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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Türkiye fines Google nearly 15 mln USD over hotel searches

STORY: Türkiye fines Google nearly 15 mln USD over hotel searches SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Google 2. various of people using Google 3. various of Google STORYLINE: Türkiye's Competition Board fined U.S. tech giant Google 482 million liras (around 14.88 million U.S. dollars) on Monday for failing to comply with an injunction related to hotel search queries. The regulatory body said in a statement that Google had not implemented "precautionary measures suggested for hotel searches," blocking competing local search engines on its platform and undermining fair competition. The fine comes after the competition board launched an investigation into Google in March and imposed a daily fine of 0.05 percent of its 2023 revenue starting from mid-April until it complied with the injunction. The move follows a similar decision by the watchdog in March, when it issued an interim injunction against social m

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Romania holds local, EU parliament elections

STORY: Romania holds local, EU parliament elections SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the elections STORYLINE: Around 18 million Romanians participated in the vote on Sunday to elect 33 European Parliament representatives, as well as 3,186 mayors, local and county chiefs. In Romania, approximately 15 candidates run for one seat in the European Parliament elections, according to Romania's Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). President of the AEP Toni Grebla announced earlier that 494 candidates had registered for the European Parliament elections. Among the candidates, 167 are women, representing 33.81 percent of the total. As the European Parliamentary elections in Romania took place on the same day as the local elections, many of the candidates on the EP lists were also running for mayor or local councilor. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bucharest. (XHTV)

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Türkiye hosts over 12 mln visitors in first 4 months of 2024

STORY: Türkiye hosts over 12 million visitors in first 4 months of 2024 SHOOTING TIME: May 20/23/25, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Türkiye (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye hosted over 12 million visitors in the first four months of 2024, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. This total includes over 10 million foreign tourists and around 2 million Turkish citizens residing abroad, marking an 11.75 percent increase in foreign visitors compared to last year. Germany led the influx of visitors, which was followed by Russia and Iran. Istanbul remained the top destination, hosting 5.24 million foreign tourists, nearly half of all arrivals. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said Türkiye targets 60 million visitors and 60 billion dollars of tourism revenue in 2024. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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Tokyo stocks end lower over higher Japanese interest rates

STORY: Tokyo stocks end lower over higher Japanese interest rates SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo 2. various of Tokyo Stock Exchange STORYLINE: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by concern over higher borrowing costs after Japan's benchmark bond yield touched the 1 percent threshold for the first time in around 11 years. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 329.83 points, or 0.85 percent, from Tuesday at 38,617.10. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 22.36 points, or 0.81 percent, lower at 2,737.36. The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond hit 1 percent on Wednesday for the first time since May 2013 amid speculation that the Bank of Japan is moving to normalize its monetary policy, sending stocks lower by fueling concern over higher borrowing costs, analysts said. Market watchers here noted stocks

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Indonesia inaugurates largest port for eastern region

STORY: Indonesia inaugurates largest port for eastern region SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH:00:01:19 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspecting the port 2. various of the port STORYLINE: Indonesia inaugurated the Makassar New Port with an investment of 5.4 trillion rupiah (around 345 million U.S. dollars) in South Sulawesi, the second-largest port in Indonesia after Tanjung Priok in Jakarta. "We hope that this large port in eastern Indonesia will streamline domestic logistics costs," said Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the inauguration on Thursday. In the face of fierce domestic and international competition, Widodo underlined the importance of efficiency. Due to the absence of integration between port locations and factories and industrial zones, logistics expenses in Indonesia reached 24 percent 10 years ago. Although it has now dropped to 14 percent, Widodo said more needs to

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Mongolia issues warning of spring floods in capital

STORY: Mongolia issues warning of spring floods in capital SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of warning of spring floods in Mongolia's capital STORYLINE: The Emergency Commission of Mongolia's capital on Thursday issued a warning of spring floods. "A projected sudden warmer temperature can cause snow and ice to melt quickly, increasing the risk for flash floods in at least 30 locations in Ulan Bator," the commission said in a statement. Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene has ordered the evacuation of residents who may be affected by floods, according to the government's press office. Ulan Bator is home to around half of the Asian country's population of 3.5 million. This winter, Mongolia has seen a lot more snow than usual and around 90 percent of the country's total territory has so far been covered with snow up to 100 cm thick, according to the country's weather monitoring agenc

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240211) -- BEIJING, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows the Fullsing Internet Industrial Park in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. The key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port have achieved a revenue of around 2.24 trillion yuan (about 311.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, an 18.3 percent increase year on year, according to data released by the Hainan Provincial Bureau of Statistics. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-HAINAN FREE TRADE PORT-REVENUE (CN)

(240210) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows the Fullsing Internet Industrial Park in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. The key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port has achieved a revenue of around 2.24 trillion yuan (about 311.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, an 18.3 percent increase year on year, according to data released by the Hainan Provincial Bureau of Statistics. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-HAINAN FREE TRADE PORT-REVENUE (CN)

(240210) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows the Yangpu International Container Terminal in south China's Hainan Province. The key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port has achieved a revenue of around 2.24 trillion yuan (about 311.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, an 18.3 percent increase year on year, according to data released by the Hainan Provincial Bureau of Statistics. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-HAINAN FREE TRADE PORT-REVENUE (CN)

(240210) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows the a view of Jiangdong New Area of Haikou in south China's Hainan Province. The key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port has achieved a revenue of around 2.24 trillion yuan (about 311.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, an 18.3 percent increase year on year, according to data released by the Hainan Provincial Bureau of Statistics. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Robots weld bodyshells of cars at a workshop of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto Inc. in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 10, 2024. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-ECONOMIC GROWTH (CN)

(240130) -- CHANGZHOU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows a factory of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto Inc. in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year, the local statistics department said Tuesday. With a population of around five million, Changzhou has become the least populated Chinese city with a regional GDP of over one trillion yuan, joining Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, and Nantong as the fifth city in Jiangsu Province to achieve this milestone. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A C919 passenger aircraft lands at Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2024. The C919, China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, commenced operation on a new route connecting the megacities of Beijing and Shanghai on Tuesday. Flight MU5137, operated by China Eastern Airlines, departed from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport around 3:40 p.m. With a seat occupancy rate of over 85 percent, the flight reached Beijing Daxing International Airport nearly two hours later. This marks the second regular route for the C919, following the previously launched Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu route. (Xinhua)

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kilimall works at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sal

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kilimall works at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sal

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall pack commodities at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million produc

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kilimall works at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sal

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese staff member and a Kenyan staff member of Kilimall work at an office in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximate

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kilimall works at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sal

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall work at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale.

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Kilimall pack commodities at a warehouse in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million produc

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dickson Nganga of Kilimall introduces commodities through livestreams at an office in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approxi

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2023 shows a Kilimall shop in Mlolongo, Kenya. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products for sale. Kili

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KENYA-MLOLONGO-ONLINE SHOPPING-KILIMALL

(231111) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of a Kilimall shop arranges commodities in Mlolongo, Kenya, Nov. 10, 2023. As the "Black Friday" shopping season approaches, the Kilimall headquarters located in the outskirts of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, expects another fruitful shopping season. The shelves, towering several meters high, are filled with a diverse array of goods from China and other countries around the world. Established in 2014, Kilimall, an e-commerce platform, stands as the first Chinese e-commerce platform to set up an overseas warehouse in Africa and achieve 100 percent online payment. It has evolved into one of the beloved shopping websites among the African populace. The company's infrastructures facilitate payments, logistics, warehousing and marketing between Africa and China. As of the first half of the year, over 8,000 Sino-African enterprises and individuals have embarked on entrepreneurial ventures with Kilimall, offering approximately one million products

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Hong Kong records over 1 mln mainland visitors during double festivals holiday

STORY: Hong Kong records over 1 mln mainland visitors during double festivals holiday DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourism in Hong Kong, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MR. WU, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MR. ZHANG, Tourist 4. various of fireworks and light show STORYLINE: The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government recorded 1.1 million mainland visitors during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. Official data showed that the daily average visitors from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 was around 140,000, 10 percent higher than the figure during the Labor Day Holiday Golden Week. The overall hotel occupancy rate reached 90 percent, the HKSAR government said in a press release on Saturday. Among the mainland visitors visited Hong Kong, 45 percent of them were overnight visitors. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MR. WU, Tourist "It takes 16 to 18 minutes from Shenzhen North t

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Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye's Antalya tops 10 million

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye's Antalya tops 10 million DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: ANTANYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists arriving at Antalya, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: More than 10 million foreign tourists have already arrived by air this year in Antalya, a major tourist destination on Türkiye's southern Mediterranean coast, according to data from local culture and tourism authorities on Friday. The number of foreign visitors between Jan. 1 and Aug. 22 increased by 20 percent from a year earlier, the local culture and tourism authorities said, adding that from Aug. 1 to Aug. 22, around 1.88 million foreign tourists entered the city, marking a 10 percent increase compared with the same period of last year. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the global travel and tourism industry, Antalya welcomed a record 15.6 million foreign tourists. Antalya is keen on attracting more tourists throughout the whole year by

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Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike

STORY: Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Damascus streets 2. various of a Syrian bank 3. various of Syrians waiting in the fuel queue 4. various of Syrians buying daily needs STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday ordered a 100-percent salary raise as the government sharply raised fuel prices, according to the state news agency SANA. The salary increase, covering state employees, retirees, and military personnel, is the ninth since 2011 when the Syrian war broke out. The country's economy has since been mired in an economic crisis. Prior to the decision, the monthly salary of civil servants had been between around 10 and 25 U.S. dollars, depending on the Syrian pound's street value. Also on Tuesday night, the Syrian Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection raised the prices of diesel fuel for transportation and bakeries by about 180 percent, and normal-octane gasoline

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French government to pay back-to-school allowances to 3 mln families

STORY: French government to pay back-to-school allowances to 3 mln families DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of school supplies in a store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CELINE, Parent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): GERALDINE, Parent 4. various of school supplies STORYLINE: While the start of the school year will take place on Sept. 4 in France, the government will pay back-to-school allowances (ARS) on Aug. 16 to help low-income families buy school supplies. It will be paid on August 16 to 3 million families. To benefit from the ARS, the child must be between six and 18 years old on Dec. 31 of the school year and be enrolled in a public or private establishment. This financial aid of around 400 euros depending on the age of the child has been increased by 5.6 percent compared to 2022. Granted subject to resources, this back-to-school financial aid amounts this year to 398.09 euros for children aged 6 to 10, 420.05 euros for children aged 11 to

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EGYPT-GIZA-TOURISM-REVENUE-INCREASE

(230810) -- GIZA, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, on Aug. 10, 2023. The revenue of Egypt's tourism sector reached 10.7 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2021/2022 that ended in June 2022, marking an increase of around 120 percent over the 4.9 billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year, Egypt's official statistics authority announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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(230810) -- GIZA, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists ride camels to visit the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, on Aug. 10, 2023. The revenue of Egypt's tourism sector reached 10.7 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2021/2022 that ended in June 2022, marking an increase of around 120 percent over the 4.9 billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year, Egypt's official statistics authority announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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(230810) -- GIZA, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists ride camels to visit the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, on Aug. 10, 2023. The revenue of Egypt's tourism sector reached 10.7 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2021/2022 that ended in June 2022, marking an increase of around 120 percent over the 4.9 billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year, Egypt's official statistics authority announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Egypt's tourism revenue jumps 120 pct in FY 2021/22

STORY: Egypt's tourism revenue jumps 120 pct in FY 2021/22 DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Giza pyramid 2. various of tourists at Luxor Temple, museums, Sharm el-Sheikh seaside and other places 3. various of tourists at a Giza pyramid STORYLINE: The revenue of Egypt's tourism sector reached 10.7 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2021/2022 that ended in June 2022, marking an increase of around 120 percent over the 4.9 billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year, Egypt's official statistics authority announced on Wednesday. The number of tourists visiting Egypt hit 11.7 million in 2022, registering a year-on-year increase of 46.6 percent from 8 million tourists in 2021, Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said in a report. Europeans accounted for 62.6 percent of the tourists who visited Egypt in 2022, followed by Arabs who represented 26.4 percent and Americans who accounted for 5.8 percent, while the

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(230714) -- NANJING, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows the stone city and the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The ancient city Nanjing, with a history of around 2,500 years, has started many renewal projects along the Qinhuai River in recent years. This has helped bring the old and new together to create a brighter future of the city. Such urban renewal projects have also led to the prosperity of the cultural sector in the ancient city. In 2022, the added value of Nanjing's cultural industry reached 112 billion yuan (about 15.6 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 6.6 percent of the city's gross domestic product. In 2019, Nanjing was recognized as a city of literature by UNESCO because of its literary history and heritage. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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(230714) -- NANJING, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows the Wuxiang Water Town in Lishui District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The ancient city Nanjing, with a history of around 2,500 years, has started many renewal projects along the Qinhuai River in recent years. This has helped bring the old and new together to create a brighter future of the city. Such urban renewal projects have also led to the prosperity of the cultural sector in the ancient city. In 2022, the added value of Nanjing's cultural industry reached 112 billion yuan (about 15.6 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 6.6 percent of the city's gross domestic product. In 2019, Nanjing was recognized as a city of literature by UNESCO because of its literary history and heritage. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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(230714) -- NANJING, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows the Nanjing Xuanwu Lake, the city wall of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Jiming Temple in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The ancient city Nanjing, with a history of around 2,500 years, has started many renewal projects along the Qinhuai River in recent years. This has helped bring the old and new together to create a brighter future of the city. Such urban renewal projects have also led to the prosperity of the cultural sector in the ancient city. In 2022, the added value of Nanjing's cultural industry reached 112 billion yuan (about 15.6 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 6.6 percent of the city's gross domestic product. In 2019, Nanjing was recognized as a city of literature by UNESCO because of its literary history and heritage. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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(230704) -- CHONGQING, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Parents and children visit Guangyang Isle for an ecological education tour in southwest China's Chongqing, July 3, 2023. Located at the most extensive green island in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Guangyang Isle, covering around 10 square km, has a vegetation coverage rate of over 90 percent, and 594 species of plants and 452 species of animals have been recorded. But its ecological system and biodiversity were severely damaged due to a number of aggressive real estate projects that had lasted for years. In 2017, the commercial activities were stopped and the local government began to restore the ecological system of the island, which sits in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Guangyang Isle is now an "ecological classroom" where residents and tourists can get in touch with nature and gain insights into China's ecological civilization progress. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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(230704) -- CHONGQING, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a view of Guangyang Isle in southwest China's Chongqing, July 3, 2023. Located at the most extensive green island in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Guangyang Isle, covering around 10 square km, has a vegetation coverage rate of over 90 percent, and 594 species of plants and 452 species of animals have been recorded. But its ecological system and biodiversity were severely damaged due to a number of aggressive real estate projects that had lasted for years. In 2017, the commercial activities were stopped and the local government began to restore the ecological system of the island, which sits in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Guangyang Isle is now an "ecological classroom" where residents and tourists can get in touch with nature and gain insights into China's ecological civilization progress. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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(230704) -- CHONGQING, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Parents and children visit Guangyang Isle for an ecological education tour in southwest China's Chongqing, July 3, 2023. Located at the most extensive green island in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Guangyang Isle, covering around 10 square km, has a vegetation coverage rate of over 90 percent, and 594 species of plants and 452 species of animals have been recorded. But its ecological system and biodiversity were severely damaged due to a number of aggressive real estate projects that had lasted for years. In 2017, the commercial activities were stopped and the local government began to restore the ecological system of the island, which sits in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Guangyang Isle is now an "ecological classroom" where residents and tourists can get in touch with nature and gain insights into China's ecological civilization progress. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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(230704) -- CHONGQING, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to identify aquatic organisms during an ecological education tour on Guangyang Isle in southwest China's Chongqing, July 3, 2023. Located at the most extensive green island in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Guangyang Isle, covering around 10 square km, has a vegetation coverage rate of over 90 percent, and 594 species of plants and 452 species of animals have been recorded. But its ecological system and biodiversity were severely damaged due to a number of aggressive real estate projects that had lasted for years. In 2017, the commercial activities were stopped and the local government began to restore the ecological system of the island, which sits in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Guangyang Isle is now an "ecological classroom" where residents and tourists can get in touch with nature and gain insights into China's ecological civilization progress. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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(230704) -- CHONGQING, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Parents and children visit Guangyang Isle for an ecological education tour in southwest China's Chongqing, July 3, 2023. Located at the most extensive green island in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Guangyang Isle, covering around 10 square km, has a vegetation coverage rate of over 90 percent, and 594 species of plants and 452 species of animals have been recorded. But its ecological system and biodiversity were severely damaged due to a number of aggressive real estate projects that had lasted for years. In 2017, the commercial activities were stopped and the local government began to restore the ecological system of the island, which sits in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Guangyang Isle is now an "ecological classroom" where residents and tourists can get in touch with nature and gain insights into China's ecological civilization progress. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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(230704) -- CHONGQING, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to identify plants during an ecological education tour on Guangyang Isle in southwest China's Chongqing, July 3, 2023. Located at the most extensive green island in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Guangyang Isle, covering around 10 square km, has a vegetation coverage rate of over 90 percent, and 594 species of plants and 452 species of animals have been recorded. But its ecological system and biodiversity were severely damaged due to a number of aggressive real estate projects that had lasted for years. In 2017, the commercial activities were stopped and the local government began to restore the ecological system of the island, which sits in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Guangyang Isle is now an "ecological classroom" where residents and tourists can get in touch with nature and gain insights into China's ecological civilization progress. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)