Brazilian buyer sees great business opportunities at Canton Fair

STORY: Brazilian buyer sees great business opportunities at Canton Fair SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ELLEN, Brazilian buyer STORYLINE: Amazed by the tremendous opportunities at China's Canton Fair, Brazilian buyer Ellen has decided to launch her own clothing business in Guangzhou, with a focus on evening dresses. SOUNDBITE (English): ELLEN, Brazilian buyer "Guangzhou is a very dynamic city where the experience is different every time you visit. My name is Ellen and I am half Brazilian. I have studied and worked in Canada, the UK, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. After (having) been to so many places, I have decided to start my own business trading here in Guangzhou in the field of clothing, specifically on evening dresses, because they have a better cost and a variety of dresses that are of higher quality. My first time in Guangzhou was when I came for the Canton Fair last yea

France to test glass deposit system in supermarkets to reduce plastic waste

STORY: France to test glass deposit system in supermarkets to reduce plastic waste DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various glass bottles 2. various glass bottles in a store 3. various glass bottle recycling station STORYLINE: As part of its plan to eliminate plastic bottles by 2040, the French government will soon launch an experiment in some supermarkets to implement a glass deposit system. This system will allow customers to return their standard glass containers so that the bottles can be reused. The principle of the "deposit" is as follows: glass containers sold in supermarkets will include an additional amount as a deposit. This deposit is then refunded to the buyer when they bring back the glass packaging to a designated collection point. An experimental phase will first be launched with voluntary supermarkets. The Carrefour group has already announced that it would launch an operation in this direction. The Secretary of State f

Myanmar exports 106,855 tons of rice in Feb.

STORY: Myanmar exports 106,855 tons of rice in Feb. DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rice warehouses in Yangon 2. various of workers carrying bags of rice at the warehouse STORYLINE: Myanmar exported 106,855 tons of rice in February this year, as compared to 171,811 tons of rice exported in January, the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country also exported 84,549 tons of broken rice in February, as compared to 97,024 tons of broken rice registered in January, the MRF data showed. China remained the top buyer of Myanmar's rice and broken rice in February, purchasing 45,000 tons of rice and 64,321 tons of broken rice during the period, the federation's figures showed. During the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2022-23 starting from April last year, the country's rice export reached over 1.28 million tons, while its broken rice export hit more than 812,488 tons, official data showed. Myanmar h

1st blowfish auction of 2015 held in western Japan

1st blowfish auction of 2015 held in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A buyer and a broker negotiate a blowfish price with finger movements in a cloth bag at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during the year's first auction of the fish.

Microsoft's Xbox video console goes on sale in Japan

Microsoft's Xbox video console goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Bill Gates (R), chairman of Microsoft Corp., hands a Microsoft Xbox video game console Feb. 22 to Atsushi Ishizaka, a 22-year-old student who was the first buyer of the Xbox, at a store in Tokyo's Shibuya district.

First Ukraine grain deal vessel docks in Türkiye after buyer refuses delivery

STORY: First Ukraine grain deal vessel docks in Türkiye after buyer refuses delivery DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1 various of the ship STORYLINE: The first grain ship leaving Ukraine under a deal by the United Nations, Russia, Ukraine and Türkiye docked at a southern Turkish port on Thursday after the buyer in Lebanon rejected the cargo, Turkish news agency DHA reported. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni will unload some of its cargo at the port of Mersin, according to DHA. The vessel left the Black Sea port of Odesa in southern Ukraine on Aug. 2, carrying about 26,000 tonnes of corn to the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon. The cargo ship was first inspected off Türkiye's largest city Istanbul by a joint monitoring center team according to the agreement before heading to Tripoli. However, the Lebanese buyer rejected the cargo, citing the delay in delivery "for more than five months," the Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon sai

Cambodia's rice export to China up 3.8 pct in Q1: minister

STORY: Cambodia's rice export to China up 3.8 pct in Q1: minister DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of agricultural productsSOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QISHENG, General manager of CCIC's Cambodia branch STORYLINE: Cambodia exported 88,646 tons of milled rice to China in the first quarter of 2022, up 3.8 percent from the same period last year, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said on Friday. China remained the top buyer of Cambodia's rice, followed by the European Union, he said, adding that the export to China accounted for 52 percent of Cambodia's total rice export during the January-March period this year. The southeast Asian nation sold 47,674 tons of rice to the European market during the cited period, the minister said. "A total of 170,539 tons of milled rice were exported to 47 countries and regions during the first three months of this year, up 11 percent year-on-year, earning a gross revenue of 145.8 million U.S. dollars," sa

Ruby Roman grapes fetch record 1.1 mil. yen in season's 1st auction

Ruby Roman grapes fetch record 1.1 mil. yen in season's 1st auction

Takamaru Konishi, a buyer at a supermarket in Amagasaki, western Japan, holds a bunch of Ruby Roman table grapes at a wholesale market in the central Japanese city of Kanazawa on July 7, 2016. The supermarket, which became the winning bidder of the specialty of Ishikawa Prefecture with a record-high 1.1 million yen ($10,900) in the year's first auction, was also the winner of a pair of premium melons with a record-setting price of 3 million yen in Sapporo in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hokkaido melons fetch record 3 million yen at season's 1st auction

Hokkaido melons fetch record 3 million yen at season's 1st auction

Naomichi Suzuki (R), mayor of the Hokkaido city of Yubari, holds a pair of Yubari melons with Takamaru Konishi, buyer at a supermarket in Amagasaki, western Japan, who became the winning bidder of the premium melons with a record-setting price of 3 million yen in the season's first auction in Sapporo on May 26, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hokkaido melons fetch record 3 million yen at season's 1st auction

Hokkaido melons fetch record 3 million yen at season's 1st auction

Naomichi Suzuki (R), mayor of the Hokkaido city of Yubari, holds a pair of Yubari melons with Takamaru Konishi, buyer at a supermarket in Amagasaki, western Japan, who became the winning bidder of the premium melons with a record-setting price of 3 million yen in the season's first auction in Sapporo on May 26, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Microsoft's Xbox video console goes on sale in Japan

Microsoft's Xbox video console goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Bill Gates (R), chairman of Microsoft Corp., hands a Microsoft Xbox video game console Feb. 22 to Atsushi Ishizaka, a 22-year-old student who was the first buyer of the Xbox, at a store in Tokyo's Shibuya district.

1st blowfish auction of 2015 held in western Japan

1st blowfish auction of 2015 held in western Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A buyer and a broker negotiate a blowfish price with finger movements in a cloth bag at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during the year's first auction of the fish. (Kyodo)

1st delivery of HondaJet Elite in Japan

1st delivery of HondaJet Elite in Japan

Photo shows the HondaJet Elite at a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2018, to mark the first delivery of the new small business jet made by Honda Motor Co's U.S. aviation arm to a buyer in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1st delivery of HondaJet Elite in Japan

1st delivery of HondaJet Elite in Japan

Photo shows the HondaJet Elite at a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2018, to mark the first delivery of the new small business jet made by Honda Motor Co's U.S. aviation arm to a buyer in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Auction for tea leaves

Auction for tea leaves

A buyer (far R) of hand-rolled Japanese tea leaves and a middleman (far L) clap their hands after striking a deal at the season's first auction held at a market in Shizuoka, a central Japan prefecture known for Japanese tea production, on April 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Auction for tea leaves

Auction for tea leaves

A buyer (far R) of hand-rolled Japanese tea leaves and a middleman (far L) negotiate in the season's first auction held at a market in Shizuoka, a central Japan prefecture known for Japanese tea production, on April 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year's first balloon fish auction

Year's first balloon fish auction

A buyer and a broker negotiate the price of "fugu" blowfish with finger movements in a cloth bag at the Haedomari fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2018, during the year's first auction of the fish. The market is Japan's largest for the fish, which will be shipped to the Kanto and Kansai regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Season's 1st green tea leaves auction held in Shizuoka

Season's 1st green tea leaves auction held in Shizuoka

A tea market staff member (2nd from R) holding an abacus mediates negotiations between a buyer and a seller during the first auction of the season's new green tea leaves in central Japan's Shizuoka city on April 24, 2017. About 1,734 kilograms of tea grown in Shizuoka Prefecture were traded on this day, with rare hand-rolled tea leaves fetching as high as 1.08 million yen per kg and machine-rolled tea as much as 88,800 yen per kg. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Season's 1st green tea leaves auction held in Shizuoka

Season's 1st green tea leaves auction held in Shizuoka

A tea market staff member (R) holding an abacus mediates negotiations with a buyer during the first auction of the season's new green tea leaves in central Japan's Shizuoka city on April 24, 2017. About 1,734 kilograms of tea grown in Shizuoka Prefecture were traded on the day, with rare hand-rolled tea leaves fetching as high as 1.08 million yen per kg and machine-rolled tea as much as 88,800 yen per kg. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo