China is extremely innovative economy: Deutsche Bank China COO

STORY: China is extremely innovative economy: Deutsche Bank China COO SHOOTING TIME: June 17, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai 2. various of Deutsche Bank 3. various of China's Tianjin 4. various of Shanghai 5. SOUNDBITE (English): OLE GERDAU, Chief Operating Officer at Deutsche Bank China STORYLINE: Deutsche Bank has recently made substantial investments in enhancing its operational capacity in north China's Tianjin Municipality, said Ole Gerdau, chief operating officer at Deutsche Bank China. Deutsche Bank has a storied history marked by the establishment of its first international branch in Shanghai. Today, it is an international industry leader recognized as a preeminent financial institution among foreign banks in China, boasting an extensive array of licenses and a commitment to delivering financial services to a diverse clientele, including multinational corporations and financial entities. SOUNDBITE (Englis

Swahili Fashion Week in Tanzania promotes talented designers

STORY: Swahili Fashion Week in Tanzania promotes talented designers DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:27 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Swahili Fashion Week 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MBOKO USWEGE, Fashion designer STORYLINE: Swahili Fashion Week, an annual fashion event in Africa, kicked off in Tanzania's Dar es Salaam on Friday night, attracting over 50 fashion designers, mostly from Swahili-speaking countries and beyond to showcase their creations. The fashion and accessory designers showcased their talent and creativity to their clientele and the international fashion industry. "Swahili Fashion Week is a huge platform for models like me. I am grateful that tonight I have been presented with an award," said Rio after receiving a prestigious award at the launch of the three-day 15th edition of the Swahili Fashion Week and Awards 2022. Rio was among winners in 29 fashion categories that were voted by the public and audited by an audit firm. "My journey to the

Sogo & Seibu unveils localized house-brand items for regional stores

Sogo & Seibu unveils localized house-brand items for regional stores

Sogo & Seibu Co. unveils in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2015, a series of private-label products localized for its respective regional stores for sale from early March, including accessories made with local specialty materials and women's clothing such as the dress shown in this photo, for each shop's specific clientele. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Police search host club in Tokyo's Kabukicho

Police search host club in Tokyo's Kabukicho

Police officers wearing protective suits head for a host club, where the staff are male and the clientele largely female, in the Kabukicho area of Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Sept. 24, 2020. Police searched the club as a worker there was arrested for attempted fraud, donning the suits amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus in the area.

Police search host club in Tokyo's Kabukicho

Police search host club in Tokyo's Kabukicho

Police officers wearing protective suits head for a host club, where the staff are male and the clientele largely female, in the Kabukicho area of Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Sept. 24, 2020. Police searched the club as a worker there was arrested for attempted fraud, donning the suits amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus in the area.

Hotel rooms converted into telework spaces

Hotel rooms converted into telework spaces

Photo taken on May 18, 2020, shows a hotel room converted into a telework space at an Osaka hotel. Struggling due to lack of hotel demand from foreigners, its main clientele, during the coronavirus pandemic, the company converted some of the hotel's rooms into telework spaces in response to growing interest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hotel rooms converted into telework spaces

Hotel rooms converted into telework spaces

Photo taken in Osaka on June 29, 2020, shows a building housing a hotel and other business facilities operated by Osaka-based company Yolo Base. Struggling due to lack of hotel demand from foreigners, its main clientele, during the coronavirus pandemic, the company converted some of the hotel's rooms into telework spaces in response to growing interest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Host club ads in Tokyo's Kabukicho

Host club ads in Tokyo's Kabukicho

Photo taken April 30, 2019, in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district shows advertising signs for "host clubs," where the staff are male and the clientele largely female. The parents of a host club man who died in Osaka at age 21 after chugging alcoholic drinks at work in 2012 were granted worker's benefits on May 29, 2019, in the first such court ruling in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo