(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(ChineseToday) CHINA-RURAL REVITALIZATION-YOUTH (CN)

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Jiahuan (front) operates a drone to spray pesticides in rice fields at Yangji Village, Kuainan Township, Wuhe County, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 1, 2023. Wu Jiahuan, a post-95s youth, returned to his hometown after graduation and now runs a family farm with his father. During years of construction, various agricultural machinery and equipment were added, and a 300-square-meter grain storage warehouse was built, so their business moves on the right track. As China moved to advance rural revitalization, more and more young people have returned from cities to the countryside which now brims with possibilities. As the new-generation farmers or young entrepreneurs, they often brought back funds, modern farming concepts and e-commerce business models to help transform the farming landscape. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

China's Zhejiang improves reading resources for visually impaired

STORY: China's Zhejiang improves reading resources for visually impaired DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Zhejiang providing reading resources for the visually impaired 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FANG JIE, Librarian, Zhejiang Library STORYLINE: In east China's Zhejiang Province, more than 50 libraries have set up reading rooms for visually impaired readers. In the provincial public library, the number of braille books accounts for about 5 percent of its total collection. During the past 20 years, the reading area for visually impaired readers has been expanded from a small corner to a 300-square-meter room, equipped with computers and smart audiobook devices. Librarian Fang Jie says that Zhejiang Library offers free braille books to visually impaired individuals every year, and personalizes the braille books according to their needs, utilizing its collection to create tailored reading material. Fang says that the process u

Children skate on rink made of resin panels in Toyama

Children skate on rink made of resin panels in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Children skate on a rink made of resin panels opened by a public-private joint venture in the city of Toyama on Dec. 5. The 300-square-meter rink is environmentally friendly as it does not use water to make ice and can operate at half the cost of conventional ice rinks as it does not require a cooling system.

Opportunity brought by China's import expo enormous: Argentine official

STORY: Opportunity brought by China's import expo enormous: Argentine official DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai 2. various of Argentina 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CECILIA TODESCABOCCO, Secretary of International Economic Relations of Argentine Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: Some 20 companies from Argentina will participate in the fifth China International Import Exhibition (CIIE), which will take place in Shanghai on Nov. 5-10, in an online-offline hybrid format. The South American country will have a 300-square-meter exhibition area that will showcase wines, agro-industrial products, fish products and more. It will also have a 40-square-meter stand with products linked to the technology sector and communications. An Argentine official said that the opportunity brought by the CIIE "is enormous due to the size of the Chinese market." SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CECILIA TODESCABOCCO, Secretary of International Economic Relations of Argent

Children skate on rink made of resin panels in Toyama

Children skate on rink made of resin panels in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Children skate on a rink made of resin panels opened by a public-private joint venture in the city of Toyama on Dec. 5. The 300-square-meter rink is environmentally friendly as it does not use water to make ice and can operate at half the cost of conventional ice rinks as it does not require a cooling system. (Kyodo)