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Japan: Shinkansen Services Halted After Two Linked Cars Disconnected

Tohoku Shinkansen services were suspended for hours after two linked trains uncoupled between Furukawa and Sendai stations in Miyagi Prefecture, northeast Japan on Thursday, September 19. JR East halted all bullet train services between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori in Aomori Prefecture for inspection. This video shows a bullet train stopped in Osaki City, about 8 kilometers south of Furukawa station. There is no injuries reported among the some 320 people aboard.

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canary Islands Sees Surge Of Migrant Arrivals - Spain

Several migrants are attended by the Emergency Services at the Arguineguín Pier, August 28, 2024, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a drifting cayuco with about 120 sub-Saharan migrants, including a woman in serious condition, when they were sailing about 320 nautical miles (about 590 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria and would have left two days ago from Nouachotk (Mauritania). Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2024 H1 China Four Major Airlines Incur Losses

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 18, 2024 - A China Eastern Airlines Airbus 320 is seen on the taxiway of Nanjing Lukou Airport in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, July 18, 2024. According to the financial report, in the first half of 2024, the four major airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines, are still expected to lose money, and the loss of the four airlines is about 600 million yuan to 3 billion yuan.

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2024 H1 China Four Major Airlines Incur Losses

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 18, 2024 - A China Eastern Airlines Airbus 320 is seen on the taxiway of Nanjing Lukou Airport in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, July 18, 2024. According to the financial report, in the first half of 2024, the four major airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines, are still expected to lose money, and the loss of the four airlines is about 600 million yuan to 3 billion yuan.

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2024 H1 China Four Major Airlines Incur Losses

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 18, 2024 - A China Eastern Airlines Airbus 320 is seen on the taxiway of Nanjing Lukou Airport in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, July 18, 2024. According to the financial report, in the first half of 2024, the four major airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines, are still expected to lose money, and the loss of the four airlines is about 600 million yuan to 3 billion yuan.

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Taiwan-funded hospital aspires to expand investment in Chinese mainland

STORY: Taiwan-funded hospital aspires to expand investment in Chinese mainland SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen 2. various of Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital 3. SOUNBDITE 1 (Chinese): CHANG CHEN-NEN, Vice president of Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital 4. SOUNBDITE 2 (Chinese): CHANG CHEN-NEN, Vice president of Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital 5. various of Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital STORYLINE: Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital in east China's Fujian Province, the first Taiwan-funded hospital in the Chinese mainland, has undergone great development since it opened in 2008. With a total investment of 320 million yuan (about 47.8 million U.S. dollars), its healthcare and nursing home expansion project in Xiamen is under construction and expected to start operation in 2026. SOUNBDITE 1 (Chinese): CHANG CHEN-NEN, Vice president of Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital "The healthcare and nursing home features the combination of medical

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US Military Building Floating Pier For Gaza Aid

Handout photo shows the construction of a temporary floating pier off the coast of Gaza to help deliver aid to the strip, April 26, 2024. Construction of the temporary pier began at sea last week and the images show crew from several military vessels building the platform. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Monday the pier will cost the US about $ 320 million. That estimate includes all costs associated with the initial construction of the system, known as Joint Logistics Over the Shore, or JLOTS. The cost of operating the pier will likely grow over the next several months .Photo by Centcom via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Military Building Floating Pier For Gaza Aid

Handout photo shows the construction of a temporary floating pier off the coast of Gaza to help deliver aid to the strip, April 26, 2024. Construction of the temporary pier began at sea last week and the images show crew from several military vessels building the platform. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Monday the pier will cost the US about $ 320 million. That estimate includes all costs associated with the initial construction of the system, known as Joint Logistics Over the Shore, or JLOTS. The cost of operating the pier will likely grow over the next several months .Photo by Centcom via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Military Building Floating Pier For Gaza Aid

Handout photo shows the construction of a temporary floating pier off the coast of Gaza to help deliver aid to the strip, April 26, 2024. Construction of the temporary pier began at sea last week and the images show crew from several military vessels building the platform. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Monday the pier will cost the US about $ 320 million. That estimate includes all costs associated with the initial construction of the system, known as Joint Logistics Over the Shore, or JLOTS. The cost of operating the pier will likely grow over the next several months .Photo by Centcom via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Military Building Floating Pier For Gaza Aid

Handout photo shows the construction of a temporary floating pier off the coast of Gaza to help deliver aid to the strip, April 26, 2024. Construction of the temporary pier began at sea last week and the images show crew from several military vessels building the platform. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Monday the pier will cost the US about $ 320 million. That estimate includes all costs associated with the initial construction of the system, known as Joint Logistics Over the Shore, or JLOTS. The cost of operating the pier will likely grow over the next several months .Photo by Centcom via ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker cleans and selects green soybeans on a production line in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People harvest green soybeans in fields in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer pours green soybeans into a basket in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker selects green soybean on a production line of a market in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests green soybeans in fields at night in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests green soybeans in a field in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer weighs green soybeans just harvested in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest green soybeans in fields at night in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers select green soybean on a production line of a market in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers weigh just harvested green soybeans in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests green soybeans in fields at night in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers select green soybeans on a production line of a market in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GREEN SOYBEAN-INDUSTRY (CN)

(230622) -- CHENGDU, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers carry green soybeans to store in freezers in Guancang of Jintang County, Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 19, 2023. Guancang Community is an agricultural production center in Jintang County of Chengdu, with an annual production of green soybean of 82,000 tonnes and annual value output of 320 million yuan (about 44.57 million U.S. dollars). Local green soybeans have entered the harvest season in recent days, which are sent from fields to people's tables through a series of processing in half a day. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying prisoners released during a prisoner exchange lands at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying prisoners released during a prisoner exchange lands at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prisoners released during a prisoner exchange exit a plane at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prisoners released during a prisoner exchange walks on the tarmac at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait as a plane carrying prisoners released during a prisoner exchange lands at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A father hugs his son, who is released during a prisoner exchange, at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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Yemeni gov't, Houthis begin 3-day prisoner exchange

STORY: Yemeni gov't, Houthis begin 3-day prisoner exchange DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: ADEN, Yemen CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) plane taking off from Sanaa with the prisoners on board 2. various of prisoners who had been freed by the Saudi-led coalition arriving at Sanaa airport 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABU HASHIM AL-KAHLANI, Released Yemeni detainee 4. various of released prisoners reuniting with their families 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD AL-FAQIH, National coordinator of programs at the Yemeni Red Crescent Society 6. various of the Sanaa airport STORYLINE: Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, accordin

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China's top steel province makes headway in green transition

STORY: China's top steel province makes headway in green transition DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of factories in Hebei STORYLINE: As China's top steel producing province, Hebei in recent years has made headway in cutting overcapacity and pollution, and in the pursuit of green and balanced development. The province's steel production capacity has been reduced from 320 million tonnes at its peak to less than 200 million tonnes, while the development of strategic emerging industries and modern service industries is accelerating. By September this year, the number of iron and steel enterprises in the northern Chinese province had been slashed to 39 from 123 about 10 years ago. In 2022, Hebei Province has invested about 100 billion yuan (14.3 billion U.S. dollars) in new energy power generation, aiming for adding an installed capacity of more than eight million kilowatts. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting f

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Sharp introduces Blu-ray disk recorder with hard drive, DVD

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. said Nov. 11 it will introduce on Dec. 9 a new Blu-ray disk recorder (shown) with a built-in hard drive and conventional DVD unit, which can record and play back high-definition pictures with the same resolution seen in digital broadcast images. The BD-HD 100 will be priced at about 320,000 yen.

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Int'l conference on biological recycling opens

SAPPORO, Japan - A three-day international conference opens in Sapporo on Sept. 6 to promote the recycling of biological waste. About 320 experts from 15 countries gathered on the first day of the conference at Hokkaido University to discuss measures to recycle waste such as garbage, and human and animal waste.

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GLOBALink | Dyke breach of Raoyang River in China's Liaoning closed

STORY: Dyke breach of Raoyang River in China's Liaoning closed DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: PANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue team working at the site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YONG, Deputy director of Panjin Water Conservancy Bureau STORYLINE: The dyke breach of the Raoyang River in northeast China's Liaoning Province was closed on Saturday. Local rescue team has started sand dredging and drainage work. The dyke breach occurred at 10:30 a.m., Monday. The city's flood control headquarters initiated the level-I emergency flood control response and sent 2,680 rescuers and 320 engineering and transport vehicles to the site. Flood-fighting materials such as sandbags and timber piles were also allocated to the site. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YONG, Deputy director of Panjin Water Conservancy Bureau "Now 31 mobile pump trucks of the national emergency rescue team have started to pump water out of the flooded area. There are about 50 million cubic meters of water

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#CHINA-GASOLINE-DIESEL-RETAIL PRICE-CUT (CN)

(220628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a vehicle at a gas station in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County of Shaoyang City, central China's Hunan Province, June 28, 2022. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Wednesday, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 320 yuan (about 47.81 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 310 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Yan Qinlong/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-GASOLINE-DIESEL-RETAIL PRICE-CUT (CN)

(220628) -- ZAOZHUANG, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member prepares to refuel a vehicle at a gas station in Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, June 28, 2022. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Wednesday, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 320 yuan (about 47.81 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 310 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-GASOLINE-DIESEL-RETAIL PRICE-CUT (CN)

(220628) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a vehicle at a gas station in Xinle City, north China's Hebei Province, June 28, 2022. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Wednesday, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 320 yuan (about 47.81 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 310 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Jia Minjie/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-GASOLINE-DIESEL-RETAIL PRICE-CUT (CN)

(220628) -- CONGJIANG, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member refuels a vehicle at a gas station in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 28, 2022. China will cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Wednesday, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The prices of gasoline and diesel will go down by 320 yuan (about 47.81 U.S. dollars) per tonne and 310 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. (Photo by Luo Jinglai/Xinhua)

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GLOBALink | Chinese firms lauded for investing in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officiated the launch of China's Sinomine's 200-million-U.S. dollar project to build a processing plant and increase lithium output at Bikita lithium mine, about 320 km from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Chinese firms lauded for investing in Zimbabwe

STORY: Chinese firms lauded for investing in Zimbabwe DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: BIKITA, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, President of Zimbabwe STORYLINE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officiated the launch of a Chinese-funded project to build a processing plant and increase lithium output at Bikita lithium mine, about 320 km from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The 200-million-U.S. dollar project follows the acquisition of mining entity Bikita Minerals by Sinomine Resource Group, a Chinese mineral exploration engineering technical services company, in January. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President "My government cherishes the willingness of companies from the People's Republic of China to invest in Zimbabwe. This has led to a number of top-tier Chinese conglomerates investing in various sectors of our economy, with win-win benefits for all. It is my expectation