(1)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

(1)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese mountaineer Ken Noguchi tells a news conference in Tokyo on June 4 that he and his expedition teams have cleared nearly eight tons of garbage and over 400 oxygen tanks from Mt. Everest in the past four years.

Myanmar exports over 144,000 metric tons of rice in April

STORY: Myanmar exports over 144,000 metric tons of rice in April DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers loading rice 2. various of views in Yangon STORYLINE: Myanmar exported more than 144,000 metric tons of rice and over 106,900 metric tons of broken rice in April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) on Saturday. The country exported those rice to 22 countries and regions including Cameroon, China, Angola, the Philippines and Poland, while it exported the broken rice to eight countries and regions including Belgium, China and Spain, official data showed. The MRF said Myanmar has shipped nearly 244,830 metric tons of those exported rice and broken rice in April via sea routes, while it has exported the remaining 6,120 metric tons of those rice and broken rice via land border gates. During the country's six-month interim budget period, which started on Oct. 1 last year and ended on March 31 this year, Myan

(2)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

(2)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese mountaineer Ken Noguchi (C) examines one of a pile of discarded oxygen tanks on Mt. Everest in May. He said in Tokyo on June 4 that he and his expedition teams have cleared nearly eight tons of garbage and over 400 oxygen tanks from the 8,850-meter summit in the past four years. Photo was provided by Office Seven Summits. (Kyodo)

(1)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

(1)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese mountaineer Ken Noguchi tells a news conference in Tokyo on June 4 that he and his expedition teams have cleared nearly eight tons of garbage and over 400 oxygen tanks from Mt. Everest in the past four years. (Kyodo)