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Abidjan barbecue food festival held in Cote d'Ivoire

STORY: Abidjan barbecue food festival held in Cote d'Ivoire SHOOTING TIME: April 27, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:57 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 7th Abidjan barbecue food festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JOCELYNE ZADY, Restaurateur 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ROGER KOUASSI, Chef 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): HERMANN BROU, Participant 5. various of 7th Abidjan barbecue food festival STORYLINE: The 7th edition of Abidjan barbecue food festival was held in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from Friday to Sunday. Themed "Women's Leadership," the event brought more than 30 restaurateurs together and aimed to promote traditional Ivorian and African cuisine to local and international visitors. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JOCELYNE ZADY, Restaurateur "This food festival has allowed us to get to know each other and build connections. I hope that my restaurant can have more customers and income in the future, and I also hope that one day I can create my own food festival." SOUNDBITE

Chinese woman introduces foods from NE China at restaurant in Australia

STORY: Chinese woman introduces foods from NE China at restaurant in Australia SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the restaurant 2. various of a chef cooking 3. Chinese New Year wishes from Meng Fanhua, the owner of the restaurant. 4. various of Canberra STORYLINE: Meng Fanhua, a lady in her 30s from Northeast China, running two Chinese restaurants in Canberra, the Australian capital, has proudly introduced her hometown's cuisine to guests. Meng was glad that her hometown, China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province, has gained prominence since the beginning of this year as a top winter destination in China, though the outdoor temperature there falls to below minus 20 degrees Celsius in winter. Through food, Australians can understand Chinese people and culture, Meng said, adding that she has been enthusiastic in promoting Northeast China's best foods to residents in Canberra. In Meng's restaurant, local reside

Kanji for "tax" chosen to symbolize Japan's social mood in 2023

KYOTO, Japan Kyodo - Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "zei," meaning tax, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2023. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as tax-related issues hit headlines, including the government's temporary income tax cut of 40,000 yen per person planned next fiscal year. (Kyodo)

Holiday consumption boom mirrors Chinese economy's vitality, potential

STORY: Holiday consumption boom mirrors Chinese economy's vitality, potential DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) SHEN YILIANG, Official with Yanguan Scenic Spot in Haining, Zhejiang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese) LYU SHU, Visitor 4. various of tourists 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG NA, Restaurant owner at Wudadao area in Tianjin 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WEI YIJI, Restaurant owner at Wudadao area in Tianjin STORYLINE: Chinese residents' fervor for travel and leisure over the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday has reflected the country's strong consumption demand. From top domestic destinations, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Hangzhou, to cities in the northwest like Urumqi in Xinjiang, known for their scenic autumn landscapes, resorts across the country were flooded by visitors during the holiday. Latest data show that more than 52 million trips were made by rail, highway, wate

CHINA-SICHUAN-RUOERGAI COUNTY-HANDMADE DOLLS (CN)

(230914) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a handicraft cooperative pose for a group photo with their handmade "Lucky Dolls" in Baihe community of Tangke Town in Ruoergai County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. In 2016, a handicraft cooperative was established in Baihe community. Members of the cooperative integrated local traditional culture and modern design into a handmade doll named "Lucky Doll". Sold both at home and abroad, the "Lucky Doll" has become a distinctive local industry and increased the residents' income. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-TOURISM (CN)

(230616) -- LHASA, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man proposes to her girlfriend on the top of a restaurant in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 7, 2023. Official figures show that Tibet received over 157.6 million tourists from home and abroad, and achieved a tourism income of 212.6 billion yuan (29.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 2016 to 2020, 2.3 times and 2.4 times that of the previous five years, respectively, which helped lift 75,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty. The region received more than 11.73 million tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year, a rise of nearly 45 percent year on year, showing evident market vitality and strong recovery, the regional tourism development department said. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Polish residents worried over energy price hike ahead of winter

STORY: Polish residents worried over energy price hike ahead of winter DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Warsaw CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Poland 2. STANDUP (English): CHEN CHEN, Xinhua correspondent in Warsaw 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAL PASIEKA, Warsaw resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO XUEWEI, Restaurant owner in Gdansk 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Polish): ROBERT TOMASZEWSKI, Energy market analyst of "Polityka Insight" STORYLINE: Residents in Poland are worried over drastically rising energy prices ahead of the winter as the country is facing an energy crisis. Wholesale energy prices remain under pressure from high gas and coal prices. Electricity prices offered by the state-owned company PGNiG are to increase by over 300 percent in the fall compared to January last year. High energy prices have a direct impact on the public, particularly on business owners amid the inflation, which hovers at the highest level since March 1997. STANDUP (English): CHEN

Embrace "La Dolce Vita" in China's Tianjin as COVID-19 under control

STORY: Embrace "La Dolce Vita" in China's Tianjin as COVID-19 under control DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial view of Italian Style Area in Tianjin 2. various of dishes in an Italian restaurant 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RENATO PEGORARO, Owner of Tianjin Italy Venezia Restaurant 4. various of customers dinning 5. various of exterior of restaurants 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU YANAN, Director of Sino-Italian International Exchange Office of Tianjin Flight Group 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU ZONGJIN, Director of the organizing committee of Tianjin Italian Style Area STORYLINE: With effective control measures against COVID-19, business regains vitality in the Italian Style Area in north China's Tianjin Municipality. With a history of 120 years and more than 100 Italian-style villas, the area is not only a popular tourist destination but also a place of leisure for locals. It boasts a concentration of restaurants, shops and well-pre

Backpack-bikers transform food delivery in Ethiopia's capital

STORY: Backpack-bikers transform food delivery in Ethiopia's capital DATELINE: July 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:28 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of food delivery in Addis Ababa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): ASNAKE NIGUSSIE, Bicycle rider 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): BIRHAN GEBREMEDHIN, Restaurant owner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): BETEAB FISHA, Restaurant owner 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): FIKREAB HABTE, Department manager of beU delivery 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Amharic): MELAKU DESALEGN, Bicycle rider STORYLINE: Some 400 youngsters have lately created a swarm of orange backpack-bikers roaming Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and transformed food delivery in the city. They work for beU delivery, a Chinese-invested on-demand food delivery service provider within a short span of time, serving Addis Ababa residents with their favorite food from almost all major restaurants all over the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): ASNAKE NIGUSSIE, Bicycle rider "I used to ride a bicycle just for fun and I neve

GLOBALink | True Xinjiang through eyes of hardworking locals

STORY: True Xinjiang through eyes of hardworking locals DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN, Barbecue restaurant owner 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN and his daughter 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): RASHIDIN GHUPUR, Truck driver 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MAZIYA NIYAZ, Kindergarten teacher in Urumqi 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): MAZIYA NIYAZ, Kindergarten teacher in Urumqi STORYLINE: What does the real Xinjiang look like? People of all ethnic groups living here are best positioned to answer this question. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN, Barbecue restaurant owner "The mutton kebabs are ready. Hello, everyone. My name is Arken Tursun. I come from Yengiostang Township, Qiemo County. In 2014, I took over this barbecue restaurant from my dad." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN and his daughter "The business at our barbecue restaurant is booming. Our daily lives are getting better and better. Babies, it's time fo

Owner of barbecue restaurant with N. Korea ties nabbed

SAPPORO, Japan - Prosecutors arrested Kim Hwa Su, the owner of a well-known mutton barbeque restaurant in Sapporo with ties to a Pyongyang-affiliated group of Korean residents, on Feb. 5 for allegedly evading some 170 million yen in income tax. (Kyodo)

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