Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

Taiwan-funded Enterprises Job Fair in Huai 'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - Candidates look for suitable positions at a job fair for Taiwan-funded enterprises in Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2025.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Dance Training

Dance Training

HANDAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Candidates practice basic skills at a dance training center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Nagoya mayoral election

Nagoya mayoral election

People listen to a speech by a candidate in Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 10, 2024, as seven people filed to become candidates for the city's Nov. 24 mayoral election. Takashi Kawamura lost his mayoral post as he ran in the previous month's general election, winning a House of Representatives seat.

Thailand holds national senate election

STORY: Thailand holds national senate election SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting STORYLINE: Thailand held the final round of voting for the Senate election in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday, after the five-year term of outgoing senators ended in May. Previously competing at the district and provincial levels across the Southeast Asian country, 2,989 successful candidates advanced to the national Senate election, where they cast votes among themselves to elect the 200-member parliament's upper house, according to the Thai Election Commission (EC). Representing 20 categories of social and professional groups, 10 candidates who receive the most votes from each group will be elected as senators. The vote counting continued until late Wednesday and the EC is expected to announce the official results by July 2. Under the kingdom's 2017 constitution, the new set of senators will no longer

Bulgaria holds 2-in-1 elections

STORY: Bulgaria holds 2-in-1 elections SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2-in-1 elections kick off in Bulgaria STORYLINE: Bulgarians went to nearly 13,000 polling stations across the country on Sunday to vote in the elections for the National Assembly and the European Parliament (EP). The EP elections took place in EU states from June 6 to 9 this year. Voters elected 17 members of the European Parliament from Bulgaria, and 418 candidates were running in the race in Bulgaria. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV)

Romania holds local, EU parliament elections

STORY: Romania holds local, EU parliament elections SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the elections STORYLINE: Around 18 million Romanians participated in the vote on Sunday to elect 33 European Parliament representatives, as well as 3,186 mayors, local and county chiefs. In Romania, approximately 15 candidates run for one seat in the European Parliament elections, according to Romania's Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). President of the AEP Toni Grebla announced earlier that 494 candidates had registered for the European Parliament elections. Among the candidates, 167 are women, representing 33.81 percent of the total. As the European Parliamentary elections in Romania took place on the same day as the local elections, many of the candidates on the EP lists were also running for mayor or local councilor. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bucharest. (XHTV)

80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race

STORY: 80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the registration process STORYLINE: Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. The five-day registration process kicked off on Thursday at the Interior Ministry in the Iranian capital Tehran. After the registration, the vetting of candidates will begin on Tuesday and continue until June 10, with the final nominees to be announced on June 11, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Qualified candidates will then have 15 days, from June 12 to June 26, to conduct their electoral campaigns. The election is scheduled to take place on June 28, according to the report. Among the prominent candidates are Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani, member of Iran's Expedie

Language proficiency contest encourages Cambodians to learn Chinese

STORY: Language proficiency contest encourages Cambodians to learn Chinese SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the contest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): KOL SOVATHANAK, Winner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): KOL SOVATHANAK, Winner 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): KOEM KEAMHEANG, Second place in the competition STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia on Saturday organized the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for Cambodian university students. A total of 10 Cambodian finalists, shortlisted out of dozens of candidates from various universities and institutes in the Southeast Asian country, contested in the final round held at the Royal Academy of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Among the tests set for the participants were a quiz, delivering keynote speeches, and a talent show with each participant presenting performances related to Chinese culture including songs, music, dancing,

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian veiled women vote at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian veiled women vote at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

An Iranian woman votes at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian veiled women vote at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

An Iranian veiled woman votes at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

An Iranian veiled woman votes at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

An Iranian woman votes at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian veiled women vote at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian men vote at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

An Iranian veiled woman prepares to vote at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

Iranian Parliamentary Elections - Tehran

An Iranian man votes at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM