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AIIB to make greater contributions to green development: official

STORY: AIIB to make greater contributions to green development: official DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference hall in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUDGER SCHUKNECHT, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of AIIB 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUDGER SCHUKNECHT, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of AIIB STORYLINE: The two-day annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) concluded Wednesday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. During the meeting, the bank's Board of Governors approved the applications of El Salvador, the Solomon Islands and Tanzania as its new members. Vice President and Corporate Secretary of AIIB Ludger Schuknecht said the bank helps promote the sustainable development of its members. This is welcomed by the international community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUDGER SCHUKNECHT, Vice President and Corporate Se

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EGYPT-SHARM EL-SHEIKH-AIIB-UZBEK MINISTER-INTERVIEW

(230926) -- SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Laziz Kudratov, the governor of Uzbekistan at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and also Uzbek minister of investment, industry, and trade, speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the AIIB's two-day annual meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sept. 26, 2023. Laziz Kudratov hailed Tuesday the bank's eighth annual meeting as "important and fruitful." (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai) TO GO WITH Interview: Uzbek minister hails AIIB's annual meeting in Egypt as "important, fruitful"

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ADB chief Nakao

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Takehiko Nakao, president of the Asian Development Bank, holds a press conference in the Kazakhstan capital Astana on May 2, 2014, ahead of a two-day annual meeting of the ADB starting in the city on May 4.

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ADB ends annual meet

MUMBAI, India - Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao speaks at a press conference in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi on May 5, 2013. The ADB wrapped up its two-day annual meeting there that day.

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ADB President Kuroda after annual meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference in Manila on May 5, 2012, at the end of its two-day annual meeting.

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APEC ministers ready to meet in Geneva to push WTO talks

LIMA, Peru - Trade and foreign ministers from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum members attend a joint news conference in Lima on Nov. 20 after a two-day annual meeting.

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ADB urged to keep fighting poverty as main mission

KYOTO, Japan - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a news conference after the bank wrapped up a two-day annual general meeting in Kyoto on May 7. ADB members urged the bank to keep fighting poverty as its main mission despite the bank's plan to broaden its activities to better serve the fast-growing region.

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Japan to donate $100 mil. to set up new funds at ADB

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koji Omi delivers a keynote speech at the start of a two-day annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Kyoto on May 6. Omi, who chairs the meeting, unveiled a plan to contribute $100 million to the Asian Development Bank to set up two new funds to fight global warming and facilitate the investment climate in the Asia-Pacific region.

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APEC ministers seek WTO concessions, adopt bird flu measures

BUSAN, South Korea - Foreign and trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum line up for a group photograph after their two-day annual meeting in the South Korean port city of Busan on Nov. 16.

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Powell talks with China'a Li in Santiago

SANTIAGO, Chile - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing shake hands in Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 18 as they meet on the sidelines of a two-day annual ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum there.

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APEC ministers give full support for WTO talks

SANTIAGO, Chile - Foreign and trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum gather in Santiago on Nov. 17 for an annual two-day meeting.

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Japan, U.S. business leaders to discuss China next year

WASHINGTON, United States - Toshiba Corp. Chairman Taizo Nishimuro (L), who co-chaired the two-day Japan-U.S. Business Conference in Washington, speaks at a news conference after the meeting at a Washington hotel on Nov. 3. The business leaders agreed to discuss issues related to China as a major topic at their next annual meeting in Tokyo in November 2004.

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Sasamori replaces Washio as president of Rengo labor union

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Sasamori, new president of Japan's largest labor organization, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), speaks at the close of its two-day annual meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 5. Sasamori was elected president of the 7.61 million-strong organization to succeed Etsuya Washio, who is retiring.

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Newspaper editors from Japan, S. Korea meet

TAEJON, South Korea - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Han Dong delivers an opening address at a meeting of senior editors from 12 Japanese and South Korean regional newspapers in the central South Korean city of Taejon on Sept. 27. The editors will discuss the relationship between politics and the mass media in the two-day event. The annual forum, launched in 1995 in Hiroshima, is held alternately in Japan and South Korea.

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ASEAN foreign ministers meet for 2nd day

BANGKOK, Thailand - The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather for a second day July 25 in Bangkok for their annual two-day meeting. Among the topics under discussion were the illegal drug trade, a proposal for a permanent ASEAN human rights body and East Timor.

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ASEAN foreign ministers begin 2-day meeting

BANGKOK, Thailand - The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) join hands to mark the opening of their annual meeting that got under way in Bangkok on July 24. After the two-day meeting wraps up, the ministers will meet with East Asian counterparts and take part in a conference between ASEAN and its 10 dialogue partners.

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Japan, U.S. trade ministers meet

Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (L) shake hands on Nov. 13 prior to bilateral talks on the eve of the two-day annual ministerial APEC meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

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Powell talks with China'a Li in Santiago

SANTIAGO, Chile - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing shake hands in Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 18 as they meet on the sidelines of a two-day annual ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum there. (Kyodo)

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Japan to donate $100 mil. to set up new funds at ADB

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koji Omi delivers a keynote speech at the start of a two-day annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Kyoto on May 6. Omi, who chairs the meeting, unveiled a plan to contribute $100 million to the Asian Development Bank to set up two new funds to fight global warming and facilitate the investment climate in the Asia-Pacific region. (Kyodo)

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ADB urged to keep fighting poverty as main mission

KYOTO, Japan - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a news conference after the bank wrapped up a two-day annual general meeting in Kyoto on May 7. ADB members urged the bank to keep fighting poverty as its main mission despite the bank's plan to broaden its activities to better serve the fast-growing region. (Kyodo)

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APEC ministers ready to meet in Geneva to push WTO talks

LIMA, Peru - Trade and foreign ministers from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum members attend a joint news conference in Lima on Nov. 20 after a two-day annual meeting. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean official attend reception for security forum

Choe Son Hui, deputy director for North American Affairs at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, arrives at a hotel in Beijing on June 21, 2016, to attend a reception for the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue. The annual security forum will start a two-day meeting on June 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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APEC leaders start two-day summit

BUSAN, South Korea - Leaders from 21 Pacific Rim economies begin their two-day annual summit in South Korea's port city of Busan on Nov. 18 to explore avenues for advancing troubled global market-opening negotiations and averting an avian flu pandemic. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders are expected to issue a strong political message to push forward the World Trade Organization talks, ahead of a key WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong in December. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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APEC leaders start two-day summit

BUSAN, South Korea - Leaders from 21 Pacific Rim economies begin their two-day annual summit in South Korea's port city of Busan on Nov. 18 to explore avenues for advancing troubled global market-opening negotiations and averting an avian flu pandemic. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders are expected to issue a strong political message to push forward the World Trade Organization talks, ahead of a key WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong in December. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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APEC ministers give full support for WTO talks

SANTIAGO, Chile - Foreign and trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum gather in Santiago on Nov. 17 for an annual two-day meeting. (Kyodo)

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APEC ministers seek WTO concessions, adopt bird flu measures

BUSAN, South Korea - Foreign and trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum line up for a group photograph after their two-day annual meeting in the South Korean port city of Busan on Nov. 16. (Kyodo)

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APEC ministers seek WTO restart, endorse region-wide FTA plan

HANOI, Vietnam - Foreign and trade ministers from 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) pose for a group photo in Hanoi on Nov. 16. They ended their two-day annual meeting. (Kyodo)

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APEC ministers seek WTO concessions, adopt bird flu measures

BUSAN, South Korea - Foreign and trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum line up for a group photograph after their two-day annual meeting in the South Korean port city of Busan on Nov. 16. (Kyodo)

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ADB President Kuroda after annual meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference in Manila on May 5, 2012, at the end of its two-day annual meeting. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. business leaders to discuss China next year

WASHINGTON, United States - Toshiba Corp. Chairman Taizo Nishimuro (L), who co-chaired the two-day Japan-U.S. Business Conference in Washington, speaks at a news conference after the meeting at a Washington hotel on Nov. 3. The business leaders agreed to discuss issues related to China as a major topic at their next annual meeting in Tokyo in November 2004. (Kyodo)

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Sasamori replaces Washio as president of Rengo labor union

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Sasamori, new president of Japan's largest labor organization, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), speaks at the close of its two-day annual meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 5. Sasamori was elected president of the 7.61 million-strong organization to succeed Etsuya Washio, who is retiring.

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Newspaper editors from Japan, S. Korea meet

TAEJON, South Korea - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Han Dong delivers an opening address at a meeting of senior editors from 12 Japanese and South Korean regional newspapers in the central South Korean city of Taejon on Sept. 27. The editors will discuss the relationship between politics and the mass media in the two-day event. The annual forum, launched in 1995 in Hiroshima, is held alternately in Japan and South Korea.

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Japan, U.S. trade ministers meet

Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (L) shake hands Nov. 13 prior to bilateral talks on the eve of the two-day annual ministerial APEC meeting in Kuala Lumpur.