Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Experiencing convenience of community life

STORY: Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Experiencing convenience of community life SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 0:06:15 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: China announced the decision to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, with the aim of developing the area into a modern city that is green, intelligent, livable and competitive by 2035. Darina Semenova visits Xiong'an to experience the convenience of community life here. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student "Hello everyone. I'm Darina from Hebei University. I came to China for learning Chinese, and of course I like to travel in China a lot. Today I came to Xiong'an New Area, the 'future city' in China. New communities in Xiong'an are designed to be convenient. People living here used to be villagers, but now they can enjoy modern urban facilities with a walk of less than 15 minutes. Now I am in Rongxi area which contains nearly 40,000 residents. Healthcare, education, enterta

Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon

STORY: Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 Xiamen Marathon STORYLINE: Ethiopian Asefa Boki Kebebe claimed the men's title, while his compatriot Bekelech Gudeta Borecha took the women's gold in the 2024 Xiamen Marathon on Sunday morning. Kebebe clocked a time of two hours, six minutes and 46 seconds to cross the finishing line first. Felix Kiptoo Kirwa from Kenya and Othmane El Goumri from Morocco took the silver and bronze medals in 2:06:52 and 2:07:18 respectively. The women's title went to Borecha who clocked 2:22:54, while Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi from Morocco finished second in 2:24:12. Zhang Deshun, from China, took the bronze in 2:26:53. As one of China's top marathons, the 2024 Xiamen Marathon has attracted 30,000 contestants. The Xiamen Marathon gained the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label in 2021, becoming the second Chinese marathon race to w

Man saves fellow villager from rushing water in NE China

STORY: Man saves fellow villager from rushing water in NE China DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: WUCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. a man risked his life to save a fellow villager trapped in floodwater in Wuchang City STORYLINE: A video about a man risking his life to save a fellow villager trapped in floodwater in Wuchang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has gone viral on China's social media. The video shows that an excavator operator was swept away by flash floods, and another villager took a rubber ring and a wooden board, trying to reach the trapped man. The rescue took a few minutes, with both men safely ashore. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuchang, China. (XHTV)

New high-speed railway enters operation in China's Yunnan

STORY: New high-speed railway enters operation in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mile-Mengzi high-speed railway 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI WEIXIANG, Villager in Mengzi 3. various of the Mile-Mengzi high-speed railway STORYLINE: A 106-km high-speed railway, linking the cities of Mengzi and Mile in China's Yunnan Province, was put into operation on Friday. With a designed speed of 250 km per hour, the new railway has slashed the travel time between Mengzi and Kunming, the provincial capital, to 69 minutes. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI WEIXIANG, Villager in Mengzi "It is very convenient for us villagers to go to other places for work, or go to the provincial capital since the high-speed railway is in operation. It will be easier for us to sell the loquats and jujubes we planted, and our income will increase." The construction of this railway started in June 2018. A total of 52 bridges and ten tunnels were built to ov

Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka marathon

Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie poses in front of an electric clock at Heiwadai athletics stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3 after wining the Fukuoka International Marathon in 2 hours, 06 minutes, 52 seconds.

Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka marathon

Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie crosses the finish line at Heiwadai athletics stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in 2 hours, 06 minutes, 52 seconds.

Fujita hits tape at Fukuoka marathon with national record

Fujita hits tape at Fukuoka marathon with national record

FUKUOKA, Japan - Atsushi Fujita hits the tape at Heiwadai stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in a national record time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 51 seconds. The previous best time for a Japanese marathoner was 2:06:57 set by Takayuki Inubushi in Berlin in September 1999.

Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka marathon

Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie crosses the finish line at Heiwadai athletics stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in 2 hours, 06 minutes, 52 seconds. (Kyodo)

Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka marathon

Gebrselassie wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie poses in front of an electric clock at Heiwadai athletics stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3 after wining the Fukuoka International Marathon in 2 hours, 06 minutes, 52 seconds. (Kyodo)

Four Minutes (2005)

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Christopher Plummer Characters: Archie Mason Film: Four Minutes (2005) Director: Charles Beeson 06 October 2005 Veteran stage, screen and television actor Christopher Plummer, pictures, has been cast as track coach Archie Mason in the upcoming ESPN Original Entertainment (EOE) movie, Four Minutes, the inspiring true story of one man

Four Minutes (2005)

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Jamie Maclachlan Characters: Roger Bannister Film: Four Minutes (2005) Director: Charles Beeson 06 October 2005

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Jamie Maclachlan Characters: Roger Bannister Film: Four Minutes (2005) Director: Charles Beeson 06 October 2005

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Jamie Maclachlan Characters: Roger Bannister Film: Four Minutes (2005) Director: Charles Beeson 06 October 2005

Four Minutes (2005)

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Christopher Plummer Characters: Archie Mason Film: Four Minutes (2005) Director: Charles Beeson 06 October 2005 Veteran stage, screen and television actor Christopher Plummer, pictured, has been cast as track coach Archie Mason in the upcoming ESPN Original Entertainment (EOE) movie, Four Minutes, the inspiring true story of one man

Four Minutes (2005)

Four Minutes (2005)

Jamie Maclachlan Characters: Roger Bannister Film: Four Minutes (2005) Director: Charles Beeson 06 October 2005

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Jamie Maclachlan & Christopher Plummer Characters: Roger Bannister, Archie Mason Film: Four Minutes (2005) Director: Charles Beeson 06 October 2005

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Christopher Plummer & Jamie Maclachlan Characters: Archie Mason, Roger Bannister Film: Four Minutes (2005) Director: Charles Beeson 06 October 2005

Fujita hits tape at Fukuoka marathon with national record

Fujita hits tape at Fukuoka marathon with national record

FUKUOKA, Japan - Atsushi Fujita hits the tape at Heiwadai stadium in Fukuoka on Dec. 3 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon in a national record time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 51 seconds. The previous best time for a Japanese marathoner was 2:06:57 set by Takayuki Inubushi in Berlin in September 1999.