InShanghai OpenMic: Journey of an Afghan businessman to Chinese market

STORY: InShanghai OpenMic: Journey of an Afghan businessman to Chinese market DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YOU ZHIXIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALI AZGHAR FAIZ, Afghan businessman STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YOU ZHIXIN, Xinhua correspondent "How much do you know about Afghanistan? And do you know why Afghan pine nuts and carpets have gained popularity in Chinese market? And what kind of influence does the Belt and Road Initiative bring to Afghan economy? Today we invite Ali, a very young Afghan businessman, to tell his story. Let's welcome." SOUNDBITE (English): ALI AZGHAR FAIZ, Afghan businessman "Hello, everyone. My name is Ali. Chinese also call me Ali. When I graduated from high school, at the same time, our company was facing a challenge. We wanted to promote our products to China market, but we knew nothing about China. So at that point, we came up with one idea that I needed to do my bachelo

Exploring new products at consumer expo in China's Hainan

STORY: Exploring new products at consumer expo in China's Hainan DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo 2. STANDUP 1 (English): HONG LIANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALLISON YUAN, Retail indoor senior product marketing manager of Karcher China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHANG QIANG, Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub Group 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALI AZGHAR FAIZ, Afghan businessman 6. STANDUP 2 (English): HONG LIANG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): HONG LIANG, Xinhua correspondent "The third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), or Hainan expo, is being held here in south China's Hainan Province from April 10th to 15th, drawing over 3,300 brands from 65 countries and regions. The total exhibition area reaches 120,000 square meters, an increase of 20 percent over the previous edition. So what are the new products presented at this year's expo? Join me today, let's find o