[Breaking News]Toyota's "Woven City" launched

SUSONO, Japan, Sept. 25 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the just launched first-phase zone of an experimental community called "Woven City" that Toyota Motor Corp. is building at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 25, 2025, envisioning the future of mobility. (Kyodo)

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

A woman rides a three-wheel electric vehicle on Sept. 25, 2025, in the first-phase zone of Toyota Motor Corp.'s experimental "Woven City," launched at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, which the carmaker is building as a testbed for the future of mobility.

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

A woman rides a three-wheel electric vehicle on Sept. 25, 2025, in the first-phase zone of Toyota Motor Corp.'s experimental "Woven City," launched at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, which the carmaker is building as a testbed for the future of mobility.

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the just launched first-phase zone of an experimental community called "Woven City" that Toyota Motor Corp. is building at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 25, 2025, envisioning the future of mobility.

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2025, shows a goods delivery robot in a condominium in the just launched first-phase zone of Toyota Motor Corp.'s experimental community called "Woven City" that the carmaker is building at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka, envisioning the future of mobility.

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2025, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s e-Palette mobile store vehicle in the just launched first-phase zone of an experimental community called "Woven City" that the carmaker is building at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka, envisioning the future of mobility.

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the just launched first-phase zone of an experimental community called "Woven City" that Toyota Motor Corp. is building at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 25, 2025, envisioning the future of mobility.

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda declares the launch of the first-phase zone of an experimental community called "Woven City" that the carmaker is building at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 25, 2025, envisioning the future of mobility.

Egypt signs renewable energy agreements worth 40 bln USD

STORY: Egypt signs renewable energy agreements worth 40 bln USD SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony (courtesy of the Egyptian cabinet) STORYLINE: Egypt signed on Wednesday seven cooperation agreements with international developers in the fields of green hydrogen and renewable energy in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The total investments for these projects are expected to exceed 40 billion U.S. dollars over a span of 10 years, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala Al-Saeed said that the pilot phase of the agreements involves investments of approximately 12 billion dollars, followed by an additional 29 billion dollars for the first phase. The Egyptian government has been working to transform the country into a regional center for the production and export of green energy. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XH

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instructor Huang Shasha teaches floral art during a night school class in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 14, 2024. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instructor Huang Shasha (L) teaches floral art during a night school class in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 14, 2024. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student learns to make biscuit during a night school class in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 24, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn floral art during a night school class in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 14, 2024. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Instructor He Xiang demonstrates Chinese calligraphy during a night school class in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 24, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn to make biscuit during a night school class in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 24, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

Chinese carmaker Changan breaks ground for 1st plant in Thailand

STORY: Chinese carmaker Changan breaks ground for 1st plant in Thailand SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: RAYONG, Thailand CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony STORYLINE: China's leading automaker Changan held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for its first car plant in Thailand, marking a major step toward expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia. The new manufacturing facility, spanning approximately 600 acres, is located in the Eastern Economic Corridor Special Zone in coastal Rayong province and will include painting, assembly, engine assembly, and battery assembly units as well as essential supporting facilities. With the first phase set to commence in early 2025, the initial design anticipates the production of up to 100,000 vehicles per year. Furthermore, Changan's total investment is projected to reach up to 20 billion Thai baht (about 563 million U.S. dollars) by the second phase, and the total capacity

Egypt signs agreement for green fuel production

STORY: Egypt signs agreement for green fuel production DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ENERGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of meeting and framework agreement signing ceremony (courtesy of Egyptian Cabinet) STORYLINE: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly witnessed on Wednesday the signing of a new framework agreement for the production of green fuel and its derivatives in the Suez Canal Economic Zone in Sokhna. The framework agreement was signed between the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone and the "C2X" company to establish a project to produce green fuel with investments amounting to 3 billion U.S. dollars for the first phase. The first phase of the project aims to produce 300,000 tons annually of green methanol, and to reach one million tons annually of green methanol with the completion of the final stages of the project. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Chinese tech firm opens new factory in Bangladesh amid growing demand for smart devices

STORY: Chinese tech firm opens new factory in Bangladesh amid growing demand for smart devices DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: NARAYANGANJ, Bangladesh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Transsion's new factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh 2. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: Transsion Holdings, a China-based smartphone manufacturer, inaugurated its ISMARTU factory on Wednesday to meet the growing demand for smart devices in Bangladesh. ISMARTU Technology BD Limited, a subsidiary of Transsion Holdings, represents popular smart brands such as TECNO, Itel, Infinix, oraimo and Syinix. The new factory, located in the Meghna Industrial Economic Zone, Narayanganj, has a total investment of about 22 million U.S. dollars in the first phase of its construction and covers an area of over 22,000 square meters. It is equipped with the latest technology and adheres to high international standards for quality and safety. Regarding a large population and increasing consumer

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers perform tasks at a building renovation project in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 12, 2023. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows an agriculture-complementary photovoltaic power generation project in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo aerial photo shows the press center of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) under renovation on Jan. 12, 2023 (above) and after its renovation on March 14, 2023 (below), in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo aerial photo shows the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) International Conference Center (R) and the press center of the BFA under renovation on Jan. 12, 2023 (above) and after the renovation on March 14, 2023 (below), in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows a view of Dongyu Island in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo aerial photo shows the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) International Conference Center under renovation on Feb. 24, 2023 (above) and after its renovation on March 15, 2023 (below), in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows a view of the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A new energy vehicle runs past flower-shaped wind turbines in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows a view of the zero-carbon demonstration zone under construction in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 28, 2023 shows the permeable floor paving project of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows a view of the renovated press center of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- New energy vehicles are charged in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)