Piece of Mars fetches $5.3 million

Piece of Mars fetches $5.3 million

A woman observes a 54-pound piece of Mars, the largest ever found on Earth, auctioned at Sotheby's in New York on July 8, 2025. The meteorite, named NWA 16788, was sold for about $5.3 million.

Piece of Mars fetches $5.3 million

Piece of Mars fetches $5.3 million

Photo shows a 54-pound piece of Mars, the largest ever found on Earth, auctioned at Sotheby's in New York on July 8, 2025. The meteorite, named NWA 16788, was sold for about $5.3 million.

Toyota raises 2002 sales projection

Toyota raises 2002 sales projection

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho tells reporters in Tokyo on July 29 that the company's worldwide sales in 2002 will reach about 5.5 million vehicles, up from 5.3 million the company forecast last December.

China's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture celebrates its 70th birthday

STORY: China's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture celebrates its 70th birthday DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture STORYLINE: Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday held a ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the autonomous prefecture's establishment. In their ethnic costumes, people from all ethnic groups in Liangshan showcased the great achievements of the past 70 years. Liangshan is home to China's largest Yi community. Of its population of 5.3 million, about 2.8 million are from the Yi ethnic minority group. The prefecture had long struggled with grinding poverty due to rough terrain and a harsh natural environment. After a massive anti-poverty campaign, the prefecture had been removed from the national poverty list in 2020. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

Spanish expert optimistic about China-Europe freight train services

STORY: Spanish expert optimistic about China-Europe freight train services DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Europe freight trains 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): DANIEL ALBALATE, Expert in transport economics at the University of Barcelona STORYLINE: A Spanish expert has said that people "will no doubt see" an increase in the volume of freight transported by the China-Europe freight trains. With 82 routes reaching Europe, the China-Europe freight trains now reach 196 cities in 24 European countries, transporting more than 50,000 types of goods. By the end of July, the total number of train trips had surpassed 57,000, with shipments of 5.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units of goods worth nearly 300 billion U.S. dollars. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): DANIEL ALBALATE, Expert in transport economics at the University of Barcelona "Rail freight transport between China and Spain has grown a great deal in a short period of time. In Spain's trade wit

Toyota raises 2002 sales projection

Toyota raises 2002 sales projection

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho tells reporters in Tokyo on July 29 that the company's worldwide sales in 2002 will reach about 5.5 million vehicles, up from 5.3 million the company forecast last December. (Kyodo)