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CANADA-VANCOUVER-BUILDEX 2024

(240214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor showcases different industrial screws and fasteners during BUILDEX 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2024. About 340 exhibitors from around the world showcased their latest products and technologies at BUILDEX 2024, Western Canada's convention and trade show for the construction industry. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Indian gov't slashes import duty on key mobile phones' components

STORY: Indian gov't slashes import duty on key mobile phones' components SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India 2. various of mobile manufacturing unit in India STORYLINE: The Indian government has announced a cut in customs duty on imports of key components of mobile phones from 15 percent to 10 percent, a senior federal government official said on Wednesday. An official notification to this effect was issued by the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. The items on which the customs duty was slashed include screws, SIM socket, battery cover, main cover, GSM antennae or other mechanical items of metal for mobile phones. The decision was taken after the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) had submitted a report before the federal government citing a big variance in import duties levied in India and other major mobile phones manufacturing countries. The ICEA repor

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-YINGKOU-PIANO TUNER (CN)

(240124) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongqing tunes a piano at a factory of a musical instrument company in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province on Jan. 23, 2024. Zhang Yongqing, a piano tuner, has been dedicating over 30 years to this profession since graduating from a technical school with a major in instrument manufacturing. Each piano comprises 88 keys, over 200 strings, and numerous components. Changes in temperature and humidity can cause subtle adjustments to the piano's pitch and mechanical state. Zhang's role as a tuner is to counteract these changes, ensuring the piano maintains stable and accurate sound production. This job requires high professional competence and demands deep expertise, musical talent, keen observation, listening skills, and strong hands-on ability. Despite the perceived monotony of the job, Zhang sees each tuning session as a dialogue with the piano, involving precise adjustments to tones, key pressures, and meticulous handling of screws and comp

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THAILAND-RAYONG-CHINESE COMPANY-BATTERY PRODUCT

(231208) -- RAYONG, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests inscribe signatures on the first battery product of NV Gotion jointly established by Gotion High-tech and Nuovo Plus at Siam Eastern Industrial Park in Rayong, Thailand, Dec. 7, 2023. China's battery maker Gotion High-tech on Thursday launched its first battery product in Thailand, as the workers tightened the last screws and the battery pack rolled off the assembly line. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Osaka fasteners wholesalers to offer expertise exam on screws

OSAKA, Japan - Screws and bolts in various sizes are shown in this undated photo. The Osaka Fasteners Cooperative Association, formed by wholesale suppliers in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, will begin in fall 2015 to offer an annual examination on expertise in screws and bolts.

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Aprica to change defective screws on nearly 600,000 strollers

OSAKA, Japan - Aprica's baby stroller. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said July 7 it has told Aprica Children's Products to change defective screws on around 593,400 infant strollers after six accidents including a serious one.

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(2)Sunken mystery ship in East China Sea raised

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Four screws are seen at the bottom of the stern of a suspected North Korean spy ship raised from a depth of 90 meters in the East China Sea on Sept. 11. The ship sank about 390 kilometers off Amami-Oshima Island after a skirmish with Japanese coast guard patrol vessels on Dec. 22.

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Traditional Chinese wood houses without a nail

STORY: Traditional Chinese wood houses without a nail DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people building Diaojiaolou STORYLINE: Longsheng Guangxi, China The stilt house is a traditional wood building for people of various ethnic minority groups in southern China With good ventilation, they keep people warm in winter and cool in summer Each stilt house requires hundreds of wood components that are connected with mortise-and-tenon joints instead of nails and screws Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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The original Jetbot, a miniature self-driving car from Green Note

Green Note (Midori-ku, Sagamihara City) has released "Original Jetbot," a miniature automatic car learning kit that allows students to learn about artificial intelligence (AI) and robot technology. The company proposes the product for technical education at vocational schools, universities, and companies. The learning kit utilizes "Jetbot nano," a development kit from NVIDIA Corporation. It can be easily assembled without screws, making it easy to learn the technology. The price starts at 45,000 yen (excluding consumption tax), including the Jetbot. The product will be sold by Tecmod (Taito-ku, Tokyo). It uses the AI programming language "Python" to control its built-in motor and run. It can also detect obstacles and avoid them using images from a camera attached to the main body. It can also run after people and objects. Image recognition is done by AI. It is also possible to learn image recognition and other technologies. Green Note was established in 2018. It is mainly engaged in technology consulting.

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Aprica to change defective screws on nearly 600,000 strollers

OSAKA, Japan - Aprica's baby stroller. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said July 7 it has told Aprica Children's Products to change defective screws on around 593,400 infant strollers after six accidents including a serious one. (Kyodo)

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China Manufacturing Industry

A worker installs external screws on an instrument at a workshop in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, April 26, 2021.

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China Manufacturing Industry

A worker installs external screws on an instrument at a workshop in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, April 26, 2021.

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Shelter Nucleic Acid Testing Laboratory In Hainan

In the mobile square cabin nucleic acid detection laboratory, the machine scans the code of the sample and screws the lid (test screen). Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Jan. 23, 2021.

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Shelter Nucleic Acid Testing Laboratory In Hainan

In the mobile square cabin nucleic acid detection laboratory, the machine scans the code of the sample and screws the lid (test screen). Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Jan. 23, 2021.

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(2)Sunken mystery ship in East China Sea raised

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Four screws are seen at the bottom of the stern of a suspected North Korean spy ship raised from a depth of 90 meters in the East China Sea on Sept. 11. The ship sank about 390 kilometers off Amami-Oshima Island after a skirmish with Japanese coast guard patrol vessels on Dec. 22. (Kyodo)