Iran's 5th Assembly of Experts holds last official meeting

STORY: Iran's 5th Assembly of Experts holds last official meeting SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Iran's fifth Assembly of Experts on Tuesday convened its 13th and last official meeting in the capital Tehran. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ahmad Jannati as well as other members, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The 88-member body oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. The holding of the meeting came as the sixth Assembly of Experts election was held concurrently with the 12th parliamentary election on Friday and the new members were elected, including Raisi who was elected to the body for the third consecutive term. The term of the sixth Assembly of Experts, to begin in the coming months, will continue until 2032. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

Vietnam's party central committee meeting sheds light on economic growth

STORY: Vietnam's party central committee meeting sheds light on economic growth DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mid-term session of the 13th CPVCC in Hanoi 2. various of Nguyen Phu Trong delivering a speech STORYLINE: The mid-term session of the 13th Communist Party of the Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) concluded on Wednesday with a consensus on the target to ensure macro-economic stability and build an independent economy amid global headwinds. General Secretary of the CPVCC Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted that the meeting is aimed to lay out blueprints to realize resolutions adopted at the 13th National Party Congress, according to Vietnam News Agency's report on Wednesday. The meeting has also analyzed the domestic and global conditions with the target to come up with measures to ensure macro-economic stability, keep inflation under control and enhance an independent and self-reliant economy. Given current complex and unusual devel

Former SDP leader Doi loses Diet seat

Former SDP leader Doi loses Diet seat

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Former Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi looks tense in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 11 during vote-counting for the day's House of Representatives election. Doi failed to retain her House of Representatives seat for a 13th term in Sunday's election, according to Kyodo News projection.

24 Solar Terms: Liqiu

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Liqiu DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. animation of Liqiu STORYLINE: "Liqiu," or the beginning of autumn, is the first day of autumn on the Chinese lunar calendar. The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The beginning of autumn, the 13th solar term of the year, falls on Aug. 7 this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Mengmeng attends the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2022. Wang Mengmeng, a village official in east China's Anhui Province since 2013 when she began serving in her post after graduating from university, led the village in developing specialty agriculture to cash in on the region's transport and location advantages. After taking on her duties as a deputy to the National People's Congress in 2018, Wang has carried out multiple surveys on the methods of rural vitalization. The suggestions Wang put forward at China's ongoing "two sessions" focus on the long-term development pattern of rural collective economy. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

National lawmaker expects long-term benefits of China's "double reduction" policy

STORY: National lawmaker expects long-term benefits of China's "double reduction" policy DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cao Yongming, a primary school headmaster from Harbin 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAO YONGMING, National lawmaker STORYLINE: Cao Yongming, a primary school headmaster from Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC). As a national lawmaker, she believes in the long-term benefits of China's "double reduction" policy. China launched its "double reduction" policy in 2021 to ease academic stress for elementary and junior high school students. The policy has reduced excessive homework and curbed the frequency of exams and after-school tutoring in core school subjects. Cao proposed that only when the education evaluation system and the overall professional level of teachers are significantly improved, can Chinese students' burdens be really eased. SOUNDBITE

Chad's Army Announces The Death Of President Deby

Chad's Army Announces The Death Of President Deby

File photo - President Emmanuel Macron greets Tchad's President Idriss Deby during the G5 Sahel Meeting in Chateau de La Celle St-Cloud, France on December 13th, 2017. Chads President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office. Deby's campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling "terrorists". Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former SDP leader Doi loses Diet seat

Former SDP leader Doi loses Diet seat

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Former Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi looks tense in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 11 during vote-counting for the day's House of Representatives election. Doi failed to retain her House of Representatives seat for a 13th term in Sunday's election, according to Kyodo News projection. (Kyodo)