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Leading Chinese feed manufacturer beneficial to Bangladesh poultry farmers

STORY: Leading Chinese feed manufacturer beneficial to Bangladesh poultry farmers SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the poultry farm SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN, Poultry farmer 2. various of the feed mill SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): RASHED KABIR, Local dealer SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HE QUANSHUI, Regional president for New Hope STORYLINE: Fear and uncertainty because of common diseases have long been part of most of the poultry farmers in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka. About one-fourth of Bangladesh's total poultry production comes from Gazipur where farmers are now relieved of tensions in dealing with common diseases as a leading Chinese feed producer ensures supplies of quality feeds, cutting-edge technologies, as well as timely disease and management information. Mostafizur Rahman is such a poultry farmer who runs his own farm in Gazipur. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN,

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Miniature shogi board

GINAN, Japan, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Photo taken in Ginan in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 6, 2020, shows a miniature shogi board made by Koki Engineering, a local auto parts manufacturer, whose length on each side is one-fourth the size of a regular board, resulting in a playing area one-16th the size. The smallest pieces measure 6.8 millimeters in height, 5.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in thickness.

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Miniature shogi board

GINAN, Japan, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Koki Engineering President Katsuhiko Fuseya shows on Oct. 6, 2020, in Ginan in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, a miniature shogi board created by the local auto parts manufacturer. The length on each side is one-fourth the size of a regular board, resulting in a playing area one-16th the size. The smallest pieces measure 6.8 millimeters in height, 5.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in thickness.

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Miniature shogi board

GINAN, Japan, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Photo taken in Ginan in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 6, 2020, shows a miniature shogi board made by Koki Engineering, a local auto parts manufacturer, whose length on each side is one-fourth the size of a regular board, resulting in a playing area one-16th the size. The smallest pieces measure 6.8 millimeters in height, 5.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in thickness.

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Miniature shogi board

GINAN, Japan, Oct. 20 Kyodo - Photo taken in Ginan in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 6, 2020, shows a miniature shogi board made by Koki Engineering, a local auto parts manufacturer, whose length on each side is one-fourth the size of a regular board, resulting in a playing area one-16th the size. The smallest pieces measure 6.8 millimeters in height, 5.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in thickness.

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Air Do sets up smokers' seats to attract passengers

TOKYO, Japan - Financially troubled Hokkaido International Airlines Co., commonly known as Air Do, gives notice to passengers at Tokyo's Haneda airport that from Dec. 1 one-fourth of seats on its Sapporo-Tokyo route will be allocated for smokers. The company apparently believes this will bring it more passengers. Air Do, a relatively new airline, was at first very successful with its lower fares but Japan's three major airlines have cut their fares on the Hokkaido route and won back many passengers.

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Retailers vexed by pirated CDs in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Employees at a music store in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, examine pirated compact discs (CDs), a major headache for such retailers. The owner of the shop said pirated music CDs and videos are mass produced in China, smuggled into Vietnam and sold at one-fourth regular prices. Vietnamese authorities have begun considering legal measures to regulate pirated CDs, but are unlikely to be able to stem their spread, at least for now in the absence of adequate laws in the country protecting intellectual property rights.

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy prepares to lay flowers during a memorial service for victims of the Battle of Okinawa at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 23, 2016, the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga reads out a peace declaration during a memorial service for victims of the Battle of Okinawa at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 23, 2016, the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

A child looks at a cenotaph, which carries names of victims of the Battle of Okinawa, at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 23, 2016, the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

People pray for victims of the Battle of Okinawa in front of a cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 23, 2016, the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

An Okinawa woman prays for victims of the Battle of Okinawa in front of a cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 23, 2016, the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

An Okinawa woman prays for victims of the Battle of Okinawa in front of a cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 23, 2016, the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

An Okinawa woman prays for victims of the Battle of Okinawa in front of a cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 22, 2016, the eve of the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

An Okinawa resident touches a cenotaph, which carries names of victims of the Battle of Okinawa, at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 22, 2016, the eve of the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

People use candles to form the character for "peace" at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, Okinawa, on June 22, 2016, the eve of the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the Battle of Okinawa that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Miniature shogi board

Koki Engineering President Katsuhiko Fuseya shows on Oct. 6, 2020, in Ginan in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, a miniature shogi board created by the local auto parts manufacturer. The length on each side is one-fourth the size of a regular board, resulting in a playing area one-16th the size. The smallest pieces measure 6.8 millimeters in height, 5.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in thickness.

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CORRECTED: Miniature shogi board

Photo taken in Ginan in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 6, 2020, shows a miniature shogi board made by Koki Engineering, a local auto parts manufacturer, whose length on each side is one-fourth the size of a regular board, resulting in a playing area one-16th the size. The smallest pieces measure 6.8 millimeters in height, 5.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in thickness.

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CORRECTED: Miniature shogi board

Photo taken in Ginan in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 6, 2020, shows a miniature shogi board made by Koki Engineering, a local auto parts manufacturer, whose length on each side is one-fourth the size of a regular board, resulting in a playing area one-16th the size. The smallest pieces measure 6.8 millimeters in height, 5.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in thickness.

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CORRECTED: Miniature shogi board

Photo taken in Ginan in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 6, 2020, shows a miniature shogi board made by Koki Engineering, a local auto parts manufacturer, whose length on each side is one-fourth the size of a regular board, resulting in a playing area one-16th the size. The smallest pieces measure 6.8 millimeters in height, 5.5 mm in width and 2.8 mm in thickness.

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CORRECTED: Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 23, 2016, the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the Battle of Okinawa that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 22, 2016, the eve of the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the Battle of Okinawa that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa marks WWII battle anniv.

An Okinawa woman prays for victims of the Battle of Okinawa in front of a cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in the southwestern Japan city of Itoman, on June 23, 2016, the 71st anniversary of the end of a bloody World War II ground battle. Itoman is the site of the final stage of the battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, including one-fourth of the Okinawan population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retailers vexed by pirated CDs in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Employees at a music store in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, examine pirated compact discs (CDs), a major headache for such retailers. The owner of the shop said pirated music CDs and videos are mass produced in China, smuggled into Vietnam and sold at one-fourth regular prices. Vietnamese authorities have begun considering legal measures to regulate pirated CDs, but are unlikely to be able to stem their spread, at least for now in the absence of adequate laws in the country protecting intellectual property rights.