Hong Kong charts 1.5-fold YoY increase in tourist arrivals in Q1

STORY: Hong Kong charts 1.5-fold YoY increase in tourist arrivals in Q1 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: TOURISM SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at the check points 2. various of people in the streets of Hong Kong 3. various of firework show in Hong Kong STORYLINE: Hong Kong recorded over 11.23 million visitor arrivals in the first quarter this year, a 1.5-fold increase year-on-year and a 5-percent quarter-on-quarter hike, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced on Tuesday, citing preliminary statistics. The figure reflects that the number of tourists registered a steady growth, the HKTB said. There were some 3.4 million tourist arrivals in March, up 40 percent from the previous year. Among them, more than 2.46 million were from the Chinese mainland, a year-on-year increase of 25.4 percent. Non-mainland visits exceeded 930,000, up 92.1 percent year-on-year, it added. The Tourism Board also announced that starting from May, it

Bread prices increase by 18 pct YoY in August across EU

STORY: Bread prices increase by 18 pct YoY in August across EU DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bread products and price tags 2. various of a bread being sliced STORYLINE: A report recently published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), showed that the average price of bread in the EU rose by 18 percent in August 2022 than a year earlier, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continued to disrupt global markets. Among members of the EU, Hungary saw the highest increase in the average bread price in August, up by 66 percent, while France saw the lowest increase at 8 percent. According to Eurostat, the average price of bread rose 3 percent year on year in August 2021. Russia and Ukraine are both major exporters of grains and fertilizers. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lyon, France. (XHTV)

Malaysia's population in Q2 grows 0.2 pct yoy to 32.7 mln

STORY: Malaysia's population in Q2 grows 0.2 pct yoy to 32.7 mln DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers 2. various of crowds on streets in Kuala Lumpur 3. various of crowds indoors STORYLINE: Malaysia's population in the second quarter grew 0.2 percent year on year to 32.7 million, official data showed Thursday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement that among them, 30.2 million are citizens. The ethnic Chinese population stood at 6.9 million, remained unchanged as compared to a year ago, but its proportion declined to 22.8 percent from 23 percent. The Bumiputera, which includes the ethnic Malay population, rose to 21.1 million from 20.9 million a year earlier, and its proportion increased to 69.9 percent from 69.6 percent. The Indian population, on the other hand, remained unchanged at 2 million, with its proportion down 0.1 percentage point to 6.6 percent. Meanwhile, the male population outnu

Number of tourists visiting Spain in April up nearly tenfold YoY: survey

STORY: Number of tourists visiting Spain in April up nearly tenfold YoY: survey DATELINE: June 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists around different places in Spain STORYLINE: Spain welcomed almost 10 times more tourists this April than in the same month in 2021, according to a monthly survey published by the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) on Wednesday. According to the survey, 6.1 million foreign tourists arrived in Spain in April against 629,000 in the same month 2021, when several COVID-19 restrictions were still in place. In April 2019, Spain had 7.14 million international visitors. Tourism expenditure is recovering even more strongly as the 6.1 million tourists spent 6,900 million euros (7,345 million U.S. dollars) during their stay, which is close to the 7,056 million euros spent in April 2019. The recovery is due in part to a significant increase in the number of visitors from the United Kingdom. Around 1.2 million British tourist