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Major China-built road tunnel completed in Georgia

STORY: Major China-built road tunnel completed in Georgia SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024/Archives DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Tbilisi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial shots of the project (file) 2. various of the completion ceremony 3. various of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze addressing the ceremony 4. various of the project STORYLINE: The China Railway Tunnel Group completed a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. The tunnel, located in northern Georgia, includes a 9,000-meter-long main tunnel and emergency tunnels. With its operation, travel time on the Kvesheti-Kobi road segment will be reduced from one hour to 20 minutes. During a ceremony marking the completion, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the tunnel, the longest in the country, will help facilitate winter travel for residents in mountainous areas and boost cargo transportation. Kobakhidze

CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-MEXICO'S SENATE-200TH ANNIVERSARY-VIDEO SPEECH (CN)

(240424) -- BEIJING, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, delivers a speech via video at the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Mexico's Senate on April 23, 2024 local time. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

GEORGIA-KVESHETI-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

(240424) -- KVESHETI, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze speaks during a ceremony marking the completion of a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Kvesheti, Georgia, April 23, 2024. The China Railway Tunnel Group completed this tunnel on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. The tunnel, located in northern Georgia, includes a 9,000-meter-long main tunnel and emergency tunnels. With its operation, travel time on the Kvesheti-Kobi road segment will be reduced from one hour to 20 minutes. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-18 crewed space mission

STORY: China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-18 crewed space mission SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-18 astronauts will perform various in-orbit space science and application tests and experiments as well as multiple space walks during their six-month stay in the country's space station, a senior official of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 8:59 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The crew will utilize the scientific experiment cabinets and extravehicular payloads to carry out more than 90 experiments in the fields of basic physics in microgravity, space material science, space life science, space medicine and space technology, said Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the CMSA. During

Vintage bookstore owner in Syria encourages readers to keep passion alive

STORY: Vintage bookstore owner in Syria encourages readers to keep passion alive SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Modern Library bookstore 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of Modern Library bookstore in Damascus 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of the Modern Library in Damascus 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Grandson of owner of Modern Library STORYLINE: In the ancient al-Halbouni area of Syria's capital, Damascus, stands the Modern Library bookstore. It is owned by Bashir Jarkas and boasts a collection of over 100,000 books. It has been a local landmark for nearly six decades. The 80-year-old Jarkas has dedicated his life to sharing his love for reading with the community. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of Modern Library bookstore in Damascus "Books are my life, I cannot live without them. Once, I broke my foot and couldn't sit at home, so I preferred to

American students, teachers engage in Chinese poetry-learning in China

STORY: American students, teachers engage in Chinese poetry-learning in China SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:37 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese poetry class 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAWYER ZECK, Student of Muscatine High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMILLIE DURAN, History teacher of Muscatine High School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BAI XIAOFANG, English teacher of Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School 5. various of American students making dumplings 6. various of American students playing table tennis with Chinese students STORYLINE: A group of high school students and teachers from the United States have recently immersed themselves in a Chinese cultural learning experience during their visit to China. Invited by Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School, 32 students and eight teachers from Muscatine High School of Iowa, United States, visited the school in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, as part o

Heavy machinery manufacturer's new orders increase in first 2 months

STORY: Heavy machinery manufacturer's new orders increase in first 2 months SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory of the Northern Heavy Industries Group Co., Ltd. (NHI) STORYLINE: In Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning, the Northern Heavy Industries Group Co., Ltd. (NHI) is running at full steam as orders came in. In the first two months of the year, the traditional heavy machinery manufacturer's new orders increased by over 750 million yuan compared to the same period last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenyang, China. (XHTV)

Brunei's top football club holds friendly match with Chinese football team

STORY: Brunei's top football club holds friendly match with Chinese football team SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of players entering the field and fans cheering 2. various of Brunei team's first goal and an attacking sequence 3. various of Guangxi team's attacking sequence 4. various of football teams, along with honorary guests, taking a group photo in the national stadium STORYLINE: On Saturday evening, the Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Football Team from China played a friendly, international match with the Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (DPMM FC) in Brunei at the invitation of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. The match was held at the National Stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. DPMM FC emerged victorious with a 3-1 win over the Guangxi team. Both teams participated in friendly athletic exchanges. DPMM FC is Brunei's top football club and was officially

Theatrical extravaganza opens in south China's Guangxi

STORY: Theatrical extravaganza opens in south China's Guangxi SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of drama performance 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YING, Actress, National Theater of China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YI KEYING, Volunteer, Guangxi Normal University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIA JIANLI, Actor, Sichuan People's Art Theater STORYLINE: A one-month theatrical extravaganza kicked off at Guangxi Provincial Art Center in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday night. The event will showcase 39 Chinese theatrical productions in Nanning and Guilin to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Southwest Drama Exhibition, which since its debut in 1944 has become a phenomenon. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YING, Actress, National Theater of China "Drama is a very good form of artistic expression, which can bring China's 5,000-year-old history to the stage, and let more young people

Melenchon Gives A Conference At Sciences Po - Paris

Members of right-wing UNI students union and far-right Nemesis female group face members of left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI France Unbowed) movement ahead of a conference by LFI’s firebrand, three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, at elite university Sciences Po on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Melenchon was allowed to hold his Sciences Po conference after events at other universities and public venues were cancelled by academic and public officials over alleged security concerns. The France Unbowed movement, which has made its opposition to the war in Gaza a central theme in its European election campaign, denounced what it called "censorship" and an "extremely worrying precedent for our democracy." Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kim marks 25th anniversary of abduction

South Korean President Kim Dae Jung crosses himself at a mass held in Seoul on Thursday Aug. 12 to mark the 25th anniversary of his returning alive after being abducted by a group of unidentified men in Tokyo. God saved my life at that time..., Kim, who is Roman Catholic, said.

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