Int'l horticultural expo attracts worldwide green fingers to Chengdu

STORY: Int'l horticultural expo attracts worldwide green fingers to Chengdu SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIM BRIERCLIFFE, Secretary General of International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) 3. various of the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAD SINCLAIR, Bonsai artist 5. various of Chad Sinclair STORYLINE: The 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition opened in China's Chengdu on Friday. Running from April 26 to Oct. 28, the event will host over 2,000 events and cultural activities, showcasing more than 500 varieties of distinctive plants from five continents and over 60 local plant species, as well as a diverse range of gardening styles worldwide in 113 exhibition parks. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIM BRIERCLIFFE, Secretary General of International Association of Horticultu

Ginger industry in E China goes smart, global

STORY: Ginger industry in E China goes smart, global SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of ginger planting and processing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU XIJING, Local official in Laiwu, Shandong 3. various of the ginger processing 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN ZHENHUA, Agriculture and rural affairs bureau of Laiwu district STORYLINE: Thanks to smart planting technologies and well-developed processing capacity, ginger businesses in Laiwu in east China's Shandong Province has gone global. With about 2,000 years' history of ginger cultivation, Laiwu boasts 156 varieties of the spice and over 900 companies involved in the processing industry. The smart greenhouse has greatly saved labor and boosted productivity. Only four people could manage 20 greenhouses. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU XIJING, Local official in Laiwu, Shandong "All these greenhouses are automated. There are automatic spray irrigation system and au

2,000-item innerwear department at Uniqlo store

2,000-item innerwear department at Uniqlo store

TOKYO, Japan - Casual clothing chain operator Uniqlo Co. opens a department featuring 2,000 varieties of its thermal Heattech innerwear inside its flagship Ginza outlet in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2012.

2,000-item innerwear department at Uniqlo store

2,000-item innerwear department at Uniqlo store

TOKYO, Japan - Casual clothing chain operator Uniqlo Co. opens a department featuring 2,000 varieties of its thermal Heattech innerwear inside its flagship Ginza outlet in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2012.