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Myanmar earns over 1.48 bln USD from beans, pulses export in 2023-24 FY

STORY: Myanmar earns over 1.48 bln USD from beans, pulses export in 2023-24 FY SHOOTING TIME: April 8, 2024 DATELINE: April 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: MANDALAY, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmers working in Mandalay, Myanmar STORYLINE: Myanmar earned over 1.48 billion U.S. dollars from the export of over 1.7 million tons of beans and pulses in the fiscal year 2023-24, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday. During the period from April 1 last year to March 31 this year, the country shipped over 1.6 million tons of beans and pulses via marine routes, while exporting over 157,409 tons via land borders, the ministry's figures showed. Myanmar mainly exports black grams, green grams, pigeon peas and many others. Among them, the black gram was the top earner, bringing in over 724 million U.S. dollars in the cited period. According to the ministry, beans and pulses are among Myanmar's most cultivated crops, second only to rice, and they contribute to over 30 percent of t

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CHINA-HEBEI-WEIXIAN-PEAR FARMING (CN)

(230728) -- WEIXIAN, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers sort out freshly picked pears at an orchard in Zhangying Township, Weixian County, north China's Hebei Province, July 27, 2023. Pears, a specialty produce and leading bread earner for many farmers in Weixian, are growing in over 100,000 mu (about 6,666.67 hectares) of arable lands in Weixian, with an annual output of more than 130,000 tonnes. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-WEIXIAN-PEAR FARMING (CN)

(230728) -- WEIXIAN, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers load freshly picked pears for delivery at an orchard in Zhangying Township, Weixian County, north China's Hebei Province, July 27, 2023. Pears, a specialty produce and leading bread earner for many farmers in Weixian, are growing in over 100,000 mu (about 6,666.67 hectares) of arable lands in Weixian, with an annual output of more than 130,000 tonnes. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-WEIXIAN-PEAR FARMING (CN)

(230728) -- WEIXIAN, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks pears at an orchard in Zhangying Township, Weixian County, north China's Hebei Province, July 27, 2023. Pears, a specialty produce and leading bread earner for many farmers in Weixian, are growing in over 100,000 mu (about 6,666.67 hectares) of arable lands in Weixian, with an annual output of more than 130,000 tonnes. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-MARKETING SEASON-OPENING

(230310) -- HARARE, March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer checks on her tobacco before an auction at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 9, 2023. Zimbabwe's 2023 tobacco marketing season opened on Wednesday. Tobacco is Zimbabwe's largest agricultural export earner and the second-largest commodity export earner after gold. TO GO WITH "Zimbabwean vice president opens 2023 tobacco marketing season amid hopes for increased output" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TOBACCO-MARKETING SEASON-OPENING

(230310) -- HARARE, March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Buyers check on tobacco at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 9, 2023. Zimbabwe's 2023 tobacco marketing season opened on Wednesday. Tobacco is Zimbabwe's largest agricultural export earner and the second-largest commodity export earner after gold. TO GO WITH "Zimbabwean vice president opens 2023 tobacco marketing season amid hopes for increased output" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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Poverty weakens Afghans' ability to pull through chilly winter

STORY: Poverty weakens Afghans' ability to pull through chilly winter DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of locals burning garbage to keep warm in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): WAHIDULLAH, Kabul resident 3. various of a wood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): RAHIM ASHNA, Wood seller 5. various of a wood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD NASIR, Kabul resident 7. various of locals burning garbage to keep warm in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): WAHIDULLAH, Kabul resident "The prices are skyrocketing, the rate of poverty is high and I am the only bread earner of my family, having a taxi and roaming on streets from dawn to dusk to support my family. The price of a ton of coal was 6,000 afghani (1 U.S. dollar equals 88 afghani) to 6,500 afghani last year, but this year it costs 16,000 afghani, which is beyond the reach of ordinary person." Having a 22-member family and l

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Yokomine named JLPGA Player of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Sakura Yokomine (file photo), the top earner on the Japanese women's circuit this season, was named Japan LPGA Player of the Year for the first time on Dec. 15, 2009.

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Vietnam textile industry faces stiff China competition

HANOI, Vietnam - Garment workers in Hanoi, the backbone of Vietnam's textile industry, the country's second largest export earner after petroleum. Vietnam's membership in the World Trade Organization gives it most-favored-nation status in trade with the United States, its biggest textile export market, but the Vietnamese textile industry faces stiff competition with China.

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Former money queen Muraguchi to retire

TOKYO,Japan - Former Japan LPGA money-rankings winner Fumiko Muraguchi (in file photo) said on Nov. 24 that she will put an end to her playing career at the end of this season. Muraguchi, 38, who has won seven titles in Japan, three of them coming during the 1999 season when she was the top earner on the tour, said she had decided to call it a day as she can no longer meet the physical demands of the professional game.

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Daiei catcher Jojima signs new 1-year, 180 mil. yen deal

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima, a catcher for the Daiei Hawks baseball team, smiles at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 26 after signing a new 1-year contract worth an estimated 180 million yen. The deal makes Jojima, 24, the team's highest earner.

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'Pokemon' movie tops U.S. box office over weekend

NEW YORK, United States - Children show trading cards of 'Pokemon' characters in a New York movie theater running 'Pokemon: The First Movie,' a Japanese animated film, on Nov. 10, the day the movie opened. A U.S. agency said Nov. 14 the movie became the top box office earner in U.S. cinemas over the weekend, earning $52.1 million since opening.

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Kenya distributes animal feed to wildlife in national parks

STORY: Kenya distributes animal feed to wildlife in national parks DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua 2. various of dead wildlife 3. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Kenya's Deputy President 4. various of dead wildlife STORYLINE: Kenya on Saturday launched the distribution of feed and water to wildlife in major national parks following the drought facing the country that has led to the death of wildlife. This follows a report released by the Kenya Wildlife Service which revealed that the country had lost 1,235 wildlife between February and October because of the acute drought. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Kenya's Deputy President "Our wildlife is under threat. Our wildlife is our national resource and is our land's pride for this country. Tourism continues to be a major foreign exchange earner and the greatest tourism attraction in this country is our wonderful wildlife species i

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Former money queen Muraguchi to retire

TOKYO,Japan - Former Japan LPGA money-rankings winner Fumiko Muraguchi (in file photo) said on Nov. 24 that she will put an end to her playing career at the end of this season. Muraguchi, 38, who has won seven titles in Japan, three of them coming during the 1999 season when she was the top earner on the tour, said she had decided to call it a day as she can no longer meet the physical demands of the professional game. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Life Insurance eyes buying Japanese peer Mitsui Life

Photo taken Aug. 26, 2015, shows Nippon Life Insurance Co.'s head office in Osaka. The company is considering buying Mitsui Life Insurance Co. in an attempt to regain the crown as Japan's top premium revenue earner through what would be the first major shakeup of the country's insurance sector in roughly 11 years, people familiar with the matter said on Aug. 26, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Life Insurance eyes buying Japanese peer Mitsui Life

Photo taken Aug. 26, 2015, shows the building in Tokyo that includes Mitsui Life Insurance Co.'s head office. Nippon Life Insurance Co. is considering buying Mitsui Life in an attempt to regain the crown as Japan's top premium revenue earner through what would be the first major shakeup of the country's insurance sector in roughly 11 years, people familiar with the matter said on Aug. 26, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dai-ichi Life tops Nippon Life in premium income for 1st time

Kazuhiro Kojima, director of Nippon Life Insurance Co., briefs reporter on the company's consolidated financial results for fiscal 2014 in Tokyo on May 28, 2015. Nippon Life lost its position as Japan's largest earner of life insurance premiums to rival Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. in the year for the first time in postwar Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnam textile industry faces stiff China competition

HANOI, Vietnam - Garment workers in Hanoi, the backbone of Vietnam's textile industry, the country's second largest export earner after petroleum. Vietnam's membership in the World Trade Organization gives it most-favored-nation status in trade with the United States, its biggest textile export market, but the Vietnamese textile industry faces stiff competition with China. (Kyodo)

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'Pokemon' movie tops U.S. box office over weekend

NEW YORK, United States - Children show trading cards of 'Pokemon' characters in a New York movie theater running 'Pokemon: The First Movie,' a Japanese animated film, on Nov. 10, the day the movie opened. A U.S. agency said Nov. 14 the movie became the top box office earner in U.S. cinemas over the weekend, earning $52.1 million since opening.

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Yokomine named JLPGA Player of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Sakura Yokomine (file photo), the top earner on the Japanese women's circuit this season, was named Japan LPGA Player of the Year for the first time on Dec. 15, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Daiei catcher Jojima signs new 1-year, 180 mil. yen deal

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima, a catcher for the Daiei Hawks baseball team, smiles at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 26 after signing a new 1-year contract worth an estimated 180 million yen. The deal makes Jojima, 24, the team's highest earner.