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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINESE-FUNDED AIRPORT TERMINAL EXTENSION-COMMISSION CEREMONY

(230715) -- HARARE, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (2nd R, front) cuts the ribbon to commission the new Chinese-funded expanded terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 14, 2023. Mnangagwa said the airport has brought positive effects to the country's economy, "including skills and technology transfer, as well as the creation of employment and empowerment opportunities." The project, expected to increase the airport's holding capacity to 6 million people per annum from 2.5 million when all is accomplished, consists of an international terminal building and aprons, four new bridges, a secondary radar system, a VVIP pavilion and an airfield ground lighting and communication system, among other things. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park welcomes back Chinese tourists: director

STORY: Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park welcomes back Chinese tourists: director DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK, Croatia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): TOMISLAV KOVACEVIC, Director of the Plitvice Lakes National Park 3. various of Plitvice Lakes National Park 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): TOMISLAV KOVACEVIC, Director of the Plitvice Lakes National Park 5. various of Plitvice Lakes National Park STORYLINE: "We warmly welcome our visitors from China and are looking forward to their return," Tomislav Kovacevic, director of Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park, told Xinhua in an interview on Monday. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Croatia welcomed 300,000 and the park around 50,000 Chinese tourists per year. However, during the pandemic, the number of visitors to the park dropped to around 1,000 per annum. Most of them arrived from Europe. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): TO

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BOJ eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami speaks to the media on the central bank's decision Sept. 18 to further ease its grip on credit in order to help quell fears of a global recession in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in the United States. The bank will cut its official discount rate by 0.15 percentage point from the current 0.25% to a historic low of 0.10% per annum, effective Sept. 19.

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Russian GDP to contract 3-3.5 pct in 2022: central bank

STORY: Russian GDP to contract 3-3.5 pct in 2022: central bank DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Russia STORYLINE: Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) will decline 3-3.5 percent in 2022, the country's central bank forecasted in a statement on Friday. The GDP will decrease 1-4 percent in 2023, but the Russian economy will start to grow in the second half of that year, and the GDP will expand 1.5-2.5 percent annually in 2024-2025, the bank said. It noted that inflation in Russia continued to slow down gradually, with growth in consumer prices decelerating to 13.7 percent in annual terms in September from 14.3 percent in August. Given the weakened inflation pressure, the central bank decided to keep the key interest rate at 7.5 percent per annum. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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Indian PM blames West for carbon emissions

STORY: Indian PM blames West for carbon emissions DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Indian Gate 2 various of gas stations STORYLINE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held developed nations responsible for large-scale carbon emissions on Sunday. "India is making this effort when India's role in climate change is negligible," Modi said in a speech marking the World Environment Day. "Large modern countries of the world are not only exploiting more and more resources of the earth, but maximum carbon emission goes to their account," he said. Modi said the average carbon footprint of the world is about 4 tons per person per annum while the figure of India is about 0.5 ton per person per annum. Modi underlined that India's efforts to protect the environment have been multifaceted. "India is working on a long-term vision in collaboration with the international community on protecting the environment and established organiza

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Edamame soybeans gaining popularity in U.S.

Photo taken in late April 2015 shows various types of prepared edamame, or immature soybeans, on sale at a Trader Joe's grocery store near New York City. On the back of growing health consciousness among Americans, the country's edamame market is reportedly expanding roughly 10 percent per annum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Race-course at negishi

A photo in F. Beato's album, from the November 16, 1870 issue of The Far East . The Japanese government bought the farming land and lent it to the Games Committee for $1000 per annum. This curve is to the north.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number36‐29‐0]

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BOJ eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami speaks to the media on the central bank's decision Sept. 18 to further ease its grip on credit in order to help quell fears of a global recession in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in the United States. The bank will cut its official discount rate by 0.15 percentage point from the current 0.25% to a historic low of 0.10% per annum, effective Sept. 19.