior managing director of C&F Logistics HD. ＝May 31, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Budget Hearing - Washington

Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council, and Managing Director, Energy, Growth, and Security Program International Tax Investment Center, appears before a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing to examine Big Oil's evolving efforts to avoid accountability for climate change in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Budget Hearing - Washington

Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council, and Managing Director, Energy, Growth, and Security Program International Tax Investment Center, appears before a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing to examine Big Oil's evolving efforts to avoid accountability for climate change in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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III International Symposium on Specifics of managing patients with war trauma and post-traumatic disorders held in Ivano-Frankiv

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - APRIL 22, 2024 - Senior Clinical Director of Surgery at St. Josephs Health Centre (Toronto) Laurie Thomas speaks during the III International Symposium "Specifics of managing patients with war traumas and post-traumatic disorders", Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Huawei launches enhanced networking solutions to spur digital transformation in Kenya

STORY: Huawei launches enhanced networking solutions to spur digital transformation in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. various of guests at the conference 3. various of gadgets expo 4. SOUNDBITE (English): LYU HAN, Senior Solution Architect, Huawei 5. various of conference STORYLINE: Chinese technology firm Huawei on Friday launched in Nairobi enhanced networking solutions for its Kenyan clients. Kevin Wenkai, managing director of Huawei East Africa Enterprise, said the launch of the new features of Huawei's Internet Protocol (IP) and OptiX products and solutions will boost Kenya's quest to become a digital economy hub that promises jobs and prosperity to all citizens. SOUNDBITE (English): LYU HAN, Senior Solution Architect, Huawei "For the digital transformation in Kenya, what we want to build is a more intelligent network. That doesn't mean for the highest bid, but also we want

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Kyiv StratCom Forum 2024

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 27, 2024 - Head of the Department of Communications and Information Policy of the NACP Olena Konoplia, Head of the Managing Board of Suspilne Ukraine Mykola Chernotytskyi, Communications Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Heorhii Tykhyi, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andrii Kovalenko, and Senior Resident Country Director for the NDI in Ukraine, moderator Marcin Waliecki (L to R) attend the Kyiv StratCom Forum 2024, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Taiheiyo Cement President Change Press Conference

Taiheiyo Cement President Change Press Conference. From left: Yoshifumi Taura, President and Representative Director (currently, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer); Masafumi Fujihara, Chairman of the Board (currently, President and Representative Director) =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Taiheiyo Cement President Change Press Conference

Taiheiyo Cement President Change Press Conference. From left: Yoshifumi Taura, President and Representative Director (currently, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer); Masafumi Fujihara, Chairman of the Board (currently, President and Representative Director) =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Taiheiyo Cement President Change Press Conference

Taiheiyo Cement President Change Press Conference. Yoshifumi Taura Next President and Representative Director (currently Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer) =Date:Febuary 27, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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German entrepreneurs gear up for further Sino-German cooperation

STORY: German entrepreneurs gear up for further Sino-German cooperation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China (Ningxia)-Germany Week for Friendship and Cooperation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TOHERMES YVES, Managing director, ADT Project Consulting GmbH 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PHILIPP PRANG, Commercial director, Big Dutchman China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PETER BAUMGARTEL, Senior manager, Bayern-Genetik GmbH 5. various of the China (Ningxia)-Germany Week for Friendship and Cooperation STORYLINE: The China (Ningxia)-Germany Week for Friendship and Cooperation concluded on Friday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The event attracted representatives of 41 well-known German enterprises such as BASF, Bayer, and more than 300 local entrepreneurs in Ningxia. German entrepreneurs said that they regard China as a big and rising market, and they gear up for furthe

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GERMANY-MUNICH-WORLD BANK-SENIOR OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

(240220) -- MUNICH, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank's senior managing director, speaks during an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 18, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: Multilateralism essential to solving global problems: World Bank senior official" (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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GERMANY-MUNICH-WORLD BANK-SENIOR OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

(240220) -- MUNICH, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank's senior managing director, speaks during an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 18, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: Multilateralism essential to solving global problems: World Bank senior official" (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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Multilateralism more important than ever, says World Bank senior official

STORY: Multilateralism more important than ever, says World Bank senior official SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: MUNICH, Germany CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 60th Munich Security Conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AXEL VAN TROTSENBURG, World Bank's Senior Managing Director 3. various of the 60th Munich Security Conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AXEL VAN TROTSENBURG, World Bank's Senior Managing Director 5. various of the 60th Munich Security Conference STORYLINE: Multilateralism is more important than ever in tackling a series of global challenges, including poverty reduction, a World Bank senior official has said. Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank's Senior Managing Director, made the remarks Sunday on the sidelines of the 60th Munich Security Conference. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AXEL VAN TROTSENBURG, World Bank's Senior Managing Director "Clearly, what is concerning many countries, particularly in the Global South is that the Su

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Takashimaya apologizes over Christmas cake chaos

Kazuhisa Yokoyama, senior managing director of Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2023, over 1,200 complaints from customers that the cakes they bought online for Christmas arrived damaged.

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Takashimaya apologizes over Christmas cake chaos

Kazuhisa Yokoyama, senior managing director of Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2023, over 1,200 complaints from customers that the cakes they bought online for Christmas arrived damaged.

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Takashimaya apologizes over Christmas cake chaos

Kazuhisa Yokoyama, senior managing director of Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2023, over 1,200 complaints from customers that the cakes they bought online for Christmas arrived damaged.

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Takashimaya apologizes over Christmas cake chaos

Kazuhisa Yokoyama, senior managing director of Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co., bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2023, over 1,200 complaints from customers that the cakes they bought online for Christmas arrived damaged.

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Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments.

Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments. From right to left: Mikio Beppu, President of Gabermates; Norihiko Koshida, Director and Executive Officer of AltiusLink; Yoshiki Numano, Managing Executive Officer of Dai Nippon Printing; Tomoki Kosaka, Senior Executive Officer of Dentsu International Information Service; Takeyuki Ishii, Chief Business Officer of RPA Technologies=Date:November 7, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments.

Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments. From right to left: Mikio Beppu, President of Gabermates; Norihiko Koshida, Director and Executive Officer of AltiusLink; Yoshiki Numano, Managing Executive Officer of Dai Nippon Printing; Tomoki Kosaka, Senior Executive Officer of Dentsu International Information Service; Takeyuki Ishii, Chief Business Officer of RPA Technologies=Date:November 7, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments.

Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments. From right to left: Mikio Beppu, President of Gabermates; Norihiko Koshida, Director and Executive Officer of AltiusLink; Yoshiki Numano, Managing Executive Officer of Dai Nippon Printing; Tomoki Kosaka, Senior Executive Officer of Dentsu International Information Service; Takeyuki Ishii, Chief Business Officer of RPA Technologies=Date:November 7, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Bangladeshi businessmen hail BRI, Chinese economy

STORY: Bangladeshi businessmen hail BRI, Chinese economy DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:54 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023" in Dhaka 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): HIMEL, Local visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ABIRUZZAMAN, Senior manager of Akij Jute Mills Limited 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): MD MUJIBUR RAHMAN, Managing director of Powervision Group 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMMAD HATEM, Executive president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association STORYLINE: Bangladeshi businessmen spoke highly of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which they said has brought great changes to the South Asian country. They made the remarks at "The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023," which concluded on Sunday in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, which marks the 10th anniversary of the initiative. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): HIMEL, Local visitor "I came to this exhibition center after seei

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China's economic rebound to generate positive spillovers: IMF officials

STORY: China's economic rebound to generate positive spillovers: IMF officials DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Washington, D.C CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings 2. various of IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA, IMF Managing Director 4. various of China 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KRISHNA SRINIVASAN, Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department 6. various of China 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAN LIJUN, Xinhua correspondent 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KRISHNA SRINIVASAN, Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department 9. various of China STORYLINE: Senior officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have spoken highly of the economic rebound in China, saying the recovery will provide more opportunities for other countries. At a press briefing during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings on Thursday, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that the IMF projected the Chinese ec

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Kenya holds promotion forum for China's Canton Fair targeting entrepreneurs

STORY: Kenya holds promotion forum for China's Canton Fair targeting entrepreneurs DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the promotion forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GAO WEI, Managing director, China Information & Culture Communication Kenya Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AGNES MATURA, Entrepreneur STORYLINE: A promotion forum for the upcoming 133rd China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, was held in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Wednesday, attracting many participants, including senior policymakers and budding entrepreneurs. Held concurrently with a match-making session for 20 local firms that will send delegations to the Canton Fair, the half-day forum took place against a backdrop of concerted efforts to deepen Sino-Kenyan economic and trade ties. Pius Rotich, general manager of investment promotion and business development at the Kenya Investment Authority, said the government was keen to leverage the Canton Fai

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Hungarian cruise manager welcomes return of Chinese tourists

STORY: Hungarian cruise manager welcomes return of Chinese tourists DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists and sightseeing boats 2. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): GABOR SPANYIK, Managing director of MAHART PassNave Passenger Shipping Ltd. STORYLINE: A senior manager of Hungary's largest passenger shipping company said that the steady and gradual growth in the number of Chinese tourists will make the year 2023 as good as 2019. After China optimized its COVID-19 response and lifted travel restrictions, Chinese tourists have been flocking to popular destinations in various parts of the world, including Hungary, boosting the tourism industry. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): GABOR SPANYIK, Managing director of MAHART PassNave Passenger Shipping Ltd. "I believe that one of the most important things for Hungary is the return of Chinese tourists. Chinese tourists are now arriving in greater numbers, which can already be seen on the banks of the river D

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Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide

STORY: Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: GAZIPUR, Bangladesh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various the Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CAI CHUNLEI, Managing Director, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): MOSAMMAT MAURI AKHTER, Worker, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): SAIFUL ISLAM KHADEM, Senior executive, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Bengali): SUMAN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY, Manager, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SUSAN, Worker, Bangladesh Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. 7. various the Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. STORYLINE: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an economic shock to industries and businesses worldwide and the Bangladeshi shoe-making industry was also dealt a serious blow. Panda Shoes Industry Ltd. was no exception. Thousands of households in the Gazipur district on the outskirts of the Banglad

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Toyota posts record sales, profits in October-December qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Director Takeshi Suzuki tells reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 5 that the automaker reported record earnings results for the October-December period, bolstered by robust vehicle sales overseas, including elsewhere in Asia, Russia and the Middle East.

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Toyota's April-June sales top GM's for 1st time ever

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Director Takeshi Suzuki briefs reporters about the company's group earnings results for the April-June quarter at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 3. Toyota reported its largest-ever quarterly group earnings figures, with its sales topping those of General Motors Corp. for the first time on an April-June period basis.

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Toyota's April-June sales top GM's for 1st time ever

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Director Takeshi Suzuki briefs reporters about the company's group earnings results for the April-June quarter at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 3. Toyota reported its largest-ever quarterly group earnings figures, with its sales topping those of General Motors Corp. for the first time on an April-June period basis.

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Tsunami-hit food firm recovering from 2011 quake

TOKYO, Japan -Atsushi Abe, senior managing director of a fish processing company in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, holds popular product "Rias Poem" -- saury in rolled kelp -- in front of a wooden board bearing the same name on Nov. 11, 2014. The board was miraculously found after the 2011 disaster.

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New antivirus hospital operating room to go on sale

OSAKA, Japan - Kikuo Toyoda, senior managing director at major industrial gas and medical product supplier Air Water Inc., speaks at a news conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014, about the company's new antivirus hospital operating room that will be available from April 2015. Air Water aims to win contracts for 100 rooms in the first fiscal year.