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Visa-free policy drives surge in Thai travelers via China-Laos Railway

STORY: Visa-free policy drives surge in Thai travelers via China-Laos Railway SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: XISHUANGBANNA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos railway passenger train 2. various of passengers getting off at Mohan Station on the China-Laos Railway 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN XIANGHA, Tour guide, Yunnan International Travel Service 4. various of passengers going through customs at the Mohan checkpoint STORYLINE: It's been a month since a mutual visa exemption agreement between China and Thailand took effect on March 1. In March, the exit-entry frontier inspection station in Mohan on China's border with Laos cleared 2,100 in-bound visits by Thai nationals. Among them, 629 visits were made through the Mohan port of China-Laos Railway, representing a month-on-month increase of 750%. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN XIANGHA, Tour guide, Yunnan International Travel Service "Since the implementation of the visa-free policy between

China-Thailand cooperation on electric taxis transforming Thai airport

STORY: China-Thailand cooperation on electric taxis transforming Thai airport SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suvarnabhumi Airport 2. various of EV cars at the Suvarnabhumi Airport 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): SUCHAT, Taxi driver in Bangkok 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIAO YUJIANG, Chief account director of Aion (Thailand) 5. various of the Suvarnabhumi Airport STORYLINE: The Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is Thailand's busiest airport, welcoming over 50 million travelers annually. Recognizing the need for sustainable travel options, Airports of Thailand (AOT) has joined forces with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) carmaker GAC Aion to introduce electric taxi services since January this year. The initiative aims not only to enhance the passenger experience but also to propel the airport towards a greener future. Suchat, 58, has been in the taxi industry for eight years. While Suchat owns seven combustion engin

Türkiye to introduce anti-dumping measures on solar panel imports from 5 countries

STORY: Türkiye to introduce anti-dumping measures on solar panel imports from 5 countries SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of solar power plants in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye announced Tuesday that it will introduce anti-dumping measures for importing solar panels from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia, and Jordan. A guarantee fee of 25 U.S. dollars per square meter will be applied to products imported from these countries as of March 26, according to a communique published by the country's Trade Ministry on Tuesday. The anti-dumping measures will be imposed on the import of "photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or arranged in (solar) panels" from these countries, it said. The principles regarding the application of a guarantee fee for importing the product were determined within the scope of an investigation initiated on Nov. 25, 2023, said the communique. Xinhu

CHINA-SHANGHAI-VISA-FREE PASSENGERS (CN)

(240315) -- SHANGHAI, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Border police officers check documents of travelers at a border checkpoint of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in east China's Shanghai, March 14, 2024. TO GO WITH "First lot of visa-free passengers from Switzerland enter China " (Photo by Wei Wenheng/Xinhua)

Work on Chinese-built airport for Cambodian capital in full swing

STORY: Work on Chinese-built airport for Cambodian capital in full swing SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese-built new Phnom Penh international airport 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EL SETHSOVATHA, Site engineer at Techo International Airport project STORYLINE: Some 66.1 percent of the construction work on a Chinese-built new Phnom Penh international airport, officially known as the Techo International Airport, has been completed so far, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday. Invested by the Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd, the 1.5-billion-U.S. dollar airport is being constructed by the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. on an area of 2,600 hectares, about 20 km from the capital Phnom Penh. It will be capable of handling 13 million passengers a year in the first phase, 30 million passengers in the second phase after 2030, and up to 50 million passengers in 2050 i

New air route linking Beijing, Hong Kong launched

STORY: New air route linking Beijing, Hong Kong launched SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing Daxing International Airport 2. STANDUP (English): WANG XIUNAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MAO JIEQIONG, CEO of HK Express 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI ZIWEI, Aviation Business Department, Beijing Daxing International Airport 5. various of Beijing Daxing International Airport 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHAO HEQIAO, Hong Kong student STORYLINE: On March 12, HK Express inaugurated a new air route linking Beijing and Hong Kong. STANDUP (English): WANG XIUNAN, Xinhua correspondent "The new route between Beijing and Hong Kong launched by HK Express will not only provide more choices for passengers but also will build a new bond between Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area." The new route operates between Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) and Hong Kon

Trade activities vigorous via land-sea trade corridor in Chongqing, China

STORY: Trade activities vigorous via land-sea trade corridor in Chongqing, China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trade activities via land-sea trade corridor STORYLINE: Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has transported over 4,200 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor since this year's Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10, with a total value of about 500 million yuan (about 69.5 million U.S. dollars). The main categories of goods included chemical raw materials and products, light industry and pharmaceutical products, metal ores, automotive and motorcycle parts. The goods were transported to countries including Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, and the Netherlands. By the end of 2023, the corridor reached 490 ports in 120 countries and regions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)

Xinhua Headlines: Countries embrace returning Chinese travelers for Lunar New Year and beyond

(240211) -- BEIJING, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese tourist poses for photos in a street in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

Direct flight links China's Shenzhen, Egypt's Cairo

STORY: Direct flight links China's Shenzhen, Egypt's Cairo SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the direct flight landing at Cairo International Airport (Courtesy of China's Hainan Airlines) STORYLINE: Direct flights between the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen and Egypt's capital Cairo were launched on Sunday, as a flight of China's Hainan Airlines, carrying 253 passengers, landed at Cairo International Airport. The round-trip service, operated by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, is scheduled for every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. It's the first direct international airline route to an African destination launched by the carrier since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new route is expected to boost tourism and trade exchange between China and Egypt. A launch ceremony was held in Cairo late Sunday, attended by officials with the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, Egypt's Civil Aviation

Foreign countries eager to welcome more Chinese tourists

STORY: Foreign countries eager to welcome more Chinese tourists SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Cairo/Bangkok/Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese tourists 2. various of tourist attractions 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): LEAT MANIN, Employee at a souvenir shop in Siem Reap provincial town 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHMED ISSA, Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities STORYLINE: Many countries around the world are expecting the visits of more Chinese tourists to boost local tourism and economy. Thai government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke said on Friday that Thailand is targeting 8 million tourists from China this year, as the country will waive visa requirements for Chinese citizens starting March 1. After the opening of the Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) in last November, locals are expecting to welcome more Chinese tourists in the future. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): LEAT MANIN, Employee at a souvenir shop in S

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