New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area in China's Datong

STORY: New energy revitalizes coal mining subsidence area in China's Datong SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: DATONG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the base 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHIWEI, Chairman of a new energy company based in Datong 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN ZHICHENG, Local photovoltaic power generation monitoring center STORYLINE: Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province was once heavily-reliant on coal mining. Due to prolonged and large-scale mining, there is a large subsidence area of about 1,687 square kilometers in the city. Thanks to the efforts to tap into renewable energy, the ecological environment here has changed a lot. The construction of the Datong Coal Mining Subsidence Area National Advanced Technology Photovoltaic Demonstration Base began in September 2015. Since then, 13 enterprises have invested in and helped to operate the photovoltaic panels. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHIWEI, Chairman of a new en

Obuchi attends memorial service for 4 SDF members

Obuchi attends memorial service for 4 SDF members

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) delivers an eulogy at a memorial service held at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 30 for members of the Self-Defense Forces who were killed while on duty in the past year. Four SDF members died in the year through last August in duty-related accidents or illness, bringing the total number of Japanese military personnel killed in line of duty to 1,687 since 1950.

Obuchi attends memorial service for 4 SDF members

Obuchi attends memorial service for 4 SDF members

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) delivers an eulogy at a memorial service held at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 30 for members of the Self-Defense Forces who were killed while on duty in the past year. Four SDF members died in the year through last August in duty-related accidents or illness, bringing the total number of Japanese military personnel killed in line of duty to 1,687 since 1950.