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Finnish logistics company thrives on BRI

STORY: Finnish logistics company thrives on BRI DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:15 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the logistics company 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OLLI POHJANVIRTA, CEO of Nurminen Logistics 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OLLI POHJANVIRTA, CEO of Nurminen Logistics 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): OLLI POHJANVIRTA, CEO of Nurminen Logistics 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): OLLI POHJANVIRTA, CEO of Nurminen Logistics STORYLINE: The Finnish enterprise Nurminen Logistics had already recognized Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a significant opportunity for collaboration back in 2015 when it decided to participate in the initiative. That's according to Olli Pohjanvirta, the company's chief executive officer. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OLLI POHJANVIRTA, CEO of Nurminen Logistics "In 2014, we started the preparation work to start as a railway operator on this route. In 2015, we made an agreement with the Kazakhstan National Railways KTZ, to cooperate with them on this route. And as

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Main construction phase of Dateng Gorge irrigation system completed

STORY: Main construction phase of Dateng Gorge irrigation system completed DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project STORYLINE: The core construction phase of an irrigation system to supply water to over 66,000 hectares of farmland was completed on Saturday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project started in 2014 and is located in the Pearl River Basin, in Guiping City. This project is a crucial part of the country's water network to control floods, facilitate shipping, generate electricity, and provide irrigation. With a total investment of 8 billion yuan (about 1.1 billion U.S. dollars), the core construction process of the irrigation system was completed four months ahead of schedule, according to the constructors. China is accelerating the construction of water conservancy projects amid efforts to expand domestic demand, stabilize its economy, and promote high-q

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Figure skater Asada in good condition for Japan Open

YOKOHAMA, Sept. 11 Kyodo - Three-time women's world champion Mao Asada poses in a commercial film-making event in Yokohama southwest of Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2015. She said she is in good condition for the Oct. 3 Japan Open at Saitama Super Arena, north of Tokyo. It will be her first competition since sitting out the 2014-2015 season.

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Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi bows her head at the end of a press conference at her ministry on Oct. 20, 2014, after submitting her resignation over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Japan's justice minister Matsushima to resign

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Sept. 3, 2014, shows industry minister Yuko Obuchi (L) and Justice Minister Midori Matsushima heading to the Imperial Palace for the attestation ceremony following the Cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Obuchi stepped down on Oct. 20, while it was reported that Matsushima has also decided to resign over her distribution of free paper fans to voters in her district in possible election law violation.

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Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi leaves her ministry on Oct. 20, 2014, as she steps down from her post over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi leaves her ministry on Oct. 20, 2014, as she steps down from her post over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Industry minister Obuchi resigns from post

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi attends a press conference on Oct. 20, 2014, at her ministry after submitting her resignation over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Industry minister Obuchi resigns from post

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi holds up a document at a press conference on Oct. 20, 2014, at her ministry after submitting her resignation over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Industry minister Obuchi resigns from post

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi holds up a document at a press conference on Oct. 20, 2014, at her ministry after submitting her resignation over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Sept. 3, 2014, shows Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi (L on the front row) posing for a commemorative photo after assuming her post in a Cabinet reshuffle. She submitted her resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Oct. 20 over a political funds scandal.

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Industry minister Obuchi resigns from post

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi bows her head at a press conference on Oct. 20, 2014, at her ministry after submitting her resignation over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Industry minister Obuchi resigns from post

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi bows her head at a press conference on Oct. 20, 2014, at her ministry after submitting her resignation over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Industry minister Obuchi resigns from post

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi attends a press conference on Oct. 20, 2014, at her ministry after submitting her resignation over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014, after submitting her resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over a political funds scandal. Obuchi, daughter of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and a fifth-term House of Representatives member, joined the Abe government in the Sept. 3 Cabinet reshuffle.

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Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014, to submit her resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over a political funds scandal. Obuchi, daughter of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and a fifth-term House of Representatives member, joined the Abe government in the Sept. 3 Cabinet reshuffle.

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Search continues on Mt. Ontake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows members of a search team getting off a helicopter near the top of snowcapped Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 15, 2014, to resume searching for seven climbers who remain missing following the deadly eruption Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano, which has claimed 56 lives.

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N. Korea media mentions leader Kim's activities

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The country's state media reported Kims's activities for the first time in 40 days on Oct. 14, 2014, saying he visited a residential district for scientists, amid a flurry of speculation about his health. Kim had not been seen in public since attending a concert with his wife in Pyongyang on Sept. 3.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and firefighters are covered in ashes as they walk in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture after searching for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces personnel is covered in ashes in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture after searching for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

TOKYO, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and firefighters search for missing climbers near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan in this photo taken Oct. 7, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan on Sept. 27, 2014. The volcano erupted shortly before noon that day. Mt. Fuji is seen in the background, to the right.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan on Sept. 27, 2014. The volcano erupted shortly before noon that day. Mt. Fuji is seen in the background, to the right.

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Rain halts search efforts on Mt. Ontake after fatal eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Smoke and clouds hang over Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 2, 2014, as search operations following an eruption on Sept. 27 are halted due to rain. Japan's worst postwar volcanic disaster on the 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures had killed at least 47 people as of Oct. 2.

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Rain halts search efforts on Mt. Ontake after fatal eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Firefighters walk in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2014, after search operations around the top of Mt. Ontake, which erupted on Sept. 27, are halted due to rain. Japan's worst postwar volcanic disaster on the 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures had killed at least 47 people as of Oct. 2.

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Japan win silver in women's table tennis

SUWON, South Korea - Members of Japan's women's table tennis team, including Ai Fukuhara (C), smile after winning the silver in the Asian Games on Sept. 30, 2014, in Suwon, South Korea. In the final, Japan lost 3-1 to China.

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China beat Japan in rematch of Olympic table tennis final

SUWON, South Korea - Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa plays against China's Liu Shiwen in the second match of the Asian Games table tennis final on Sept. 30, 2014, in Suwon, South Korea. Liu beat Ishikawa as the Japanese team lost 3-1 to China and had to settle for silver.

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China beat Japan in rematch of Olympic table tennis final

SUWON, South Korea - Japan's Ai Fukuhara plays against China's Ding Ning in the opening match of the Asian Games table tennis final on Sept. 30, 2014, in Suwon, South Korea. Fukuhara beat Ding but the Japanese team lost 3-1 to China and had to settle for silver.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 30, 2014, shows Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continuing to fume after its eruption on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 30, 2014, shows Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continuing to fume after its eruption on Sept. 27.

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Nadeshiko roll over Vietnam into final

INCHEON, South Korea - Members of Nadeshiko Japan respond to supporters after advancing to the Asian Games final with a 3-0 victory over Vietnam on Sept. 29, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel rescuing climbers who were left behind in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel carrying a climber, who was left behind in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake, into a helicopter on Sept. 29, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel rescuing climbers who were left behind in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel rescuing climbers who were left behind in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 29, 2014, shows smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, after its eruption on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 29, 2014, shows smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, after its eruption on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - A Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopter, carrying Nagano Prefectural Police officers, flies to near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, to rescue climbers who were left behind in critical condition after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter hovers over Mt. Ontake to rescue injured climbers on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Ontake, the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continues spewing smoke on Sept. 28, 2014, after erupting before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engage in rescue operations around mountain lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force carry an injured climber on Mt. Ontake on Sept. 20, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engage in rescue operations around mountain lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter hovers over Mt. Ontake to rescue injured climbers on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engage in rescue operations around mountain lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers descend Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force carry an injured climber on Mt. Ontake on Sept. 20, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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N.Y. Yankees' Tanaka out of sorts in 2nd start back

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (front) walks off the mound after getting knocked out during the second inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 27, 2014. Tanaka allowed seven hits and walked two batters in 1-2/3 innings in the Yankees' 10-4 loss to the Red Sox.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Ambulances arrive in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, to transport climbers on Sept. 28, 2014, as Mt. Ontake continues spewing smoke in the background. The 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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N.Y. Yankees' Tanaka out of sorts in 2nd start back

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 27, 2014. Tanaka allowed seven hits and walked two batters in 1-2/3 innings in the Yankees' 10-4 loss to the Red Sox.