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African American Museum - Washington

Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

Janette McCarthy Wallace, general counsel of the NAACP, speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, greets US President Joe Biden at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

Terrance Roberts, one of the members of the “Little Rock Nine,” is recognized by US President Joe Biden, not pictured, at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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African American Museum - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Black voters have long been a reliable mainstay of the Democratic Party, but Donald Trump, the former president and current Republican nominee, is garnering 22% support from Black voters in battleground states including Georgia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daihatsu unveils new management policy after testing scandal

TOKYO, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masahiro Inoue attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 8, 2024, as the company releases a new management policy following a scandal over improper safety testing. Daihatsu said its parent company Toyota Motor Corp. will be in charge of development and safety approval for some of the models Daihatsu had handled while it will focus on its mainstay minivehicle business. (Kyodo)

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Daihatsu unveils new management policy after testing scandal

Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masahiro Inoue attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 8, 2024, as the company releases a new management policy following a scandal over improper safety testing. Daihatsu said its parent company Toyota Motor Corp. will be in charge of development and safety approval for some of the models Daihatsu had handled while it will focus on its mainstay minivehicle business. ==Kyodo

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Daihatsu unveils new management policy after testing scandal

Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masahiro Inoue attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 8, 2024, as the company releases a new management policy following a scandal over improper safety testing. Daihatsu said its parent company Toyota Motor Corp. will be in charge of development and safety approval for some of the models Daihatsu had handled while it will focus on its mainstay minivehicle business.

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Cultural event held in Wellington to celebrate Lunar New Year

STORY: Cultural event held in Wellington to celebrate Lunar New Year SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of activities during the celebration STORYLINE: A cultural festival in celebration of the Lunar New Year was held in Wellington, New Zealand, from Saturday to Sunday. The main event took place at TSB Arena and Shed 6 on Sunday, showcasing Asian art, food and dance by some 3,000 people. At least 12,000 people attended the event. Mayor Tory Whanau opened the festivities, followed by a dragon dance performance by the Dragon Dance Troupe of the Wellington Chinese Sports and Cultural Centre. The celebration, presented by the Asian Events Trust, has become the mainstay of Wellington's events calendar. This event serves as a platform for local community groups to showcase their talents and engage the wider community to experience and be enriched by vibrant and diverse culture. With increasing exposure to Asia

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Houthi Rebels Shot Down A U.S. Drone

Handout photo dated July 15, 2019 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range. A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official. The downing of a Reaper drone, the mainstay of the American military’s aerial surveillance fleet, was the latest escalation of violence between the United States and Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The episodes have underscored the risks that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas could spiral into a wider war. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Houthi Rebels Shot Down A U.S. Drone

Undated handout photo dated shows a MQ-9 Reaper. A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official. The downing of a Reaper drone, the mainstay of the American military’s aerial surveillance fleet, was the latest escalation of violence between the United States and Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The episodes have underscored the risks that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas could spiral into a wider war. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Houthi Rebels Shot Down A U.S. Drone

Handout photo dated July 15, 2019 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official. The downing of a Reaper drone, the mainstay of the American military’s aerial surveillance fleet, was the latest escalation of violence between the United States and Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The episodes have underscored the risks that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas could spiral into a wider war. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Houthi Rebels Shot Down A U.S. Drone

Handout photo dated January 14, 2020 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range. A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official. The downing of a Reaper drone, the mainstay of the American military’s aerial surveillance fleet, was the latest escalation of violence between the United States and Iran-backed groups in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The episodes have underscored the risks that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas could spiral into a wider war. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Q3 data reveals China's economic recovery gathering steam

STORY: Q3 data reveals China's economic recovery gathering steam DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of different industries in China STORYLINE: The Chinese economy has sustained its recovery momentum with solid progress made in high-quality development in both the third quarter (Q3) and the first three quarters of this year, official data showed Wednesday. China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.9 percent in Q3 year on year. It grew 5.2 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). An array of other data released Wednesday underscored the gathering of steam by the world's second-largest economy, despite lingering global and domestic headwinds, consolidating the country's confidence in being able to meet its annual GDP growth target of around 5 percent. Consumption, a mainstay of the Chinese economy, has seen a steady expansion with an 83.2-percent contribution to GDP gr

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (1st R) communicates with local farmers at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local farmers work at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oil crop expert Zhou Cheng (1st L) instructs local farmers in cultivating oilseed rape at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (1st R) examines the growth status of broad beans with local farmers at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (R) instructs a local farmer on field management of broad beans at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fruit crop expert Wang Li (R) works with a local farmer on field management of apple saplings at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Ex-Carp ace pitcher Kitabeppu dies at 65

Hiroshima Carp players offer a silent prayer ahead of an interleague baseball game against the Seibu Lions at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on June 16, 2023, after Manabu Kitabeppu, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won 213 career games and was a mainstay of the Carp's Central League dynasty of the 1970s and 1980s, died earlier in the day at the age of 65 after battling cancer.

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Ex-Carp ace pitcher Kitabeppu dies at 65

Baseball fans offer a silent prayer ahead of an interleague game between the Hiroshima Carp and the Seibu Lions at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on June 16, 2023, after Manabu Kitabeppu, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won 213 career games and was a mainstay of the Carp's Central League dynasty of the 1970s and 1980s, died earlier in the day at the age of 65 after battling cancer.

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VW unveils Internet-connecting concept car at CES

LAS VEGAS, United States - Germany's Volkswagen AG unveils a concept car incorporating smartphone technology for an Internet hookup, based on its mainstay Golf hatchback, at the U.S. International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2015.

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'Cray-Pas' maker to celebrate 90th anniversary

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Sakura Color Products Corp. is set to enhance its product exhibition at the Sakura Art Museum inside its headquarters building in Osaka, western Japan, pictured in October 2014. Next year marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of its mainstay product dubbed "Cray-Pas."

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Sharp returns to black in FY 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 12, 2014, on the electronics maker's earnings results for fiscal 2013. Sharp said it returned to profitability in the business year ended March 2014 for the first time in three years, posting a group net profit of 11.56 billion yen, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and solar batteries.

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Yamaha Motor to enter automobile market

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. President Hiroyuki Yanagi stands by its four-wheel, two-seater Motiv prototype vehicle unveiled on Nov. 20, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward during the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day prior to opening to the public. Yamaha plans to enter the four-wheel vehicle market globally by 2020 to broaden its customer base by adding automobiles to its mainstay lineup of motorcycles, Yanagi said.

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Yamaha Motor to enter automobile market

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. President Hiroyuki Yanagi stands by its four-wheel, two-seater Motiv prototype vehicle unveiled on Nov. 20, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward during the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day prior to opening to the public. Yamaha plans to enter the four-wheel vehicle market globally by 2020 to broaden its customer base by adding automobiles to its mainstay lineup of motorcycles, Yanagi said.

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Yamaha Motor to enter automobile market

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yamaha Motor Co.'s four-wheel, two-seater Motiv prototype vehicle unveiled on Nov. 20, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward during the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day prior to opening to the public. Yamaha plans to enter the four-wheel vehicle market globally by 2020 to broaden its customer base by adding automobiles to its mainstay lineup of motorcycles, the company's president said.

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Hagoromo Foods

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows the three canned tuna products of Hagoromo Foods Corp. subject to a recall announced on Oct. 11, 2013. Hagoromo Foods will recall a total of 6.72 million cans of its mainstay Sea Chicken Mild tuna products as some consumers complained of allergic reactions after eating them.

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Russian next-generation fighter planes

MOSCOW, Russia - T-50 stealth jets, Russia's next-generation mainstay fighter planes, perform aerobatics at the MAKS 2013 biennial international air show near Moscow on Aug. 27, 2013.

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Output at Mazda mainstay plant reaches 10 mil. units

HOFU, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. celebrates at its mainstay plant in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2013, after cumulative auto production at the plant reached 10 million units since its operation commenced in 1982.

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Sharp quarterly earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi talks about the struggling Japanese electronics maker's quarterly earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013. Sharp posted a group operating profit of 3.01 billion yen for the April-June quarter, a turnaround from a loss of 94.13 billion yen a year earlier, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and the positive effects of restructuring efforts.

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Sharp quarterly earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi talks about the struggling Japanese electronics maker's quarterly earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013. Sharp posted a group operating profit of 3.01 billion yen for the April-June quarter, a turnaround from a loss of 94.13 billion yen a year earlier, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and the positive effects of restructuring efforts.

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Sharp quarterly earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi talks about the struggling Japanese electronics maker's quarterly earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013. Sharp posted a group operating profit of 3.01 billion yen for the April-June quarter, a turnaround from a loss of 94.13 billion yen a year earlier, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and the positive effects of restructuring efforts.

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Sharp quarterly earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi talks about the struggling Japanese electronics maker's quarterly earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2013. Sharp posted a group operating profit of 3.01 billion yen for the April-June quarter, a turnaround from a loss of 94.13 billion yen a year earlier, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and the positive effects of restructuring efforts.

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Panasonic expects to incur huge loss in FY 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2012. The electronics maker said it expects to book a group net loss of 765 billion yen in fiscal 2012 ending March 31, incurring a hefty loss for the second straight year due to massive restructuring costs amid a continued slump in its mainstay electronics operation.

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Renesas Electronics to expand tie-up with Taiwan firm

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Iwamoto (R), senior vice president of Japanese semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp., and Lin Cheng-Ming, a senior official of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on May 28, 2012. Renesas Electronics said it will expand its business tie-up with the Taiwan firm by outsourcing production of its mainstay microcontrollers as the struggling Japanese company tries to improve its financial standing.

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Okinawa targets foreigners in growing its mainstay tourism industry

FUKUOKA, Japan - A couple from Hong Kong holds a wedding ceremony at a beachside chapel in a resort of the village of Kunigami in Okinawa Prefecture on April 26, 2012. Okinawa Prefecture has targeted foreigners to boost its mainstay tourism industry.