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CHINA-2023 CHINA YEARBOOK-ENGLISH VERSION-PUBLISHING (CN)

(240614) -- BEIJING, June 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook. The English version of the 2023 China Yearbook has been published and will be distributed at home and abroad. The English version includes sections on China's national conditions, political party system and state institutions, as well as a section on China today. It also includes an annual special edition, news photos and a chronicle of major events, publisher Xinhua Publishing House said in a statement on Thursday. The yearbook has over 1 million words and contains more than 100 pictures of historical value. First published in 1981, the English China Yearbook provides a comprehensive and professionally edited record of China's development annually, offering authoritative content and informative data. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li He)

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CHINA-2023 CHINA YEARBOOK-ENGLISH VERSION-PUBLISHING (CN)

(240614) -- BEIJING, June 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook. The English version of the 2023 China Yearbook has been published and will be distributed at home and abroad. The English version includes sections on China's national conditions, political party system and state institutions, as well as a section on China today. It also includes an annual special edition, news photos and a chronicle of major events, publisher Xinhua Publishing House said in a statement on Thursday. The yearbook has over 1 million words and contains more than 100 pictures of historical value. First published in 1981, the English China Yearbook provides a comprehensive and professionally edited record of China's development annually, offering authoritative content and informative data. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li He)

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CHINA-2023 CHINA YEARBOOK-ENGLISH VERSION-PUBLISHING (CN)

(240614) -- BEIJING, June 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the cover of the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook. The English version of the 2023 China Yearbook has been published and will be distributed at home and abroad. The English version includes sections on China's national conditions, political party system and state institutions, as well as a section on China today. It also includes an annual special edition, news photos and a chronicle of major events, publisher Xinhua Publishing House said in a statement on Thursday. The yearbook has over 1 million words and contains more than 100 pictures of historical value. First published in 1981, the English China Yearbook provides a comprehensive and professionally edited record of China's development annually, offering authoritative content and informative data. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li He)

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CHINA-2023 CHINA YEARBOOK-ENGLISH VERSION-PUBLISHING (CN)

(240614) -- BEIJING, June 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the dust jacket of the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook. The English version of the 2023 China Yearbook has been published and will be distributed at home and abroad. The English version includes sections on China's national conditions, political party system and state institutions, as well as a section on China today. It also includes an annual special edition, news photos and a chronicle of major events, publisher Xinhua Publishing House said in a statement on Thursday. The yearbook has over 1 million words and contains more than 100 pictures of historical value. First published in 1981, the English China Yearbook provides a comprehensive and professionally edited record of China's development annually, offering authoritative content and informative data. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li He)

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CHINA-2023 CHINA YEARBOOK-ENGLISH VERSION-PUBLISHING (CN)

(240614) -- BEIJING, June 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook. The English version of the 2023 China Yearbook has been published and will be distributed at home and abroad. The English version includes sections on China's national conditions, political party system and state institutions, as well as a section on China today. It also includes an annual special edition, news photos and a chronicle of major events, publisher Xinhua Publishing House said in a statement on Thursday. The yearbook has over 1 million words and contains more than 100 pictures of historical value. First published in 1981, the English China Yearbook provides a comprehensive and professionally edited record of China's development annually, offering authoritative content and informative data. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-2023 CHINA YEARBOOK-ENGLISH VERSION-PUBLISHING (CN)

(240614) -- BEIJING, June 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook. The English version of the 2023 China Yearbook has been published and will be distributed at home and abroad. The English version includes sections on China's national conditions, political party system and state institutions, as well as a section on China today. It also includes an annual special edition, news photos and a chronicle of major events, publisher Xinhua Publishing House said in a statement on Thursday. The yearbook has over 1 million words and contains more than 100 pictures of historical value. First published in 1981, the English China Yearbook provides a comprehensive and professionally edited record of China's development annually, offering authoritative content and informative data. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-2023 CHINA YEARBOOK-ENGLISH VERSION-PUBLISHING (CN)

(240614) -- BEIJING, June 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the dust jacket of the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook. The English version of the 2023 China Yearbook has been published and will be distributed at home and abroad. The English version includes sections on China's national conditions, political party system and state institutions, as well as a section on China today. It also includes an annual special edition, news photos and a chronicle of major events, publisher Xinhua Publishing House said in a statement on Thursday. The yearbook has over 1 million words and contains more than 100 pictures of historical value. First published in 1981, the English China Yearbook provides a comprehensive and professionally edited record of China's development annually, offering authoritative content and informative data. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-2023 CHINA YEARBOOK-ENGLISH VERSION-PUBLISHING (CN)

(240614) -- BEIJING, June 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the cover of the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook. The English version of the 2023 China Yearbook has been published and will be distributed at home and abroad. The English version includes sections on China's national conditions, political party system and state institutions, as well as a section on China today. It also includes an annual special edition, news photos and a chronicle of major events, publisher Xinhua Publishing House said in a statement on Thursday. The yearbook has over 1 million words and contains more than 100 pictures of historical value. First published in 1981, the English China Yearbook provides a comprehensive and professionally edited record of China's development annually, offering authoritative content and informative data. (Xinhua/Li He)

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English Version of 2023 China Yearbook Published

STORY: English Version of 2023 China Yearbook Published SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: June 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 China Yearbook 2. various of the content of 2023 China Yearbook 3. various of the 2023 China Yearbook STORYLINE: The Xinhua Publishing House has recently published the English version of the 2023 China Yearbook, the only comprehensive national yearbook of China. With about one million words and over 100 pictures on 852 pages, the yearbook is divided into nine sections, including Summary of National Conditions, China's Political Party System, State Institutions, China Today, Annual Special Edition, 2022-2023 Years of Pictures, Chronicle of Major Events, Appendix, and General Index. The yearbook series has been published since 1981, documenting the fundamental aspects of China on an annual basis. With its authoritative content, informative data, and professional editing, it stands as an esteemed publication for p

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U.S. Congress passes government funding package to avoid shutdown

STORY: U.S. Congress passes government funding package to avoid shutdown SHOOTING TIME: March 8 and Feb. 13, 2024 DATELINE: March 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. Senate voting on the bill 2. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. Congress on Friday approved a bundle of six bills to finance certain sections of the federal government until September, narrowly sidestepping a potential partial shutdown. The U.S. Senate voted 75 to 22 Friday night to approve the package, which cleared the House earlier this week. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for signing. The latest measure to keep the government funded covers agriculture, energy and the environment, housing, transportation, veterans and the Justice Department through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. Lawmakers recently approved stopgap funding measures to prolong the deadlines of March 1 and March 8 until March 8 and March 22, buyi

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42nd Fadjr Int'l Theater Festival kicks off in Iran's capital

STORY: 42nd Fadjr Int'l Theater Festival kicks off in Iran's capital SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fadjr International Theater Festival STORYLINE: The 42nd Fadjr International Theater Festival officially began on Sunday in the Iranian capital Tehran. During the festival, over 130 plays will be performed in different sections, including Stage Theater Competition, National Theater, Alternative Performances and Street Theater Competition, according to the festival's website. The street theaters will be staged in seven outdoor areas across Tehran and the stage theaters in 14 different halls during the festival. In addition, a total of 14 radio dramas and television plays were performed or screened ahead of the official start of the festival. The festival will run through Jan. 31. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran. (XHTV)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows Jiayu Pass, a famed part of the Great Wall, in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gansu Province is home to multiple sections of the Great Wall that add up to 3,654 kilometers in length. The Hexi Corridor, a critical part of the ancient Silk Road winding through south of the province, boasts more than 1,400 kilometers of the Wall built in the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), and over 1,200 kilometers erected in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Gansu is therefore dubbed "an open-air museum of the Great Wall." (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-GANSU-SCENERY-GREAT WALL (CN)

(231210) -- LANZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows Jiayu Pass, a famed part of the Great Wall, in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gansu Province is home to multiple sections of the Great Wall that add up to 3,654 kilometers in length. The Hexi Corridor, a critical part of the ancient Silk Road winding through south of the province, boasts more than 1,400 kilometers of the Wall built in the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), and over 1,200 kilometers erected in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Gansu is therefore dubbed "an open-air museum of the Great Wall." (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-GANSU-SCENERY-GREAT WALL (CN)

(231210) -- LANZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows Jiayu Pass, a famed part of the Great Wall, in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gansu Province is home to multiple sections of the Great Wall that add up to 3,654 kilometers in length. The Hexi Corridor, a critical part of the ancient Silk Road winding through south of the province, boasts more than 1,400 kilometers of the Wall built in the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), and over 1,200 kilometers erected in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Gansu is therefore dubbed "an open-air museum of the Great Wall." (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-GANSU-SCENERY-GREAT WALL (CN)

(231210) -- LANZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows Jiayu Pass, a famed part of the Great Wall, in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gansu Province is home to multiple sections of the Great Wall that add up to 3,654 kilometers in length. The Hexi Corridor, a critical part of the ancient Silk Road winding through south of the province, boasts more than 1,400 kilometers of the Wall built in the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), and over 1,200 kilometers erected in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Gansu is therefore dubbed "an open-air museum of the Great Wall." (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

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Iraq's Cihan University Culture House revives Erbil heritage, provides job opportunities for women

STORY: Iraq's Cihan University Culture House revives Erbil heritage, provides job opportunities for women DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:13 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cihan University Culture House where women are making handicrafts and drawing 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARWA LATIF OTHMAN, Manager of Cihan University Culture House STORYLINE: A group of women work through handicrafts and art to revive the Erbil heritage and art in the Cihan University Culture House in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The house, which opened last December, consists of four sections including pottery making, drawing and plastic art, accessories and embroidering traditional clothes. SOUNDBITE (English): MARWA LATIF OTHMAN, Manager of Cihan University Culture House "Cihan University Culture House pays attentions to Kurdish culture and provides job opportunities for women to be self-reliant, and those women are working here through selling works and it's a huge opportunit

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Net access in subway

TOKYO, Japan - A man uses a smartphone in a subway train of Tokyo Metro Co.'s Shinjuku Line in Tokyo on March 30, 2012. Two Tokyo subway operators began offering wireless communication service enabling passengers to check emails and access the Internet as they travel between stations on limited sections of two lines. The new service is likely to extend to cover all of the operators' 13 lines by the end of the year.

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China safety boss raps media coverage of tainted dumplings

BEIJING, China - Li Changjiang, head of China's food safety watchdog, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on March 13. Li accused some sections of the news media of fuelling public anxiety in Japan over a food poisoning outbreak involving Chinese-made ''gyoza'' dumplings.

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Gov't to drain moat, remove garbage, non-indigenous fish

TOKYO, Japan - The Ushigafuchi section of the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, which the Environment Ministry said Feb. 19 it intends to drain and clean up. The Usigafuchi section will be a pilot project for a five-year scheme to eliminate foreign fish from the entire 13 sections of the palace moat to preserve indigenous species. The ministry said non-indigenous fish, notably bluegill sunfish and black bass, have come to dominate the moat.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-NEW HIGHWAY (CN)

(220630) -- YULI, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers lay grass grids along a new highway traversing the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 13, 2018. Located in south Xinjiang's Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, was put into operation on Thursday. The highway is the third one across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. With a designed speed of 60 or 80 km per hour for different sections, the highway has a total length of 334 km, with 307 km passing through the desert. So far, China has more than 1,200 km of highways across the Taklimakan Desert. The highway has been built with an estimated total investment of about 1.75 billion yuan (about 261.5 million U.S. dollars) and its construction started in October 2017. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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China safety boss raps media coverage of tainted dumplings

BEIJING, China - Li Changjiang, head of China's food safety watchdog, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on March 13. Li accused some sections of the news media of fuelling public anxiety in Japan over a food poisoning outbreak involving Chinese-made ''gyoza'' dumplings. (Kyodo)

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Net access in subway

TOKYO, Japan - A man uses a smartphone in a subway train of Tokyo Metro Co.'s Shinjuku Line in Tokyo on March 30, 2012. Two Tokyo subway operators began offering wireless communication service enabling passengers to check emails and access the Internet as they travel between stations on limited sections of two lines. The new service is likely to extend to cover all of the operators' 13 lines by the end of the year. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to drain moat, remove garbage, non-indigenous fish

TOKYO, Japan - The Ushigafuchi section of the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, which the Environment Ministry said Feb. 19 it intends to drain and clean up. The Usigafuchi section will be a pilot project for a five-year scheme to eliminate foreign fish from the entire 13 sections of the palace moat to preserve indigenous species. The ministry said non-indigenous fish, notably bluegill sunfish and black bass, have come to dominate the moat. (Kyodo)