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China's Guangxi sees bumper harvest of 2-meter-high giant hybrid rice

STORY: China's Guangxi sees bumper harvest of 2-meter-high giant hybrid rice DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 various of paddy field 2 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU XIWAN, Farmer 3 various of paddy field STORYLINE: Farmers in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have reaped a bumper harvest of 2-meter-high "giant rice," a new hybrid rice variety developed by Chinese agricultural experts. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU XIWAN, Farmer "This year we have planted more than 200 mu (about 13.3 hectares) of giant hybrid rice. The yield increases by 150-200 kg per mu compared with previous years, which is quite a high yield. We plan to expand the paddy field by 100-200 mu next year, hoping to reap another bumper harvest." China has completely independent intellectual property rights of giant hybrid rice. Its height doubles that of ordinary rice. The giant hybrid rice is high-yielding, drought-tolerant, and resistant to diseases and waterlogging. Xi

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold up a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters is laid on the ground in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold up a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group. (Kyodo)

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group. (Kyodo)

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters is laid on the ground in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group. (Kyodo)