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CHINA-FUZHOU-XIAMEN-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY (CN)

(230224) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers install the suspended ceiling at the waiting hall of Xiamen North Railway Station of the new Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 23, 2023. The 277-km railway runs along southeast China's coastline and crosses over three major bays on gigantic bridges. It's the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour and eight stations along the route, it is expected to slash the travel time between the two cities to just one hour. (Xinhua)

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Railway mechanics safeguard 277-meter-high bridge in SW China

STORY: Railway mechanics safeguard 277-meter-high bridge in SW China DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of railway mechanics working 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Voice of Zhang Hao, Monitor of Qianxi bridge road inspection section STORYLINE: As China is in a 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, railway mechanics have been working hard to safeguard the safety of travelers, including those in remote areas. Yachihe Bridge in Guizhou Province is the bridge with the longest span along a major high-speed railway linking Guizhou with Sichuan Province. The bridge is 971 meters long, with its highest point 277 meters above the river below. Day and night, workers of the Qianxi Inspection section of the high-speed railway patrol over the bridge to guarantee its safety. Armed with hammers, binoculars, flashlights and other tools, they crawl up 277 meters to check the bridge's steel structure, concrete and power supply equipment. Check this one bridge.

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Hyundai Motor settles labor dispute with union

Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong Kyu (3rd from L) and labor union leader Kim Kwang Sik (2nd from L) shake hands to signify the Aug. 24 ending of a labor strike at the South Korean automaker. Management and unionists agreed that 277 workers would be laid off instead of the 1,500 Hyundai originally targeted. The company's production lines in Ulsan have been idle since July 20 when union workers walked out over a company decision to fire 1,537 workers.

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220903) -- XIAMEN, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate at the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge, a part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, in southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 1, 2022. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour, the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway is expected to slash the travel time from the province's capital Fuzhou to the tourist attraction Xiamen within one hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUZHOU-XIAMEN-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRACK-LAYING (CN)

(220830) -- XIAMEN, Aug. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers lay the tracks at the construction site in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, Aug. 30, 2022. Track-laying work on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway was completed on Tuesday morning in east China's Fujian Province. The 277-km railway links Fuzhou, the provincial capital, with Xiamen, a port city. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour and eight stations along the route, it is expected to slash the travel time between the two cities to just one hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUZHOU-XIAMEN-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRACK-LAYING (CN)

(220830) -- XIAMEN, Aug. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers lay the tracks at the construction site in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, Aug. 30, 2022. Track-laying work on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway was completed on Tuesday morning in east China's Fujian Province. The 277-km railway links Fuzhou, the provincial capital, with Xiamen, a port city. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour and eight stations along the route, it is expected to slash the travel time between the two cities to just one hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUZHOU-XIAMEN-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRACK-LAYING (CN)

(220830) -- XIAMEN, Aug. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers lay the tracks at the construction site in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, Aug. 30, 2022. Track-laying work on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway was completed on Tuesday morning in east China's Fujian Province. The 277-km railway links Fuzhou, the provincial capital, with Xiamen, a port city. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour and eight stations along the route, it is expected to slash the travel time between the two cities to just one hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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Track-laying begins on China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway

STORY: Track-laying begins on China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site STORYLINE: A pair of 500-meter steel rails were successfully laid on a concrete bed at Putian railway station Thursday in east China's Fujian Province, marking the beginning of track-laying work on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway. The 277-km railway links the provincial capital of Fuzhou with the port city of Xiamen. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour, it is expected to slash the travel time between the two cities within one hour. Zhang Xiaofeng, project manager with China Railway 11th Bureau Group said that with the help of an advanced machine, workers are able to lay the left and right tracks at the same time, which nearly doubles their efficiency. At the current pace of about 6 km of track laid per day, the entire track-laying work is expected to finish by the end of this

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Hyundai Motor settles labor dispute with union

Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong Kyu (3rd from L) and labor union leader Kim Kwang Sik (2nd from L) shake hands to signify the Aug. 24 ending of a labor strike at the South Korean automaker. Management and unionists agreed that 277 workers would be laid off instead of the 1,500 Hyundai originally targeted. The company's production lines in Ulsan have been idle since July 20 when union workers walked out over a company decision to fire 1,537 workers. ==Kyodo