Myanmar-China trade fair boosts business for Myanmar companies

STORY: Myanmar-China trade fair boosts business for Myanmar companies DATELINE: May 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. various of the trade fair STORYLINE: A four-day Myanmar-China trade fair held in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw between May 25 and May 28 attracted more than 100 businesspeople from both countries and saw numerous deals on cooperation signed. Companies from the two countries signed agreements on business cooperation for agricultural products, foodstuffs, soft drinks and beverages, pharmaceutical products, household appliances and electric vehicles. Some Myanmar companies told Xinhua that by participating in the Myanmar-China trade fair, they received business opportunities by exhibiting their products and networking with Chinese businesspeople. One of them is Ma Ei Ei Win, owner of the Nay Pyi Taw Pone Yate Thit wood carving company. "We are trying to export our products. We can expand our networ

Five dead after fire breaks out at fireworks factory in Lima, Peru

STORY: Five dead after fire breaks out at fireworks factory in Lima, Peru DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fire incident 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JORGE LOPEZ, Peru's Minister of Health 3. various of rescue personnel STORYLINE: At least five people died and six others were injured during a fire that occurred Friday night at a pyrotechnics factory located in the town of Santa Clara in the Ate Vitarte district of Lima, authorities confirmed on Saturday. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JORGE LOPEZ, Peru's Minister of Health "As we are aware and as is under investigation through the police, apparently, the explosion at this fireworks factory killed five people that we know of, among whom was a juvenile." According to media reports, at around 19:00 local time there was "a big explosion" in the fireworks factory, which unleashed strong flames with detonations that alerted neighbors, who left their homes in panic. In images disseminated in social networ