ITIDA signs deal with UAE's MGN to expand operations in Egypt

STORY: ITIDA signs deal with UAE's MGN to expand operations in Egypt SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony STORYLINE: The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and the UAE-based Mashreq Global Network (MGN) signed on Tuesday an agreement that aims to expand the latter's operations in the Egyptian market. The signing ceremony, which was held on the sidelines of the Egyptian participation in the World Governments Summit in Dubai, was witnessed by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Amr Talaat. Under the terms of the agreement, MGN commits to hiring a minimum of 300 new Egyptian employees over the three-year duration of the agreement. These new hires will be primarily engaged in export activities related to banking business services. Moreover, MGN will expand its operations in Egypt including extending offsh

A glimpse of robot production line in China's Foshan

STORY: A glimpse of robot production line in China's Foshan DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:23 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the production line STORYLINE: A smart production line where "robots making robots" in Foshan City, China's Guangdong, has been working well since it started operation in January. The production line, located in the Midea-Kuka Smart Manufacturing Industry Park, is the country's first fully automated production line for heavy-load robots. The whole line is 35 meters long and hires 12 robots and six automatic guided vehicles (AGV). Based on a growth plan jointly defined by KUKA and China's Midea Group, KUKA will focus on bringing together its robotics expertise and application know-how on a global level, in order to further improve its products and market position. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

Pakistan gas station hires women staff in rare move

Pakistan gas station hires women staff in rare move

LAHORE, Pakistan - A female staffer pumps gas for a customer at a gas station in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on Nov. 13, 2014. The gas station is the first in Pakistan to employ women to run the operation, a bold initiative in the Muslim country.

Pakistan gas station hires women workers in rare move

Pakistan gas station hires women workers in rare move

LAHORE, Pakistan - A female staffer at a gas station in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, fills the fuel tank of a motorcycle on Nov. 13, 2014. The gas station is the first in Pakistan to employ women to pump gas, a bold initiative in the Muslim country.

More Japanese firms add fall initiation ceremony for non-April hires

More Japanese firms add fall initiation ceremony for non-April hires

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. holds an initiation ceremony in fall for the first time this year on Oct. 1, 2012 at its headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

ANA hires Taiwanese cabin attendants

ANA hires Taiwanese cabin attendants

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Taiwanese women undergoing training as cabin attendants at an All Nippon Airways Co. facility in Tokyo's Ota Ward on July 29, 2012. ANA has hired Taiwanese cabin attendants to meet the needs of a growing number of travelers from Taiwan to Japan, and each of its flights between Tokyo and Taipei will have one Taiwanese attendant starting Aug. 12, 2012, according to the airline.

Ofunato city hires temp staff to clear rubble

Ofunato city hires temp staff to clear rubble

SENDAI, Japan - People affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami work to clear debris in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. The city government has temporarily hired around 110 people for cleanup work in the disaster-stricken city to provide jobs and incomes.

Seven & I starts new business year with fewer new hires

Seven & I starts new business year with fewer new hires

TOKYO, Japan - New recruits of Seven & I Holdings Co. do stretching exercise before an induction ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on March 12. The number of new hires at the top Japanese retailer's 16 group firms, at 1,266, is off some 200 compared with a year ago.

MOF hires former Dentsu official to push public relations

MOF hires former Dentsu official to push public relations

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Masuda (file photo), a former employee of the advertising agency Dentsu Inc., was hired by the Finance Ministry on Oct. 15 as a public relations officer. Masuda, 48, who worked at Dentsu's corporate brand planning division, is the first person from the private sector employed on contract by the Finance Ministry, ministry officials say.

(2)800,000 join workforce, welcomed at initiation ceremonies

(2)800,000 join workforce, welcomed at initiation ceremonies

TOYOTA, Japan - Some 1,700 new hires at Toyota Motor Corp. attends their initiation ceremony at a gymnasium in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on April 1. About 800,000 new high school and college graduates started their new lives as workers across Japan at the start of the new fiscal year.

(1)800,000 new grads begin new lives as workers

(1)800,000 new grads begin new lives as workers

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son addresses the company(s new hires at an initiation ceremony in Tokyo on April 1. Some 800,000 new high school and college graduates started their new lives as workers across Japan at the start of the new fiscal year.

Ito-Yokado group firms hold initiation rite for 1,046 new hires

Ito-Yokado group firms hold initiation rite for 1,046 new hires

TOKYO, Japan - Some 1,000 new recruits of Ito-Yokado Co. group firms exercise at a hotel in Tokyo on March 17 prior to an initiation ceremony. Most companies in Japan will hold initiation ceremonies for new recruits on April 1, the start of the new fiscal year.

Ito-Yokado holds initiation ceremony for new hires

Ito-Yokado holds initiation ceremony for new hires

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 776 new graduates took part in a recruit initiation ceremony for major supermarket chain operator Ito-Yokado Co. and its group companies at a hotel in Tokyo March 18.

GSDF hires 16 Iraqis to guard Samawah camp

GSDF hires 16 Iraqis to guard Samawah camp

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Iraqis hired by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force deployed in Samawah, Iraq, stand guard with GSDF troops at its camp. Sixteen Iraqis from two local tribes were hired by Japan on a temporary basis following a demand by landlords in land-lease talks.

Boeing hires Japan makers to build 1-3 of 7E7 jet

Boeing hires Japan makers to build 1-3 of 7E7 jet

TOKYO, Japan - James Morris (L), senior vice president of Boeing Co., briefs reporters on the company's plan for its next-generation 7E7 passenger jet, dubbed the Dreamliner. Morris said Boeing has asked three Japanese heavy machinery makers to build more than a third of the Dreamliner.

Ito-Yokado hires more 'recruits' despite sluggish economy

Ito-Yokado hires more 'recruits' despite sluggish economy

TOKYO, Japan - Newly hired workers at major Japanese supermarket chain operator Ito-Yokado Co. group practice how to greet customers in sign language ahead of attending an initiation ceremony at a Tokyo hotel March 13. More ''recruits'' were hired by the group this year than a year ago despite the slowdown in consumption in Japan.

President Macron Hires Spin Chief Anne-Sophie Bradelle - Paris

President Macron Hires Spin Chief Anne-Sophie Bradelle - Paris

Anne-Sophie Bradelle is seen at the Elysee presidential palace on March 30, 2021 in Paris, France. President Macron appointed Bradelle as a new international communications adviser as he seeks to fulfil his ambition to become the worlds pre-eminent progressive leader. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Blondet Eliot/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

President Macron Hires Spin Chief Anne-Sophie Bradelle - Paris

President Macron Hires Spin Chief Anne-Sophie Bradelle - Paris

Anne-Sophie Bradelle is seen at the Elysee presidential palace on March 30, 2021 in Paris, France. President Macron appointed Bradelle as a new international communications adviser as he seeks to fulfil his ambition to become the worlds pre-eminent progressive leader. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Blondet Eliot/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

Ito-Yokado group firms hold initiation rite for 1,046 new hires

Ito-Yokado group firms hold initiation rite for 1,046 new hires

TOKYO, Japan - Some 1,000 new recruits of Ito-Yokado Co. group firms exercise at a hotel in Tokyo on March 17 prior to an initiation ceremony. Most companies in Japan will hold initiation ceremonies for new recruits on April 1, the start of the new fiscal year. (Kyodo)

(1)800,000 new grads begin new lives as workers

(1)800,000 new grads begin new lives as workers

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son addresses the company(s new hires at an initiation ceremony in Tokyo on April 1. Some 800,000 new high school and college graduates started their new lives as workers across Japan at the start of the new fiscal year. (Kyodo)

(2)800,000 join workforce, welcomed at initiation ceremonies

(2)800,000 join workforce, welcomed at initiation ceremonies

TOYOTA, Japan - Some 1,700 new hires at Toyota Motor Corp. attends their initiation ceremony at a gymnasium in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on April 1. About 800,000 new high school and college graduates started their new lives as workers across Japan at the start of the new fiscal year. (Kyodo)

MOF hires former Dentsu official to push public relations

MOF hires former Dentsu official to push public relations

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Masuda (file photo), a former employee of the advertising agency Dentsu Inc., was hired by the Finance Ministry on Oct. 15 as a public relations officer. Masuda, 48, who worked at Dentsu's corporate brand planning division, is the first person from the private sector employed on contract by the Finance Ministry, ministry officials say. (Kyodo)

Seven & I starts new business year with fewer new hires

Seven & I starts new business year with fewer new hires

TOKYO, Japan - New recruits of Seven & I Holdings Co. do stretching exercise before an induction ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on March 12. The number of new hires at the top Japanese retailer's 16 group firms, at 1,266, is off some 200 compared with a year ago. (Kyodo)

Ito-Yokado hires more 'recruits' despite sluggish economy

Ito-Yokado hires more 'recruits' despite sluggish economy

TOKYO, Japan - Newly hired workers at major Japanese supermarket chain operator Ito-Yokado Co. group practice how to greet customers in sign language ahead of attending an initiation ceremony at a Tokyo hotel March 13. More ''recruits'' were hired by the group this year than a year ago despite the slowdown in consumption in Japan. (Kyodo)

Ofunato city hires temp staff to clear rubble

Ofunato city hires temp staff to clear rubble

SENDAI, Japan - People affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami work to clear debris in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on April 22, 2011. The city government has temporarily hired around 110 people for cleanup work in the disaster-stricken city to provide jobs and incomes. (Kyodo)

Ito-Yokado holds initiation ceremony for new hires

Ito-Yokado holds initiation ceremony for new hires

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 776 new graduates took part in a recruit initiation ceremony for major supermarket chain operator Ito-Yokado Co. and its group companies at a hotel in Tokyo March 18. (Kyodo)

GSDF hires 16 Iraqis to guard Samawah camp

GSDF hires 16 Iraqis to guard Samawah camp

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Iraqis hired by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force deployed in Samawah, Iraq, stand guard with GSDF troops at its camp. Sixteen Iraqis from two local tribes were hired by Japan on a temporary basis following a demand by landlords in land-lease talks. (Kyodo)

Boeing hires Japan makers to build 1-3 of 7E7 jet

Boeing hires Japan makers to build 1-3 of 7E7 jet

TOKYO, Japan - James Morris (L), senior vice president of Boeing Co., briefs reporters on the company's plan for its next-generation 7E7 passenger jet, dubbed the Dreamliner. Morris said Boeing has asked three Japanese heavy machinery makers to build more than a third of the Dreamliner. (Kyodo)