Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on February 23, 2025 shows the natural gas pressure regulating station in the north of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China. Since February 10, 2025, China has imposed additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States. A 15 percent tariff was imposed on imports of liquefied natural gas originating in the United States. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, China's LNG imports from the United States in 2024 will be 4.1584 million tons, accounting for 5.4% of the total imports in the same period, ranking fifth among China's LNG suppliers. The amount of imports was 17.18 billion yuan, with an average of about 4,131 yuan per ton.

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on February 23, 2025 shows the natural gas pressure regulating station in the north of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China. Since February 10, 2025, China has imposed additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States. A 15 percent tariff was imposed on imports of liquefied natural gas originating in the United States. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, China's LNG imports from the United States in 2024 will be 4.1584 million tons, accounting for 5.4% of the total imports in the same period, ranking fifth among China's LNG suppliers. The amount of imports was 17.18 billion yuan, with an average of about 4,131 yuan per ton.

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on February 23, 2025 shows the natural gas pressure regulating station in the north of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China. Since February 10, 2025, China has imposed additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States. A 15 percent tariff was imposed on imports of liquefied natural gas originating in the United States. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, China's LNG imports from the United States in 2024 will be 4.1584 million tons, accounting for 5.4% of the total imports in the same period, ranking fifth among China's LNG suppliers. The amount of imports was 17.18 billion yuan, with an average of about 4,131 yuan per ton.

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on February 23, 2025 shows the natural gas pressure regulating station in the north of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China. Since February 10, 2025, China has imposed additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States. A 15 percent tariff was imposed on imports of liquefied natural gas originating in the United States. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, China's LNG imports from the United States in 2024 will be 4.1584 million tons, accounting for 5.4% of the total imports in the same period, ranking fifth among China's LNG suppliers. The amount of imports was 17.18 billion yuan, with an average of about 4,131 yuan per ton.

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on February 23, 2025 shows the natural gas pressure regulating station in the north of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China. Since February 10, 2025, China has imposed additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States. A 15 percent tariff was imposed on imports of liquefied natural gas originating in the United States. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, China's LNG imports from the United States in 2024 will be 4.1584 million tons, accounting for 5.4% of the total imports in the same period, ranking fifth among China's LNG suppliers. The amount of imports was 17.18 billion yuan, with an average of about 4,131 yuan per ton.

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on February 23, 2025 shows the natural gas pressure regulating station in the north of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China. Since February 10, 2025, China has imposed additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States. A 15 percent tariff was imposed on imports of liquefied natural gas originating in the United States. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, China's LNG imports from the United States in 2024 will be 4.1584 million tons, accounting for 5.4% of the total imports in the same period, ranking fifth among China's LNG suppliers. The amount of imports was 17.18 billion yuan, with an average of about 4,131 yuan per ton.

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on February 23, 2025 shows the natural gas pressure regulating station in the north of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China. Since February 10, 2025, China has imposed additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States. A 15 percent tariff was imposed on imports of liquefied natural gas originating in the United States. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, China's LNG imports from the United States in 2024 will be 4.1584 million tons, accounting for 5.4% of the total imports in the same period, ranking fifth among China's LNG suppliers. The amount of imports was 17.18 billion yuan, with an average of about 4,131 yuan per ton.

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

Natural Gas Pressure Regulating Station in the North of Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on February 23, 2025 shows the natural gas pressure regulating station in the north of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China. Since February 10, 2025, China has imposed additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States. A 15 percent tariff was imposed on imports of liquefied natural gas originating in the United States. According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, China's LNG imports from the United States in 2024 will be 4.1584 million tons, accounting for 5.4% of the total imports in the same period, ranking fifth among China's LNG suppliers. The amount of imports was 17.18 billion yuan, with an average of about 4,131 yuan per ton.

Cambodia earns 4.3 bln USD from export of agricultural products in 2023, with China being major buyer

STORY: Cambodia earns 4.3 bln USD from export of agricultural products in 2023, with China being major buyer SHOOTING TIME: File/Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial view of a mango processing factory (file) 2. various of agricultural products (file) 3. various of trucks transporting agricultural products (file) 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAK CHAMROEUN, Chairman of e-commerce platform AgriBee (Cambodia) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAK CHAMROEUN, Chairman of e-commerce platform AgriBee (Cambodia) STORYLINE: Cambodia made a gross revenue of 4.3 billion U.S. dollars from the export of agricultural products in 2023, said a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) report on Monday. The Southeast Asian country shipped almost 8.45 million tons of agricultural products to about 75 countries and regions during the January-December period last year, the report said. Key agricultural items for exports included rice, r

Kenya's coffee exports earnings fall on low global prices

STORY: Kenya's coffee exports earnings fall on low global prices DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: NYERI, Kenya CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a coffee plantation 2. various of coffee bushes 3. various of ripe coffee berries 4. various of a farmer inspecting coffee bushes 5. various of a farmer picking ripe coffee berries 6. various of farmers sorting coffee berries 7. various of farmers drying the coffee beans 8. various of cups of coffee with different varieties 9. various of processed coffee in packets 10. various of coffee bags being packed for export STORYLINE: The value of Kenya's coffee earnings in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1) dropped 20.2 percent amid a decline in export volumes and global prices, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said in an economic report released Tuesday. The country earned 7.63 billion shillings (about 55 million U.S. dollars) from 11,284 metric tons (MT) of coffee, a decline from 69 million dollars from 11,923 MT in Q1 of 2022, KNBS

Egypt seeks wheat in World Bank-funded tender: GASC

STORY: Egypt seeks wheat in World Bank-funded tender: GASC DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. exterior shot of Egypt's Ministry of Supply & Internal Trade in Cairo 2. various shots of an Egyptian port 3. various shots of wheat grain STORYLINE: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), the country's state grain importer, announced on Saturday a tender for the purchase of wheat. The tender seeks cargoes of 30,000, 40,000, 50,000, 55,000, or 60,000 tons- plus or minus 5 percent from the last crop, including the shipment fees, GASC said. Shipment is sought for April 1-15, from all origins in GASC's booklet of terms and specifications. The deadline for offers is Feb 22, GASC said. The tender was issued within the framework of the Food Resilience Security and Support Program funded by the World Bank. About 10 days ago, Egypt reached an agreement to import wheat from Serbia and Romania through the port of Constanta, and was conducting discuss

Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

SAGAMIHARA, Japan, Nov. 22 Kyodo - Hiroto Habu, an assistant professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, poses with the TRICOM1 ultra small satellite developed by the University of Tokyo, at JAXA's facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2016. JAXA said it will launch the world's smallest rocket, which is around 10 meters long, about 50 centimeters in diameter and weighs 2.6 tons, to put the satellite into Earth orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by the end of March 2017.

Sand art exhibition begins in Yokohama

Sand art exhibition begins in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Visitors take pictures in front of sand sculptures at the Sand Art Exhibition in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, as it opened on July 19, 2014, for a run until Nov. 3. A total of 10 sand sculptors from Japan, South Korea and China created sand sculptures featuring historic figures in the three countries and the World Heritage sites for about two weeks. Some 1,300 tons of sand used for the sculptures were carried from the Tottori Sand Dunes in western Japan.

Sand art exhibition begins in Yokohama

Sand art exhibition begins in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Visitors look at sand sculptures at the Sand Art Exhibition in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, as it opened on July 19, 2014, for a run until Nov. 3. A total of 10 sand sculptors from Japan, South Korea and China created sand sculptures featuring historic figures in the three countries and the World Heritage sites for about two weeks. Some 1,300 tons of sand used for the sculptures were carried from the Tottori Sand Dunes in western Japan.

Whale festival at Ayukawa port in Miyagi Pref.

Whale festival at Ayukawa port in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - People look at a Baird's beaked whale, around 10 meters long and weighing about 10 tons, during a whale festival at Ayukawa port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. Free grilled whale meat was served later at the festival.

Big underground floodway completed in eastern Saitama

Big underground floodway completed in eastern Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry held a ceremony at Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture on June 10 to open one of the world's largest underground flood control channels expected to drastically reduce flood damage in low-lying eastern Saitama Prefecture. The photo, taken with a fisheye lens, shows lasers simulating about 100,000 tons of flood water rising to the height of about 10 meters inside the tank.

Memorial held for 10th anniversary of Hokkaido tunnel disaster

Memorial held for 10th anniversary of Hokkaido tunnel disaster

SAPPORO, Japan - Relatives and friends of 20 people killed in a massive rock fall in a highway tunnel in 1996 in Hokkaido gather near the disaster site on Feb. 5 to hold a memorial ceremony ahead of the 10th anniversary of the accident on Feb. 10. A huge boulder weighing about 21,000 tons smashed through the Toyohama Tunnel near Yoichi, western Hokkaido, crushing a bus and a car, and killing 20 people.

Season's first snow crab catch auctioned

Season's first snow crab catch auctioned

YONAGO, Japan - The season's first catch of snow crabs is put up for auction at Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on the Japan Sea on Sept. 9. One case containing 30 kilograms fetched prices ranging from 7,400 to 27,000, about 2,000 higher than last year. Local fishermen said the snow crab haul at the port has been on the constant decline. Last year's catch totaled 10,473 tons, compared with the peak haul of 31,754 tons in 1083.

Loading of Japanese rice for N. Korea starts in Hakodate

Loading of Japanese rice for N. Korea starts in Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Dock workers began loading Japanese rice onto the 20,900-ton North Korean freighter Jon Jin on April 7 at Hakodate port, Hokkaido. About 10,000 tons of domestic brown rice produced in 1995-1996 and bought by the central government will be shipped to North Korea as humanitarian aid via the U.N. World Food Program. Jon Jin is to set sail for the North in about two weeks.

Panamanian-registered freighter runs aground in Kochi port

Panamanian-registered freighter runs aground in Kochi port

KOCHI, Japan - The photo shows a Panamanian-registered freighter being towed by a tugboat in Kochi port on the afternoon of June 1. The 947-ton Flausan, carrying about 1,100 tons of scarp iron, ran aground in the port at about 10:30 a.m. shortly after the vessel left the port for South Korea.

First haul reaches 375 tons at marine ranch in China's Hainan

STORY: First haul reaches 375 tons at marine ranch in China's Hainan DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fish ranching at Pusheng Ocean Ranch No.1 2. various of Pusheng Ocean Ranch No.1 STORYLINE: Pusheng Ocean Ranch No.1, a new semi-submersible aquaculture and tourism platform in south China's Hainan Province, hauled its first net of fish recently. The catch reached about 375 tons after seven months of breeding in the platform. The marine ranch, located in Ledong Li Autonomous County in Hainan, helps local fishermen develop deep-sea fishery and leisure fishery. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

Amphibious firefighting aircraft "drinks" 600kg water in one second

STORY: Amphibious firefighting aircraft "drinks" 600kg water in one second DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of AG600M amphibious firefighting aircraft at the expo 2. various of AG600M amphibious firefighting aircraft in application STORYLINE: At the ongoing 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, two AG600M amphibious firefighting aircraft demonstrated their firefighting skills. Within about 20 seconds, an AG600M is able to draw around 12 tons of water, or about 600 kg per second. AG600M is a full-state, new-configuration firefighting model belonging to China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft family, which is specially developed to serve the country's emergency rescue missions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

China's 100 million tons oilfield completes 14 units in Tianjin

STORY: China's 100 million tons oilfield completes 14 units in Tianjin DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the oilfield STORYLINE: Kenli 6-1 oilfield completed its 14 units on Tuesday in the Tianjin Intelligent Manufacturing Base of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). As the largest crude oil production increase project under construction in Bohai Oilfield, Kenli 6-1 oilfield is the first large-scale oilfield of 100 million tons discovered by exploration in the northern part of Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea. The oilfield is expected to reach its peak production of about 4,000 barrels of crude oil per day in 2022. Its parent company China National Offshore Oil Corporation, headquartered in Beijing, is the country's largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

Egypt enters mango harvest peak

STORY: Egypt enters mango harvest peak DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of mangoes STORYLINE: Egypt has entered the peak of mango harvest as the temperature rises in July and August. According to Egypt's Farmer Union, the mango season this year is better than the last one in terms of production quantities, as the season is not exposed to any external factors. The prices of mangoes range from 10 to 30 Egyptian pounds (about 0.5-1.5 U.S. dollars) per kilogram. The most well-known mango varieties are "Alfs," "Al-Owais," "Sukari" and "Butterfly." Mango gardens and farms in Egypt have exceeded 300,000 acres, with Ismailia alone taking up 120,000 acres of them. According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture, mango exports this year reached 694 tons, from the beginning of the season to the peak harvest. The mango picking season in the country will last until the end of the year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

Argentine paleontologists highlight scientific importance of largest megaraptor dinosaur's discovery

STORY: Argentine paleontologists highlight scientific importance of largest megaraptor dinosaur's discovery DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Bunos Aires CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dinosaur's fossil displayed at the museum 2. various of paleontologists studying the fossil STORYLINE: Argentine paleontologists have highlighted the scientific and historical importance of the discovery of fossil remains of "Maip Macrothorax", the largest megaraptor dinosaur ever found, which was recently presented at the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences (MACN). The recently identified dinosaur species lived in what is currently Argentina about 70 million years ago. Scientifically named "Maip Macrothorax", the ancient creature was between 9 and 10 meters long and weighed up to five tons. According to those responsible for the discovery, the find helps to better understand the evolution of the species in Patagonia, which is a cold, mountainous region where there were forests and tropical a

"Godzilla head" landmark transformed to promote gargling medicine

"Godzilla head" landmark transformed to promote gargling medicine

The "life-size" Godzilla head on the eighth-floor outdoor terrace of the Shinjuku Toho Building overlooks people walking in the major entertainment area of Kabukicho in Tokyo on April 4, 2016, after being transformed to advertize a gargling medicine. For the promotion by Mundipharma K.K. in collaboration with Toho Co. until April 10, the monster's left front leg holding a huge cup has been added to the existing head statue, with the cup said to be able to hold about 30 tons of the medicine sold as Isodine in Japan and as Betadine overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Godzilla head" landmark transformed to promote gargling medicine

"Godzilla head" landmark transformed to promote gargling medicine

The "life-size" Godzilla head on the eighth-floor outdoor terrace of the Shinjuku Toho Building in the major entertainment area of Kabukicho in Tokyo has been transformed to advertize a gargling medicine, as seen on April 4, 2016. For the promotion by Mundipharma K.K. in collaboration with Toho Co. until April 10, the monster's left front leg holding a huge cup has been added to the existing head statue, with the cup said to be able to hold about 30 tons of the medicine sold as Isodine in Japan and as Betadine overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Godzilla head" landmark transformed to promote gargling medicine

"Godzilla head" landmark transformed to promote gargling medicine

The "life-size" Godzilla head on the eighth-floor outdoor terrace of the Shinjuku Toho Building in the major entertainment area of Kabukicho in Tokyo has been transformed to advertize a gargling medicine, as seen on April 4, 2016. For the promotion by Mundipharma K.K. in collaboration with Toho Co. until April 10, the monster's left front leg holding a huge cup has been added to the existing head statue, with the cup said to be able to hold about 30 tons of the medicine sold as Isodine in Japan and as Betadine overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Gazprom's Medvedev discloses plan to boost LNG plant capacity

Gazprom's Medvedev discloses plan to boost LNG plant capacity

Alexander Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom, gives a press conference in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, on Sept. 29, 2015. He revealed a plan to boost the production capacity of the Sakhalin-II liquefied natural gas plant from about 10 million tons to about 15 million tons per year by 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Big underground floodway completed in eastern Saitama

Big underground floodway completed in eastern Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry held a ceremony at Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture on June 10 to open one of the world's largest underground flood control channels expected to drastically reduce flood damage in low-lying eastern Saitama Prefecture. The photo, taken with a fisheye lens, shows lasers simulating about 100,000 tons of flood water rising to the height of about 10 meters inside the tank. (Kyodo)

Memorial held for 10th anniversary of Hokkaido tunnel disaster

Memorial held for 10th anniversary of Hokkaido tunnel disaster

SAPPORO, Japan - Relatives and friends of 20 people killed in a massive rock fall in a highway tunnel in 1996 in Hokkaido gather near the disaster site on Feb. 5 to hold a memorial ceremony ahead of the 10th anniversary of the accident on Feb. 10. A huge boulder weighing about 21,000 tons smashed through the Toyohama Tunnel near Yoichi, western Hokkaido, crushing a bus and a car, and killing 20 people. (Kyodo)

Whale festival at Ayukawa port in Miyagi Pref.

Whale festival at Ayukawa port in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - People look at a Baird's beaked whale, around 10 meters long and weighing about 10 tons, during a whale festival at Ayukawa port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. Free grilled whale meat was served later at the festival. (Kyodo)

Sand art exhibition begins in Yokohama

Sand art exhibition begins in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Visitors look at sand sculptures at the Sand Art Exhibition in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, as it opened on July 19, 2014, for a run until Nov. 3. A total of 10 sand sculptors from Japan, South Korea and China created sand sculptures featuring historic figures in the three countries and the World Heritage sites for about two weeks. Some 1,300 tons of sand used for the sculptures were carried from the Tottori Sand Dunes in western Japan. (Kyodo)

Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

The TRICOM1 ultra small satellite developed by the University of Tokyo is unveiled to the media at a facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2016. JAXA said it will launch the world's smallest rocket, which is around 10 meters long, about 50 centimeters in diameter and weighs 2.6 tons, to put the satellite into Earth orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by the end of March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

Hiroto Habu, an assistant professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, poses with the TRICOM1 ultra small satellite developed by the University of Tokyo, at JAXA's facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2016. JAXA said it will launch the world's smallest rocket, which is around 10 meters long, about 50 centimeters in diameter and weighs 2.6 tons, to put the satellite into Earth orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by the end of March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panamanian-registered freighter runs aground in Kochi port

Panamanian-registered freighter runs aground in Kochi port

KOCHI, Japan - The photo shows a Panamanian-registered freighter being towed by a tugboat in Kochi port on the afternoon of June 1. The 947-ton Flausan, carrying about 1,100 tons of scarp iron, ran aground in the port at about 10:30 a.m. shortly after the vessel left the port for South Korea.