China supports WHO in continuing to lead pandemic agreement negotiations

STORY: China supports WHO in continuing to lead pandemic agreement negotiations SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WHO meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU GUANG, Director of NDCPA's health emergency response STORYLINE: China hopes that the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to lead the talks over the pandemic agreement, an official with China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration (NDCPA) said in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday. The pandemic agreement is one of the key elements of global public health governance reform in the future, said Hu Guang, who is in charge of NDCPA's health emergency response. China has been actively participating in the negotiations, playing a constructive role in drafting the agreement, Hu said in an interview with media. Hu also said China has always firmly defended multilateralism, advocated the concept of global solidarity, underscored

Festive fever grips Abidjan as Africa Cup of Nations kicks off

STORY: Festive fever grips Abidjan as Africa Cup of Nations kicks off SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 12, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Abidjan 2. various of exciting citizens 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SEVEREIN KOUASSI, Resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): YANN KOUADIO MIEZAN, Resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): SERGES KOUADI, Resident 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): SARAN KAMAGATE, Resident STORYLINE: The 34th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday. The streets, community playgrounds, and shopping malls are abuzz with excitement, brimming with AFCON elements. High spirits reign as people eagerly await this African sporting feast. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SEVEREIN KOUASSI, Resident "We come here to buy support items for the AFCON, because it is about to start! Friends from all countries are welcome to the AFCON. Abidjan welcomes you! We are waiting for you here! Come and have fun

Pacific Teal loaded with Japan-bound nuclear fuel

Pacific Teal loaded with Japan-bound nuclear fuel

CHERBOURG, France - The 4,648-ton British cargo ship Pacific Teal is loaded with a vessel containing 32 elements of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel, for delivery to a nuclear power plant in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, at Cherbourg port in northwestern France on July 21. The ship left the port later in the day to rendezvous with its sister ship, the 5,087-ton Pacific Pintail, already carrying British-produced MOX fuel and waiting in waters off France.

Chinese game firms seeks to expand global reach

STORY: Chinese game firms seeks to expand global reach DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of online games 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG YONGJIN, Vice President of Pathea Games in Chongqing 3 various of views in Chongqing 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG YONGJIN, Vice President of Pathea Games in Chongqing STORYLINE: China's game developers have been seeking to expand their presence in overseas markets. According to a report released by GameLook, a gaming industrial research institute, China's self-developed games raked in more than 18 billion U.S. dollars in sales overseas last year, up about 16.6 percent year on year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG YONGJIN, Vice President of Pathea Games in Chongqing "Our games are developed by integrating the elements that people all over the world can understand. There are also a lot of foreign employees in our company, who would offer help for making our gaming products better understood by foreigners. A

Pacific Teal loaded with Japan-bound nuclear fuel

Pacific Teal loaded with Japan-bound nuclear fuel

CHERBOURG, France - The 4,648-ton British cargo ship Pacific Teal is loaded with a vessel containing 32 elements of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel, for delivery to a nuclear power plant in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, at Cherbourg port in northwestern France on July 21. The ship left the port later in the day to rendezvous with its sister ship, the 5,087-ton Pacific Pintail, already carrying British-produced MOX fuel and waiting in waters off France.