China-funded renovation of Mongolian land port completed

STORY: China-funded renovation of Mongolian land port completed SHOOTING TIME: January 2023 /Archive DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the land port in southeastern Mongolia STORYLINE: An inauguration ceremony was held on Sunday for the China-funded renovation of a land port in southeastern Mongolia. Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene and Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan attended the ceremony to mark the completion of the land port renovation in Zamiin-Uud, a border soum (administrative subdivision) in the southeastern Mongolian province of Dornogovi. Oyun-Erdene expressed his gratitude to China for overcoming the difficulties of the pandemic, assisting in building port facilities of international standard, increasing the passenger and cargo customs clearance capacity fivefold, and supporting Mongolia's port revival policy. "Port revival is one of the key goals of the government's medium-term devel

Vote disparity suit

Vote disparity suit

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers working a vote disparity suit enter the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012. The top court said the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the 2010 upper house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality."

Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

MATSUE, Japan - Plaintiffs and lawyers contesting the disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2009 House of Councillors election head to the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 26, 2011, carrying signs reading ''0.8 vote is wrong.'' The court ruled the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the election was in a ''state of unconstitutionality.''

Sharp to launch solar-powered cell phones in China in February

Sharp to launch solar-powered cell phones in China in February

OSAKA, Japan - This photo shows a solar-powered cellphone which Sharp Corp. said on Jan. 27, 2010, it will launch in China next month with the goal of boosting its annual overall handset shipments in the country fivefold to 5 million units. The solar-powered cellphones are expected to retail for around 3,400 yuan, or about 45,000 yen.

Türkiye hikes up passage fees through its straits almost fivefold

STORY: Türkiye hikes up passage fees through its straits almost fivefold DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bosphorus in Türkiye 2. various of dry cargo ships passing through the Bosphorus in Türkiye 3. various of cargo ships moored in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. various of cargo ships advancing from the Black Sea towards the Bosphorus in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye introduced a nearly fivefold hike in fees for passage through its straits, which connect the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, local media reported on Monday. Citing officials from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the daily Sabah stated that the new passage toll will be effective on Oct. 7. The passage fee increased from around 0.8 U.S. dollars to 4 dollars per tonne, it added, noting that annual revenues are expected to rise to 200 million dollars, compared to the current 40 million generated from some 40,000 passages per year. Following the rights provided b

Hokkaido joins tourism fair in Bangkok to attract Thai tourists

Hokkaido joins tourism fair in Bangkok to attract Thai tourists

A Hokkaido prefectural government official explains the attractiveness of Japan's northernmost main island as a destination for Thai tourists at a Japan Expo fair held in a Bangkok shopping mall on Feb. 8, 2015. The number of Thai tourists to Japan rose nearly fivefold over the past three years to about 660,000 in 2014 due to such factors as the easing of visa requirements for Thai people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sharp to launch solar-powered cell phones in China in February

Sharp to launch solar-powered cell phones in China in February

OSAKA, Japan - This photo shows a solar-powered cellphone which Sharp Corp. said on Jan. 27, 2010, it will launch in China next month with the goal of boosting its annual overall handset shipments in the country fivefold to 5 million units. The solar-powered cellphones are expected to retail for around 3,400 yuan, or about 45,000 yen. (Kyodo)

Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

MATSUE, Japan - Plaintiffs and lawyers contesting the disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2009 House of Councillors election head to the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 26, 2011, carrying signs reading ''0.8 vote is wrong.'' The court ruled the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the election was in a ''state of unconstitutionality.'' (Kyodo)