China's tiger and leopard park launches new round of habitat restoration operations

STORY: China's tiger and leopard park launches new round of habitat restoration operations SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rangers conducting habitat restoration operations 2. footage of wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards STORYLINE: To create a better living environment for wildlife, China's tiger and leopard park has recently launched a new round of habitat restoration operations, mainly targeting the illegal traps set by poachers. The populations of wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards in northeastern China have seen steady growth, with over 35 cubs born in the past year, according to the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park administration. The administration has monitored the birth of more than 20 tiger cubs and more than 15 leopard cubs in the past year. Their activity area exceeds 1.1 million hectares, accounting for about 78 percent of the park's total area. In October

Ubs Securities Downgrades iPhone15 Shipments

Ubs Securities Downgrades iPhone15 Shipments

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 - Customers learn about the newly launched iPhone15 at an Apple store in Yantai, Shandong province, China, September 25, 2023. Ubs Securities released the latest report, after a comprehensive evaluation, decided to reduce the shipment of the new iPhone15 series from 80-90 million units to 78 million units.

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PRIVATE ENTERPRISES (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PRIVATE ENTERPRISES (CN)

(230324) -- HANGZHOU, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 23, 2023 shows a workshop of Dewei Stainless Steel in Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang Province. Private enterprises in Zhejiang, with a focus on the industrial economy and digital economy, have striven to further develop the manufacturing industry in recent years. The number of registered private enterprises and self-employed households in the province reached 3.08 million and 6.04 million respectively in 2022. In the list of China's top 500 private companies, the total number of enterprises in Zhejiang has ranked the first in the country for 24 consecutive years. In 2022, the added value of private enterprises in Zhejiang reached 1,538.5 billion yuan (about 223.5 billion U.S. dollars), with an increase of 5.2 percent over the previous year. Private investment increased by 4.7 percent, accounting for 56.4 percent of total fixed asset investment. Imports and exports by private enterprises increased by 16.9 percent, accounting for 78.

Digital economy helps enterprises expand market in China's Nanchang

STORY: Digital economy helps enterprises expand market China's Nanchang DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the industrial park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FANG ZHEN, Chairman, Jiangxi Douqu Technology Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG GAOYUAN, General manager assistant, Jiangxi online traffic industrial base 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FANG ZHEN, Chairman, Jiangxi Douqu Technology Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: An e-commerce industrial park in China's Nanchang has been an incubator for dozens of enterprises, which are seeking to boost sales and promote their brands through livestreaming. Jiangxi online traffic industrial base in Nanchang is one of the largest digital economy industrial parks in the province. 78 enterprises have settled down here since it opened in 2021. In the first three quarters of this year, the sales volume of enterprises in the base exceeded 1.2 billion yuan (about 172.27 million USD). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FANG Z

S. Korean court rejects damages suit by Korea workers

S. Korean court rejects damages suit by Korea workers

BUSAN, South Korea - Three of six South Korean plaintiffs come out of a court room after their damages suit was dismissed by the district court in Busan on Feb. 2. The Koreans who were affected by the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima while being forced to work as forced laborers in Japan during World War II, demanded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. pay them unpaid wages and compensation totaling 606 million won (about 78 million yen), or 101 million won to each. The court said the statute of limitations on their claims had already expired.

S. Korea's Daewoo Motor declared bankrupt

S. Korea's Daewoo Motor declared bankrupt

SEOUL, South Korea - Korea Development Bank Governor Uhm Rak Yong speaks at a news conference in Seoul on Nov. 8 after the bank decided to declare Daewoo Motor Co. bankrupt. Uhm said the Daewoo management will decide on whether the firm will apply for court receivership, which will install trustees. Daewoo failed to repay 88.7 billion won (about $78 million) in debts by the close of business on Nov. 7, including 44.5 billion won it had failed to repay the previous day.

S. Korean court rejects damages suit by Korea workers

S. Korean court rejects damages suit by Korea workers

BUSAN, South Korea - Three of six South Korean plaintiffs come out of a court room after their damages suit was dismissed by the district court in Busan on Feb. 2. The Koreans who were affected by the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima while being forced to work as forced laborers in Japan during World War II, demanded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. pay them unpaid wages and compensation totaling 606 million won (about 78 million yen), or 101 million won to each. The court said the statute of limitations on their claims had already expired. (Kyodo)

S. Korea's Daewoo Motor declared bankrupt

S. Korea's Daewoo Motor declared bankrupt

SEOUL, South Korea - Korea Development Bank Governor Uhm Rak Yong speaks at a news conference in Seoul on Nov. 8 after the bank decided to declare Daewoo Motor Co. bankrupt. Uhm said the Daewoo management will decide on whether the firm will apply for court receivership, which will install trustees. Daewoo failed to repay 88.7 billion won (about $78 million) in debts by the close of business on Nov. 7, including 44.5 billion won it had failed to repay the previous day.