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washington - A rare visit by the head of the Food and Agricultural Organization to North Korea has drawn criticism from former U.S. officials and humanitarian experts, with some raising the possibility of the U.N. official, a former Chinese official, using his position to serve China's political interests.

STORY: Toyota receives first corrective order for falsified test data

SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024

DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2024

LENGTH: 00:00:38

LOCATION: Tokyo

CATEGORY: ECONOMYSHOTLIST:

1. various of Toyota Motor's headquarters

2. various of cars in the streetSTORYLINE:Japan's transport ministry has issued a corrective order to Toyota Motor Corporation, mandating improvements in its

New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at a possible interest rate cut in September if economic conditions align with expectations. The Fed made these remarks during the latest Federal Reserve meeting which decided to keep the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent to 5.5 per cent for the eighth time. "I think it is a difficult judgement to make it and what you see is the

STORY: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct, hints at September cut

ATHENS, Greece: Greece announced nationwide restrictions on goats and sheep to tackle a deadly viral outbreak threatening the domestic livestock industry.

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The quota reform protesters have announced their most prominent program based on freedom of assembly since the imposition of a nationwide curfew on Wednesday, a "March for Justice" at the country's educational institutions, courthouses, and main roads in support of their nine-point demand.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): Indian markets on Thursday opened at a record high, with Nifty starting at 25,030.95 after gaining 92.15 points (0.37 per cent) from the previous close. The BSE Sensex also surged to a record high of 82,082 after opening at 81,949.68 points, with a gain of 208.34 points or 0.25 per cent. According to the experts, the Indian markets were buoyed by favourable global market trend

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 23 pips to 7.1323 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

NANCHANG, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- When Marine Michele-Ange Nathalie Chaleron sat down at her potter's wheel, she was delighted to find that her every touch breathed life into the once shapeless porcelain clay.

SHENZHEN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Shenzhen, a vibrant sci-tech and advanced-manufacturing hub in south China's Guangdong Province, has seen trade volume reaching 2.2 trillion yuan (about 308 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 31.7 percent and accounting for 10.4 percent of China's total, according to Shenzhen Customs.

New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a draft framework on alternative authentication mechanisms to supplement the SMS-based OTP system for digital payment transactions. The RBI noted, "No specific factor was mandated for authentication, but the digital payments ecosystem has primarily adopted SMS-based OTP as Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA). While OTP is working satisfa

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The inauguration ceremony for the new office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Representative Office in the United States was held here on Tuesday night.

© Provided by Xinhua U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 12, 2024. (U.S. Federal Reserve/Han

CARACAS -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday submitted an appeal to the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to audit and certify the results of Sunday's presidential elections amid calls for greater transparency.

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export grew for the 10th successive month due to solid demand for locally-made tech products, government data showed Thursday.

SANTIAGO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Chile's government downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2024 from 2.7 percent to 2.6 percent, and lowered its inflation forecast for the year to 3.7 percent, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.

HONG KONG, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 16.75 points, or 0.1 percent, to open at 17,327.85 points on Thursday.

New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Amid heavy rainfall in the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday received over 50 complaints regarding waterlogging issues from across Delhi from 6 pm till midnight. According to the Delhi Traffic Police control room, they received around 50 calls for waterlogging and several calls for traffic jams from 6 PM till midnight. Local traffic police officials were informed th

New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Federal Reserve, in its latest meeting, decided to keep the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent to 5.5 per cent for the eighth time. In its statement, the Fed observed that job gains in the U.S. economy have moderated, while the unemployment rate has increased slightly but remains low. "In support of its goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the fede

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BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged Hong Kong entrepreneurs to better integrate into national reform and development and contr

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Boeing Company reported on Wednesday a second-quarter revenue of 16.87 billion U.S. dollars, a 15 percent decline year on year, with quarterly net loss of 1.44 billion dollars.

© Provided by Xinhua U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 12, 2024. (U.S. Federal Reserve/Han

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Boeing announced on Wednesday its Board of Directors has elected Robert K. "Kelly" Ortberg as the company's new president and chief executive officer, effective Aug. 8.

© Provided by Xinhua Bronze medalist Siobhan Bernadette Haughey of China's Hong Kong attends the victory ceremony for the women's 100m freestyle of swimming at Paris 2024 O