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Coffee Industry - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows workers drying coffee beans at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods

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Coffee Industry - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows workers drying coffee beans at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods

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Greece increases minimum monthly wage

STORY: Greece increases minimum monthly wage DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis 2. various of workers at a fertilizer factory 3. various of workers at food hypermarket 4. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister STORYLINE: The minimum monthly wage in Greece will be increased to 780 euros (830 U.S. dollars) as of April 1 this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Athens Friday. This is the third time in three years the minimum wage is increased, he said. In 2019, the minimum monthly wage in the country was 650 euros. The approximately 600,000 low-income earners will still be struggling due to the inflationary pressures of recent months. However, this is the best possible the government could do and Greek enterprises could afford, he said. (1 euro= 1.06 U.S. dollars) SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister "I have no illusions. I know, we know, that

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600,000 construction workers to lose jobs within 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Senior government officials hold their first meeting to deal with the worsening job situation at the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 31. At the meeting, Keiji Furuya, vice minister of the economy ministry, said as many as 600,000 workers in the construction industry alone could lose their jobs within the next three years as the government carries out its economic and fiscal reform programs.

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Residents in China's Chongqing join fight against COVID-19

STORY: Residents in China's Chongqing join fight against COVID-19 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a community in Chongqing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG JUN, Volunteer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG YUHANG, Volunteer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MENG SONGQUAN, Volunteer STORYLINE: Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has been fighting the battle against a COVID-19 resurgence since the beginning of November. More than 600,000 residents have joined voluntary services to help with epidemic prevention and control. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG YUHANG, Volunteer "I called the community workers and told them I wanted to help. I live here, and I want to do something for my neighbors." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MENG SONGQUAN, Volunteer "I work from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and make about 50 and 60 deliveries. We are neighbors, we help each other whenever we can." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GONG JUN, Volunteer "What I do may not change much, but s

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A glimpse of Shanghai's largest makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment

STORY: A glimpse of Shanghai's largest makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment DATELINE: April 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (Chinese): LI SHUTING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the interior environment of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) STORYLINE: STANDUP (Chinese): LI SHUTING, Xinhua correspondent "Behind me is the largest makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment in Shanghai, converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)." A section of the hospital was put into use on Saturday to aid the megacity's fight against a resurgence of the pandemic. The hospital covers about 600,000 square meters with a capacity of 50,000 beds. This hall is the first section of the hospital that has been delivered for use. Shanghai has been reporting a high number of COVID-19 infections since March and had registered over 150,000 COVID-19 infections as of Friday. At the crucial stage, workers from a

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220409) -- SHANGHAI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220409) -- SHANGHAI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers install cable lines at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220409) -- SHANGHAI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TEMPORARY HOSPITAL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220408) -- SHANGHAI, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of a temporary hospital at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai, April 8, 2022. Shanghai has opened and will continue to construct more temporary hospitals to enhance the city's treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections in its latest COVID-19 resurgence, authorities said Friday. Four municipal-level temporary hospitals, three located in Pudong District and one in Chongming District, have been put into use as of Friday. Covering a total of 500,000 square meters, the four sites can offer a total of 38,000 beds, said Jin Chen, deputy director of Shanghai's housing and urban-rural development management committee. One temporary hospital under construction at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will be in use from Saturday. Designed with a floor space of about 600,000 square meters with 50,000 beds in total when completely built, it will be Shanghai's lar

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600,000 construction workers to lose jobs within 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Senior government officials hold their first meeting to deal with the worsening job situation at the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 31. At the meeting, Keiji Furuya, vice minister of the economy ministry, said as many as 600,000 workers in the construction industry alone could lose their jobs within the next three years as the government carries out its economic and fiscal reform programs.