Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

A woman rides a three-wheel electric vehicle on Sept. 25, 2025, in the first-phase zone of Toyota Motor Corp.'s experimental "Woven City," launched at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, which the carmaker is building as a testbed for the future of mobility.

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

Toyota's "Woven City" launched

A woman rides a three-wheel electric vehicle on Sept. 25, 2025, in the first-phase zone of Toyota Motor Corp.'s experimental "Woven City," launched at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, which the carmaker is building as a testbed for the future of mobility.

A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

STORY: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai FTZ and views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA VAN ACKER, Senior Vice President of MSD and President of MSD China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG HAO, Deputy director, Management committee, Lin-gang Special Area of Shanghai FTZ 4. various of the views in China 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BELEN GARIJO, Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck Group 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BENOIT BAZIN, CEO, Saint-Gobain Group STORYLINE: In 2013, China set up its first pilot free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai, a testbed of new opening-up policies. After rounds of expansion, China now has 21 such zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port. They have played a crucial role in attracting foreign investment and stabilizing foreign trade. In 2022, the 21 FTZs saw exports and imports rise 14.5 percent year on year

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

Photo taken May 9, 2019, at a railway yard in Rifu town, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the driver's cab of ALFA-X, the recently completed testbed of East Japan Railway Co.'s next-generation shinkansen bullet train. The new train aims to run at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, up 40 km from the current maximum speed for shinkansen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

The recently completed ALFA-X testbed of East Japan Railway Co.'s next-generation bullet train is shown to the media at a railway yard in Rif town, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 9, 2019. The new train aims to run at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, up 40 km from the current maximum speed for shinkansen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

The recently completed ALFA-X testbed of East Japan Railway Co.'s next-generation bullet train is shown to the media at a railway yard in Rif town, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 9, 2019. The new train aims to run at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, up 40 km from the current maximum speed for shinkansen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

The recently completed ALFA-X testbed of East Japan Railway Co.'s next-generation bullet train is shown to the media at a railway yard in Rif town, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 9, 2019. The new train aims to run at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, up 40 km from the current maximum speed for shinkansen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Test run of new bullet train testbed

Test run of new bullet train testbed

ALFA-X, the testbed of East Japan Railway Co.'s next-generation shinkansen bullet train, arrives at JR Morioka Station in northeastern Japan during a test run conducted in the small hours of May 16, 2019. The new train aims to run at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, 40 km per hour faster than the current generation of shinkansen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Test run of new bullet train testbed

Test run of new bullet train testbed

ALFA-X, the testbed of East Japan Railway Co.'s next-generation shinkansen bullet train, arrives at JR Morioka Station in northeastern Japan during a test run conducted in the small hours of May 16, 2019. The new train aims to run at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, 40 km per hour faster than the current generation of shinkansen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

Prototype of new shinkansen bullet train

Photo taken May 9, 2019, at a railway yard in Rifu town, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the driver's cab of ALFA-X, the recently completed testbed of East Japan Railway Co.'s next-generation shinkansen bullet train. The new train aims to run at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, up 40 km from the current maximum speed for shinkansen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo