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Egyptian, Lebanese officials discuss cooperation in agricultural sector

STORY: Egyptian, Lebanese officials discuss cooperation in agricultural sector SHOOTING TIME: May 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:40 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian cabinet 2. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Lebanese Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan in Cairo on Sunday. The two officials discussed ways for the two countries to cooperate in the agricultural sector. Madbouly stressed that his government is keen to facilitate the import of Lebanese goods, much as the Lebanese government strives to encourage the flow of imports from Egypt. Madbouly also stressed Cairo's desire to support Lebanon amidst current regional and global economic challenges. For his part, Hajj Hassan stressed the depth of historical relations between Egypt and Lebanon. He emphasized his country's deep appreciation for the Egyptian political leadership's constant eagerness to support Lebanon. Hajj Hassan pointed out

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Business people express interest in Chinese wire mesh products at expo in China

STORY: Business people express interest in Chinese wire mesh products at expo in China SHOOTING TIME: May 24, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: HENGSHUI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fair 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MANISH CHAMPAKLAL KAPADIA, Indian businessman 3. various of the fair STORYLINE: An international wire mesh and intelligent equipment exposition opened Friday in Anping County, north China's Hebei Province, attracting business representatives from various countries for discussions and potential collaborations. The participants spoke highly of Chinese manufacturing and expressed eagerness to import more wire mesh products from China. SOUNDBITE (English): MANISH CHAMPAKLAL KAPADIA, Indian businessman "Chinese product is very good. We try to give you some more good business for this. Chinese products, mesh products are very popular in our country. We try to get some nice products from you." Anping County is home to over 13,000 wire mesh production enterpri

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Better to see China with our own eyes: American students

STORY: Better to see China with our own eyes: American students SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the delegation touring 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADJO JOSEPHINE ADJOGBLE, Student of Muscatine High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): COLIN ENLOW MILLAGE, Student of Muscatine High School 4. various of the delegation touring STORYLINE: 32 students from Muscatine High School of Iowa, the United States, visited Shanghai on Wednesday and Thursday during a week-long study tour that also included Beijing and Hebei. The students participated in various friendship activities and visited well-known scenic spots. They expressed eagerness to share their experiences in China with family and friends once they return home. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADJO JOSEPHINE ADJOGBLE, Student of Muscatine High School "While we're here, they're already curious back home, and they're like, oh you're posting this, you're seeing

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Exhibitors at agricultural fair in China eager to tap Chinese market potential

STORY: Exhibitors at agricultural fair in China eager to tap Chinese market potential SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Haikou, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 26th China (Hainan) International Tropical Agricultural Products Winter Fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HENRY ROBERTSON, Australian Exhibitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMAD WAQAS, Pakistani Exhibitor STORYLINE: The 26th China (Hainan) International Tropical Agricultural Products Winter Fair is held from Dec. 14 to 17 in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Exhibits of the event mainly include fruits and vegetables, grain and oil, and aquatic products. Some international exhibitors at the fair have expressed their eagerness to expand their products into the Chinese market. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HENRY ROBERTSON, Australian Exhibitor "It's enormous, but I think we as a country in Australia, we need to understand a lot more about the consumer market. The quality expectation is ex

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Japan PM rules out lower house dissolution during Diet session

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on June 15, 2023. He ruled out dissolving the lower house during the ongoing Diet session through June 21, after an opposition party expressed eagerness to submit a no-confidence motion against his Cabinet.

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Abe on Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (standing) attends a meeting of the Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution of his Liberal Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2013. Abe expressed eagerness to revise Japan's pacifist Constitution during his tenure.

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IRB head Lapasset meets with Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Lapasset (L), chairman of the International Rugby Board, and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso laugh during their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 9. Aso expressed his eagerness to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

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IRB head Lapasset meets with Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Lapasset (L), chairman of the International Rugby Board, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 9 prior to their talks. Aso expressed his eagerness to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

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Taiwan interested in participation in TPP, RCEP

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Yang Jen-ni, deputy chief negotiator of the Office of Trade Negotiations under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, gives an interview in October 2014. Taiwan has started contacting parties concerned to show its eagerness to participate in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

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Softbank CEO

WASHINGTON, United States - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of major Japanese telecom firm Softbank Corp., delivers a lecture on the U.S. mobile communications market, in Washington on March 11, 2014. While speaking with reporters after the lecture, Son expressed his eagerness to buy out T-Mobile US Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. telecom firm.

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Edano at Japan-Russia investment forum

KAZAN, Russia - Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano gives a speech at the Japan-Russia Investment Forum in Kazan, Russia on June 6, 2012. Edano showed Tokyo's eagerness to promote resource developments in Russia's Far East and East Siberia areas as Japan seeks to reduce its dependence on nuclear power.

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Noda in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a reception in Washington on April 29, 2012. Noda vowed to make Japan-U.S. relations ''bloom,'' the Foreign Ministry said, expressing eagerness to boost bilateral ties in the 100th-anniversary year of Tokyo's gift of cherry trees to Washington. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-Russia summit talks in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shake hands in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2011, prior to holding talks. Noda expressed eagerness to enhance cooperation in various fields, including security and energy development. (Pool Photo)

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PM Noda gives policy address

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front) makes a policy speech in the Diet's House of Representatives in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2011. In his second policy address since assuming office in September, Noda expressed his eagerness to take all possible steps to tackle the yen's appreciation but kept mum about whether he believes Japan should join negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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PM Noda gives policy address

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda makes a policy speech in the Diet's House of Representatives in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2011. In his second policy address since assuming office in September, Noda expressed his eagerness to take all possible steps to tackle the yen's appreciation but kept mum about whether he believes Japan should join negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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Japanese Defense Minister Kitazawa in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa meet in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2011. Kitazawa expressed his eagerness to boost defense cooperation between the countries, while Kim appeared cautious about rushing the process, given South Korean sensitivity about Japan's past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Japanese Defense Minister Kitazawa in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa shake hands in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2011, prior to their meeting. Kitazawa expressed his eagerness to boost defense cooperation between the countries, while Kim appeared cautious about rushing the process, given South Korean sensitivity about Japan's past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Kan eager to join TPP negotiations

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan addresses a gathering of business leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Nov. 13, 2010, in Yokohama prior to the APEC summit starting on the same day. Kan indicated eagerness for Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

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Astronaut Noguchi wants to go back in space

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi poses with a model of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that he was aboard in June when he returned to Earth from the International Space Station, during a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2010. Noguchi, who is making a visit to Japan, expressed his eagerness to take part in another space mission.

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Ozawa to stay on as DPJ No. 2: Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. Ozawa expressed his eagerness to continue in the ruling party's No. 2 post following the indictment of two former aides and a current aide over a political funds scandal.

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Ozawa to stay on as DPJ No. 2: Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. Ozawa expressed his eagerness to continue in the ruling party's No. 2 post following the indictment of two former aides and a current aide over a political funds scandal.

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Defense minister seeks new approach on Futemma relocation issue

NAGO, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (C) inspects the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2009, where the Marines' Futemma Air Station in the same prefecture is scheduled to be transferred. During the inspection, the minister expressed his eagerness to set the new government's approach to the relocation issue ''as soon as possible.''

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U.S. to mull response to N. Korea talks: Bosworth

TOKYO, Japan - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, answers questions from reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 8, 2009 over North Korea. Bosworth said the United States will consider over the next few weeks how to respond to North Korea's eagerness to hold bilateral talks.

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Latvian PM eager to learn lessons from Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 22. He expressed his eagerness to draw upon the lessons Japan learned from its own financial crisis following the burst of the asset-inflated bubble economy in the early 1990s as the Baltic country struggles amid the global financial turmoil.

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Kan expresses willingness to run for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan, two-time leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at cherry-viewing party hosted by party Secretary-General Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on April 4. Kan expressed his eagerness earlier in the day to run in the party's presidential race on April 7, raising the chances he could face off against DPJ heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa if the party chooses to hold an election.

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Kan expresses willingness to run for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (L), two-time leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, and former DPJ Vice President Ichiro Ozawa (R) pose at a cherry-viewing party hosted by Secretary-General Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on April 4. Kan expressed his eagerness earlier in the day to run in the party's presidential race on April 7, raising the chances he could face off against Ozawa if the party chooses to hold an election.

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Kan expresses willingness to run for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan, two-time leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters after the plenary session of the House of Representatives on April 4. Kan expressed his eagerness to run in the party's April 7 presidential race after meeting with fellow lawmakers the same day.

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Daiei manager Oh visits high school pitcher Terahara

NICHINAN, Japan - Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (R) shakes hands with Hayato Terahara, an 18-year-old star pitcher at Nichinan Gakuen High School in Miyagi Prefecture, at the school Oct. 29. Oh and three Daiei officials visited the school before Terahara's departure for the World Cup tournament, which gets underway Nov. 6 in Taiwan, in a bid to convey the Pacific League club's eagerness to sign him.

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Hungary welcomes back Chinese tourists with resumption of direct flights

STORY: Hungary welcomes back Chinese tourists with resumption of direct flights DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Budapest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): ZSOFIA JAKAB, Deputy CEO of Hungarian Tourism Agency 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): ZSOFIA JAKAB, Deputy CEO of Hungarian Tourism Agency STORYLINE: Two direct flights were resumed between China and Hungary earlier this month, one linking Shanghai with Budapest and the other linking Budapest with Chongqing. These two routes complement the Budapest-Beijing direct connection, which was reopened in July this year. Zsofia Jakab, deputy chief executive officer of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU), said the number of direct flights between China and Hungary has increased in recent years in line with Hungary's eagerness to welcome visitors from the Asian country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): ZSOFIA JAKAB, Deputy CEO of Hungarian Tourism Agency "It is very important that we restore as many direct flight

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TOURISM-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

(221118) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen with St. Stephen's Basilica in the background in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 4, 2022. The number of direct flights between China and Hungary has increased in recent years in line with Hungary's eagerness to welcome visitors from the Asian country, Zsofia Jakab, deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU), told Xinhua in an exclusive interview. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Hungary welcomes back Chinese tourists with resumption of direct flights

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TOURISM-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

(221118) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zsofia Jakab, deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU), poses during an interview at her office in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 20, 2022. The number of direct flights between China and Hungary has increased in recent years in line with Hungary's eagerness to welcome visitors from the Asian country, Zsofia Jakab told Xinhua in an exclusive interview. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Hungary welcomes back Chinese tourists with resumption of direct flights

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TOURISM-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

(221118) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen at Fisherman's Bastion in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 26, 2022. The number of direct flights between China and Hungary has increased in recent years in line with Hungary's eagerness to welcome visitors from the Asian country, Zsofia Jakab, deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU), told Xinhua in an exclusive interview. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Hungary welcomes back Chinese tourists with resumption of direct flights

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Kan expresses willingness to run for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan, two-time leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at cherry-viewing party hosted by party Secretary-General Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on April 4. Kan expressed his eagerness earlier in the day to run in the party's presidential race on April 7, raising the chances he could face off against DPJ heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa if the party chooses to hold an election. (Kyodo)

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Kan expresses willingness to run for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan, two-time leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters after the plenary session of the House of Representatives on April 4. Kan expressed his eagerness to run in the party's April 7 presidential race after meeting with fellow lawmakers the same day. (Kyodo)

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Kan expresses willingness to run for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (L), two-time leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, and former DPJ Vice President Ichiro Ozawa (R) pose at a cherry-viewing party hosted by Secretary-General Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on April 4. Kan expressed his eagerness earlier in the day to run in the party's presidential race on April 7, raising the chances he could face off against Ozawa if the party chooses to hold an election. (Kyodo)

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Latvian PM eager to learn lessons from Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 22. He expressed his eagerness to draw upon the lessons Japan learned from its own financial crisis following the burst of the asset-inflated bubble economy in the early 1990s as the Baltic country struggles amid the global financial turmoil. (Kyodo)

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IRB head Lapasset meets with Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Lapasset (L), chairman of the International Rugby Board, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 9 prior to their talks. Aso expressed his eagerness to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo)

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IRB head Lapasset meets with Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Lapasset (L), chairman of the International Rugby Board, and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso laugh during their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 9. Aso expressed his eagerness to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean envoy in Osaka hopes for more economic, cultural exchanges

Ha Tae Yun, South Korean consul general in Osaka, attends an interview in the western Japanese city on Oct. 21, 2015. While expressing eagerness to promote economic and cultural exchanges with Japan, Ha suggested there is room for improvement in some aspects of relations, citing hate speech rallies seen in Osaka and other parts of Japan where many Korean residents live. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean envoy in Osaka hopes for more economic, cultural exchanges

Ha Tae Yun, South Korean consul general in Osaka, attends an interview in the western Japanese city on Oct. 21, 2015. While expressing eagerness to promote economic and cultural exchanges with Japan, Ha suggested there is room for improvement in some aspects of relations, citing hate speech rallies seen in Osaka and other parts of Japan where many Korean residents live. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Kisenosato receives birthday cake

Ozeki Kisenosato smiles after receiving a cake from the media to celebrate his 29th birthday in the city of Seto, Aichi Prefecture, on July 3, 2015. Kisenosato, who had 11 wins in the previous tournament in May, one win back of the tourney winner Terunofuji, expressed his eagerness to beat Terunofuji and win the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament to be held from July 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taisei president shows eagerness to construct Olympic stadium

Yoshiyuki Murata, president of major constructor Taisei Corp., attends a press conference in Yokohama near Tokyo on June 30, 2015. Murata, whose firm may undertake the construction of the new National Stadium, which will serve as the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics, showed his willingness to undertake the challenging project by making every effort possible. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shikoku Electric head wants official nod by July to reactor restart

Akira Chiba, president of Shikoku Electric Power Co., speaks at a press conference in Takamatsu, western Japan, on May 26, 2015, expressing eagerness to receive in July official approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority to restart the No. 3 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture within the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui's new president eager to gear up nonresource business

Tatsuo Yasunaga, new president of Mitsui & Co., is interviewed by Kyodo News at the company headquarters in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on April 21, 2015. During the interview, the 54-year-old head of the major Japanese trading house expressed eagerness to gear up its business in nonresource sectors in Asia, aiming to diversify its revenue base amid resource price falls around the globe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui's new president eager to gear up nonresource business

Tatsuo Yasunaga, new president of Mitsui & Co., is interviewed by Kyodo News at the company headquarters in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on April 21, 2015. During the interview, the 54-year-old head of the major Japanese trading house expressed eagerness to gear up its business in nonresource sectors in Asia, aiming to diversify its revenue base amid resource price falls around the globe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea rejects U.S. call to discard nuclear weapons before talks

Combined file photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea on March 3, 2018, expressed eagerness to hold talks with the United States "on an equal footing," official media said, rejecting a U.S. demand to abandon nuclear weapons if Pyongyang wants to start bilateral talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe shows eagerness to ink 3-way FTA with China, S. Korea

Prime Minster Shinzo Abe (C) arrives at a gathering with executives from Japanese and Chinese companies at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2015. In his address, the premier expressed eagerness to speed up negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement with China and South Korea, as well as an East Asian regional trade pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. to mull response to N. Korea talks: Bosworth

TOKYO, Japan - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, answers questions from reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 8, 2009 over North Korea. Bosworth said the United States will consider over the next few weeks how to respond to North Korea's eagerness to hold bilateral talks. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Defense Minister Kitazawa in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa shake hands in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2011, prior to their meeting. Kitazawa expressed his eagerness to boost defense cooperation between the countries, while Kim appeared cautious about rushing the process, given South Korean sensitivity about Japan's past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Noguchi wants to go back in space

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi poses with a model of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that he was aboard in June when he returned to Earth from the International Space Station, during a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2010. Noguchi, who is making a visit to Japan, expressed his eagerness to take part in another space mission. (Kyodo)