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Airbus H160 Assembly Line - Marignane

A view of the Airbus H160 assembly line on January 14, 2022 in Marignane, south of France. This helicopter is certified to operate on 50 % Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)/biomass fuel. With its low fuel consumption, optimised maintenance costs and faster cruise speed, the H160 paves the way for economic competitiveness compared with other helicopters in its class. Fuel consumption is reduced by 15 % compared with the previous engine class for the same operations, while maintenance costs are reduced by almost 15% for the “airframe by the hour” and “service by the hour” options. Designed as a multi-role helicopter capable of carrying out a wide range of missions – such as offshore transport, emergency medical services, private and business aviation, as well as public services – the highly flexible H160 incorporates the latest Airbus innovations. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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How a resignation support service works

User of the service:The user of the service asks a resignation support agency, via smartphone, to expedite his resignation from his company. The service costs 20,000 yen ($140) to 50,000 yen.Resignation support agency:The resignation support agency approaches the company and offers his resignation on behalf of him.Company:(Kyodo)

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How a resignation support service works

User of the service:The user of the service asks a resignation support agency, via smartphone, to expedite his resignation from his company. The service costs 20,000 yen ($140) to 50,000 yen.Resignation support agency:The resignation support agency approaches the company and offers his resignation on behalf of him.Company(Kyodo)

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The E-Commerce System in Traditional Market - Indonesia

A fabric trader was spotted managing an e-commerce website at Mutiara Deli, a Muslim fashion shop in the Pasar Ikan clothes trading area of Medan City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on January 18, 2024. Using e-commerce website services has become increasingly popular among business people as it helps them overcome traffic congestion and reduces marketing costs in sustainable commerce. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The E-Commerce System in Traditional Market - Indonesia

A fabric trader was spotted managing an e-commerce website at Mutiara Deli, a Muslim fashion shop in the Pasar Ikan clothes trading area of Medan City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on January 18, 2024. Using e-commerce website services has become increasingly popular among business people as it helps them overcome traffic congestion and reduces marketing costs in sustainable commerce. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The E-Commerce System in Traditional Market - Indonesia

A fabric trader was spotted managing an e-commerce website at Mutiara Deli, a Muslim fashion shop in the Pasar Ikan clothes trading area of Medan City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on January 18, 2024. Using e-commerce website services has become increasingly popular among business people as it helps them overcome traffic congestion and reduces marketing costs in sustainable commerce. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The E-Commerce System in Traditional Market - Indonesia

A fabric trader was spotted managing an e-commerce website at Mutiara Deli, a Muslim fashion shop in the Pasar Ikan clothes trading area of Medan City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on January 18, 2024. Using e-commerce website services has become increasingly popular among business people as it helps them overcome traffic congestion and reduces marketing costs in sustainable commerce. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The E-Commerce System in Traditional Market - Indonesia

A fabric trader was spotted managing an e-commerce website at Mutiara Deli, a Muslim fashion shop in the Pasar Ikan clothes trading area of Medan City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on January 18, 2024. Using e-commerce website services has become increasingly popular among business people as it helps them overcome traffic congestion and reduces marketing costs in sustainable commerce. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The E-Commerce System in Traditional Market - Indonesia

A fabric trader was spotted managing an e-commerce website at Mutiara Deli, a Muslim fashion shop in the Pasar Ikan clothes trading area of Medan City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on January 18, 2024. Using e-commerce website services has become increasingly popular among business people as it helps them overcome traffic congestion and reduces marketing costs in sustainable commerce. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The E-Commerce System in Traditional Market - Indonesia

A fabric trader was spotted managing an e-commerce website at Mutiara Deli, a Muslim fashion shop in the Pasar Ikan clothes trading area of Medan City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on January 18, 2024. Using e-commerce website services has become increasingly popular among business people as it helps them overcome traffic congestion and reduces marketing costs in sustainable commerce. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The E-Commerce System in Traditional Market - Indonesia

A fabric trader was spotted managing an e-commerce website at Mutiara Deli, a Muslim fashion shop in the Pasar Ikan clothes trading area of Medan City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on January 18, 2024. Using e-commerce website services has become increasingly popular among business people as it helps them overcome traffic congestion and reduces marketing costs in sustainable commerce. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's core consumer prices rise 2.5 pct in November

STORY: Japan's core consumer prices rise 2.5 pct in November SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.5 percent in November from a year earlier, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the pace of the increase in the nationwide consumer price index (CPI), excluding fresh food prices because of their volatility, remained above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target for the 20th straight month. The figure, however, marked the slowest gain since July 2022 by slowing from a 2.9 percent jump in October. The core-core CPI, which strips away both energy and food prices, rose 3.8 percent, underscoring persistent inflationary pressures, the data showed. While food costs witnessed a 7.3 percent increase during the cited period, service prices rose 2.3 percent, marking the

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New hydrogen supply project put into service in China's Chongqing

STORY: New hydrogen supply project put into service in China's Chongqing SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hydrogen supply project 2. SOUNDBITES 1 (Chinese): QIN QINGWEI General manager of Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co., Ltd 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU HUABIN, Vice-general manager of Sinopec Marketing Chongqing STORYLINE: A new hydrogen supply project in southwest China's Chongqing officially started operation on Wednesday, capable of providing 6,400kg of highly purified hydrogen per day. SOUNDBITES 1 (Chinese): QIN QINGWEI General manager of Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co., Ltd "Based on the existing environmental protection facilities, the project is featured with low operation costs, effective carbon emission reduction and stable hydrogen supply capacity. The final overall cost is over 30% lower than that of conventional hydrogen production." The hydrogen is transported to the fueling

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Xinhua Headlines: China secures maximum outcomes at minimum costs with COVID response

(230119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A nurse administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine for an elderly resident at a community health service center in Fangmiao subdistrict of Yaohai District, Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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Japan Post to hike parcel delivery rates by 12%

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 5 Kyodo - Kunio Yokoyama, president of Japan Post Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2017. The company said it will raise basic shipping fees for its door-to-door parcel delivery service by an average 12 percent from March 2018 as labor costs continue to climb due to a courier shortage.

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ANA selling Jumbo jetliner seats

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. puts on sale on Dec. 25, 2014, premier-class passenger seats from a Boeing 747 retired from service due to high maintenance costs.

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One Coin Taxi starts discount service in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A taxi driver with One Coin Taxi Co., an affiliate of Osaka taxi operator Shinnihonkotsu Co., holds a 500-yen coin outside his car in Osaka on July 12. The company started operation with a new service with an initial 2-kilometer charge of 500 yen amid intensifying competition in the taxi industry. The service, the lowest among major cities where a taxi ride usually costs 660 yen for the initial stage, will last for six months.

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Japanese doctor calls for aid to starving Afghans

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who has worked in the border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan for the past 17 years, appeals for donations in Fukuoka on Oct. 11 to cover the costs of sending wheat flour and cooking oil to some 100,000 Afghans to help them survive the coming winter. Nakamura is a member of the Fukuoka-based civic group Peshawar-kai Medical Service.

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Italy's inflation reaches nearly 40-yr high in October: statistics

STORY: Italy's inflation reaches nearly 40-yr high in October: statistics DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Rome STORYLINE: Prices in Italy jumped by 11.9 percent in October compared to the same month a year ago, the highest in nearly four decades, according to provisional data released by the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) on Friday. The figure was 3 percentage points above the then-record 8.9-percent of annual inflation in September, and it was the highest since 1983 in Italy. It was also the first time that the country's inflation experienced double digits since Italy's adoption of the euro currency in 1999. The main driver behind the price increase was the rising energy costs sparked by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But even the "core" inflation rate -- which excludes energy and food costs given their susceptibility to international market forces -- rose by 5.3 percent in October. Costs for service

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Italian companies hit by high energy costs, inflation expectations: central bank

STORY: Italian companies hit by high energy costs, inflation expectations: central bank DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of production lines in Italian factories STORYLINE: Sentiment among Italian businesses worsened in the third quarter, the Bank of Italy's latest survey revealed Monday. Declining confidence among businesses is due to expectations of high inflation, which has damaged the country's economic outlook in recent months and is set to continue well into the future, the survey said. The central bank surveyed Italian companies in the industrial and service sectors with at least 50 employees, between Aug. 25 and Sept. 15. According to the data, the overall economic situation worsened in the third quarter, and there was "pessimism" about the outlook for companies over the last three months of the year. This reflected "uncertainty attributable to economic and political factors and the upward trend in commodity prices," meaning surging

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Comprehensive utilization of straw yields benefits in C China

STORY: Comprehensive utilization of straw yields benefits in C China DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: FENGQIU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of harvest 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG XIPING, Local farmer 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIYONG, Local official STORYLINE: As one of the major crop growing regions in China, Fengqiu County in Henan Province has been promoting the comprehensive utilization of corn straw, turning it into feed, fertilizer and raw material. The local government has set up more than 10 straw collection and storage service companies and 210 straw collection and storage stations, covering the whole county. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG XIPING, Local farmer "The centralized recycling of straw can save time and labor, and reduce crop diseases and pests." The comprehensive utilization of straw also saves agricultural production costs and boosts the green and sustainable development of agriculture. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIYONG, Local official "Covering

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-INFLATION

(220705) -- SEOUL , July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man pumps diesel oil at a self-service gasoline station in Seoul, South Korea, June 10, 2022. South Korea's headline inflation hit the highest in nearly 24 years in June owing to surging energy prices and higher eating-out costs, statistical office data showed Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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NE China's port city shores up foreign trade against COVID-19 headwinds

STORY: NE China's port city shores up foreign trade against COVID-19 headwinds DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dalian port STORYLINE: Against the headwinds from COVID-19 resurgences and external complexity, northeast China's Dalian, a port city in Liaoning Province, has sped up efforts to prop up foreign trade. In early June, the port's operating company opened its first container line linking Europe with Japan. The tailor-made route combines a China-Europe freight train service with a near-sea shipping line, which reduces the travel time by two-thirds while keeping the costs unchanged. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG FEI, Dalian Jiyi Logistics Co., Ltd. of Liaoning Port Group "Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we've been tailoring transportation plans for our customers, especially the factories on the southeast coast which are anxious to ship their goods and some local customers here in Dalian and in the whole province. On the one hand, w

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GLOBALink | Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect

Despite challenges brought by the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, foreign investors in China pin high hope on the country's resilience in recovery as well as its capacity to achieve the growth target. In the first quarter of this year, the Chinese economy grew by 4.8 percent year on year. The country's policymakers have rolled out a series of measures to shore up growth. To lower the financing costs for the real economy, the country's central bank recently cut the reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions, while setting up special reloans to support sectors including sci-tech innovation and elderly care. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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ZIMBABWE-BULAWAYO-HIGH INFLATION

(220428) -- HARARE, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A truck passes through a service station in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on April 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zimbabweans suffer from high costs of living as local dollar tumbles" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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GLOBALink | Rising energy costs send food prices skyrocketing in Denmark

Food prices in Denmark increased by 5.7 percent in February compared to the same month last year owing primarily to rising energy prices and global shortages. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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PLEN Robotics' assistant robot "PLEN Cube".

PLEN Robotics (Kita-ku, Osaka City) has started taking pre-orders for its assistant robot "PLEN Cube", which can accept orders and make payments with face recognition, and held a hands-on event. The company aims to sell 1,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2019. The company aims to sell 1,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2019, and President Akazawa expressed his desire to "contribute to making the service industry more efficient and unmanned. The development of this device began in 2005, and mass production began in Japan in July 2007. The device for corporate customers costs 81,000 yen per unit (excluding consumption tax), and a separate monthly fee is required to use the entry/exit and payment functions. products will be shipped from the middle of September. August 9, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Takoyaki Robot Octo Chef

Connected Robotics (Koganei City, Tokyo) will launch a new service plan for its octopus dumpling robot "Octo Chef" in August for a monthly fee. The plan includes all the costs for upgrading and adding functions to the robot, so that users can always use the latest version, and also aims to make it easier for small businesses to introduce the robot by reducing the initial cost. Takoyaki robots and other cooking robots may be used in small and medium-sized restaurants, but the price is a hurdle to their widespread use. In addition to the competition with the labor cost of part-time workers, the cost of adding new functions or changing to a new image processing unit during the process is also a reason for hesitation. The new plan solves these user concerns. The monthly fee and the length of the cancellation penalty period will be worked out in the future. Photo taken on July 3, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tsunami-hit area then and now

Photo (top) taken March 20, 2011 shows a railway in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the wake of the M9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11 that year. Bottom photo taken Aug. 20, 2015, shows a bus running in the same area. The railway operator gave up restoring the railway service due to costs and instead launched high-speed bus services for the local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA selling Jumbo jetliner seats

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. puts on sale on Dec. 25, 2014, premier-class passenger seats from a Boeing 747 retired from service due to high maintenance costs. (Kyodo)

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Massage chairs at Chinese airport

Photo taken March 28, 2021, shows massage chairs lined up for boarding passengers at an airport lobby in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. The massage service for 9 minutes costs 6.9 yuan ($1.00) and is paid electronically via smartphones.

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FOCUS: Door opens for foreign domestics but costs, protection still issues

A Filipina living in Japan vacuums a floor at a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward she was dispatched to by a domestic work service provider in November 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sweden's Spotify begins services in Japan

Officials of Sweden's Spotify AB, the world's biggest music streaming service company, pose for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016. The company began offering two services in Japan -- one is free and the other, free of advertisements, costs 980 yen a month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One Coin Taxi starts discount service in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A taxi driver with One Coin Taxi Co., an affiliate of Osaka taxi operator Shinnihonkotsu Co., holds a 500-yen coin outside his car in Osaka on July 12. The company started operation with a new service with an initial 2-kilometer charge of 500 yen amid intensifying competition in the taxi industry. The service, the lowest among major cities where a taxi ride usually costs 660 yen for the initial stage, will last for six months.

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Japanese doctor calls for aid to starving Afghans

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who has worked in the border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan for the past 17 years, appeals for donations in Fukuoka on Oct. 11 to cover the costs of sending wheat flour and cooking oil to some 100,000 Afghans to help them survive the coming winter. Nakamura is a member of the Fukuoka-based civic group Peshawar-kai Medical Service.