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UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-GENERAL DEBATE

(230919) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- King Abdullah II of Jordan delivers a speech at the General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 19, 2023. The General Debate of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, focusing on restoring global trust and solidarity in current challenging time. King Abdullah II of Jordan said Tuesday that his country's capacity to deliver necessary services to refugees has surpassed its limits as a result of shortfalls in international aid funds. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-GENERAL DEBATE

(230919) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- King Abdullah II (at the podium and on the screens) of Jordan delivers a speech at the General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 19, 2023. The General Debate of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, focusing on restoring global trust and solidarity in current challenging time. King Abdullah II of Jordan said Tuesday that his country's capacity to deliver necessary services to refugees has surpassed its limits as a result of shortfalls in international aid funds. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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Chinese-built school bolsters education provision in Namibia

STORY: Chinese-built school bolsters education provision in Namibia DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) ELIZABETH BAMM, Acting principal, Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School 3. various of Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SEMA UASIRAPI, Student, Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School STORYLINE: In Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, a Chinese-built school has been bridging gaps in education access for local children. The acting principal of Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School said the school helps the Namibian government tackle classroom shortfalls and accords underprivileged children access to quality education. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) ELIZABETH BAMM, Acting principal, Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School "The establishment of the school played a major role in taking off that burden from the Namibian government's shoulders, because to construct such a st

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Nissan power saving efforts

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A production line is suspended to save energy at a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 2, 2011. Japanese companies are required to reduce energy consumption amid power shortfalls this summer.

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Nissan power saving efforts

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. shows to reporters a power consumption monitoring system at a plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 2, 2011. Japanese companies are required to reduce energy consumption amid power shortfalls this summer.

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Japan major firms begin operating on weekends

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A nursery at Mazda Motor Corp.'s head office in Hiroshima opens for workers' children on July 2, 2011, despite being a Saturday. Major companies in Japan began weekend operations to avoid the concentration of electricity use on weekdays amid power shortfalls in the summer.

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Japan major firms begin operating on weekends

TOKYO, Japan - A Honda Motor Co. plant in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, begins weekend operations on July 2, 2011. Major companies in Japan began weekend operations to avoid the concentration of electricity use on weekdays amid power shortfalls in the summer.

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Resona problem emerged during reform process: Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks in reply to opposition questions at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on May 27. He said that Resona Bank's capital shortfalls emerge

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'We will take responsibility for shortfalls,' Blatter says

TOKYO, Japan - Sepp Blatter, president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, holds a news conference in Tokyo on April 24. Blatter issued a ''don't worry'' statement, confirming that the financial troubles of beleaguered marketing company ISMM would not affect next year's World Cup in Japan and South Korea.

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Rising college cost, teacher shortage vexing for Americans

STORY: Rising college cost, teacher shortage vexing for Americans DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: DALLAS, U.S. CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of school 2. various of school bus 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TRACY FISHER, School board member from Coppell ISD STORYLINE: The cost of a college education in the United States has risen exponentially over the last few decades. Data from College Board showed the average annual cost of public universities is 22,690 U.S. dollars for in-state students and 39,510 dollars for out-of-state students. That figure was only 1,410 dollars per year in 1971. Aside from rising college tuition, the country is also facing a growing shortage of primary and secondary school teachers. School districts across the country have teacher shortfalls ranging from hundreds to thousands. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has been putting additional pressure on educators since early 2020. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TRACY FISHER, School board member from Coppell ISD "Ou

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Resona problem emerged during reform process: Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks in reply to opposition questions at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on May 27. He said that Resona Bank's capital shortfalls emerge

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Nissan power saving efforts

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. shows to reporters a power consumption monitoring system at a plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 2, 2011. Japanese companies are required to reduce energy consumption amid power shortfalls this summer. (Kyodo)

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Nissan power saving efforts

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A production line is suspended to save energy at a Nissan Motor Co. plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 2, 2011. Japanese companies are required to reduce energy consumption amid power shortfalls this summer. (Kyodo)

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Japan major firms begin operating on weekends

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A nursery at Mazda Motor Corp.'s head office in Hiroshima opens for workers' children on July 2, 2011, despite being a Saturday. Major companies in Japan began weekend operations to avoid the concentration of electricity use on weekdays amid power shortfalls in the summer. (Kyodo)

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Japan major firms begin operating on weekends

TOKYO, Japan - A Honda Motor Co. plant in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, begins weekend operations on July 2, 2011. Major companies in Japan began weekend operations to avoid the concentration of electricity use on weekdays amid power shortfalls in the summer. (Kyodo)

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'We will take responsibility for shortfalls,' Blatter says

TOKYO, Japan - Sepp Blatter, president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, holds a news conference in Tokyo on April 24. Blatter issued a ''don't worry'' statement, confirming that the financial troubles of beleaguered marketing company ISMM would not affect next year's World Cup in Japan and South Korea.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters after a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2020, amid allegations that his political group illegally covered shortfalls in the cost of dinners for supporters.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) speaks to reporters after a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2020, amid allegations that his political group illegally covered shortfalls in the cost of dinners for supporters.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) speaks to reporters after a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2020, amid allegations that his political group illegally covered shortfalls in the cost of dinners for supporters.

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Yamagata cherries transported by shinkansen

Boxes of cherries from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan's largest producer of the fruit, are loaded onto a shinkansen bullet train at JR Sendai Station in neighboring Miyagi Prefecture for shipment to Tokyo on June 25, 2020. The cherries will be sold in stores at Tokyo and Ueno stations to help producers suffering from sales shortfalls following the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamagata cherries transported by shinkansen

Four hundred packets of cherries arrive at JR Sendai Station in northeastern Japan from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan's largest producer of the fruit, to be transported by a shinkansen bullet train to Tokyo on June 25, 2020. The cherries will be sold in stores at Tokyo and Ueno stations to help producers suffering from sales shortfalls following the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamagata cherries transported by shinkansen

Boxes of cherries from Yamagata Prefecture, Japan's largest producer of the fruit, are loaded onto a shinkansen bullet train at JR Sendai Station in neighboring Miyagi Prefecture for shipment to Tokyo on June 25, 2020. The cherries will be sold in stores at Tokyo and Ueno stations to help producers suffering from sales shortfalls following the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Minpaku" lodging promoting rural tourism, solving hotel shortfalls

Yukio Shintani (L) and his wife, Tamiko, talk about their experience participating in a minpaku event, in which homeowners take payment from travelers for lodging them in their homes, in the western Japanese city of Tokushima on Aug. 14, 2017. A French newlywed couple and their friends stayed at their home during the Awa Odori dance festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo