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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A worker takes down freshly oxidized aluminum ferrules from a rack at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 17, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers arrange brush bristles at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers perform anodizing treatment on aluminum ferrules at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 17, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A staff member livestreams in the studio of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

This photo taken on June 18, 2025 shows makeup brushes made by a manufacturing company in Luyi, central China's Henan Province. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bronzes from central China illuminate Hong Kong with ancient civilization

STORY: Bronzes from central China illuminate Hong Kong with ancient civilization SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. STANDUP (English): CHU MENGMENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHUN WAI-WA, Assistant curator of Hong Kong Museum of History 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WONG YUN-CHIU, Assistant curator from the Conservation Office of the HKSAR government STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CHU MENGMENG, Xinhua correspondent "More than 150 sets of cultural relics from 15 institutions in 8 cities in central China's Henan Province, are now showcased in the Hong Kong Museum of History, allowing the general public to learn more about the ancient civilization of China. Let's go inside and check it out." The exhibition runs from April 3 to July 8. It aims to trace back to the origin of Chinese civilization, focusing on Xia, Shang and Zhou, the three earliest dynasties in Chinese history

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Kungfu master sets new world record of nunchaku skills

STORY: Kungfu master sets new world record of nunchaku skills DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. mid of Xie Desheng challenging the new Guinness World Record STORYLINE: Chinese martial arts practitioner Xie Desheng has set a new Guinness World Record of "Most nunchaku reverse shoulder passes in one minute" to 154 on the Great Wall in Beijing. The previous record also kept by Xie was 150. He achieved it in Shanghai on Nov. 17, 2022. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Firefighters for World Cup to wear special jackets

TOKYO, Japan - The Fire Defense Agency decided Feb. 28 to lend 150 sets of protective jackets (demonstrated in the photo) and detectors to local fire departments in areas that will host World Cup soccer games in a bid to prepare for possible biological and chemical weapons attacks. The jackets will protect firefighters from harmful organisms and chemicals, and the detectors can sense anthrax, smallpox virus and poisonous gas, agency officials said.

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Firefighters for World Cup to wear special jackets

TOKYO, Japan - The Fire Defense Agency decided Feb. 28 to lend 150 sets of protective jackets (demonstrated in the photo) and detectors to local fire departments in areas that will host World Cup soccer games in a bid to prepare for possible biological and chemical weapons attacks. The jackets will protect firefighters from harmful organisms and chemicals, and the detectors can sense anthrax, smallpox virus and poisonous gas, agency officials said.