By David Darius
SHANGHAI, Mar. 12, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/— The 2024 Spring Festival travel rush that lasted some 40 days came to an end on March 5. China Eastern Airlines, along with its subsidiaries Shanghai Airlines and China United Airlines, operated a total of 106,800 passenger flights, transporting nearly 16.5 million passengers, with an average load factor exceeding 82%. … Continued
By David Darius
Seiko Watch Corporation TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2024 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ — Seiko Watch Corporation is pleased to announce that a new U.S. “Grand Seiko Flagship Boutique” officially opened its doors on iconic Madison Avenue with a grand opening event on February 8, marking a significant milestone in its history. Images: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202402076339?p=images Located at 540 Madison Avenue … Continued
By David Darius
SHANGHAI, Feb. 8, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– New forms and changes are expected to be observed in this year’s Spring Festival travel rush in China. China Eastern has stepped up efforts to newly open and resume international routes. Recently, it launched the Beijing Daxing-Kuala Lumpur route and resumed the Shanghai Pudong-Cairns, Australia route. It will also add … Continued
By David Darius
BEIJING, Jan. 30, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– As part of a series of events marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Chinese and French sides launched the China-France industrial cultural exchange week in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA), also known as Beijing E-town. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the French government’s special representative for China … Continued
Japan Prize Foundation TOKYO, Jan. 23, 2024 /Kyodo JBN/ — The Japan Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2024 Japan prize on January 23, 2024. Prof. Sir Brian J. Hoskins (UK) and Prof. John Michael Wallace (USA) are co-winners of the Japan Prize in the fields of Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social Infrastructure, … Continued
By asianet
Anticipating opportunities presented by Expo 2025 running from April to October 2025, the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB) has partnered with Kansai Innovation Center (MUIC Kansai) to launch "Tech Tours Kansai," an innovative new platform to develop custom-tailored industrial tours. Ahead of the event, the Kansai region is rapidly gaining attention from government officials … Continued
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At the beginning of the new year, the 3rd Sanya International Seed Industry Scientists Conference and the 2024 International Seed Industry Science and Technology Expo were successfully held in Sanya, Hainan Province. The event aims to establish a platform of scientific and technological innovation for international exchange and cooperation across the seed industry. Sanya Yazhou … Continued
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Airporter, Inc. and MUIC Kansai (Kansai Innovation Center) have initiated Japan's first off-airport check-in service at Kansai International Airport. The service aims to streamline the luggage process for outbound travelers, delivering luggage directly from hotels (or designated drop-off points) to departure airports in Japan and onward to international arrival airports. Image of off-airport check-in service: … Continued
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TOKIWA PHYTOCHEMICAL CO., LTD. (hereinafter "Tokiwa"), Japan, has announced the publication of the latest research on VENETRON (R), extracted from rafuma leaves. The study, titled "Effect of Apocynum venetum Leaf Extract (VENETRON (R)) on Unidentified Complaints Relating to Menstruation in Healthy Female Subjects — A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Parallel-group Comparison Study –," is featured in … Continued
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The 3rd session of the 18th People's Congress of Fuqing and the 3rd session of the 15th CPPCC Fuqing Committee were convened from December 25th to 29th, 2023. According to Fuqing Media Convergence Center, in 2023, Fuqing made significant progress in economic and social development. With a growth rate of 6.5% in regional GDP, an … Continued