Chinese economy extends upward trend amid policies to prop up growth

STORY: Chinese economy extends upward trend amid policies to prop up growth SHOOTING TIME: June 17, 2024 & File DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spokesperson 3. various of workers sorting packages 4. various of construction sites 5. various of cars STORYLINE: The Chinese economy extended an upward recovery trend in May, as shown by faster consumption growth and steady expansion in industrial production, latest government data showed. Important economic indicators rebounded during the month amid government measures to prop up growth and promote high-quality development, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spokesperson Liu Aihua said at a press conference in Beijing on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spokesperson "Driven by such factors as macroeconomic policies taking effects, improving external demand and the May D

CHINA-ECONOMY-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

CHINA-ECONOMY-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(240318) -- BEIJING, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Aihua, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), attends a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2024. China has conditions to achieve its full-year growth target of around 5 percent for 2024 via enhanced efforts, Liu said Monday. (Xinhua/Pan Xu)

Chinese economy off to robust start as recovery gains traction

STORY: Chinese economy off to robust start as recovery gains traction SHOOTING TIME: recent DATELINE: March 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views of production in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, NBS spokesperson STORYLINE: China's major economic indicators unveiled Monday demonstrated that the country's economic performance continued to improve in the first two months of the year. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, climbed 5.5 percent year on year in the first two months of 2024. The value-added industrial output rose 7 percent year on year during the January-February period, accelerating from a rise of 6.8 percent registered in December 2023. Fixed-asset investment grew 4.2 percent year on year, quickening from an increase of 3 percent recorded in 2023. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, NBS spokesperson "Although the environ

China's retail sales up 10.1 pct in November

STORY: China's retail sales up 10.1 pct in November SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, Spokesperson of National Bureau of Statistics 2. File footages of Chinese economy STORYLINE: China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, registered a double-digit year-on-year growth in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, Spokesperson of National Bureau of Statistics "In November, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4,250.5 billion yuan (about 597.8 billion U.S. dollars), up by 10.1 percent year on year, 2.5 percentage points higher than that of the previous month. Total retail sales of consumer goods topped 42.79 trillion yuan (about 6.03 trillion U.S. dollars) in the January-November period, up 7.2 percent from one year earlier." Retail sales in the country's urban regi

CHINA-BEIJING-PRESS CONFERENCE-ECONOMY-OCTOBER (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-PRESS CONFERENCE-ECONOMY-OCTOBER (CN)

(231115) -- BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Aihua (R), spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), attends a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on China's major economic indicators for October in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 15, 2023. TO GO WITH "3rd LD-Writethru-Economic Watch: China's industrial sector continues to recover in October" (Xinhua/Li He)

Chinese Doctor's Day

Chinese Doctor's Day

GUIYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 15, 2023 - Zhang Aihua, deputy chief physician of the People's Hospital, conducts a clinical examination for a patient in the Department of orthopedics and traumatology in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, August 15, 2023. August 19 is the sixth "Chinese Doctor's Day".

Racing dragon boats, serving Zongzi -- Dragon Boat Festival in Macao

STORY: Racing dragon boats, serving Zongzi -- Dragon Boat Festival in Macao DATELINE: June 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: MACAO, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dragon Boat Festival in Macao 2. various of the Dragon Boat Races 3. STANDUP (English): WANG AIHUA, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YEUNG GING WING, Dragon boat racer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHOW SIU KAM, Dragon boat racer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHAN ZI WAI, Owner of Lan Heong Kuok, a Cantonese tea house STORYLINE: Dragon Boat Festival is an important traditional festival in China. It fell on Friday this year and was celebrated across China. In Macao Special Administrative Region, the traditions of Dragon Boat Festival have been well-preserved. STANDUP (English): WANG AIHUA, Xinhua correspondent "Here in Macao, the gongs and drums of the Macao International Dragon Boat Races are once again reverberating around the picturesque Nam Van Lake. Thousands of dragon boat racers are gathering once again to test

China's GDP grows record 18.3% in 1st qtr

China's GDP grows record 18.3% in 1st qtr

China's National Bureau of Statistics spokeswoman Liu Aihua attends a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2021. The country's gross domestic product in the first three months of 2021 expanded 18.3 percent from a year earlier, its sharpest quarterly growth on record as both domestic and external demand steadily recuperated from the coronavirus crisis.