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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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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira (C), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., smiles as he is surrounded by reporters after a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Kokuyo sells digital notebook 'CamiApp S'

OSAKA, Japan - Kokuyo Co.'s digital notebook "CamiApp S," put on sale on Sept. 5, 2014, can upload information written on it via a smartphone, tablet PC, etc. by putting a check on its predefined part.

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USJ man credited with bringing Harry Potter attraction

OSAKA, Japan - Tsuyoshi Morioka, an executive officer at USJ Co., speaks of his tough job of bringing the Harry Potter attraction to Universal Studio Japan in Osaka, western Japan, in this photo taken on Sept. 5, 2014. The number of visitors to the theme park set a record monthly high for the second straight month in September after the new attraction opened in mid-July.

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Jeter ends major leagues career

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter waves to the crowd on Sept. 28, 2014, after the last game of his career against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park in Boston. The Yankees won 9-5.

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Jeter ends major leagues career

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter (far L) celebrates with teammates their team's 9-5 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 28, 2014. It was the last game for Jeter, 40, who retired after playing 20 seasons in major league baseball, all with the Yankees.

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Huge iron pan made for national dumpling festival

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Members of an organizing committee for the fifth national "gyoza" dumpling festival pose before a huge iron pan in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 16, 2014. Capable of making 1,000 dumplings at a time and manufactured in cooperation with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.'s local Yahata mill, the pan will be an eye-catcher in the festival to be held in the southwestern Japan city on Oct. 4 and 5.

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Yankees Kuroda hugs retiring Jeter

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees' Hiroki Kuroda hugs retiring captain Derek Jeter who hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 25, 2014. The game, which the Yankees won 6-5, was Jeter's last home game of his career.

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Ex-Yankee Matsui sends message to retiring Jeter

NEW YORK, United States - Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui appears on the Yankee Stadium video board in New York to give a message to retiring captain Derek Jeter during the sixth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles on Sept. 25, 2014. The game, which the Yankees won 6-5, was Jeter's last home game of his career.

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Yankees' Jeter gets shower from teammates

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter takes a Gatorade shower from his teammates after hitting a walk-off single in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 25, 2014. The game, which the Yankees won 6-5, was Jeter's last home game of his career.

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Nikkei hits nearly 7-year high in morning

TOKYO, Japan - A screen at a financial institution in Tokyo shows the final price of the Nikkei stock index in the morning deal on Sept. 25, 2014. The benchmark index rose to as high as 16,365.04, its highest level on an intraday basis since Nov. 5, 2007.

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Tanaka takes mound as starter for 1st time in 75 days

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka returns to the mound as a starter for the first time in 75 days on Sept. 21, 2014, in New York, the United States. Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2, giving Tanaka his 13th win of the season.

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Tanaka takes mound as starter for 1st time in 75 days

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka returns to the mound as a starter for the first time in 75 days on Sept. 21, 2014, in New York, the United States. Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2, giving Tanaka his 13th win of the season.

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Tanaka takes mound as starter for 1st time in 75 days

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka attends a press conference on Sept. 21, 2014, in New York, the United States, after returning to the mound as a starter for the first time in 75 days. The Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2, giving Tanaka his 13th win of the season.

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Ivanovic to play Wozniacki in Tokyo final

TOKYO, Japan - Serbian Ana Ivanovic returns a shot during a semifinal match against German Angelique Kerber at the Pan Pacific open in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 20, 2014. Ivanovic beat Kerber 7-5, 6-3 to reach the final.

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Ivanovic to play Wozniacki in Tokyo final

TOKYO, Japan - Serbian Ana Ivanovic expresses joy after defeating German Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific open in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 20, 2014, to reach the final.

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Engineers, other experts design all-terrain wheelchair

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Sugie, CEO of San Carlos, California-based startup WHILL Inc., poses in the company's all-terrain electric wheelchair in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. The venture was founded by former engineers and other experts of major Japanese manufacturers such as Nissan Motor Co. and Sony Corp.

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Kuroda wins 11th as Yankees defeat Toronto

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda marks his 11th victory of the season on Sept. 19, 2014, as his team beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 in New York, the United States.

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M5.6 quake hits north of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division of the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference on Sept. 16, 2014, at the agency in Tokyo, on a magnitude 5.6 quake that hit parts of the Kanto region north of Tokyo earlier in the day. The 12:28 p.m. quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Tochigi, Gunma and Saitama prefectures, and 4 in Tokyo. There was no tsunami alert following the quake.

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Honda on target again as Milan edge Parma in 9-goal thriller

PARMA, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda (10) struggles for a ball during a Serie A match against Parma in Parma, Italy, on Sept. 14, 2014. AC Milan edged Parma 5-4.

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Honda on target again as Milan edge Parma in 9-goal thriller

PARMA, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda scores with a header in the first half of a Serie A match against Parma in Parma, Italy, on Sept. 14, 2014. AC Milan edged Parma 5-4.

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Mika Miyazato scores ace in Evian Championship

EVIAN, France - Japan's Mika Miyazato (R) exchanges high fives with her caddy after she scored a hole-in-one on the 16th hole in the final round of the Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club, southeastern France, on Sept. 14, 2014. She finished at 1-over 72 to end up with a tie for 36th with a 5-over 289.

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Kawashima hangs on but Liege lose 3-5 to Oostende

LIEGE, Belgium - Eiji Kawashima of Standard Liege (top L) makes a save in the second half of a Belgian first division match against KV Oostende in Liege on Sept. 13, 2014. Liege suffered a 5-3 loss.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan midfielder Emi Nakajima (R) scores her side's fifth goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan striker Megumi Takase (2nd from L) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan defender Kana Nagafune (5) scores her side's fourth goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - A young man (R) in West Point, the largest slum in Monrovia, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia, takes his clothes off on Sept. 5, 2014, saying there is no Ebola virus in the area. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - A young couple (C) in West Point, the largest slum in Monrovia, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia, embrace each other, saying, "We are not scared of the Ebola virus" on Sept. 5, 2014. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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JR West sets up ticket counters for foreign visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Passengers line up at ticket counters newly set up specifically for foreign visitors by West Japan Railway Co. at Kansai Airport station at Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Toshiba opens new flash memory production facility

NAGOYA, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Hisao Tanaka (C) and other officials, including those of its U.S. business partner SanDisk Corp., cut the ribbon at a ceremony to open the second phase of the No. 5 flash memory chip fabrication facility in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 9, 2014. They also started construction of a new facility there for production of a next-generation memory chip.

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Records of instant score bulletins from 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Printed records of results from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the first time score bulletins were made possible by an online computer system, are shown in this photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Makeshift houses in tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

SENDAI, Japan - Temporary houses are seen juxtaposed with an industrial estate in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Work to shield groundwater flow at Fukushima nuke plant

SENDAI, Japan - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's Nos. 1 to 4 reactor buildings (from foreground) are seen (L) from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 3, 2013. The other photo, taken on Sept. 5, 2014, shows work is under way to build underground ice walls around the basements of the buildings to prevent groundwater from seeping into them and becoming contaminated with radioactive substances.

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2011 disaster: sporting goods store then and now

SENDAI, Japan - Shoes and clothes from "Ken Sports," a sporting goods store in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are distributed to survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami free of charge, as shown in the photo (top) taken on March 19, 2011. Storekeeper Kensuke Sasaki and his wife Reiko stand in the store as shown in the photo (bottom) taken on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Texas Rangers manager Washington abruptly resigns

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, who is currently on the disabled list with elbow inflammation, watches a game against the Seattle Mariners from the team's dugout at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 5, 2014. About the abrupt resignation of manger Ron Washington, Darvish said in a statement, "He is a great manager and a wonderful individual."

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Iwakuma ties career-high with 14th victory

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 5, 2014. Iwakuma allowed three earned runs on seven hits and a walk in 5-1/3 innings. Iwakuma tied a major league career high by winning his 14th game as the Mariners won 7-5.

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Japan's Kamiji reaches U.S. Open women's wheelchair final

NEW YORK, United States - Yui Kamiji of Japan returns a shot to Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands during their semifinal match of the U.S. Open women's wheelchair singles in New York on Sept. 5, 2014. Kamiji won 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

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Japan's Kunieda reaches U.S. Open men's wheelchair final

NEW YORK, United States - Shingo Kunieda of Japan returns the ball to Nicolas Peifer of France during their semifinal match of the U.S. Open men's wheelchair singles in New York on Sept. 5, 2014. Kunieda won 7-5, 7-6.

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Iwakuma ties career-high with 14th victory

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 5, 2014. Iwakuma allowed three earned runs on seven hits and a walk in 5-1/3 innings. Iwakuma tied a major league career high by winning his 14th game as the Mariners won 7-5.

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Boao Forum for Asia meeting in Seattle

SEATTLE, United States - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda addresses a meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia in Seattle, Washington State, on Sept. 5, 2014. The three-day meeting is the first of its kind hosted by the Boao Forum for Asia in North America.

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Wozniacki, S. Williams to play in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Caroline Wozniacki of Demark returns a shot during her semifinal match against Shuai Peng of China of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5, 2014. Wozniacki won to face Serina Williams of the United States in the final.

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Toyota demonstrates automated driver-assisted car in Detroit

DETROIT, United States - Toyota Motor Corp.'s prototype car equipped with an automated highway driving support system runs in Detroit, Michigan, on Sept. 5, 2014, during a demonstration for the media. The prototype, tailored to the U.S. market, keeps drives from straying out of lane on highways.

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Toyota demonstrates automated driver-assisted car in Detroit

DETROIT, United States - A driver briefly takes his hands off the steering wheel of Toyota Motor Corp.'s prototype car equipped with an automated highway driving support system while running on a highway in Detroit, Michigan, on Sept. 5, 2014. The Japanese automaker demonstrated the car, which keeps drivers from straying out of lane on highways, to the media.

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Texas Rangers manager Washington abruptly resigns

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers' Tim Bogar speaks at a news conference in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 5, 2014. Bogar was appointed interim manager for the remainder of the season after manager Ron Washington abruptly resigned.

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Gonzalez stops Yaegashi, wins his 3rd world title

TOKYO, Japan - Nicaragua's Roman Gonzalez (R) lands a right on Akira Yaegashi in the third round of their WBC flyweight title match in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. Gonzalez scored a technical knockout in the 9th round, capturing his third world title in three different weight divisions and extending his undefeated streak to 40 with 34 KOs.

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Japan coach Aguirre watches team lose 2-0 to Uruguay

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan coach Javier Aguirre watches the play during the first half of a friendly against Uruguay in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 5, 2014. Japan lost 2-0.

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Japan's 2-0 defeat to Uruguay

SAPPORO, Japan - Goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and other Japan players are chagrined after Uruguay's second goal in a friendly match in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 5, 2014. Uruguay won 2-0.

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Dragons' Yamamoto becomes Japan's oldest pitcher to record win

NAGOYA, Japan - Masahiro Yamamoto of the Chunichi Dragons receives a bouquet of flowers at Nagoya Dome on Sept. 5, 2014, after the 49 year old became the oldest pitcher to win a Nippon Professional Baseball game.