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Foreign companies view China as viable and vital market: Deloitte China chair

STORY: Foreign companies view China as viable and vital market: Deloitte China chair SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiang Ying, Deloitte China chair at work 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JIANG YING, Deloitte China Chair STORYLINE: Jiang Ying, Deloitte China chair and a national political advisor, has said that China has a huge market and the country remains open-minded in seeking to continuously improve its business environment. According to a government work report submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation, China plans to implement measures to ensure the national treatment for foreign-funded enterprises, vowing more efforts to attract foreign investment. SOUNDBITE (English): JIANG YING, Deloitte China Chair "I think opening up is the buzzword and is actually happening every day. The market still has huge possibilities for every company, not just for investment companies, but I think

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[Breaking News]Japan baseball champion Tigers' slogan tops Japan 2023 buzzword list

TOKYO, Dec. 1 Kyodo - This year's slogan of the Japan Series baseball champion Hanshin Tigers, "Are (A. R. E.)," was selected as Japan's top buzzword for 2023, the award's organizer said Friday. The phrase, an acronym for Aim, Respect and Empower, came as Hanshin Tigers manager Akinobu Okada referred to the league championship as "are," which means "that" in English, so as not to add pressure to the team by saying the full phrase out loud.(Kyodo)

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Vlog: Embracing metaverse at sci-tech forum in Beijing

STORY: Vlog: Embracing metaverse at sci-tech forum in Beijing DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHENG XIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN XINYU, Head of Branding and Public Relations, STEPVR 4. VOICEOVER 1 (English): ZHENG XIN, Xinhua correspondent 5. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHENG XIN, Xinhua correspondent 6. VOICEOVER 2 (English): ZHENG XIN, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FANG HANYUAN, Public Relations Director, Chuangze Intelligent Robot Group Co., Ltd. 8. VOICEOVER 3 (English): ZHENG XIN, Xinhua correspondent 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FANG HANYUAN, Public Relations Director, Chuangze Intelligent Robot Group Co., Ltd. 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHAO HUI, Senior Marketing Manager, NOLO VR STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHENG XIN, Xinhua correspondent "The concept of metaverse has become a buzzword that captures much attention and imagination. So what is the metaverse? An

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Train provides mobile library in China's Chongqing

STORY: Train provides mobile library in China's Chongqing DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): CHEN QINGBING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of books and readers 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG YEQIN, Train conductor 4. STANDUP 2 (English): CHEN QINGBING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): CHEN QINGBING, Xinhua correspondent "There is a buzzword that once circulated in China. It says that life is more than daily trivialities, but it's also about poems and distant fields. And how can I have it both?" In China's Chongqing, a train traveling from the downtown area to Xiushan County, also in Chongqing, has opened a book corner for passengers. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG YEQIN, Train conductor "Just before the World Book Day, the Chongqing Library set up a book corner on our train together with the Chongqing Railway Bureau of China Railway Chengdu Group. They also donated many books so that passengers can read he

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"Dameyo, Dame Dame" among top winners of 2014 buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese female comic duo "Nippon Erekiteru Rengo" attend the award ceremony in Tokyo's Marunouchi area on Dec. 1, 2014, after "Dameyo, Dame Dame" (No you must not, no no), their signature phrase, has been selected as one of the top two buzzwords or phrases in Japan in 2014.

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Buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photos show (from L) cram school teacher Osamu Hayashi, actress Rena Nonen and newscaster Christel Takigawa pictured during the 2013 buzzword award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013.

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2012 buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Sugi-chan receives Japan's top buzzword award at a ceremony in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 3, 2012, for his signature phrase "Wild daro?" (I'm wild, aren't I?).

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2012 buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Sugi-chan utters his signature phrase "Wild daro?" (I'm wild, aren't I?), which has been selected as Japan's top buzzword for 2012, at a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2012.

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Buzzward award

Tokyo, Japan - Recipients of this year's buzzword awards and judges pose for photos at an event in Tokyo organized by publisher Jiyukokuminsha, on Dec. 1, 2010. Nunoe Mura (6th from L, front), whose autobiography ''GeGeGe no Nyobo (Wife of the GeGeGe Cartoonist),'' became a smash hit television drama, received the award as ''GeGeGe'' was selected as the top buzzword.

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'AKB48' in top 10 buzzword list

TOKYO, Japan - Members of AKB48 pose for photos after the pop idol group won an award for the year's top 10 buzzwords on Dec. 1, 2010, at an event in Tokyo organized by Jiyukokuminsha.

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'GeGeGe' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Nunoe Mura, whose autobiography ''GeGeGe no Nyobo (Wife of the GeGeGe Cartoonist)'' was turned into a smash hit NHK drama, receives the year's top buzzword award for the term 'GeGeGe,' at an event in Tokyo organized by publisher Jiyukokuminsha on Dec. 1, 2010.

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Hatoyama's 'change of government' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Ogawa, chief of the Public Relations Committee of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, poses for photographers in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Hatoyama's signature phrase during the general election campaign, ''seiken kotai'' (change of government), has been selected as this year's top buzzword.

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Comedian Edo Harumi in 2008

TOKYO, Japan, July 22 Kyodo - Comedian Edo Harumi strikes her signature "good" pose in Tokyo as her word "good" is chosen as Japan's top buzzword of the year on Dec. 1, 2008.

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China's "two sessions" show world whole-process people's democracy

STORY: China's "two sessions" show world whole-process people's democracy DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN PANG, Senior fellow at Bard College, New York 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEAN CHRISTOPHE ISEUX VON PFETTEN, President of Institute for East-West Strategic Studies in Britain STORYLINE: China's "two sessions," the annual gatherings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), offer observers a window into the idea and practice of whole-process people's democracy, which has become a buzzword in China's political arena over the past years. During roughly a week, nearly 3,000 NPC deputies and around 2,000 members of the CPPCC National Committee perform their duties including the deliberation of various legislative items and the review and discussion of a series of work reports, to garner the co

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GLOBALink | Diving into metaverse at Mobile World Congress 2022

Metaverse has become a buzzword at the ongoing Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain. Follow Xinhua correspondents to find out the new gadgets supporting metaverse. #GLOBALink

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Buzzword from cronyism scandal spawns hit bean paste bun

Minoru Inamoto, president of Heso Production, holds a box of "Sontaku Manju" buns in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2017. The bun takes its name from a buzzword associated with the cronyism allegations leveled at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ==Kyodo

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'GeGeGe' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Nunoe Mura, whose autobiography ''GeGeGe no Nyobo (Wife of the GeGeGe Cartoonist)'' was turned into a smash hit NHK drama, receives the year's top buzzword award for the term 'GeGeGe,' at an event in Tokyo organized by publisher Jiyukokuminsha on Dec. 1, 2010. (Kyodo)

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'AKB48' in top 10 buzzword list

TOKYO, Japan - Members of AKB48 pose for photos after the pop idol group won an award for the year's top 10 buzzwords on Dec. 1, 2010, at an event in Tokyo organized by Jiyukokuminsha. (Kyodo)

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Buzzward award

Tokyo, Japan - Recipients of this year's buzzword awards and judges pose for photos at an event in Tokyo organized by publisher Jiyukokuminsha, on Dec. 1, 2010. Nunoe Mura (6th from L, front), whose autobiography ''GeGeGe no Nyobo (Wife of the GeGeGe Cartoonist),'' became a smash hit television drama, received the award as ''GeGeGe'' was selected as the top buzzword. (Kyodo)

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2020 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

Japan's top buzzword for the year "3Cs" is announced at a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2020. The word "3Cs" -- confined spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings -- which health experts say should be avoided, was but one of the numerous coronavirus-related buzzwords in a year marked by the pandemic.

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2020 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

A screen at a ceremony held in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2020, for the year's top buzzword awards shows Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attending it online. Koike was awarded for having contributed to increased recognition of the word "3Cs" -- confined spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings -- which health experts say should be avoided to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

Japan Rugby Football Union President Shigetaka Mori speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, at a ceremony for the year's top buzzword awards. "One Team," the mantra for the Japan national rugby team that reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, was selected as the country's top buzzword for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

Japan Rugby Football Union President Shigetaka Mori speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, at a ceremony for the year's top buzzword awards. "One Team," the mantra for the Japan national rugby team that reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, was selected as the country's top buzzword for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2019 Japan top buzzword award ceremony

Japan Rugby Football Union President Shigetaka Mori speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, at a ceremony for the year's top buzzword awards. "One Team," the mantra for the Japan national rugby team that reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, was selected as the country's top buzzword for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 top buzzword in Japan

Members of the Japanese women's curling team are pictured in Gangneung, South Korea, during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February 2018. "Sodane," which the team often used to say "that's it" while playing, was selected as Japan's top buzzword for the year on Dec. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 top buzzword in Japan

Members of the Japanese women's curling team are pictured in Gangneung, South Korea, during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February 2018. "Sodane," which the team often used to say "that's it" while playing, was selected as Japan's top buzzword for the year on Dec. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 top buzzword in Japan

Mari Motohashi, leader of the Japanese women's Pyeongchang Olympic curling team, is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2018, after "Sodane," which the team often used to say "that's it" while playing at the Olympics in February, was selected as Japan's top buzzword for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 top buzzword in Japan

Mari Motohashi, leader of the Japanese women's Pyeongchang Olympic curling team, is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2018, after "sodane," which the team often used to say "that's it" while playing at the Olympics in February, was selected as Japan's top buzzword for the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Amore" among top buzzwords in Japan

Japanese actress Airi Taira, the fiancee of Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo, attends the annual buzzword award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2016. "Amore," the word Nagatomo used to describe Taira, was on the top 10 list of buzzwords. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp's "kamitteru" feat shines as Japan's 2016 top buzzword

Seiya Suzuki (R), an outfielder of Japan's Hiroshima Carp baseball club, speaks at an award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2016, after "kamitteru," a coined word that means being godlike or superhuman, which was used to describe the team's feat this season, was chosen as this year's top buzzword. Hiroshima manager Koichi Ogata used the term in June when he described Suzuki's performance as "kamitteru" after the outfielder hit sayonara home runs, or walk-off home runs, in two consecutive games against the Orix Buffaloes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hatoyama's 'change of government' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Ogawa, chief of the Public Relations Committee of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, poses for photographers in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Hatoyama's signature phrase during the general election campaign, ''seiken kotai'' (change of government), has been selected as this year's top buzzword. (Kyodo)