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Brunei's top football club holds friendly match with Chinese football team

STORY: Brunei's top football club holds friendly match with Chinese football team SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of players entering the field and fans cheering 2. various of Brunei team's first goal and an attacking sequence 3. various of Guangxi team's attacking sequence 4. various of football teams, along with honorary guests, taking a group photo in the national stadium STORYLINE: On Saturday evening, the Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Football Team from China played a friendly, international match with the Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (DPMM FC) in Brunei at the invitation of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. The match was held at the National Stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. DPMM FC emerged victorious with a 3-1 win over the Guangxi team. Both teams participated in friendly athletic exchanges. DPMM FC is Brunei's top football club and was officially

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China defeat Brazil in Sitting Volleyball World Cup to reach women's final

STORY: China defeat Brazil in Sitting Volleyball World Cup to reach women's final SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 World ParaVolley (WPV) Sitting Volleyball World Cup 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU HUIMIN, Head coach of the Chinese team STORYLINE: China claimed a 3-0 victory over Brazil in the women's semifinal of the 2023 World ParaVolley (WPV) Sitting Volleyball World Cup here on Friday. China, who had already qualified for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, notched a narrow 25-23, 25-21, 25-23 victory over their strong opponents. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU HUIMIN, Head coach of the Chinese team "It is very important for us because we're preparing for the Paris Paralympics next year, and this World Cup is a very good experience for us to compete with some of the world's strongest teams." The Sitting Volleyball World Cup is held in Cairo from November 11 to 18, featuring a total of 23 teams, 13 in the me

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Libya sends 2 planes of aid to Türkiye, Syria

STORY: Libya sends 2 planes of aid to Türkiye, Syria DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff loading the aid materials on plane 2. various of the plane taking off 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): GIBRIL SHTEWI, Libyan aid official STORYLINE: The Libyan government on Sunday sent two airplanes full of relief items to Syria and Türkiye to help deal with the impacts of the deadly earthquake. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): GIBRIL SHTEWI, Libyan aid official "We have taken a number of measures and procedures by providing these materials and harnessing flights through an air bridge that started in the past few days by sending the first Libyan plane. More than 70 medical, rescue, first aid and recovery personnel were sent, with several parties from the Libyan state participating." The Libyan teams so far rescued 27 people, recovered 53 bodies, and provided medical assistance to more than 400 people in southern Türkiye. The Libyan government has sent 55 rescue

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Myanmar holds traditional sticky rice-making competition after two-year pause

STORY: Myanmar holds traditional sticky rice-making competition after two-year pause DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Htamane competition in Yangon 2. various of people participating in the Htamane competition STORYLINE: Myanmar held a traditional Htamane (sticky-rice) making competition at the country's famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on Friday evening after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was suspended in 2021 and 2022, said U Htay Hlaing, a member of the pagoda's board of trustees, adding it is a Buddhist tradition as well as Myanmar people's tradition. A total of 24 six-member teams participated in the competition, accompanied by traditional music groups and fans, at the pagoda's compound. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein attended the competition. Participants in the competition said that they will offer the food prepared in the competition to monks as well as pilgri

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Japan wins the Chiba International Ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Ayumi Hagiwara finishes the Chiba International Ekiden in first place at Chiba Central Sports Center near Tokyo, on Nov. 24, 2014. In a field comprised of 13 teams from 11 countries competing over 42.195 kilometers, Japan broke the tape in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 53 seconds.

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Dutch street performers attract onlookers

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A Dutch group presents a street performance in Shizuoka, 180 kilometers west of Tokyo, on Nov. 3 as the 8th Daidogei (street performance) World Cup in Shizuoka festival opened the same day. A total of 82 performers from 53 teams chosen from 11 countries, including Japan, Britain and Germany, will perform at the 5-day festival until Nov. 7.

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Joint inspection teams work in concord to speed up grain export from Ukraine

STORY: Joint inspection teams work in concord to speed up grain export from Ukraine DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua correspondent 2. UN officials in charge of ship inspection 3. various of an inspection team on board 4. various of soybean on Moonlight 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTIAN SANTOS, Member of the United Nations working for the Black Sea Grain Initiative in Türkiye 6. various of Christian Santos inspecting the vessel 7. various of the ship Moonlight 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Turkish journalist and geostrategist 9. various of the Joint Coordination Center 10. footages of the signing ceremony of the Grain Corridor Agreement STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua correspondent "A grain-laden vessel named Moonlight has recently anchored off the shores of Türkiye's largest city Istanbul on the Marmara Sea. It is carrying soya beans from the Odesa port in Ukra

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15th "Spasskaya Tower" Int'l Military Music Festival kicks off in Moscow

STORY: 15th "Spasskaya Tower" Int'l Military Music Festival kicks off in Moscow DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:53 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: CULTURE/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: The 15th "Spasskaya Tower" International Military Music Festival kicked off Friday night in Moscow. With more than 1,500 participants this year, orchestras performed at the Red Square in different genres - from military marches to classics and pop. The Russian Federation is represented by orchestras of law enforcement agencies of the country: the Ministry of Defense, the FSO, the Russian Guard, the FSB and the Russian Emergencies Ministry. Bands from Armenia, Belarus, Venezuela, Egypt, India and Thailand are also taking part. For 15 years, the festival has hosted more than 160 teams from 56 countries and regions, becoming one of the largest international cultural projects in Russia. The annual festival will last until September 4. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mo

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Spanish PM visits wildfire sites after flames claim two lives

STORY: Spanish PM visits wildfire sites after flames claim two lives DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visiting wildfire sites 2. various of wildfires in Spain 3. shot of rescue teams 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): PEDRO SANCHEZ, Spanish Prime Minister 5. various of wildfires in Spain STORYLINE: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the region of Extremadura on Monday as firefighters continued to battle wildfires that claimed two lives over the weekend. The body of a 69-year-old shepherd was found in an area known as Las Hurdes, where flames have destroyed over 6,000 hectares of woodland and scrub, while a firefighter lost his life to forest fire in the province of Zamora (central Spain), which also saw two others taken to hospital with burns. The tragedies happened as Spain continues to suffer temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius and even 45 degrees in some areas of the country, with flame

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Wildfire breaks out in Turkey's Mediterranean province

STORY: Wildfire breaks out in Turkey's Mediterranean province DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: various of forest firesvarious of fire teams working STORYLINE: Forest fires erupted Tuesday in Turkey's southwestern province of Mugla, a Mediterranean resort province that was ravaged by weeks-long wildfires last year. The fire started at 8:02 p.m. local time (0502 GMT) near the resort town of Marmaris, Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirisci tweeted. The semi-official Anadolu Agency reported that the fire broke out in the forest area of Hisaronu neighborhood named Bordubet for an unknown reason and the flames spread in a short time with the effect of the wind. Fire teams are making intense efforts to control the fire which is growing rapidly, according to the report. Turkey was hit by one of the worst wildfires in the summer of 2021, which swept 53 provinces and killed at least eight people and numerous animals. Xinhua News Agenc

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Japan wins the Chiba International Ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Ayumi Hagiwara finishes the Chiba International Ekiden in first place at Chiba Central Sports Center near Tokyo, on Nov. 24, 2014. In a field comprised of 13 teams from 11 countries competing over 42.195 kilometers, Japan broke the tape in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 53 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Dutch street performers attract onlookers

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A Dutch group presents a street performance in Shizuoka, 180 kilometers west of Tokyo, on Nov. 3 as the 8th Daidogei (street performance) World Cup in Shizuoka festival opened the same day. A total of 82 performers from 53 teams chosen from 11 countries, including Japan, Britain and Germany, will perform at the 5-day festival until Nov. 7.