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Sky Vanke City Mall

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2025 - Sky Vanke City Mall, a core commercial project of a large-scale TOD complex, located in Shanghai, China on November 13, 2025.

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Sky Vanke City Mall

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2025 - Sky Vanke City Mall, a core commercial project of a large-scale TOD complex, located in Shanghai, China on November 13, 2025.

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Sky Vanke City Mall

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2025 - Sky Vanke City Mall, a core commercial project of a large-scale TOD complex, located in Shanghai, China on November 13, 2025.

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Sky Vanke City Mall

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2025 - Sky Vanke City Mall, a core commercial project of a large-scale TOD complex, located in Shanghai, China on November 13, 2025.

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Sky Vanke City Mall

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13, 2025 - Sky Vanke City Mall, a core commercial project of a large-scale TOD complex, located in Shanghai, China on November 13, 2025.

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Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025, shows a first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 liquid carrier rocket conducted on an offshore launch pad at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. A first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 large liquid-propellant carrier rocket was successfully held here on Monday. Independent development of the Tianlong-3 rocket began in March 2022 by Chinese commercial aerospace company Space Pioneer. The rocket is 72 meters in length with a takeoff mass of 600 tonnes. Its first stage is equipped with nine "Tianhuo-12" engines operating in parallel. The rocket has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 17-22 tonnes, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 10-17 tonnes. It is able to launch 36 satellites in a single mission and supports large-scale cargo transport for China's space station, as well as medium- and high-orbit satellite launches. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (L) and his colleague debug a circuit board at Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 30, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, m

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 30, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, m

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, m

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (4th L) and his colleagues talk about problems they encountered during the tests of newly developed robots at Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial r

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 30, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and more youn

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and more youn

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and more youn

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (L) and his colleague debug a circuit board at Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 30, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and more young people

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (4th L) and his colleagues talk about problems they encountered during the tests of newly developed robots at Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and t

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Yemen's Houthis claim fresh attacks on cargo ship in Red Sea, Israeli city

STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim fresh attacks on cargo ship in Red Sea, Israeli city SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 26, 2023/File DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY&POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of cargo ships in Red Sea (file) 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YEHYA SAREA, Military spokesman for Houthi Group 3. various of footage released by Houthis of an attack on a commercial ship in the Red Sea (Dec. 14, 2023) 4. various of footage released by the Houthis of missiles and drones being fired at Israel (Nov. 11, 2023) 5. various of Yahya Sarea addressing a large-scale rally in Sanaa to show Houthis' support for Palestine (Dec. 15, 2023) STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi rebels on Tuesday claimed responsibility for fresh attacks on a commercial ship in the Red Sea and on the Israeli city of Eilat in the northern part of the Red Sea. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YEHYA SAREA, Military spokesman for Houthi Group "Our naval forces carried out a military operation against a commercial ship called MSC UNITED, wi

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Commercial CERES-1 Y9 rocket sends new satellites to twilight orbit

STORY: Commercial CERES-1 Y9 rocket sends new satellites to twilight orbit SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rocket's launch 2. various of the rocket STORYLINE: China on Tuesday launched a CERES-1 Y9 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending two new satellites to their planned orbits. The commercial rocket blasted off at 7:33 a.m. (Beijing Time). The launch was the 11th flight mission to use the CERES-1 rocket series. Developed by Beijing-based Galactic Energy, CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket designed to send micro-satellites to low orbit. The commercial rocket is 1.4 meters in diameter, and has a total length of about 20 meters and a takeoff weight of 33 tonnes. It can carry a payload of up to 300 kg to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km. With the capacity to carry both a single satellite and multipl

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China makes substantial contribution to reducing carbon emissions: Icelandic envoy

STORY: China makes substantial contribution to reducing carbon emissions: Icelandic envoy DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum 2. SOUNDBITE (English): THORIR IBSEN, Iceland's ambassador to China STORYLINE: China has made substantial contribution to reducing carbon emissions, said Iceland's ambassador to China during an interview at a low carbon development forum in China's Taiyuan. SOUNDBITE (English): THORIR IBSEN, Iceland's ambassador to China "We have a long-term cooperation. In an actual fact we started 40 years ago, when the experts from China started coming to Iceland to learn how to use geothermal energy for house heating. Today it has reached a much larger scale, a commercial scale. And we got companies here at the Taiyuan forum that are heavily involved in cooperation here and operation here in China, but also we are bringing a new technology, the capture of carbon and tra

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China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y6 launches 2 satellites

STORY: China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y6 launches 2 satellites DATELINE: July 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the rocket STORYLINE: China on Saturday launched the CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending two commercial satellites, Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16, into the planned orbit. Developed by the Beijing-based high-tech company Galactic Energy, the CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket capable of sending micro-satellites into orbit. The launch was the sixth flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Automobile Exports Growth

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 5, 2023 - A large number of commercial vehicles are ready for export via ro-ro ships at Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 5, 2023. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to May 2023, China's total vehicle exports were 1.933 million, an increase of 79.8%. Vehicle exports increased 1.2 times year-on-year. According to the Joint Association of Passenger Car Market Information, the scale of China's automobile exports will reach 4 million units in 2023.

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China Real Estate Market

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 18, 2023 - A commercial real estate complex along the Suzhou River is seen in Shanghai, China, May 18, 2023. According to the 2023 Research Report on Top 10 Listed real estate Companies in China, the total asset scale of listed real estate companies experienced negative growth in 2022.

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China Real Estate Market

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 18, 2023 - A commercial real estate complex along the Suzhou River is seen in Shanghai, China, May 18, 2023. According to the 2023 Research Report on Top 10 Listed real estate Companies in China, the total asset scale of listed real estate companies experienced negative growth in 2022.

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China Real Estate Market

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 18, 2023 - A commercial real estate complex along the Suzhou River is seen in Shanghai, China, May 18, 2023. According to the 2023 Research Report on Top 10 Listed real estate Companies in China, the total asset scale of listed real estate companies experienced negative growth in 2022.

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China Real Estate Market

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 18, 2023 - A commercial real estate complex along the Suzhou River is seen in Shanghai, China, May 18, 2023. According to the 2023 Research Report on Top 10 Listed real estate Companies in China, the total asset scale of listed real estate companies experienced negative growth in 2022.

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China Real Estate Market

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 18, 2023 - A commercial real estate complex along the Suzhou River is seen in Shanghai, China, May 18, 2023. According to the 2023 Research Report on Top 10 Listed real estate Companies in China, the total asset scale of listed real estate companies experienced negative growth in 2022.

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China Real Estate Market

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 18, 2023 - A commercial real estate complex along the Suzhou River is seen in Shanghai, China, May 18, 2023. According to the 2023 Research Report on Top 10 Listed real estate Companies in China, the total asset scale of listed real estate companies experienced negative growth in 2022.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a shutter of Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district coming down on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Sales clerks of Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district see off shoppers on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of Matsuzakaya department store pop firecrackers outside the store in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Sales clerks of Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district see off shoppers on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers crowd the Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers crowd the Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows shoppers flocking to the Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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18-meter-tall Gundam statue

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on April 19, 2012, shows a full-scale 18-meter-tall statue of the Gundam combat robot from the Japanese animation series in front of the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza commercial complex housing the Gundam Front Tokyo entertainment facility, which opened the same day. ((C) SOTSU-SUNRISE)

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Kansai Electric starts mega solar system operation

SAKAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 5, 2010, shows solar panels belonging to a mega solar power generation plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. located in the Sakai city waterfront area in Osaka Prefecture. The company, which started operation of the plant the same day, became the first power utility in Japan to launch commercial operations of such a large-scale solar power plant.

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Kansai Electric starts mega solar system operation

SAKAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 5, 2010, shows solar panels belonging to a mega solar power generation plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. located in the Sakai city waterfront area in Osaka Prefecture. The company, which started operation of the plant the same day, became the first power utility in Japan to launch commercial operations of such a large-scale solar power plant.

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Tokyo Gas to release fuel cell cogeneration system

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gas Co. President Norio Ichino announces in Tokyo on Dec. 6 that the company will put what it says is the world's first commercial residential polymer electrolyte fuel cell cogeneration system on the market, though on a limited scale, on Feb. 8, 2005. The system was developed jointly with Ebara Ballard Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

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(2)GM aims to sell 1 mil. units of fuel-cell cars by 2020

TOKYO, Japan - General Motors Corp. (GM) Vice President Lawrence Burns tells Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 6 that the U.S. carmaker aims to sell 1 million units of its fuel-cell vehicles by 2020. GM will launch full-scale commercial sales of fuel-cell cars in 2010, he said.

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Zimbabwe targets food security with increased wheat production

STORY: Zimbabwe targets food security with increased wheat production DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:01 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of small scale farmers harvesting and grading wheat 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE NGWARWI, Farmer 3. various of wheat harvesting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN BASERA, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement 5. various of wheat harvesting 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROCKY MUTENHA, Chief executive officer, Grain Marketing Board 7. various of wheat harvesting STORYLINE: George Ngwarwi, a small-scale farmer from Nyagori Farm in the Chegutu District near Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, is one of many farmers who ventured into wheat farming for the very first time during this year's winter wheat farming season. Although the bulk of Zimbabwe's wheat traditionally has been produced by large-scale commercial farmers, this year the government encouraged more small-scale farmers with irrigation capacit

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China launches CERES-1 Y4 commercial rocket with five satellites

STORY: China launches CERES-1 Y4 commercial rocket with five satellites DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the CERES-1 Y4 carrier rocket STORYLINE: China on Wednesday launched a CERES-1 Y4 carrier rocket placing a commercial satellite group in space. The rocket blasted off at 2:20 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending five Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites into the planned orbit. The payloads lifted by the rocket will be used to provide commercial remote sensing services. Developed by the Beijing-based rocket maker Galactic Energy, the CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket capable of sending micro-satellites into low-Earth orbit. This was the 4th flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series, the launch center said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)