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New Driverless Metro Line Open - Sydney

Passengers take escalators inside the metro station of Victoria Cross in Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2024. Sydney's new multi-billion-dollar driverless metro line officially opened to commuters on Monday. The first passenger service on the Sydney Metro City Line departed Sydenham station in Sydney's inner western suburbs at 4:54 a.m. on Monday morning, traveling the 15.5 km tunnel under the central business district and Sydney harbor to arrive at Chatswood in the city's north shore at 5:16 a.m. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Driverless Metro Line Open - Sydney

Passengers take a new metro line in Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2024. Sydney's new multi-billion-dollar driverless metro line officially opened to commuters on Monday. The first passenger service on the Sydney Metro City Line departed Sydenham station in Sydney's inner western suburbs at 4:54 a.m. on Monday morning, traveling the 15.5 km tunnel under the central business district and Sydney harbor to arrive at Chatswood in the city's north shore at 5:16 a.m. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Driverless Metro Line Open - Sydney

Passengers walk inside the metro station of Gadigal in Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2024. Sydney's new multi-billion-dollar driverless metro line officially opened to commuters on Monday. The first passenger service on the Sydney Metro City Line departed Sydenham station in Sydney's inner western suburbs at 4:54 a.m. on Monday morning, traveling the 15.5 km tunnel under the central business district and Sydney harbor to arrive at Chatswood in the city's north shore at 5:16 a.m. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Driverless Metro Line Open - Sydney

This photo taken on August 19, 2024 shows the platform at the metro station of Victoria Cross in Sydney, Australia. Sydney's new multi-billion-dollar driverless metro line officially opened to commuters on Monday. The first passenger service on the Sydney Metro City Line departed Sydenham station in Sydney's inner western suburbs at 4:54 a.m. on Monday morning, traveling the 15.5 km tunnel under the central business district and Sydney harbor to arrive at Chatswood in the city's north shore at 5:16 a.m. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Driverless Metro Line Open - Sydney

This photo taken on August 19, 2024 shows the metro station of Central in Sydney, Australia. Sydney's new multi-billion-dollar driverless metro line officially opened to commuters on Monday. The first passenger service on the Sydney Metro City Line departed Sydenham station in Sydney's inner western suburbs at 4:54 a.m. on Monday morning, traveling the 15.5 km tunnel under the central business district and Sydney harbor to arrive at Chatswood in the city's north shore at 5:16 a.m. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Driverless Metro Line Open - Sydney

Passengers take escalators inside the metro station of Gadigal in Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2024. Sydney's new multi-billion-dollar driverless metro line officially opened to commuters on Monday. The first passenger service on the Sydney Metro City Line departed Sydenham station in Sydney's inner western suburbs at 4:54 a.m. on Monday morning, traveling the 15.5 km tunnel under the central business district and Sydney harbor to arrive at Chatswood in the city's north shore at 5:16 a.m. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRI-backed economic zone in Cambodia benefits local people's lives, economy

STORY: BRI-backed economic zone in Cambodia benefits local people's lives, economy SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): EM SREYDA, Employee at the General Tire Technology (Cambodia) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): SAY UDOM, Warehouse supervisor, Jiangxi 3L Medical Products factory 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): YEAK CHHIT, Quality control team leader, Jiangxi 3L Medical Products factory 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Khmer): KY KHENG, Beverage and grocery seller inside SSEZ 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): CHEN JIANGANG, Chairman of SSEZ STORYLINE: Located in southwest Cambodia, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) has helped improve local people's lives and contributed to the kingdom's economic growth. The SSEZ, a joint venture between Chinese and Cambodian companies, is a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The 11-square-km

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4 killed, many injured as train derails in India's Bihar

STORY: 4 killed, many injured as train derails in India's Bihar DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts by the National Disaster Response Force (Courtesy of National Disaster Response Force) STORYLINE: At least four people were killed and many others injured after 21 coaches of a passenger train derailed in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said Thursday. The accident took place Wednesday night at the Raghunathpur railway station in the Buxar district about 96 km west of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Local media reports quoting officials said over 80 people were injured in the accident. The train had started from Delhi and was on its way to Guwahati in Assam. Officials said the cause of the derailment was not immediately known. "Deepest condolences for the irreparable loss. Will find the root cause of derailment," federal railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. "Evacuation and rescue complete. All coaches

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China's fastest cross-sea railway features high tech, intelligence

STORY: China's fastest cross-sea railway features high tech, intelligence DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN QING, Passenger 3. various of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI PINGZHUO, Project manager of China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd. 5. various of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Chief engineer of the Fuzhou South Station Project of China Railway Construction Engineering Group 7. various of the Fuxing trains running on the line STORYLINE: China's fastest sea-crossing high-speed rail started operation on Thursday in east China's Fujian Province, featuring advanced technology and intelligence. With a designed speed of 350 km/h, the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and touris

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Six months on, thousands remain displaced after Türkiye's earthquakes

STORY: Six months on, thousands remain displaced after Türkiye's earthquakes DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of debris removal work in the earthquake-hit region in Türkiye 2. various of daily life in the container cities in the earthquake-hit region in Türkiye 3. various of construction of new houses in the earthquake-hit region in Türkiye STORYLINE: Nearly six months after deadly earthquakes devastated southern Türkiye, thousands of survivors are still displaced, while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised a rapid reconstruction. The powerful tremors have claimed more than 50,000 lives and rendered over a million homeless. More than 227,000 buildings were destroyed or severely damaged, according to government figures. Additionally, 3 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to the disaster, moving to safer cities in the center-west region, including the capital Ankara, which is 600 km away from the disaster zone. Desp

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Undersea road tunnel opens to traffic in China's Dalian

STORY: Undersea road tunnel opens to traffic in China's Dalian DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:54 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the undersea road tunnel 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN ZHU, Deputy chief engineer of Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: An undersea road tunnel opened to traffic on Monday in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province. The tunnel, accommodating a two-way six-lane urban expressway beneath Dalian Bay, is the first immersed tube undersea tunnel in north China. The designed traffic speed in the 5.1-km tunnel is 60 km per hour. Construction of the tunnel took some four years. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN ZHU, Deputy chief engineer of Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel Co., Ltd. "During the construction of the tunnel, we overcame many difficulties such as complex geological conditions, construction risks and technical difficulties. We completed the localization transformation of large equipment, core components and control

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New Zealand's Christchurch marathon attracts over 4,000 runners

STORY: New Zealand's Christchurch marathon attracts over 4,000 runners DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The picturesque streets of New Zealand's Christchurch were filled with runners and walkers on Sunday as the Christchurch marathon celebrated its 41st anniversary. The flat race route is widely accepted as the fastest in New Zealand. It is also very scenic and takes in iconic Christchurch areas such as Hagley Park, Avon River, Canterbury Museum, Cambridge Terrace, Oxford Terrace and Town Hall. More than 4,000 runners signed up for the event, which featured marathon, half-marathon and 10 km run. There were also kids races and wheelchair marathons. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

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1 dead, 3 injured in S. Korea's forest fire

STORY: 1 dead, 3 injured in S. Korea's forest fire DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of forest fire and rescue operations 2. various of disaster situations STORYLINE: A forest fire in South Korea's northeast coastal city engulfed massive forest and houses, leaving one person dead and three others injured, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday. The blaze broke out on a hill in Gangneung, about 170 km east of the capital Seoul, at around 8:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT on Monday). The forest fire rapidly spread to private houses due to strong winds and dry weather. The wind with an instantaneous maximum speed of 30 meters per second blew over the eastern coastal areas. The fire was mainly brought under control about eight hours after the breakout. The fire allegedly burned 379 hectares of forest, or the size of about 530 soccer fields, as well as dozens of houses. The body of one man, estimated to be in his 70s, was found in a house burned down by

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Over 1,800 athletes race in ironman triathlon at New Zealand's Lake Taupo

STORY: Over 1,800 athletes race in ironman triathlon at New Zealand's Lake Taupo DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: TAUPO, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of athletes competing in two ironman triathlon races STORYLINE: More than 1,800 athletes from 54 countries and regions competed in two ironman triathlon races in the hot sun, both held on Saturday inside and around New Zealand's Lake Taupo, the largest freshwater lake in Australasia. Ironman New Zealand sees athletes take on a 3.8 km swim starting and finishing on the shores of Lake Taupo, a 180 km ride taking in the rural landscape surrounding Taupo, and a 42.2 km run along the lakefront. In the half-distance edition, athletes will swim 1.9 km, bike 90 km, and run 21.1 km. International competitors make up 49 percent of the Ironman New Zealand field, traveling to New Zealand from 54 countries and regions. New Zealand's Mike Phillips claimed the men's overall champion of the full distance in 7:56:05, while Dutch athle

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Bangladesh's largest cultural event "Dhaka Lit Fest 2023" kicks off

STORY: Bangladesh's largest cultural event "Dhaka Lit Fest 2023" kicks off DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people participating in the festival STORYLINE: The 10th edition of "Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF)," Bangladesh's largest cultural event, raised its curtain on Thursday in the capital Dhaka after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bangladeshi State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Indian writer and literary critic Amitav Ghosh inaugurated the event at the Bangla Academy, an autonomous institution funded by the Bangladeshi government to foster the Bengali language, literature and culture. The grand festival features conversations, dialogues, film screenings, art exhibitions, music, cultural shows and much more. Over 500 speakers, performers, and thinkers representing five continents participate in the four-day event comprising 175 sessions. The DLF remained suspended for three years

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Rail travel in SW China on fast track as new line opens

STORY: Rail travel in SW China on fast track as new line opens DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway STORYLINE: A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. The 915-km new line runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the rail line cuts the travel time between the two destinations from 19 hours to seven and a half hours. The railway traverses various mountains and rivers, which posed challenges during its construction. The new Chengdu-Kunming Railway features seven long tunnels and 11 long-span bridges. As a key project for China's West Development Strategy, the railway is expected to promote economic growth and the high-quality opening up of southwestern Chinese regions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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Tanabe gets off to strong start

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Chikara Tanabe throws South Korea's Moon Myung Seok, winning his 54 km category elimination pool bout on the first day of freestyle wrestling at the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 28.

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New interactive museum of World Heritage Stevns Klint opens in Denmark

STORY: New interactive museum of World Heritage Stevns Klint opens in Denmark DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark visiting the Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TOVE DAMHOLT, Head of Stevns Cliff World Heritage Office 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAUD JULIANNA NAES, Visitor from Norway 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEEN BONKE, Director of the Stevns Klint Experience Visitor Center 5. Aerial shots of Stevns Klint UNESCO World Heritage STORYLINE: A new interactive museum of World Heritage Stevns Klint which is located on the Danish island of Zealand, about one hour's drive from the Danish capital city of Copenhagen was opened last week by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Stevns Klint was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 because of its exceptional fossil record. This World Heritage site, which comprises a 15 km-long fossil-rich coastal cliff, is one of the best places to see the traces of the astero

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First grain-laden ship from Ukraine passes through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait after inspection

STORY: First grain-laden ship from Ukraine passes through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait after inspection DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter in Istanbul STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter in Istanbul "The first grain-laden ship from Ukraine passed through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Wednesday and continued to its destination after receiving a green light from the inspection team. Sierra Leone-flagged vessel Razoni, which sailed off from Ukraine's Odesa port, exited the Bosphorus Strait around 4:00 p.m. local time (1300 GMT). It took nearly two hours for the ship to pass through the 31 km long strait, which connects the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea. The vessel, which was inspected by a joint team of specialists in the morning before it could pass, was then escorted by boats belonging to the Turkish Coastal Guard through its entire passage. Razoni is expe

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Typhoon Chaba approaching south China

STORY: Typhoon Chaba approaching south China DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:54 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of preventive measures against typhoon STORYLINE: Chaba, the third typhoon of the year, is gaining strength as it moves toward south China's Guangdong and Hainan provinces. At 8 a.m. Friday, the Hainan meteorological department detected that Chaba was about 250 km northeast of Yongxing Island, Sansha City, Hainan and its intensity was slowly increasing while moving at a speed of about 20 km per hour. The department forecast Chaba to make landfall in the coastal areas of Guangdong and Hainan between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, packing strong winds. Hainan has started Level III emergency response for flood control and wind prevention and suspended ferry services in the Qiongzhou Strait at 8 a.m. Friday. Strong winds and severe downpours are expected to lash the coastal areas of Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi from Friday to Monday. Th

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Explore century-old hydropower station in SW China

STORY: Explore century-old hydropower station in SW China DATELINE: May 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shilongba hydropower station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN YONGSHENG, Party chief, Shilongba Power Plant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PU GANG, General manager, Shilongba Power Plant STORYLINE: The Shilongba hydropower station is China's first hydropower station. After being put into use in 1912, it is still in operation today. Built on the Tanglangchuan river in southwestern Yunnan Province, it provides power to the provincial capital of Kunming through a 32-km-long power line. The hydropower station has been expanded seven times and now has four units with a total installed capacity of 7,360 kW. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN YONGSHENG, Party chief, Shilongba Power Plant "Over the past 110 years, although very small, it has supplied more than 1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PU GANG, General manage

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Bangladesh village houses shine bright with colorful folk arts

STORY: Bangladesh village houses shine bright with colorful folk arts DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of women painting 2. various of motifs 3. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): DAYKHON BARMAN, Local artist STORYLINE: Almost all the houses in a village in Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of the capital Dhaka, are adorned with traditional art called Alpona. In the village, every mud house wall is a canvas, while their inhabitants are artisans. The colorful motifs on the exterior walls of the houses have won the village the fame of "Alpona Gram (art village)" of the country. Motifs on as many as 50 houses in the Tikoil village are drawn by women. Daykhon Barman is one of the elderly village ladies who said she got married between the ages of 12 and 13. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): DAYKHON BARMAN, Local artist "It is the custom of our Hindu family to make Alpona in the yard with three drops of vermilion and rice

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Unmanned airship makes world's 1st flight into stratosphere

MITO, Japan - An unmanned airship filled with air and helium stands ready to be flown into the stratosphere at the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture on Aug. 4. A Japanese research team successfully sent the airship into the stratosphere later in the day, marking the world's first such flight to the level. It collected air samples at an altitude of 16.4 km and returned after a flight of one hour and 54 minutes. (Kyodo)

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Tanabe gets off to strong start

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Chikara Tanabe throws South Korea's Moon Myung Seok, winning his 54 km category elimination pool bout on the first day of freestyle wrestling at the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 28.