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(230620) -- ZHANGZHOU, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows an electromagnetics compatibility laboratory of a private enterprise in Zhangzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Local government of Zhangzhou has made efforts to create a favorable business environment, and has released a series of preferential policies for the private sector. In 2022, the output value of private industrial enterprises above designated size has reached 546.12 billion yuan (about 76.26 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 11.8 percent from last year. (Xinhua/Liu Yongzhen)

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Legality of nukes 'difficult to imagine': Red Cross

GENEVA, Switzerland - International Committee of the Red Cross President Jakob Kellenberger speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the ICRC's headquarters in Geneva on April 20, 2010. Kellenberger said the compatibility of nuclear weapons with international law ''is very difficult to imagine.''

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New 'Smart Fortwo' launched, featuring improved fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. on Dec. 2 launched a new version of the Smart Fortwo two-seat compact car, adding a function that shuts down the engine when idling to improve fuel efficiency and environmental compatibility.

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Sony unveils format enabling MDs to hold 45 hours of music

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. has developed a mini-disk (MD) format that realizes a recording time of up to 45 hours of music on an MD. The development of what Sony calls the ''Hi-MD'' format (disk at R, audio system at L) marks ''an evolution of the music recording MD format into a versatile recording media that also delivers personal computer data such as images and text file recording capacities, while maintaining playback compatibility with the current MD products and ensuring copyright security,'' the consumer electronics giant said in a press release on Jan. 8.

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4 makers devise specs for Net-controlled appliances

TOKYO, Japan - Two clerks show off electrical appliances with built-in technical specifications to allow users to control them via the Internet using cell phones at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Toshiba Corp., Sharp Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. said they have drawn up the iReady specifications for compatibility among their products when they are connected via the Net.

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Toyota releases new hybrid minivan Estima Hybrid

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho stands by the Estima Hybrid, the world's first mass-produced hybrid minivan, which went on sale on June 15. The four-wheel-drive minivan, with a hybrid system combining an electric motor and conventional gas engine, offers stability, fuel economy and environmental compatibility. The eight-seater Estima Hybrid costs 3.35 million yen, while the G Selection model with options is 3.60 million yen.

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China promotes int'l cooperation on BDS for global benefits: white paper

STORY: China promotes int'l cooperation on BDS for global benefits: white paper DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference 2. various of Ran Chengqi STORYLINE: China has carried out active international cooperation on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and advanced its applications across the globe, contributing to building a global community of shared future, according to a white paper published Friday. The white paper, titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era," was released by China's State Council Information Office. The international cooperation and applications of BDS were based on the principles of openness, integration, coordination, compatibility, complementarity and sharing, said the white paper. China has been active in advocating and advancing the compatibility and interoperability of different navigation satellite systems to provide users with more high-quality, diverse, secure and

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New 'Smart Fortwo' launched, featuring improved fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. on Dec. 2 launched a new version of the Smart Fortwo two-seat compact car, adding a function that shuts down the engine when idling to improve fuel efficiency and environmental compatibility. (Kyodo)

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Legality of nukes 'difficult to imagine': Red Cross

GENEVA, Switzerland - International Committee of the Red Cross President Jakob Kellenberger speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the ICRC's headquarters in Geneva on April 20, 2010. Kellenberger said the compatibility of nuclear weapons with international law ''is very difficult to imagine.'' (Kyodo)

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Compatibility of French cuisine, Japanese sake examined

People taste French cuisine and Japanese sake during an event to introduce the compatibility of the two in Paris on June 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Compatibility of French cuisine, Japanese sake examined

People taste French cuisine and Japanese sake during an event to introduce the compatibility of the two in Paris on June 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sony unveils format enabling MDs to hold 45 hours of music

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. has developed a mini-disk (MD) format that realizes a recording time of up to 45 hours of music on an MD. The development of what Sony calls the ''Hi-MD'' format (disk at R, audio system at L) marks ''an evolution of the music recording MD format into a versatile recording media that also delivers personal computer data such as images and text file recording capacities, while maintaining playback compatibility with the current MD products and ensuring copyright security,'' the consumer electronics giant said in a press release on Jan. 8. (Kyodo)

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4 makers devise specs for Net-controlled appliances

TOKYO, Japan - Two clerks show off electrical appliances with built-in technical specifications to allow users to control them via the Internet using cell phones at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Toshiba Corp., Sharp Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. said they have drawn up the iReady specifications for compatibility among their products when they are connected via the Net. (Kyodo)

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Sharp adopts Java for PDA series

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. said March 23 it has adopted the Java programming language for its personal digital assistant (shown in handout photo), mobile phones and other electronics gadgets with telecommunications functions. Sharp plans to take the wraps off its multimedia-savvy PDAs in the United States and wireless PDAs in Europe this fall, equipping them with Linux and Zaurus operating systems that will use Java for compatibility with numerous domestic and overseas application programs.