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U.S. participants at China's cooperation conference eager to enhance collaboration

STORY: U.S. participants at China's cooperation conference eager to enhance collaboration SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: May 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chongqing International Friendship Cities Cooperation Conference 2024 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANISSA WILLIAMS, Mayor of the city of Oakley 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO LOPEZ, Mayor of the city of East Palo Alto 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHN DUGAN, Mayor of the city of San Carlos 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARILYN LIBRERS, President of China Silicon Valley STORYLINE: The Chongqing International Friendship Cities Cooperation Conference 2024 was held from Tuesday to Wednesday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Themed "Sub-national Cooperation for Common Development," the event brought together mayors and representatives from cities around the world, foreign diplomats, and delegates from international organizations, multinational corporations and business associations

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KENYA-NAIROBI-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-60TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(231216) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform during a gala dinner marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 14, 2023. A gala dinner to celebrate six decades of China-Kenya diplomatic relations was held Thursday evening in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, with about 500 senior officials, diplomats, industry executives, students, and artists in attendance. A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya was also held on the same day. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-60TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(231216) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delegates visit a photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 14, 2023. A gala dinner to celebrate six decades of China-Kenya diplomatic relations was held Thursday evening in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, with about 500 senior officials, diplomats, industry executives, students, and artists in attendance. A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya was also held on the same day. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-60TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(231216) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform during a gala dinner marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 14, 2023. A gala dinner to celebrate six decades of China-Kenya diplomatic relations was held Thursday evening in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, with about 500 senior officials, diplomats, industry executives, students, and artists in attendance. A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya was also held on the same day. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-60TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(231216) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Musalia Mudavadi, Kenya's prime cabinet secretary who also doubles up as cabinet secretary for foreign and diaspora affairs, speaks during a gala dinner marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 14, 2023. A gala dinner to celebrate six decades of China-Kenya diplomatic relations was held Thursday evening in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, with about 500 senior officials, diplomats, industry executives, students, and artists in attendance. A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya was also held on the same day. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-60TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(231216) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya is held in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 14, 2023. A gala dinner to celebrate six decades of China-Kenya diplomatic relations was held Thursday evening in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, with about 500 senior officials, diplomats, industry executives, students, and artists in attendance. A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kenya was also held on the same day. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Chinese, Kenyan participants attend forum to discuss modernization pathways

STORY: Chinese, Kenyan participants attend forum to discuss modernization pathways SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants signing in and communicating outside the forum 2. various of the forum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER KAGWANJA, President and chief executive officer of Africa Policy Institute 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HASSAN KHANNENJE, Director of the HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DENNIS MUNENE MWANIKI, Executive director of the China-Africa Center at Africa Policy Institute STORYLINE: Representatives from China and Kenya on Tuesday attended a forum held in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, where they discussed viable pathways for both sides to pursue in their quest for modernization. Themed "Modernization Paths for China and African Countries," the Hong Ting Forum-Dialogue in Nairobi, which attracted participants including diplomats, scholars, and media

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CHINA-XINJIANG-FOREIGN DIPLOMATS-VISIT (CN)

(230821) -- URUMQI, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A group of foreign diplomats pose for photos while visiting the world heritage site of Tianchi Lake in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. A group of diplomats from nine countries, including Fiji, Mongolia and the Seychelles, visited northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from Monday to Saturday to discover the beauty of this stunning part of China. TO GO WITH "Xinjiang is worth recommending to the world: foreign diplomats" (Xinhua/Gao Han)

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Egypt, Saudi Arabia urge for "purely Arab" solutions to regional crises

STORY: Egypt, Saudi Arabia urge for "purely Arab" solutions to regional crises DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry 2. various of the meeting between Egyptian and Saudi foreign ministers STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Tuesday in Cairo, where they called for Arab unity, solidarity and joint action to resolve crises in the Arab world. The meeting addressed ways to enhance mechanisms of Egyptian-Saudi consultation and coordination on regional issues, including the conflicts in Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Syria, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement. The two ministers stressed the need to advance the frameworks of joint Arab action and solidarity in facing various regional crises through "purely Arab" solutions in order to preserve Arab national security. The Egyptian and Saudi top diplomats also discussed ways to push for

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Fijian ambassador hails huge development, poverty alleviation in China's Guizhou

STORY: Fijian ambassador hails huge development, poverty alleviation in China's Guizhou DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting Guizhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANASA R. TAGICAKIBAU, Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji to China 3. various of people visiting Guizhou 4. various of Guizhou 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANASA R. TAGICAKIBAU, Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji to China 6. various of people visiting Guizhou STORYLINE: Fijian Ambassador to China Manasa R. Tagicakibau said he is impressed by Guizhou's rapid development and local people's happy life after visiting the mountainous province in southwest China. From June 3 to 7, more than 20 ambassadors and diplomats from 19 countries joined in a five-day tour on local ecological civilization progress in Guizhou. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANASA R. TAGICAKIBAU, Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji to China "This is my first time to visit Guizhou. When you see (Guizhou), you

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Indonesian diplomat impressed by land-sea trade corridor

STORY: Indonesian diplomat impressed by land-sea trade corridor DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor 2. SOUNDBITE (English): DEWI AVILIA, Cultural counselor at Indonesian Embassy in China 3. various of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor STORYLINE: The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) Business Conference was held on Thursday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Dewi Avilia, cultural counselor at the Indonesian Embassy in China, is among the over 30 diplomats from 16 countries to attend the conference during their visit to Chongqing. SOUNDBITE (English): DEWI AVILIA, Cultural counselor at Indonesian Embassy in China "During our visit in Chongqing, we have been exposed to information about the railway port and also the river port that connect land to sea. So I think this is very impressive in terms of the capacity and also the management and the modernity. We've

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Chinese Embassy in Tunisia hosts "Warm Spring" celebration to welcome Spring Festival

STORY: Chinese Embassy in Tunisia hosts "Warm Spring" celebration to welcome Spring Festival DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event held at Tunisia's Confucius Institute STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Tunisia on Saturday held a "Warm Spring" activity for overseas Chinese in the country to welcome the upcoming Spring Festival. Jointly organized by the embassy and Tunisia's Confucius Institute, the event invited Chinese children in Tunisia and descendants of overseas Chinese. During the event, diplomats at the embassy, Chinese teachers of the institute, and Chinese students in Tunisia made videos to tell the children about the origins of the Chinese New Year in folk tales. They also organized the children to paste Chinese calligraphy of "Fu," which means good fortune, on doors, make paper rabbits, and play games together. An embassy staff member noted that they held the event in a bid to promote exchanges with overseas Chinese in Tu

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N. Korea's nuclear envoy arrives in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Ri Yong Ho, a vice foreign minister of North Korea, speaks to reporters upon arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore on Jan. 16, 2015. Ri, North Korea's chief nuclear envoy, is scheduled to meet with former senior U.S. diplomats for North Korean negotiations Stephen Bosworth and Joseph DeTrani for two days from Jan. 18.

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N. Korean nuclear envoy heads to Singapore

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, a North Korean vice foreign minister, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 16, 2015, as he leaves for Singapore. Ri, North Korea's chief nuclear envoy, is scheduled to meet with former senior U.S. diplomats for North Korean negotiations Stephen Bosworth and Joseph DeTrani for two days from Jan. 18.

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S. Korea, U.S. seek stable Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean vice foreign minister Ahn Ho Young (R) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns shake hands ahead of their talks in Seoul on Oct. 16, 2012. The senior South Korean and U.S. diplomats agreed to try to maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula ahead of presidential elections in both countries, South Korea's foreign ministry said.

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China's fiberglass giant opens new production line in Egypt

STORY: China's fiberglass giant opens new production line in Egypt DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: AIN SOKHNA, Egypt CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG WENCHAO, Oversea director of China Jushi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WALEID GAMALELDIEN, SCZone Chairman STORYLINE: China's giant fiberglass producer Jushi on Thursday inaugurated a new production line at its Egyptian factory located in Ain Sokhna of the Suez province. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several Egyptian and Chinese officials, businessmen and diplomats. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG WENCHAO, Oversea director of China Jushi "The new line has an investment of 350 million U.S. dollars. It's recruiting nearly 600 local employees. It has a production capacity of 120,000 tonnes of fiberglass. The fiberglass produced here can be exported to many places in the world, mainly Europe, the United States and the Middle East." Established in Suez in 2012, Jushi Egypt complete

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Diplomats agree trust among 6 nations key to N.E. Asia security

BEIJING, China - Jong Thae Yang, deputy director general of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's department of U.S. affairs, attends the first session of the regional peace and security working group at the Russian Embassy in Beijing on March 16. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Diplomats agree trust among 6 nations key to N.E. Asia security

BEIJING, China - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill attends the first session of the regional peace and security working group at the Russian Embassy in Beijing on March 16. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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6-way diplomats meet for peace, security working group talks

BEIJING, China - Diplomats from six countries meet at the Russian Embassy in Beijing on March 16 for the first meeting of a working group under the six-way process on North Korea's nuclear programs tasked with discussing peace and security in Northeast Asia. (Pool photo)

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Hill confident N. Korea to fulfill promise

BEIJING, China - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (R) tells reporters in Beijing on March 16 that he feels confident North Korea will take initial steps toward denuclearization as promised in a February accord, after discussing the issue with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei together with Japanese and South Korean diplomats.

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Foreign diplomats impress audience at Japanese speech contest

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign diplomats participating in a Japanese speech contest impress and entertain the audience at a Tokyo hall on Feb. 16 with their fluency, jokes and insights on society here. This year's contest featured 16 diplomats from 14 countries spanning Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Russia expels 18 EU diplomats in retaliatory move

STORY: Russia expels 18 EU diplomats in retaliatory move DATELINE: April 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent "Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday that the country expelled 18 European Union (EU) diplomats in a retaliatory move. The ministry said in a statement that it had summoned the head of the EU Delegation to Russia Markus Ederer in a protest over the EU's decision to declare 19 Russian diplomats 'personae non gratae' earlier this month. In response to the hostile actions of the European Union, 18 employees working at the EU Delegation to Russia have been declared 'personae non gratae' and will have to leave the territory of the Russian Federation in the near future." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

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U.N. kicks off renovation of headquarters

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (5th from R) and 16 other diplomats and high-ranking officials break ground on the North Lawn on May 5 to officially kick off the long awaited renovations of the United Nations' headquarters. (Kyodo)

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Hill confident N. Korea to fulfill promise

BEIJING, China - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (R) tells reporters in Beijing on March 16 that he feels confident North Korea will take initial steps toward denuclearization as promised in a February accord, after discussing the issue with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei together with Japanese and South Korean diplomats. (Kyodo)

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6-way diplomats meet for peace, security working group talks

BEIJING, China - Diplomats from six countries meet at the Russian Embassy in Beijing on March 16 for the first meeting of a working group under the six-way process on North Korea's nuclear programs tasked with discussing peace and security in Northeast Asia. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Foreign diplomats impress audience at Japanese speech contest

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign diplomats participating in a Japanese speech contest impress and entertain the audience at a Tokyo hall on Feb. 16 with their fluency, jokes and insights on society here. This year's contest featured 16 diplomats from 14 countries spanning Europe, Africa and Asia.

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50th anniversary of Palach's death, memorial to Jan Palach, piety, candles

People light candles at the memorial to Jan Palach, who burned himself to death in protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops in 1968 marring the Communist reform movement known as Prague Spring, in the Brussels quarter of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe today, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Palach's marble bust is placed on a high plinth surrounded by creeping flames. The bust, which was donated by Czech academic sculptor Frantisek Janda to the Czech Embasssy in Belgium, is placed in a villa quarter of diplomats and EU officials. An inscription in French and Flemish reads: Jan Palach, died on January 19, 1969. Palach, a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, set himself on fire in Prague on January 16, 1969 in protest against people's growing lethargy following the August 21, 1968 Soviet-led Warsaw troops invasion of Czechoslovakia. He died of fatal burns three days later, aged 20. (CTK Photo/Jakub Dospiva)

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50th anniversary of Palach's death, memorial to Jan Palach, piety, candles

People light candles at the memorial to Jan Palach, who burned himself to death in protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops in 1968 marring the Communist reform movement known as Prague Spring, in the Brussels quarter of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe today, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Palach's marble bust is placed on a high plinth surrounded by creeping flames. The bust, which was donated by Czech academic sculptor Frantisek Janda to the Czech Embasssy in Belgium, is placed in a villa quarter of diplomats and EU officials. An inscription in French and Flemish reads: Jan Palach, died on January 19, 1969. Palach, a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, set himself on fire in Prague on January 16, 1969 in protest against people's growing lethargy following the August 21, 1968 Soviet-led Warsaw troops invasion of Czechoslovakia. He died of fatal burns three days later, aged 20. (CTK Photo/Jakub Dospiva)

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50th anniversary of Palach's death, memorial to Jan Palach, piety, candles

People light candles at the memorial to Jan Palach, who burned himself to death in protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops in 1968 marring the Communist reform movement known as Prague Spring, in the Brussels quarter of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe today, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Palach's marble bust is placed on a high plinth surrounded by creeping flames. The bust, which was donated by Czech academic sculptor Frantisek Janda to the Czech Embasssy in Belgium, is placed in a villa quarter of diplomats and EU officials. An inscription in French and Flemish reads: Jan Palach, died on January 19, 1969. Palach, a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, set himself on fire in Prague on January 16, 1969 in protest against people's growing lethargy following the August 21, 1968 Soviet-led Warsaw troops invasion of Czechoslovakia. He died of fatal burns three days later, aged 20. (CTK Photo/Jakub Dospiva)

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50th anniversary of Palach's death, memorial to Jan Palach, piety, candles

People light candles at the memorial to Jan Palach, who burned himself to death in protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops in 1968 marring the Communist reform movement known as Prague Spring, in the Brussels quarter of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe today, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Palach's marble bust is placed on a high plinth surrounded by creeping flames. The bust, which was donated by Czech academic sculptor Frantisek Janda to the Czech Embasssy in Belgium, is placed in a villa quarter of diplomats and EU officials. An inscription in French and Flemish reads: Jan Palach, died on January 19, 1969. Palach, a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, set himself on fire in Prague on January 16, 1969 in protest against people's growing lethargy following the August 21, 1968 Soviet-led Warsaw troops invasion of Czechoslovakia. He died of fatal burns three days later, aged 20. (CTK Photo/Jakub Dospiva)

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50th anniversary of Palach's death, memorial to Jan Palach, piety, candles

People light candles at the memorial to Jan Palach, who burned himself to death in protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops in 1968 marring the Communist reform movement known as Prague Spring, in the Brussels quarter of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe today, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Palach's marble bust is placed on a high plinth surrounded by creeping flames. The bust, which was donated by Czech academic sculptor Frantisek Janda to the Czech Embasssy in Belgium, is placed in a villa quarter of diplomats and EU officials. An inscription in French and Flemish reads: Jan Palach, died on January 19, 1969. Palach, a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, set himself on fire in Prague on January 16, 1969 in protest against people's growing lethargy following the August 21, 1968 Soviet-led Warsaw troops invasion of Czechoslovakia. He died of fatal burns three days later, aged 20. (CTK Photo/Jakub Dospiva)

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50th anniversary of Palach's death, memorial to Jan Palach, piety, candles

People light candles at the memorial to Jan Palach, who burned himself to death in protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops in 1968 marring the Communist reform movement known as Prague Spring, in the Brussels quarter of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe today, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Palach's marble bust is placed on a high plinth surrounded by creeping flames. The bust, which was donated by Czech academic sculptor Frantisek Janda to the Czech Embasssy in Belgium, is placed in a villa quarter of diplomats and EU officials. An inscription in French and Flemish reads: Jan Palach, died on January 19, 1969. Palach, a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, set himself on fire in Prague on January 16, 1969 in protest against people's growing lethargy following the August 21, 1968 Soviet-led Warsaw troops invasion of Czechoslovakia. He died of fatal burns three days later, aged 20. (CTK Photo/Jakub Dospiva)

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A-bomb survivor, activists press nations to ratify nuke ban pact

Japanese atomic-bomb survivor Tokuko Kimura (far L) attends an event at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 16, 2017. Kimura joined activists and diplomats to press Japan and other countries to quickly ratify a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A-bomb survivor, activists press nations to ratify nuke ban pact

Japanese atomic-bomb survivor Tokuko Kimura (L) shares her experiences at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 16, 2017, beside Austrian Ambassador to Geneva Thomas Hajnoczi. Kimura joined activists and diplomats to press Japan and other countries to quickly ratify a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo