Thailand, China jointly launch projects during LMC Week 2024

STORY: Thailand, China jointly launch projects during LMC Week 2024 SHOOTING TIME: April 5, 2024 DATELINE: April 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of Han Zhiqiang, Chinese ambassador to Thailand 3. various of Busadee Santipitaks, Acting permanent secretary for foreign affairs of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 4. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok jointly held a launching ceremony of Thai-led projects funded by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) during the LMC Week 2024 here on Friday. The LMC special fund recently approved 18 proposals from Thailand, covering collaborative projects in the fields of education, science, research and innovation, public health, trade and investment, public affairs, and natural resources management, said Busadee Santipitaks, the ministry's acting permanent secretary for foreign affairs. With China as a key contrib

India's health ministry reviews preparedness for management of heat-related illnesses

STORY: India's health ministry reviews preparedness for management of heat-related illnesses SHOOTING TIME: April 6, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of Indian government buildings 3. various of intense heat waves 4. various of traffic STORYLINE: As India is faced with extreme heat between April and June, the health ministry has held a review meeting on public health preparedness for heat-related illnesses in the South Asian country, officials said Thursday. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the meeting held on Wednesday stressed the need to build a central database with inputs from the states to share field-level data on cases of illnesses and deaths related to heat waves. "Timely advice and wide awareness among the people on the preventive measures will hugely support in reducing the severe impact of such heat waves," the minister noted. The meeting has also called for better coordination and co

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS-STUDENTS

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS-STUDENTS

(230810) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lucy Kiruthu, director of Europe and Commonwealth Affairs at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, speaks during a farewell reception-cum-award-ceremony for Kenyan students who are beneficiaries of the Chinese Government Scholarships 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 10, 2023. The Chinese Embassy in Kenya on Thursday hosted a farewell reception-cum-award-ceremony for 48 local students who are beneficiaries of the Chinese Government Scholarships 2023. A total of 48 Kenyan students are scheduled to leave for China early next week to pursue various studies at some of the leading universities. The students drawn from local tertiary institutions will pursue disciplines like public management, engineering, international relations and Chinese language at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

China's economic bounce positive for global growth: experts at Boao forum

STORY: China's economic bounce positive for global growth: experts at Boao forum DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: BOAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference 2. STANDUP (English): HONG LIANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of China 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID OLSSON, National president and Chairman, Australia China Business Council 5. various of China 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SJOERD HUBBEN, Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, AstraZeneca 7. various of China 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHELE GERACI, Former Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development 9. various of China 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALESSANDRO GOLOMBIEWSKI TEIXEIRA, Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University 11. various of China 12. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FRANK RIJSBERMAN, Director General, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) 13. various of China 14. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MARTIN CHARLES, Dominican Amb

Strong earthquake kills 4, injures 80 in Afghanistan

STORY: Strong earthquake kills 4, injures 80 in Afghanistan DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of damaged and destroyed houses in Badakhshan Province and Laghman Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: At least four people were confirmed dead and 80 more injured as a 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Afghanistan on Tuesday night, spokesman of the Public Health Ministry Sharafat Zaman Amar said Wednesday. "Latest reports that we have collected indicate four dead and 80 others injured," Amar told Xinhua. Without providing more details, the official added that the number of casualties could go up as collecting information from provinces continued. Abidullah Alkozai, head of the Natural Disaster Management Authority in the eastern Laghman province, confirmed that two people including a child were killed and 20 others injured in the province on Tuesday night. A total of 167 houses had been damaged or destroyed due to the quake in Laghman province

Ministry urges Softbank BB to prevent info leaks

Ministry urges Softbank BB to prevent info leaks

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank BB Corp. President Masayoshi Son speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in Tokyo on July 23 after the ministry called on him to take more care to prevent information about Softbank customers from being stolen or leaked.

(1)LDP's Hirasawa criticized over trip for N. Korea talks

(1)LDP's Hirasawa criticized over trip for N. Korea talks

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuei Hirasawa, a lawmaker with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, resigned April 2 as parliamentary secretary at the public management ministry after returning from a secret trip to China apparently to have talks with North Korean officials.

(2)LDP's Hirasawa criticized over trip for N. Korea talks

(2)LDP's Hirasawa criticized over trip for N. Korea talks

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Taku Yamasaki returns to Narita airport after a secret trip to China apparently to have talks with North Korean officials. He traveled with Katsuei Hirasawa, an LDP lawmaker, who resigned the same day as parliamentary secretary at the public management ministry after returning from the trip.

5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

TOKYO, Japan - The presidents of five telecommunications carriers -- KDDI Corp., Japan Telecom Co., Poweredcom Inc., Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. and Fusion Communications Corp. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 17 after filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court against the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications over the ministry's approval of a hike in connection fees they pay to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT).

(1)Group rallies over registry network

(1)Group rallies over registry network

TOKYO, Japan - A member of a citizens' group, protesting against a national resident registry network launched Aug. 5, tears a notice of his code number for the system in front of the public management ministry office in Tokyo on Aug. 12.

(2)Group rallies over registry network

(2)Group rallies over registry network

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a citizens' group, protesting against a national resident registry network launched Aug. 5, hand a bag containing torn notices of individual code numbers for the system to Tatsuro Yoshiyama (C), an official of the public management ministry, at the ministry's office in Tokyo on Aug. 12.

(4)Resident registry network launched amid criticism

(4)Resident registry network launched amid criticism

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a civic group protest the Aug. 5 launch of a national resident registry network in front of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in Tokyo.

Kono receives part of son's liver in transplant

Kono receives part of son's liver in transplant

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) received part of his son's liver in an operation at Shinshu University Hospital in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on April 16. Kono, 65, underwent the operation to treat liver cirrhosis because his hepatitis C has worsened. His 39-year-old son Taro (R) is parliamentary secretary at the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry.

Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows eight new senior vice ministers whom the Japanese government replaced on Jan. 8. From left to right on the top are Akihiko Kumashiro of the Cabinet Office, Genichiro Sata and Kaneshige Wakamatsu of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Takayoshi Taniguchi of the Finance Ministry. From left to right on the bottom are Kazuaki Miyaji and Yasu Kano of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Shigeaki Tsukihara of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Eiichi Yamashita of the Ministry of Environment.

(1)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

(1)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

TOKYO, Japan - Men from a trucking firm work overtime moving office equipment and boxes of papers into the new Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Jan. 5, the day before its official inauguration.

(2)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

(2)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

TOKYO, Japan - A room in the Home Affairs Ministry stands almost vacant Jan. 5 hours before the biggest shake-up of Japan's bureaucratic machinery since World War II scheduled for Jan. 6. The ministry is joining three others to form the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications.

Death toll from Havana hotel blast rises to 42

STORY: Death toll from Havana hotel blast rises to 42 DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of firefighters working at the site STORYLINE: The death toll from last week's explosion at a historic hotel in downtown Havana climbed to 42 on Tuesday, after two more bodies were recovered from the rubble, official sources said. According to the Public Health Ministry, 96 people were injured in the blast at the five-star Saratoga Hotel, and 13 adults and five minors remain hospitalized at six city hospitals. Rescue teams continued to sift through the debris in search of three people, two chambermaids and a cook, reported missing, said Roberto Enriquez, spokesman for the state-run hotel management group Gaviota. At the time of the accident, said Enriquez, 51 employees were in the building: 23 of them died in the explosion, 22 have been discharged from hospital, and three remain hospitalized. The accident occurred around noon on Friday when a tanker truck

Longest cross-highway box girder erected in Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway

STORY: Longest cross-highway box girder erected in Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction of the box girder STORYLINE: The longest cross-highway box girder of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) was erected on Thursday in Indonesia, creating favorable conditions for the following rail-laying procedure. This box girder spreads across the Jakarta-Bandung highway with dense traffic flow, which brought many difficulties to the construction. To guarantee smooth progress, engineers and workers of China TieSiJu Civil Engineering Group CO., Ltd provided ground traffic management solutions and safety protection measures, while fully communicating with Indonesia's Construction Safety Committee of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, and other related government departments. The Jakarta-Bandung railway is the link between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global

Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

Japan names 8 senior vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows eight new senior vice ministers whom the Japanese government replaced on Jan. 8. From left to right on the top are Akihiko Kumashiro of the Cabinet Office, Genichiro Sata and Kaneshige Wakamatsu of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Takayoshi Taniguchi of the Finance Ministry. From left to right on the bottom are Kazuaki Miyaji and Yasu Kano of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Shigeaki Tsukihara of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Eiichi Yamashita of the Ministry of Environment.

Kono receives part of son's liver in transplant

Kono receives part of son's liver in transplant

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) received part of his son's liver in an operation at Shinshu University Hospital in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on April 16. Kono, 65, underwent the operation to treat liver cirrhosis because his hepatitis C has worsened. His 39-year-old son Taro (R) is parliamentary secretary at the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry.

(2)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

(2)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

TOKYO, Japan - A room in the Home Affairs Ministry stands almost vacant Jan. 5 hours before the biggest shake-up of Japan's bureaucratic machinery since World War II scheduled for Jan. 6. The ministry is joining three others to form the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications.

(2)LDP's Hirasawa criticized over trip for N. Korea talks

(2)LDP's Hirasawa criticized over trip for N. Korea talks

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Taku Yamasaki returns to Narita airport after a secret trip to China apparently to have talks with North Korean officials. He traveled with Katsuei Hirasawa, an LDP lawmaker, who resigned the same day as parliamentary secretary at the public management ministry after returning from the trip. (Kyodo)

(2)Group rallies over registry network

(2)Group rallies over registry network

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a citizens' group, protesting against a national resident registry network launched Aug. 5, hand a bag containing torn notices of individual code numbers for the system to Tatsuro Yoshiyama (C), an official of the public management ministry, at the ministry's office in Tokyo on Aug. 12. (Kyodo)

(1)LDP's Hirasawa criticized over trip for N. Korea talks

(1)LDP's Hirasawa criticized over trip for N. Korea talks

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuei Hirasawa, a lawmaker with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, resigned April 2 as parliamentary secretary at the public management ministry after returning from a secret trip to China apparently to have talks with North Korean officials. (Kyodo)

(1)Group rallies over registry network

(1)Group rallies over registry network

TOKYO, Japan - A member of a citizens' group, protesting against a national resident registry network launched Aug. 5, tears a notice of his code number for the system in front of the public management ministry office in Tokyo on Aug. 12. (Kyodo)

(1)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

(1)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

TOKYO, Japan - Men from a trucking firm work overtime moving office equipment and boxes of papers into the new Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Jan. 5, the day before its official inauguration.

Ministry urges Softbank BB to prevent info leaks

Ministry urges Softbank BB to prevent info leaks

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank BB Corp. President Masayoshi Son speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in Tokyo on July 23 after the ministry called on him to take more care to prevent information about Softbank customers from being stolen or leaked. (Kyodo)

5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

TOKYO, Japan - The presidents of five telecommunications carriers -- KDDI Corp., Japan Telecom Co., Poweredcom Inc., Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. and Fusion Communications Corp. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 17 after filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court against the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications over the ministry's approval of a hike in connection fees they pay to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT). (Kyodo)

(4)Resident registry network launched amid criticism

(4)Resident registry network launched amid criticism

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a civic group protest the Aug. 5 launch of a national resident registry network in front of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in Tokyo.

Stamps marking World Games to be issued

Stamps marking World Games to be issued

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows sheets of memorial stamps which the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications will issue Aug. 16 to mark the World Games 2001 Akita. The sports meet will be held between Aug. 16 and Aug. 26, highlighting 26 official and five demonstration sports.