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China's Hainan opens new scenic highway loop

STORY: China's Hainan opens new scenic highway loop SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway loop STORYLINE: A scenic highway circling the main island of south China's Hainan Province opened to traffic on Monday, according to a press conference in Haikou, the provincial capital. The project had a total estimated investment of 16.35 billion yuan (2.3 billion U.S. dollars), said Huang Peng, chief engineer of the provincial transport department. The highway is 988 kilometers in length and has 45 viewing platforms, 25 parking areas, 66 roadside parking belts and 14 electric vehicle charging stations, Huang said. It runs through 12 coastal cities and counties, 64 coastal townships and more than 1,200 villages, Huang added. The highway loop connects the province's 31 level-A scenic areas, 21 coastal tourist resorts, seven maritime sports bases, 61 traditional Chinese villages, 27 prehistoric cultural sit

Iran rejects Israel's accusation of involvement in Houthis' ship seizure

STORY: Iran rejects Israel's accusation of involvement in Houthis' ship seizure SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected Israel's allegation that his country was involved in the seizure of a cargo ship in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi forces. He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, while responding to the accusations against Iran by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who blamed Iran for the attack on the cargo ship Sunday. Kanaani described Israel's accusations as "invalid," stressing that Iran had reiterated that resistance forces in the region were the representatives of their own countries and peoples, and decided and acted based on their nations' interests. He added Israel's allegations were "projection in an attempt to escape the complicated situation"

CHINA-BEIJING-SHENZHOU-15-ASTRONAUTS-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(230731) -- BEIJING, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fei Junlong (C), Deng Qingming (R) and Zhang Lu, astronauts of China's Shenzhou-15 crewed mission, meet the press in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2023. The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-15 crewed mission met the press on Monday, their first appearance after returning to Earth in June. China launched the manned spaceship Shenzhou-15 on Nov. 29, 2022, sending Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu to China's space station core module Tianhe. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

Joint press conference of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Gitanas Nauseda and Andrzej Duda in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 28, 2023 - President of Poland Andrzej Duda (L) and President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda shake hands during a joint press conference with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C) in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

UN envoy says holds "constructive" talks with Houthi leader

STORY: UN envoy says holds "constructive" talks with Houthi leader DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg's motorcade arriving at the Sanaa International Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANS GRUNDBERG, UN Special Envoy for Yemen 3. various of the press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HANS GRUNDBERG, UN Special Envoy for Yemen 5. various of Sanaa International Airport STORYLINE: The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Wednesday that he had "positive engagements" with Houthi authorities in Yemen's capital Sanaa, calling on concerning parties to take bold steps to end the years-long war in the country. Speaking to reporters after concluding his two-day talks with Houthi leaders in the Houthis-held Sanaa, Grundberg said the discussions were "frank, detailed and constructive." He said he was encouraged by the "positive and constructive atmosphere" and

Yemen's Houthi rebels release gov't military commander

STORY: Yemen's Houthi rebels release gov't military commander DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of the motorcade carrying Major General Faisal Rajab 2. various of people welcoming Rajab 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDULKADIR AL-MURTADA, Head of Houthi prisoner affairs committee 4. various of people from Rajab's tribe waiting for him 5. various of the motorcade leaving STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday released a government military commander who had been detained for eight years, a Houthi official announced in a statement. Faisal Rajab, a commander in the Yemeni government army, was released after a request was made by a tribal delegation from his hometown in the southern province of Abyan. Abdulkadir al-Murtada, head of the Houthi prisoner affairs' committee, confirmed Rajab's release in a statement during a press conference held in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDULKADIR AL-MURTADA, Head of Houthi p

GERMANY-BERLIN-FRENCH PM-VISIT

(221126) -- BERLIN, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) shakes hands with visiting French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne after attending a press conference at the German Chancellery in Berlin, capital of Germany, Nov. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

Chinese-built int'l airport expected to play key role in boosting growth in Cambodia

STORY: Chinese-built int'l airport expected to play key role in boosting growth in Cambodia DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport 2. STANDUP (English): HUANG XITIAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIANG HAIFENG, Executive General Manager of China Construction Yangtze River (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): HANG AMATAK, Cambodian engineer at the new Phnom Penh international airport project STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUANG XITIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm here at the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in the capital of Cambodia. Located about 20 kilometers south of the capital of Phnom Penh, the airport is constructed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau. The main construction of the terminal hall is now completed, with more construction work underway." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIANG HAIFENG, Executive General Man

Mass wedding held in Yemen's capital

STORY: Mass wedding held in Yemen's capital DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: Sanna CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a group wedding ceremony STORYLINE: A group wedding was held in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa for thousand of Yemenis youths, who could not afford individual weddings. All the grooms were dressed in traditional wedding clothes when they celebrated the ceremony, while the brides had their celebrations separately. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Houthi militia stormed several northern cities and forced the Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanna. (XHTV)

Yemeni wushu lovers strive for excellence despite protracted conflict

STORY: Yemeni wushu lovers strive for excellence despite protracted conflict DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of wushu enthusiasts training at a gym in Sanaa, Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAJI AL-ASHWAL, Wushu tutor 3. various of wushu enthusiasts training at a gym in Sanaa, Yemen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): THARWAT MAHEEUB AL-SNDI, Wushu athlete STORYLINE: Inside a gym converted from an old warehouse, about a dozen wushu lovers were training diligently despite the afternoon heat of Sanaa, Yemen's capital. These enthusiasts of Chinese martial arts, from schoolboys to young men in their 20s, did backflips, practiced wushu's complex choreographed routines, or engaged in free-style combat training. Naji al-Ashwal, the tutor, or shifu, of the wushu gym, said many of his students fell in love with the Chinese martial arts after watching Kung Fu movies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAJI AL-ASHWAL, Wushu tutor "I have been loving to practice wushu since ch

Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

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