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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NTT Docomo to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank

File photo taken in July 2022 shows a building housing the head office of NTT Docomo Inc. in Tokyo. The Japanese mobile phone operator plans to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank to diversify its operations as growth slows in its core telecommunications segment, according to a source close to the matter on May 29, 2025.

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

Several people clean up the damage caused by the DANA, November 6, 2024, in Algemesí, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. One of the most affected areas of Algemesí by the DANA is the Raval neighborhood, where mud has accumulated in mountains several meters high and even the walls of some houses have given way to the voracity of the water. The lack of machinery slows down the work in Algemesí and the City Council is already helping those affected to process insurance claims. Both the Military Emergency Unit, UME, and the fire department are working in the town, but the layer of mud is still several centimeters in some areas and the belongings are piled up next to the houses generating bad smell and humidity. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

A resident of Algemesí collects water and milk from a truck with humanitarian aid on November 6, 2024, in Algemesí, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. One of the areas most affected in Algemesí by the DANA is the Raval neighborhood, where mud has accumulated in mountains several meters high and even the walls of some houses have given way to the voracity of the water. The lack of machinery slows down the work in Algemesí and the City Council is already helping those affected to process insurance claims. Both the Military Emergency Unit, UME, and the fire department are working in the town, but the layer of mud is still several centimeters in some areas and the belongings are piled up next to the houses generating bad smell and humidity. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

Volunteers and neighbors remove mud with shovels, in the neighborhood of El Raval, on November 6, 2024, in Algemesí, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. One of the most affected areas of Algemesí by the DANA is the Raval neighborhood, where the mud accumulates in mountains of several meters high and even the walls of some houses have given way to the voracity of the water. The lack of machinery slows down the work in Algemesí and the City Council is already helping those affected to process insurance claims. Both the Military Emergency Unit, UME, and the fire department are working in the town, but the layer of mud is still several centimeters in some areas and the belongings are piled up next to the houses generating bad smell and humidity. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

Several people clean up the damage caused by the DANA, November 6, 2024, in Algemesí, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. One of the most affected areas of Algemesí by the DANA is the Raval neighborhood, where mud has accumulated in mountains several meters high and even the walls of some houses have given way to the voracity of the water. The lack of machinery slows down the work in Algemesí and the City Council is already helping those affected to process insurance claims. Both the Military Emergency Unit, UME, and the fire department are working in the town, but the layer of mud is still several centimeters in some areas and the belongings are piled up next to the houses generating bad smell and humidity. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

Chairs lying in the mud in a classroom at CEIP Carme Miquel, in the neighborhood of El Raval, on November 6, 2024, in Algemesí, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. One of the most affected areas of Algemesí by the DANA is the Raval neighborhood, where mud accumulates in mountains several meters high and even the walls of some houses have given way to the voracity of the water. The lack of machinery slows down the work in Algemesí and the City Council is already helping those affected to process insurance claims. Both the Military Emergency Unit, UME, and the fire department are working in the town, but the layer of mud is still several centimeters in some areas and the belongings are piled up next to the houses generating bad smell and humidity. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

A volunteer with a baby seat with a shovel to collect mud, in the neighborhood of El Raval, on November 6, 2024, in Algemesí, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. One of the most affected areas of Algemesí by the DANA is the Raval neighborhood, where mud accumulates in mountains several meters high and even the walls of some houses have given way to the voracity of the water. The lack of machinery slows down the work in Algemesí and the City Council is already helping those affected to process insurance claims. Both the Military Emergency Unit, UME, and the fire department are working in the town, but the layer of mud is still several centimeters in some areas and the belongings are piled up next to the houses generating bad smell and humidity. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

A bird in a house in the neighborhood of El Raval, on November 6, 2024, in Algemesí, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. One of the most affected areas of Algemesí by the DANA is the Raval neighborhood, where mud accumulates in mountains several meters high and even the walls of some houses have given way to the voracity of the water. The lack of machinery slows down the work in Algemesí and the City Council is already helping those affected to process insurance claims. Both the Military Emergency Unit, UME, and the fire department are working in the town, but the layer of mud is still several centimeters in some areas and the belongings are piled up next to the houses generating bad smell and humidity. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

Photographs on the wall of a house in the neighborhood of El Raval stained with mud after the passage of the DANA, on November 6, 2024, in Algemesí, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. One of the most affected areas of Algemesí by the DANA is the Raval neighborhood, where the mud accumulates in mountains of several meters high and even the walls of some houses have given way to the voracity of the water. The lack of machinery slows down the work in Algemesí and the City Council is already helping those affected to process insurance claims. Both the Military Emergency Unit, UME, and the fire department are working in the town, but the layer of mud is still several centimeters in some areas and the belongings are piled up next to the houses generating bad smell and humidity. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. unemployment rate ticks up to 3.9 pct in April as job growth slows

STORY: U.S. unemployment rate ticks up to 3.9 pct in April as job growth slows SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of U.S. Labor Department 2. various of street views in Washington D.C. 3. various of a subway train in Washington D.C. 4. various of a freight train in the U.S. 5. various of American Airlines airplanes STORYLINE: U.S. employers added fewer-than-expected 175,000 jobs in April, with the unemployment rate again ticking up to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday. Job gains occurred in health care, social assistance, and transportation and warehousing, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 175,000 in April, lower than the average monthly gain of 242,000 over the prior 12 months, the report noted. In February, the unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent, the highest level in two years, before sli

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Australian inflation rate slows to 3.6 pct

STORY: Australian inflation rate slows to 3.6 pct SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:07 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a supermarket 2. various of street views in Australia STORYLINE: Australia's annual rate of inflation has fallen to 3.6 percent, according to official figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday. The figure showed that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.0 percent in the first three months of 2024 and 3.6 percent in the 12 months to the end of March. It marks a fall from a 4.1 percent rise in the CPI in the 12-month period to the end of December 2023. The ABS identified rising costs of education, health, housing, food and non-alcoholic beverages as the most significant drivers of inflation in the first quarter of 2024. Housing prices were 0.7 percent higher at the end of March than at the start of 2024 and 4.9 percent higher than 12 months earlier. Education costs rose 5.

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U.S. GDP growth slows to annual rate of 1.6 pct in Q1

STORY: U.S. GDP growth slows to annual rate of 1.6 pct in Q1 SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of U.S. Department of Commerce (April 25, 2024) STORYLINE: The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate slowed down to an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of this year, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported on Thursday. The latest data marks a sharp slowdown from the fourth quarter in 2023, when GDP grew by 3.4 percent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Compared to the fourth quarter, the deceleration of real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected decelerations in consumer spending, exports, and state and local government spending and a downturn in federal government spending. These movements were partly offset by an acceleration in residential fixed investment. The newly released GDP estimate for the first quarter, in what was called an "advance" e

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Inflation in Sweden slows down in March

STORY: Inflation in Sweden slows down in March SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Statistics Sweden (SCB) 2. various of supermarkets 3. various of Stockholm's streets STORYLINE: Inflation in Sweden slowed from 4.5 percent in February to 4.1 percent in March, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Friday. Mikael Nordin, a statistician at SCB, said that the cost of certain goods had decreased from the same period last year. SCB said that inflation, measured as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was mainly driven by mortgage costs rising by 39.3 percent for apartment owners. Meanwhile, tenants paid 5 percent higher rents for their apartments than a year earlier. However, increasing housing costs were offset by cheaper diesel and electricity -- down by 17.5 percent and 9.1 percent respectively year-on-year, SCB said. Besides increased lending costs due to the Swedish central bank raising the benchmark interest rate f

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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A IKEA Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 13, 2024 - A view of the IKEA store in Chongqing, China, March 13, 2024. Swedish home improvement retail giant IKEA is cutting prices in several countries as global inflation slows. Tolga Oncu, head of retail at Inkga Group, the largest operator of IKEA stores, said it would further expand its price cuts in all markets around the world in 2024.

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-INFLATION

(231221) -- ANKARA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teller counts banknotes at an exchange office in Ankara, Türkiye, on Dec. 21, 2023. Türkiye's central bank on Thursday delivered a seventh consecutive rate hike to beat double-digit inflation, signaling an impending end to the tightening cycle that has become the hallmark of a policy reversal, experts said. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH News Analysis: Türkiye slows pace of monetary tightening amid signal to end hiking cycle soon

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-INFLATION

(231221) -- ANKARA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man withdraws money from an ATM in Ankara, Türkiye, on Dec. 21, 2023. Türkiye's central bank on Thursday delivered a seventh consecutive rate hike to beat double-digit inflation, signaling an impending end to the tightening cycle that has become the hallmark of a policy reversal, experts said. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH News Analysis: Türkiye slows pace of monetary tightening amid signal to end hiking cycle soon

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Australia's economic growth slows to 0.2 pct in Q3

STORY: Australia's economic growth slows to 0.2 pct in Q3 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Australia 2. various of market, park, bank and train station in Australia STORYLINE: Australia's economic growth slowed to 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, Australia's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2 percent in the third quarter. It marked the eighth straight quarter of economic growth but a fall from 0.4 percent growth in the three months to the end of June. The Australian Associated Press reported that economists had projected economic growth of 0.5 percent in the September quarter. In the 12 months to the end of September, Australia's GDP grew 2.1 percent, the data showed. Responding to the data, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in a statement that the economic slowdown was an inevitable consequence of higher inter

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India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September

STORY: India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of electronic product manufacture unit 3. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) fell to 5.8 percent in September from 10.34 percent in August, the government data showed on Friday. "For the month of September 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 141.6. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of September 2023 stand at 111.5, 140.6 and 205.9 respectively," read the data issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 138.8 for primary goods, 111.6 for capital goods, 153.8 for intermediate goods and 168.7 for infrastructure/construction goods

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Indonesia's GDP slows in Q3 over decline in exports value

STORY: Indonesia's GDP slows in Q3 over decline in exports value SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, acting head of BPS speaking at the press conference on Nov. 6 2. various of ports in Indonesia (file) 3. various of Jakarta (file) STORYLINE: Indonesia's economic growth slowed in the third quarter of this year as the value of exports declined, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported on Monday. Acting BPS head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the July-September period was recorded at 4.94 percent year-on-year, down from 5.17 percent reported in the previous quarter. The latest figure ends Indonesia's economic growth above 5 percent in seven consecutive quarters. "The decline in commodity prices on the international market has an impact on the decline in the export value of our superior products, where the prices of crude palm oil and coal are lo

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Technical recession in Eurozone "not something to worry about": Spanish economist

STORY: Technical recession in Eurozone "not something to worry about": Spanish economist DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sergi Basco, an associate professor of economics at Barcelona University 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): SERGI BASCO, Associate professor of economics at Barcelona University STORYLINE: The report by Eurostat last week that the Eurozone entered a technical recession at the start of 2023 after the economy shrank by 0.1 percent for a second consecutive quarter is "not something we have to worry about," Sergi Basco, an associate professor of economics at Barcelona University, told Xinhua in an interview on Friday. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): SERGI BASCO, Associate professor of economics at Barcelona University "The fall in GDP is what the European Central Bank (ECB) wants and it's not something we have to worry about. This is what always happens: when interest rates are high, the economy slows, and that's where we are right now. There

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Vietnam's GDP growth slows as global demand weighs on exports

STORY: Vietnam's GDP growth slows as global demand weighs on exports DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various scenes of the container terminal in Vietnam 2. various scenes of the industrial zones 3. various scenes of business banking 4. various scenes of supermarket 5. various scenes of wind farms STORYLINE: Vietnam's economy in the first quarter grew at the second lowest rate in the past 12 years as weakening global demand weighed on exports, official data showed on Wednesday. According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), the growth of gross domestic product was 3.32 percent in the January-March period, down from 5.92 percent in the fourth quarter and 5.03 percent in the first quarter last year. The GSO said that processing and manufacturing, with a 35.47-percent weight of the basket, dipped 0.4 percent from a year earlier, while services, the largest category, rose 6.79 percent and agriculture gained 2.52 percent. Besides, the data showed tha

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More global cooperation urged at Davos amid world economic slowdown

STORY: More global cooperation urged at Davos amid world economic slowdown DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: DAVOS, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): LI CHAO, Xinhua correspondent 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAADIA ZAHIDI, WEF Managing Director 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BORGE BRENDE, WEF President STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LI CHAO, Xinhua correspondent "Global cooperation should be accelerated as the world economy slows down sharply, said attendees at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting kicking off Monday in Davos, Switzerland. The meeting, themed 'Cooperation in a Fragmented World,' is being held at a time when various challenges threaten world economic recovery, such as the energy crisis, the food crisis, high inflation, interruption of industrial chains, and retreat from globalization, said officials and scholars gathering at the event." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAADIA ZAHIDI, WEF Managing Director "It is important that we rebuild international cooperat

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China's GDP growth slows to 3.0% in 2022

Journalists receive China's gross domestic product data for 2022 at its National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing on Jan. 17, 2023. China's economy expanded 3.0 percent in the year, showing a significant deceleration from 8.4 percent growth in 2021 due to the nation's stringent "zero-COVID" policy.

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China's GDP growth slows to 3.0% in 2022

Journalists await the release of China's gross domestic product data for 2022 outside its National Bureau of Statistics building in Beijing on Jan. 17, 2023. China's economy expanded 3.0 percent in the year, showing a significant deceleration from 8.4 percent growth in 2021 due to the nation's stringent "zero-COVID" policy.

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(2)Snow in central Tokyo on New Year's Eve

TOKYO, Japan - Traffic slows to a crawl on a main street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward due to snowfall on Dec. 31.

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China's economic growth slows to 7.3% in July-Sept.

BEIJING, China - Sheng Laiyun, a spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics of China, tells a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 21, 2014, the country's gross domestic product slowed to 7.3% growth in the July-September quarter on a year-on-year basis, the slowest since a 6.6% rise in the January-March quarter of 2009.

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China's consumer inflation slows to level not seen since 2010

BEIJING, China - A vendor awaits shoppers in a market in Beijing on Oct. 10, 2014. China's consumer price index, a major gauge of inflation, rose 1.6 percent in September from a year earlier, compared with the previous month's increase of 2 percent, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Oct. 15. The latest rise in the inflation index is the lowest since January 2010.

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China's consumer inflation slows to level not seen since 2010

BEIJING, China - A vendor awaits shoppers in a market in Beijing on Oct. 10, 2014. China's consumer price index, a major gauge of inflation, rose 1.6 percent in September from a year earlier, compared with the previous month's increase of 2 percent, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Oct. 15. The latest rise in the inflation index is the lowest since January 2010.

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Abe's adviser calls for delay to tax hike if economy slows

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Hamada, a Yale University emeritus professor of economics, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2014. Hamada, a special adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said the government should put off a further consumption tax hike to 10 percent in 2015 or raise the rate by 1 percentage point per year if the economy stalls.

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China's economic growth slows

BEIJING, China - China's National Bureau of Statistics, holds a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2014, to release the country's economic growth in the January-March quarter of 2014. China's economic growth slowed to 7.4 percent on year in the January-March quarter from 7.7 percent the previous three months.

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China's April-June economic growth slows to 7.6%

BEIJING, Canada - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, speaks on China's economic growth in the April-June quarter of 2012 in Beijing on July 13, 2012. China's economic growth further slowed in the quarter, expanding 7.6 percent from a year earlier compared to the 8.1 percent rise in the first quarter.

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China's April-June economic growth slows to 7.6%

BEIJING, Canada - Photo shows a worker at a construction site of a condominium in Beijing on July 9, 2012. China's economic growth further slowed in the April-June quarter of 2012, expanding 7.6 percent from a year earlier compared to the 8.1 percent rise in the first quarter, according to government data released on July 13.

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Toyota demonstrates collision prevention system

NAGOYA, Japan - A vehicle, equipped with a collision prevention system consisting of radar and camera detectors, automatically slows after recognizing a mock pedestrian and comes to a stop at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Higashi Fuji Technical Center in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on July 21, 2011. Toyota demonstrated the system, still under development for future use, to reporters.

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China's economic growth slows to 9% in 2008

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Jan. 18 at Beijing's West Railway Station shows rural migrants waiting for a train as they head for their hometowns for the Chinese New Year holidays. One of them said he will not return to Beijing after the holiday period as there have been no job openings for construction workers since mid-December in Beijing.

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Samawah residents miss Japan support as rebuilding effort slows

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Schoolchildren study at an elementary school renovated by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in Samawah, southern Iraq.

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Samawah residents miss Japan support as rebuilding effort slows

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Local firefighters stand by a fire engine provided by Japan in Samawah, southern Iraq.

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China hopes 2007 economic growth slows to 10% or less: NDRC

BEIJING, Japan - Han Yongwen, secretary general of China's National Development and Reform Commission, speaks in a meeting with a delegation of executives from Kyodo News and its member news organizations in Beijing on June 12. Han said. ''My personal hope is that economic growth this year will be 10 percent or less.''