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Malaysia's economy expands 5.6 pct in Q1 on steady domestic demand

STORY: Malaysia's economy expands 5.6 pct in Q1 on steady domestic demand DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers and city street views 2. various of tourists at Saloma Bridge, Kuala Lumpur 3. various of Malacca City 4. various of Langkawi Island 5. various of beaches in Malaysia 6. various of Kuantan Port STORYLINE: The Malaysian economy expanded 5.6 percent year on year in the first quarter, driven mainly by domestic demand, official data showed Friday. The Malaysian Central Bank said in a statement that further improvement in the labor market, with strong growth in employment and continued expansion in wages, have supported private consumption spending. Meanwhile, investment activity was underpinned by capacity expansion and continued implementation of multi-year projects. Inbound tourism continued to recover, lifting services exports and partially offsetting the slower goods export growth. On the supply side,

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers perform tasks at a building renovation project in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 12, 2023. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows an agriculture-complementary photovoltaic power generation project in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo aerial photo shows the press center of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) under renovation on Jan. 12, 2023 (above) and after its renovation on March 14, 2023 (below), in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo aerial photo shows the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) International Conference Center (R) and the press center of the BFA under renovation on Jan. 12, 2023 (above) and after the renovation on March 14, 2023 (below), in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows a view of Dongyu Island in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo aerial photo shows the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) International Conference Center under renovation on Feb. 24, 2023 (above) and after its renovation on March 15, 2023 (below), in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows a view of the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A new energy vehicle runs past flower-shaped wind turbines in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows a view of the zero-carbon demonstration zone under construction in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 28, 2023 shows the permeable floor paving project of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 24, 2023 shows a view of the renovated press center of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-ZERO-CARBON-ZONE (CN)

(230328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- New energy vehicles are charged in the zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. Notable achievements have been made in the construction of a zero-carbon demonstration zone in Boao. Sixteen projects of the first phase have been completed, with the remaining projects planned to be finished before the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024. The demonstration zone will see integrated application of deep emission reduction technologies in various fields such as energy, construction, transportation and waste disposal. Meanwhile, high-quality offsetting measures such as adding forest-based carbon sinks will also be applied to achieve continuous reduction of carbon emission with the ultimate goal of zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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World Bank cuts India's economic growth forecast

STORY: World Bank cuts India's economic growth forecast DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Indian Gate 2. various of food product wholesale market 3. various of supermarket 4. various of food products 5. various of fuel station 6. various of the traffic STORYLINE: The World Bank Tuesday cut India's economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 7.5 percent as rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions taper recovery. The World Bank said in its latest issue of the Global Economic Prospects that "in India, growth is forecast to edge down to 7.5 percent in the fiscal year 2022/23, with headwinds from rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical tensions offsetting buoyancy in the recovery of services consumption from the pandemic." "Growth is expected to slow further to 7.1 percent in 2023-24 back towards its longer-run potential," it said. This is the second time that the World Bank ha

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Tokyo stock market surge

A financial data board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average ending sharply higher on April 6, 2020, partly on hopes of an emergency economic package to be unveiled next day amid the decelerating domestic economy severely battered by coronavirus infections, more than offsetting worry among some investors that economic activities may slow further on an expected declaration of a state of emergency over the epidemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stock market surge

A financial data board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average ending sharply higher on April 6, 2020, partly on hopes of an emergency economic package to be unveiled next day amid the decelerating domestic economy severely battered by coronavirus infections, more than offsetting worry among some investors that economic activities may slow further on an expected declaration of a state of emergency over the epidemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba to spin off chip business

Toshiba Corp. Chief Executive Satoshi Tsunakawa (rear) announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2017, that his company will spin off its cash-cow chip business in a move expected to raise funds for offsetting massive write-downs in its nuclear operations. "We will do whatever it takes, including increasing capital," Tsunakawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba to spin off chip business

Toshiba Corp. Chief Executive Satoshi Tsunakawa announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2017, that his company will spin off its cash-cow chip business in a move expected to raise funds for offsetting massive write-downs in its nuclear operations. "We will do whatever it takes, including increasing capital," Tsunakawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba to spin off chip business

Toshiba Corp. Chief Executive Satoshi Tsunakawa announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2017, that his company will spin off its cash-cow chip business in a move expected to raise funds for offsetting massive write-downs in its nuclear operations. "We will do whatever it takes, including increasing capital," Tsunakawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba to spin off chip business

Toshiba Corp. Chief Executive Satoshi Tsunakawa announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2017, that his company will spin off its cash-cow chip business in a move expected to raise funds for offsetting massive write-downs in its nuclear operations. "We will do whatever it takes, including increasing capital," Tsunakawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo