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Japan: Balck-and-White Calbee Chips Spotted in Store Before Color Return

Major snack maker Calbee announced on July 9 that it will gradually restore color packaging for eight products starting in late July, after switching them to black-and-white printing due to naphtha supply concerns. The "black-and-white potato chips" ended up on shelves for about two months since late May, sparking varied reactions on social media. Some said they never saw the black-and-white version in stores at all, since only the full-color packaging was available, while others speculated the black-and-white chips could become a collector's item.

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On-site in Gaza: Maghazi refugee camp after Israeli strikes

STORY: On-site in Gaza: Maghazi refugee camp after Israeli strikes SHOOTING TIME: April 16, 2024 DATELINE: April 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Maghazi refugee camp 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Gaza resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): Gaza resident STORYLINE: The Israeli army announced last week the start of a surprise military operation in the middle Gaza Strip as a part of the ongoing war against Hamas for over six months. The Maghazi refugee camp bore the brunt of Israeli strikes, leaving its residents reeling. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Gaza resident "We had eight families living in this building who were already displaced. As we slept, our neighbors warned us about an incoming Israeli airstrike. We quickly fled, leaving everything behind. Where can we go to stay safe? My family has a daughter with a heart condition, two elderly members, and two disabled individuals. There are other displaced families. The shelters are full, so we're unsure wher

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China's digitally deliverable trade in services up 10.4 pct in first 8 months

STORY: China's digitally deliverable trade in services up 10.4 pct in first 8 months DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG SHOUWEN, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister 2. various of digitally deliverable trade in services STORYLINE: In the first eight months of this year, China's digitally deliverable trade in services stood at 1.81 trillion yuan (about 247.6 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 10.4 percent year on year, according to Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG SHOUWEN, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister "The overall scale of China's digital trade is steadily expanding. In 2022, China's digitally deliverable trade in services reached 2.51 trillion yuan (about 343.4 billion U.S. dollars), up 7.8 percent year on year, ranking fifth in the world. In the first eight months of this year, China's digitally deliverable trade in services stood at 1.81 trillion yuan (about 247.6 billion U.S. dollars

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Smart Water Meter Manufacturer in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 - A worker arranges products that are about to roll off the production line at a smart water meter manufacturer in Qingzhou, Shandong province, China, September 27, 2023. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in August, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 17.2% year-on-year. In the first eight months of this year, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size in China reached 4,655.82 billion yuan, down 11.7 percent year on year.

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Smart Water Meter Manufacturer in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 - A worker arranges products that are about to roll off the production line at a smart water meter manufacturer in Qingzhou, Shandong province, China, September 27, 2023. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in August, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 17.2% year-on-year. In the first eight months of this year, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size in China reached 4,655.82 billion yuan, down 11.7 percent year on year.

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China-Vietnam border port handles over 300,000 freight vehicles

STORY: China-Vietnam border port handles over 300,000 freight vehicles DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Youyi Pass STORYLINE: The Youyi Pass, also known as Friendship Pass, on the China-Vietnam border has processed over 300,000 freight vehicles so far this year, up 150 percent year on year, according to local authorities. As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, the border port had handled 300,000 inbound and outbound freight vehicles, suggesting its robust recovery in terms of cross-border cargo transport. The port is one of the largest land ports in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, and is also one of the most convenient land routes to ASEAN member countries and an important fruit entry port. During the first eight months of this year, fruit imported from ASEAN countries through the Youyi Pass amounted to 540,000 tonnes, worth 16.33 billion yuan (about 2.28 billion U.S. dollars), posting a year-on-year increase of 125

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CHINA-HAINAN-IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GOODS-TOTAL VALUE-INCREASE (CN)

(230913) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A consumer shops for cosmetics at Haikou Riyue Plaza Duty Free Shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 19, 2023. The total import and export of goods in south China's Hainan Province hit 152.07 billion yuan (about 20.89 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, up 21.8 percent year on year, according to official data released recently by Haikou Customs. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GOODS-TOTAL VALUE-INCREASE (CN)

(230913) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 11, 2023 shows a view of the Basuo Port in Dongfang City, south China's Hainan Province. The total import and export of goods in south China's Hainan Province hit 152.07 billion yuan (about 20.89 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, up 21.8 percent year on year, according to official data released recently by Haikou Customs. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GOODS-TOTAL VALUE-INCREASE (CN)

(230913) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People select imported food products at the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on April 12, 2023. The total import and export of goods in south China's Hainan Province hit 152.07 billion yuan (about 20.89 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, up 21.8 percent year on year, according to official data released recently by Haikou Customs. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GOODS-TOTAL VALUE-INCREASE (CN)

(230913) -- HAIKOU, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows a view of the container terminal of Haikou Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. The total import and export of goods in south China's Hainan Province hit 152.07 billion yuan (about 20.89 billion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, up 21.8 percent year on year, according to official data released recently by Haikou Customs. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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Spicy Chinese food popular in Myanmar

STORY: Spicy Chinese food popular in Myanmar DATELINE: May 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a restaurant in Yangon's Chinatown 2. various of customers enjoying spicy dishes STORYLINE: Spicy and numbing Chinese dishes are the latest Chinese food craze hitting Myanmar, local restaurant owners said. "Mala" flavor, a famous Chinese sauce or seasoning, is made from Sichuan peppercorn, chili, herbs and spices. A kaleidoscope of "mala" dishes is a growing trend in the commercial city of Yangon and elsewhere in Myanmar, restaurant owners said. "I opened the mala restaurant about eight months ago as I see an increasing number of people consuming mala food," said Nay Yi Win. Nearly 100 customers, mostly non-Chinese people, come and eat mala food at her restaurant in Yangon daily, she said, adding that most of her customers are females. "All the mala restaurants here have consumers," Nan Nwe Oo, owner of Nan Ni mala skewer restaurant in Yangon's Chinat

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Japan supermarket sales drop for first time in 8 months

STORY: Japan supermarket sales drop for first time in 8 months DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Supermarket sales in Japan fell for the first time in eight months in February as food prices continue to soar, according to the latest industry data. According to the Japan Chain Stores Association, sales at major stores across the country totaled about 1 trillion yen (about 7.6 billion U.S. dollars) last month, down 2 percent in yen terms from the previous year. Food sales, accounting for nearly 70 percent of the total, fell 1.7 percent, the association said, while sales of clothing and cosmetics rose as people went out more as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Officials at the association said that consumers are buying less per shopping trip as they are becoming more cost-conscious and thrifty amid rising food prices. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

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Korean resident of Japan acquitted after nearly 6-yr detention

SEOUL, South Korea - Cho Duk Hun, a Korean resident of Japan detained for about five years and eight months after being accused of spying for North Korea in 1975 by South Korean security authorities, smiles at the Seoul High Court on Sept. 5, 2014, after the court acquitted him.

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Dolls to mourn for children who died in disaster

WAKUYA, Japan - About 2,000 ''tsurushibina'' dolls are hung in displays to mourn for children who died in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to mark eight months after the disaster at a temple in the town of Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 11, 2011.

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1st shipment from Kirin plant in Sendai since March disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Koichi Matsuzawa (L) and Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai pose with cases of beer in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011, during a ceremony to mark the first shipment of beer from the company's Sendai plant in about eight months since it was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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1st shipment from Kirin plant in Sendai since March disaster

SENDAI, Japan - People see off the first shipment of beer from Kirin Brewery Co.'s Sendai plant in about eight months in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011, since the plant was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Hatoyama to quit before election, hit by U.S. base fiasco

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters in Naha on June 2, 2010, about Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's announcement to resign. Earlier in the day, Hatoyama said he will step down only about eight months after taking office, citing falling public support triggered by his failure to resolve a dispute over a U.S. military base relocation in Okinawa and money scandals.

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Hatoyama to quit before election, hit by U.S. base fiasco

SAPPORO, Japan - Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine speaks to reporters in Sapporo on June 2, 2010, about Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's announcement to resign. Earlier in the day, Hatoyama said he will step down only about eight months after taking office, citing falling public support triggered by his failure to resolve a dispute over a U.S. military base relocation in Okinawa Prefecture and money scandals. Hatoyama's plan to relocate the base from Ginowan to Nago, both in Okinawa Prefecture, has triggered outrage from local people.

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(2)Japanese jailed for helping N. Koreans released, leaves China

NARITA, Japan - Takashi Noguchi (L) is welcomed by his mother Sumi at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 9 after arriving from the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. Earlier in the day, Noguchi was released from a prison in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China. Noguchi was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan (about 260,000 yen) on June 28 for helping North Koreans who entered China go to a third country.

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Japanese jailed for helping N. Koreans released, leaves China

GUANGZHOU, China - Takashi Noguchi waits at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport for a flight to Japan on Aug. 9 after being released from a prison in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Noguchi, a member of a Japanese nongovernmental organization, was sentenced by the Intermediate People's Court of Chongzuo to eight months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan (about 260,000 yen) on June 28 for helping North Koreans who entered China go to a third country.

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Japanese gets prison term for aiding N. Korean refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kato, secretary general of the Japanese nongovernmental organization Life Funds for North Korea Refugees, speaks in Tokyo on June 28 about a sentence handed down to Takayuki Noguchi, a member of the NGO, by a Chinese court. The court sentenced Noguchi to eight months in prison and fined him 20,000 yuan (about 260,000 yen) for helping North Koreans who entered China go to a third country.

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-PASSENGER TRAIN-SERVICE-RESUMPTION

(221206) -- ABUJA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Travellers are about to receive security check at a train station in Abuja, Nigeria, on Dec. 5, 2022. Passenger train service between the capital city Abuja and the northern city Kaduna resumed on Monday, about eight months after it was suspended after an attack on a train along the route at the end of March. (Photo by Sodiq Adelakun/Xinhua)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-PASSENGER TRAIN-SERVICE-RESUMPTION

(221206) -- ABUJA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A train moves on the rail track near a train station in Abuja, Nigeria, on Dec. 5, 2022. Passenger train service between the capital city Abuja and the northern city Kaduna resumed on Monday, about eight months after it was suspended after an attack on a train along the route at the end of March. (Photo by Sodiq Adelakun/Xinhua)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-PASSENGER TRAIN-SERVICE-RESUMPTION

(221206) -- ABUJA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A train stops at a train station in Abuja, Nigeria, on Dec. 5, 2022. Passenger train service between the capital city Abuja and the northern city Kaduna resumed on Monday, about eight months after it was suspended after an attack on a train along the route at the end of March. (Photo by Sodiq Adelakun/Xinhua)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-PASSENGER TRAIN-SERVICE-RESUMPTION

(221206) -- ABUJA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A traveller is about to board a passenger train at a train station in Abuja, Nigeria, on Dec. 5, 2022. Passenger train service between the capital city Abuja and the northern city Kaduna resumed on Monday, about eight months after it was suspended after an attack on a train along the route at the end of March. (Photo by Sodiq Adelakun/Xinhua)

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Egypt's tea imports increase significantly: CAPMAS

STORY: Egypt's tea imports increase significantly: CAPMAS DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of tea in supermarkets 3. various of ships carrying containers in the Suez Canal waterway STORYLINE: Egyptian imports of tea increased significantly in the first eight months this year compared to the same period last year, showed data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). According to the data, total tea imports of Egypt reached about 217.37 million U.S. dollars in 2022, compared to 175.19 million dollars in the same period in 2021. The data also showed the value of tea imports in August alone amounted to about 16.37 million dollars, compared to 14.89 million dollars in the same month last year. Tea became one of the most important Egyptian imports of non-durable consumer goods last August, whose total value amounted to nearly 1.17 billi

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China's industrial profits down 2.1 pct in first 8 months

STORY: China's industrial profits down 2.1 pct in first 8 months DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the industrial production in China STORYLINE: Official data showed on Tuesday that the profits of China's major industrial firms fell 2.1 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that industrial firms each with annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.83 million U.S. dollars) saw their combined profits reach 5.53 trillion yuan in the period. The data showed that the combined revenues of these firms sustained a quicker growth pace during the period, rising 8.4 percent year on year to 87.89 trillion yuan. A total of 16 out of 41 major industries saw growth in profits in the January-August period. The electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing sector saw profits jump 20.9 percent year on year and the profits of the manufacturing of chemical raw materia

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Bear known for failed escape attempt back in outdoor exhibit

A sun bear, named Martin, is photographed in an outdoor exhibit at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya on Jan. 8, 2016, after serving about eight months of "probation indoors" for making a failed escape attempt over the wall in May 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bear known for failed escape attempt back in outdoor exhibit

A sun bear, named Martin, is photographed in an outdoor exhibit at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya on Jan. 8, 2016, after serving about eight months of "probation indoors" for making a failed escape attempt over the wall in May 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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About 40 tons of tuna landed in Japan's Iwaki

Spectators off the port of Iwaki in northeastern Japan watch as bigeye tuna caught in the Pacific over the previous eight months are landed on May 18, 2015. The landing of the tuna, with a total weight of about 40 tons, was aimed at bolstering the city caught up in safety concerns following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese gets prison term for aiding N. Korean refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kato, secretary general of the Japanese nongovernmental organization Life Funds for North Korea Refugees, speaks in Tokyo on June 28 about a sentence handed down to Takayuki Noguchi, a member of the NGO, by a Chinese court. The court sentenced Noguchi to eight months in prison and fined him 20,000 yuan (about 260,000 yen) for helping North Koreans who entered China go to a third country. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to quit before election, hit by U.S. base fiasco

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters in Naha on June 2, 2010, about Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's announcement to resign. Earlier in the day, Hatoyama said he will step down only about eight months after taking office, citing falling public support triggered by his failure to resolve a dispute over a U.S. military base relocation in Okinawa and money scandals. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to quit before election, hit by U.S. base fiasco

SAPPORO, Japan - Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine speaks to reporters in Sapporo on June 2, 2010, about Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's announcement to resign. Earlier in the day, Hatoyama said he will step down only about eight months after taking office, citing falling public support triggered by his failure to resolve a dispute over a U.S. military base relocation in Okinawa Prefecture and money scandals. Hatoyama's plan to relocate the base from Ginowan to Nago, both in Okinawa Prefecture, has triggered outrage from local people. (Kyodo)

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Korean resident of Japan acquitted after nearly 6-yr detention

SEOUL, South Korea - Cho Duk Hun, a Korean resident of Japan detained for about five years and eight months after being accused of spying for North Korea in 1975 by South Korean security authorities, smiles at the Seoul High Court on Sept. 5, 2014, after the court acquitted him. (Kyodo)

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1st shipment from Kirin plant in Sendai since March disaster

SENDAI, Japan - People see off the first shipment of beer from Kirin Brewery Co.'s Sendai plant in about eight months in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011, since the plant was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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1st shipment from Kirin plant in Sendai since March disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Koichi Matsuzawa (L) and Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai pose with cases of beer in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011, during a ceremony to mark the first shipment of beer from the company's Sendai plant in about eight months since it was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Dolls to mourn for children who died in disaster

WAKUYA, Japan - About 2,000 ''tsurushibina'' dolls are hung in displays to mourn for children who died in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to mark eight months after the disaster at a temple in the town of Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 11, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya TV Tower reopens after renovation

Photo taken Sept. 18, 2020, shows the renovated Nagoya TV Tower in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, which reopened the same day for the first time in about a year and eight months.

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Nagoya TV Tower reopens after renovation

Visitors look at the view from the observation deck of the renovated Nagoya TV Tower in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2020, after it reopened for the first time in about a year and eight months.

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Nagoya TV Tower reopens after renovation

Visitors look at the view from the observation deck of the renovated Nagoya TV Tower in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2020, after it reopened for the first time in about a year and eight months.

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Nagoya TV Tower reopens after renovation

Visitors take a selfie on the observation deck of the renovated Nagoya TV Tower in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2020, after it reopened for the first time in about a year and eight months.

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Nagoya TV Tower reopens after renovation

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated Nagoya TV Tower in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is held on Sept. 18, 2020, as it reopens for the first time in about a year and eight months.

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Nagoya TV Tower reopens after renovation

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated Nagoya TV Tower in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is held on Sept. 18, 2020, as it reopens for the first time in about a year and eight months.

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Japanese jailed for helping N. Koreans released, leaves China

GUANGZHOU, China - Takashi Noguchi waits at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport for a flight to Japan on Aug. 9 after being released from a prison in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Noguchi, a member of a Japanese nongovernmental organization, was sentenced by the Intermediate People's Court of Chongzuo to eight months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan (about 260,000 yen) on June 28 for helping North Koreans who entered China go to a third country. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japanese jailed for helping N. Koreans released, leaves China

NARITA, Japan - Takashi Noguchi (L) is welcomed by his mother Sumi at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 9 after arriving from the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. Earlier in the day, Noguchi was released from a prison in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China. Noguchi was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan (about 260,000 yen) on June 28 for helping North Koreans who entered China go to a third country. (Kyodo)

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Filipino, U.S. troops end combat exercises on Luzon Island

TERNATE, Philippines - Photo shows a Philippine-U.S. joint troop landing exercise on Feb. 28 at Ternate, Luzon Island, in the Philippines. The landing was the climax of eight days of joint mock war games, the first such exercises conducted by the two countries in about 4 years and 3 months.