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Chinese cars shine at Indonesia's electric vehicle exhibition

STORY: Chinese cars shine at Indonesia's electric vehicle exhibition SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of PERIKLINDO Electric Vehicle Show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bahasa Indonesia): PHILLIP CHEN, Yadea Sales Manager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bahasa Indonesia): NOVE YUNITA SARI, Visitor STORYLINE: With fine quality, innovative designs and competitive prices, China's electric vehicle (EV) makers are shining at an exhibition in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. The six-day show opened to the public on Tuesday and brought more than 110 auto brands to customers, including BYD, Chery, Wuling, Seres, Neta, MG, BMW and Mobil Anak Bangsa (MAB). A test drive was also offered to participants. The exhibition in the heart of Jakarta was held by Periklindo, an association of the Indonesian EV industry, as it aims to boost the EV ecosystem in the Southeast Asian country. Indonesia is currently on track to demonstrate its commitment to climate chan

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Carmakers sound out asthma patients on settlement over pollution

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters urge carmakers to pay more to settle their damages suit during a rally held in front of the Tokyo Head Office building of Toyota Motor Corp., one of the seven automakers, on June 4. Toyota and six makers of diesel cars have informally offered to settle with asthma patients in Tokyo, but the plaintiffs say they are not ready to accept the payments because the amount offered is too small.

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Exhibit on digital home appliances opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A four-day exhibition featuring cutting-edge digital home appliances such as flat-panel televisions and personal computers that can record TV programs opened in Tokyo on Oct. 20 with 370 makers from six countries and territories participating. WPC Expo 2004, one of the largest information technology and digital tradeshows in Asia, demonstrates the latest technologies developed by companies in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and the United States.

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Confab on global aging starts at Tokyo hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto makes a keynote speech at the third Plenary of the Commission on Global Aging at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Aug. 28. Policy-makers, academics and other experts from Japan, the United States and Europe will discuss six major topics such as structural reform in aging societies, and present proposals at the end of the session on Aug. 29.

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African policy makers urged to devise measures to protect biodiversity

STORY: African policy makers urged to devise measures to protect biodiversity DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of a meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EDOUARD NGIRENTE, Rwandan Prime Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KADDU SEBUNYA, Chief executive officer of the African Wildlife Foundation STORYLINE: The inaugural Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) opened in Rwanda's capital Kigali Monday with a call on participants to chart pathways toward resilient and sustainable conservation of the continent's biodiversity. The six-day event running from July 18-23 drew leaders from various categories around the world to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EDOUARD NGIRENTE, Rwandan Prime Minister "We are driven by the fact that conservation of biodiversity and sustaining our ecosystem are key enablers in promoting green and sustainable development. From our different green initiatives, Rwanda has no

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Cameroon drum-makers cash in on its popularity

STORY: Cameroon drum-makers cash in on its popularity DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:25 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of slit drum makers working 2. SOUNDBITE (French): MARTIN MBEZELE ZAMBO, Slit drum maker 3. various of local artists dancing to music played by slit drum STORYLINE: In Ekali, a village on the outskirts of Cameroon's capital city Yaounde, the rhythms of tam-tam, a centuries-old traditional drum fills the air. Martin Mbezele Zambo has made a name for himself in the village as one of the best tam-tam drum makers. At 42, Zambo has spent most of his life making tam-tam of all sizes and colors and other typical African drums. Zambo and six other drum-makers used tree trunks drums. They then put animal skin over the top of the hollowed trunk, stretching it, and tying it down, or made the Balafon instrument by using a series of wooden bars, or keys and resting them on a bamboo frame. It is an ancestral know-how that is passed on from generation to

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Exhibit on digital home appliances opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A four-day exhibition featuring cutting-edge digital home appliances such as flat-panel televisions and personal computers that can record TV programs opened in Tokyo on Oct. 20 with 370 makers from six countries and territories participating. WPC Expo 2004, one of the largest information technology and digital tradeshows in Asia, demonstrates the latest technologies developed by companies in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and the United States. (Kyodo)

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Carmakers sound out asthma patients on settlement over pollution

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters urge carmakers to pay more to settle their damages suit during a rally held in front of the Tokyo Head Office building of Toyota Motor Corp., one of the seven automakers, on June 4. Toyota and six makers of diesel cars have informally offered to settle with asthma patients in Tokyo, but the plaintiffs say they are not ready to accept the payments because the amount offered is too small. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Embassy in London hosts sake-tasting event

"Sake" rice wine from six makers in Japan's Kochi Prefecture is served in a tasting event at the Japanese Embassy in London on Oct. 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Confab on global aging starts at Tokyo hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto makes a keynote speech at the third Plenary of the Commission on Global Aging at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Aug. 28. Policy-makers, academics and other experts from Japan, the United States and Europe will discuss six major topics such as structural reform in aging societies, and present proposals at the end of the session on Aug. 29.