Mending intra-Arab ties to boost regional stability, says Syrian official

STORY: Mending intra-Arab ties to boost regional stability, says Syrian official DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the interview with Xinhua 2. SOUDNBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister 3. SOUDNBITE 2 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister 4. various of the interview with Xinhua 5. SOUDNBITE 3 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister 6. SOUDNBITE 4 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister 7. various of the interview with Xinhua 8. SOUDNBITE 5 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister 9. SOUDNBITE 6 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister STORYLINE: A senior Syrian official said that restoring normal relations between Arab countries, particularly the Syrian-Saudi relations, will promote stability in the region and protect the "national security" of Arab countries. SOUDNBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign m

Indonesian expert hails China's innovation performance

STORY: Indonesian expert hails China's innovation performance DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. various of China's technology 3. SOUDNBITE (English): CHRISTINE SUSANNA TJHIN, Director of Strategic Research, Gentala Institute in Indonesia STORYLINE: An Indonesian expert has said that China's performance in innovation has contributed to the country's economic growth. China's economic performance has gotten off to a strong start, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growing 4.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year. Last year, China moved up to the 11th spot in the Global Innovation Index 2022 released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, marking an impressive climb of 23 places from its 2012 ranking. China is now on a par with the U.S. in terms of the number of top 100 science and technology clusters, with 21 each. SOUDNBITE (English): CHRISTINE SUSANNA TJHIN, Director of Strategic R

France ends systematic quarantine of people testing positive for COVID-19

STORY: France ends systematic quarantine of people testing positive for COVID-19 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Parisian streets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DENIS, Resident 3. SOUDNBITE 2 (French): JEAN-BAPTISTE, Resident STORYLINE: The French government has relaxed health restrictions, citing a marked improvement in the coronavirus epidemic. From Feb. 1, people testing positive for COVID-19 will no longer need to be systematically quarantined. Asymptomatic contacts of cases will also no longer be required to be tested the day after being informed. In a press statement, the French Health Ministry said that the relaxation of restrictions was due to the very low circulation of the virus in France itself and abroad. France's approach is similar to that of other European countries. According to data, the number of infections did drop in one month, from an average of over 20,000 to less than 5,000 per day. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DENIS, Resid

Chinese artist devotes herself to making traditional knot buttons

STORY: Chinese artist devotes herself to making traditional knot buttons DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1.various of Qipao workshop 2.SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU DONGFANG, Inheritor of traditional knot button art 3.SOUDNBITE (Chinese): LIAN XIAOLAN, Customer 4.various of Ms. Xu and children at a learning session 5.SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU DONGFANG, Inheritor of traditional knot button art STORYLINE: The knot button is a distinctive feature of traditional Chinese apparel, widely used in garments like Qipao, or cheongsam. In east China's Fuzhou, an artist born in the 1980s is making efforts to carry forward the art of making knot buttons. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU DONGFANG, Inheritor of traditional knot button art "When I was a kid, my grandmother had this kind of knot buttons on her clothes, and she liked to embroider in her free time. So I began to be interested in handmade artifacts and the little ornaments on clothes. After I graduated from college