Egypt speeds up cash payment for exporting companies

STORY: Egypt speeds up cash payment for exporting companies DATELINE: July 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports STORYLINE: Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait confirmed that on Wednesday and Thursday, about 7.5 billion Egyptian pounds (about 242 million USD) will be disbursed, the total value of export support which are due for 750 exporting companies. Advisor to the Deputy Minister for Financial Policies and Institutional Development, Nevine Mansour, stated that the first installment dues will be disbursed in the sixth phase of the "immediate cash payment" initiative, pointing out that more than 42 billion Egyptian pounds (1.3 billion USD) have been disbursed to exporting companies. She indicated that the sixth phase of the "immediate cash payment" initiative aims at providing cash liquidity to exporting companies to stimulate them to expand their production and export activities, especially in light of the circumstances witnessed by the global

Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., shows a 222-kilogram bluefin tuna at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district on Jan. 5, 2013. The company made a successful bid for the tuna for an all-time high of 155.4 million yen (about $1.3 million), or 700,000 yen per kg, during the year's first auction at the market.

Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., shows a 222-kilogram bluefin tuna at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district on Jan. 5, 2013. The company made a successful bid for the tuna for an all-time high of 155.4 million yen (about $1.3 million), or 700,000 yen per kg, during the year's first auction at the market.

1.3 million sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido

1.3 million sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido

HOKURYU, Japan - About 1.3 million sunflowers are in full bloom in Hokuryu in Hokkaido on Aug. 11.

Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho shows off Toyota's new vehicle Will Cypha car, which features G-Book onboard wireless information terminal, in Tokyo on Oct. 21. The G-Book enables drivers to access about 30 different information services, including navigation, e-commerce, news and weather. The 1.3-liter, two-wheel-drive Will Cypha carries a suggested price tag of 1.26 million yen. The 1.5-liter, four-wheel-drive version will sell for 1.48 million yen.

'Lights of Peace' turned on in Okinawa's Itoman

'Lights of Peace' turned on in Okinawa's Itoman

ITOMAN, Japan - Electric bulbs decorating trees, streets and bridges in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, are turned on Dec. 20 to make the city's annual ''Lights of Peace.'' Organizers said about 1.3 million bulbs, the same as the prefecture's population, were used for the illuminations.

1.3 mil. bulbs lit up for peace in Okinawa

1.3 mil. bulbs lit up for peace in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa people pray for peace and light about 1.3 million light bulbs -- almost the same number as the island's population -- on the last day of the 20th century at a park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture. Itoman is the site of the bitter 1945 Battle of Okinawa.

China's "grain barn" enjoys bumper harvest

STORY: China's "grain barn" enjoys bumper harvest DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of autumn harvest in Heilongjiang STORYLINE: Sunday will mark the 42nd World Food Day. Heilongjiang Province, known as China's "grain barn," is witnessing a bumper autumn harvest. Last year, the province saw its 18th consecutive bumper year, with a grain harvest of more than 78.68 billion kg. This year, the total sown area in Heilongjiang stands at over 218 million mu (about 14.53 million hectares). The province is China's main soybean production base, contributing to more than 40 percent of the country's total soybean planting area. It has achieved its target of adding 10 million mu (about 666,667 hectares) of soybean plantation this year, with its total soybean growing area exceeding 68.5 million mu (about 4.57 million hectares). The province's soybean output is estimated to hit 8.5 billion kg this year, about 1.3 billion kg more than last yea

Jordan warns against decline in int'l support for refugees in region

STORY: Jordan warns against decline in int'l support for refugees in region DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting between Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi 2. various of the meeting between King Abdullah II of Jordan and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi STORYLINE: Jordan on Sunday warned against the noticeable decline in international support extended to refugees in the Middle East and the related UN institutions. The Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi made the remarks at a meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi in Amman, where he stressed the need for mobilizing joint action to provide a decent life for refugees and help host countries shoulder the burden of hosting them. Safadi praised the solid partnership between Jordan and UNHCR to present necessary services to about 1.3 million Syrians residing in Jordan, of

(SP)BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SPORTS SPONSORSHIP-UNVEILING CEREMONY

(SP)BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SPORTS SPONSORSHIP-UNVEILING CEREMONY

(220205) -- GABORONE, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lynette Armstrong, Debswana Managing Director, speaks during the unveiling ceremony of the new sponsorship for Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) and the Re Ba Bona Ha Programme in Gaborone, Botswana on Feb. 3, 2022. Debswana Diamond Company announced a 15-million-pula (about 1.3 millions U.S. dollars) sponsorship for BAA and the Re Ba Bona Ha Program on Thursday, which translates as "We See Them Here," implying that this is where future stars are identified. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

(SP)BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SPORTS SPONSORSHIP-UNVEILING CEREMONY

(SP)BOTSWANA-GABORONE-SPORTS SPONSORSHIP-UNVEILING CEREMONY

(220205) -- GABORONE, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lynette Armstrong (3rd L), Debswana Managing Director and Tumiso Rakgare (4th R), Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, pose for a group photo during the unveiling ceremony of the new sponsorship for Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) and the Re Ba Bona Ha Programme in Gaborone, Botswana on Feb. 3, 2022. Debswana Diamond Company announced a 15-million-pula (about 1.3 millions U.S. dollars) sponsorship for BAA and the Re Ba Bona Ha Program on Thursday, which translates as "We See Them Here," implying that this is where future stars are identified. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

1.3 million sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido

1.3 million sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido

HOKURYU, Japan - About 1.3 million sunflowers are in full bloom in Hokuryu in Hokkaido on Aug. 11. (Kyodo)

'Lights of Peace' turned on in Okinawa's Itoman

'Lights of Peace' turned on in Okinawa's Itoman

ITOMAN, Japan - Electric bulbs decorating trees, streets and bridges in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, are turned on Dec. 20 to make the city's annual ''Lights of Peace.'' Organizers said about 1.3 million bulbs, the same as the prefecture's population, were used for the illuminations.

Snow crab fetches record-high price at auction in Japan

Snow crab fetches record-high price at auction in Japan

A snow crab fetched a price of 1.3 million yen, or about $12,500, at the first auction of the season for the winter delicacy at the port of Tottori, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2016, a record high in the auction held in Tottori Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Snow crab fetches record-high price at auction in Japan

Snow crab fetches record-high price at auction in Japan

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai poses with a snow crab in the western Japan city of Tottori on Nov. 7, 2016, after seeing it fetch a price of 1.3 million yen, or about $12,500, at the first auction of the season for the winter delicacy, a record high in the auction held in Tottori Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan to grant 1.3 bil. yen in medical aid for Cuba

Japan to grant 1.3 bil. yen in medical aid for Cuba

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L in back) and Cuban President Raul Castro (R in back) attend a signing ceremony in Havana on Sept. 22, 2016, related to Japanese medical grant aid worth about 1.3 billion yen ($12.9 million). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho shows off Toyota's new vehicle Will Cypha car, which features G-Book onboard wireless information terminal, in Tokyo on Oct. 21. The G-Book enables drivers to access about 30 different information services, including navigation, e-commerce, news and weather. The 1.3-liter, two-wheel-drive Will Cypha carries a suggested price tag of 1.26 million yen. The 1.5-liter, four-wheel-drive version will sell for 1.48 million yen. (Kyodo)

1.3 mil. bulbs lit up for peace in Okinawa

1.3 mil. bulbs lit up for peace in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa people pray for peace and light about 1.3 million light bulbs -- almost the same number as the island's population -- on the last day of the 20th century at a park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture. Itoman is the site of the bitter 1945 Battle of Okinawa.