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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning view of Movses village on April 6, 2024 in Tavush, Armenia During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two countries in the past months with fears of a new possibl

Apple opens largest retail store on Chinese mainland in Shanghai

STORY: Apple opens largest retail store on Chinese mainland in Shanghai SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the store 2. various of Apple CEO Tim Cook 3. various of customers STORYLINE: Smartphone maker Apple on Thursday inaugurated its largest retail store on the Chinese mainland in Shanghai, with Apple CEO Tim Cook opening the doors of the new store and welcoming Chinese consumers. The eighth Apple store in Shanghai is located in Jing'ansi Square in a central business district of the metropolis. It is the company's second-largest retail store globally. The flagship store boasts more than 150 employees who can communicate with customers in English, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish and Malay, in addition to the Chinese language in 25 varieties of Chinese dialects, according to Apple. Diana Chou, market director for East China, Apple Retail, said that Apple values Chinese consumers, and Appl

Foreign companies view China as viable and vital market: Deloitte China chair

STORY: Foreign companies view China as viable and vital market: Deloitte China chair SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiang Ying, Deloitte China chair at work 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JIANG YING, Deloitte China Chair STORYLINE: Jiang Ying, Deloitte China chair and a national political advisor, has said that China has a huge market and the country remains open-minded in seeking to continuously improve its business environment. According to a government work report submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation, China plans to implement measures to ensure the national treatment for foreign-funded enterprises, vowing more efforts to attract foreign investment. SOUNDBITE (English): JIANG YING, Deloitte China Chair "I think opening up is the buzzword and is actually happening every day. The market still has huge possibilities for every company, not just for investment companies, but I think

CHINA-BEIJING-TIANJIN-JINGWEI HIRAIN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240228) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Employees communicate about information on the corporate display board at the Tianjin R&D Center of Beijing Jingwei Hirain Technologies Co., Inc. in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 26, 2024. Since the beginning of this year, the Tianjin factory of Beijing Jingwei Hirain Technologies Co., Inc., located in the Xiqing economic and technological development zone in Tianjin, has been receiving continuous orders. The factory resumed work ahead of schedule on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year. Jingwei Hirain is a leading enterprise in the field of automotive electronic systems headquartered in Beijing. In 2016, the company relocated its production factory to Tianjin and achieved rapid development, capitalizing on the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Local authorities in Xiqing actively provides a favorable business environment for the company, offering various supports such as optimizing approval processes, establishing regular communi

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240201) -- BEIJING, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Jan. 31, 2024. U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 317.01 points, or 0.82 percent, to 38,150.3. The S&P 500 sank 79.32 points, or 1.61 percent, to 4,845.65. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 345.89 points, or 2.23 percent, to 15,164.01. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

Cameroon launches first malaria vaccination for children

STORY: Cameroon launches first malaria vaccination for children SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. Photos of vaccine injection session at a vaccination center in Douala, Cameroon 2. various of the Soa district hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon 3. SOUNDBITE (French): DANIEL EKOTO, Nurse of the Soa district hospital STORYLINE: Cameroon started vaccinating children against malaria for the first time on Monday in an effort to contain the raging pandemic. The Public Health Ministry of the country announced that the vaccine will be offered in both public and private health facilities across 42 health districts. SOUNDBITE (French): DANIEL EKOTO, Nurse of the Soa district hospital "On this first day, we administered vaccines to 20 infants, specifically 20 six-month-old babies, because, as you know, this concerns children who have reached the age of six months. It went off with a great deal of enthusiasm, especially on the part of the

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(231228) -- CAIRO, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This cellphone photo taken on May 24, 2023 shows the installation work of the curtain wall at the Central Business District (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital, 45 kilometers east of Cairo, Egypt. To avoid the high temperature at day time, workers often carry out the construction work at night time. In the vast and scorching desert in North Africa, Chinese and Egyptian workers are working against the clock to dress up a cluster of newly erected high-rises in glass walls made in China. The new capital is not only a key project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative but also the largest project constructed by Chinese companies in Egypt. After four years of construction, the modern city is finally taking shape, with a cluster of glass buildings shining like a mirage amidst the arid landscape. Located near the Sahara Desert, Egypt's climate is predominantly hot and dry, and the highest temperature can reach 50 degrees Celsius in summer. Under such an ex

18th International Fair of Lome underway in Togo

STORY: 18th International Fair of Lome underway in Togo SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Lome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the Togolese Center for Exhibitions and Fairs, main venue of the 18th International Fair of Lome 2. Various of artists performing during the opening ceremony 3. Various of visitors 4. Various of products on display STORYLINE: The 18th edition of the International Fair of Lome (FIL), one of West Africa's major trade events, is underway in Togo's capital with the participation of 1,148 exhibitors from 22 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Under the theme "Connecting Markets for Strong Trade Growth," this 12-day event that kicked off on Thursday, has brought together participants from sectors such as agriculture, agribusiness, energy, industry, public works, trade, tourism and electronics. This year's theme perfectly aligns with the Togolese authorities' vision of the economic opportunities available in Togo for business

Lao tea exhibitors hope for more business cooperation with China

STORY: Lao tea exhibitors hope for more business cooperation with China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lao enterprise SAN WAN LAO's booth at CIIE 2. various of China-Laos Railway 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): THIENG SOMSAT, Lao exhibitor 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU ZHENGYU, Shanghai Representative Office of Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry STORYLINE: At the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Lao enterprise SAN WAN LAO's booth attracted dozens of potential customers in a single day. This is the third time that this enterprise has come to the expo to display Laos' ancient tree tea. Since last year, these tea products have arrived in Shanghai more quickly, via the China-Laos Railway. The railway was launched in late 2021. Now for the Lao company, the transport time for their products from Laos to Shanghai has been reduced from one week to three days, and the cost has also

Australia's central bank lifts cash rate to 4.35 pct

STORY: Australia's central bank lifts cash rate to 4.35 pct SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sydney Opera House 2. various of the Reserve Bank of Australia 3. various of banks STORYLINE: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday decided to raise the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.35 percent, after keeping the rate on hold for four consecutive months. Following a monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, RBA Governor Michele Bullock said in a statement that the rise in interest rates was warranted to be more assured that inflation would return to target in a reasonable timeframe. According to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.2 percent in the September 2023 quarter, higher than the 0.8-percent rise in the June 2023 quarter, while the annual inflation eased down from 6.0 percent to 5.4 percent. Automotive fuel and

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