Venice to charge day trip tourists 5 euros

STORY: Venice to charge day trip tourists 5 euros SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Venice STORYLINE: The famous Italian city of Venice on Thursday launched a controversial new scheme to charge tourists five euros (5.43 U.S. dollars) if they only visit for the day. The move is aimed at helping to protect the canal city's delicate infrastructure. The fee will only be charged to visitors coming from outside Venice, during peak hours and during peak tourist season. If the trial is successful, it will be extended, officials said. The northern Italian city is the first in the country to unveil such a plan. Some advocacy groups have complained that the fee discriminates against low-income travelers and restricts freedom of movement. However, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said the fee is a way to fund preservation efforts in the city, through funds provided by those who do not support the city's tax base eith

China is full of business opportunities: German businessman

STORY: China is full of business opportunities: German businessman DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. STORYLINE: In the early 1990s, Volker Palm, a German, came to China to sell electronic components. He's been to plenty of cities across China, and saw tremendous business opportunities in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): VOLKER PALM, CEO of WAGO Electronic (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. "During those days, if 1,000 samples were brought to an expo, all of them would have been distributed at the end of it. If 10,000 samples were brought there, you'd see all of them taken away too. Even if 50,000 samples were brought in, none would be left eith