US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis leaves after an audience to the participants of the live nativity scene of the Rome’s basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, on December 16, 2023 at Paul-VI hall in the Vatican. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis leaves after an audience to the participants of the live nativity scene of the Rome’s basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, on December 16, 2023 at Paul-VI hall in the Vatican. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis during an audience with officers and soldiers of the Carabinieri Corps in Sant Peter's Square at the Vatican, September 16, 2023. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/ABACAPRESS.COM

Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

Roja, a 16-year-old Peshmerga recruit from Paveh in Iranian Kurdistan, stands on a rocky outcrop in Erbil, Iraq, holding a rifle and a bouquet of red flowers on April 14, 2023. She left her homeland in September 2022 to join the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), driven by the feeling of being a second-class citizen under the Islamic Republic. Many Kurdish women like Roja have turned to the Peshmerga, viewing armed resistance as the only means to reclaim their cultural identity. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

Roja, a 16-year-old Peshmerga recruit from Paveh in Iranian Kurdistan, stands on a rocky outcrop in Erbil, Iraq, holding a rifle and a bouquet of red flowers on April 14, 2023. She left her homeland in September 2022 to join the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), driven by the feeling of being a second-class citizen under the Islamic Republic. Many Kurdish women like Roja have turned to the Peshmerga, viewing armed resistance as the only means to reclaim their cultural identity. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

Roja, a 16-year-old Peshmerga recruit from Paveh in Iranian Kurdistan, stands on a rocky outcrop in Erbil, Iraq, on April 14, 2023. She left her homeland in September 2022 to join the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), driven by the feeling of being a second-class citizen under the Islamic Republic. Many Kurdish women like Roja have turned to the Peshmerga, viewing armed resistance as the only means to reclaim their cultural identity. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

Hadiyeh, a 25-year-old Peshmerga recruit from Saqqez in Iranian Kurdistan, reads inside her room in Erbil, Iraq, on April 16, 2023. She left her homeland in 2020, citing systemic gender discrimination, restrictions on non-Islamic religions, and a lack of freedom of speech under the Iranian government. A significant number of Kurdish women have joined the Peshmerga, viewing exile and armed resistance as their only means of challenging the Iranian regime and asserting their rights. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

HUAWEI Harmony OS App Store

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Parents take their children to pick Dutch fruits and vegetables in Flower Harbor Greenhouse Ecological Park in Shanghai, China, April 16, 2023.

Sudan's conflict creates humanitarian crisis

STORY: Sudan's conflict creates humanitarian crisis SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of displaced persons 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED YAQOUB ISMAIL, Displaced Sudanese 3. various of displaced persons 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FATIMA ABBAKER, Displaced Sudanese 5. various of displaced persons STORYLINE: The deadly clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 15, 2023 have claimed more than 15,550 lives and displaced over 8.8 million people nationwide, according to recent estimates by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED YAQOUB ISMAIL, Displaced Sudanese "We left West Darfur (State) at night and fled towards Chad. They shot at us as we were fleeing. We arrived at the Adre area in Chad. Our family now lives in the old tent at this camp." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FATIMA ABBAKER, Displaced Sudanese "Our

India's wholesale inflation rises to 1.26 pct in April

STORY: India's wholesale inflation rises to 1.26 pct in April SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the wholesale market 3. various of fuel station STORYLINE: India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose 1.26 percent in April, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry. "The annual rate of inflation based on all India WPI number is 1.26 percent (provisional) for the month of April 2024 (over April 2023)," read a statement issued by the ministry. "Positive rate of inflation in April 2024 is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, electricity, crude petroleum and natural gas, manufacture of food products, other manufacturing etc." WPI for the month of March was recorded as 0.53 percent. WPI inflation, an indicator of prices in the wholesale market, rises or falls mainly due to steep increase or decrease in commodity prices globall

Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

(From L) Newly signed Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, his then interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and his agent Nez Balelo attend an introductory press conference on Dec. 14, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Mizuhara was fired in March 2024 and was charged in April with illegally transferring more than $16 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

BMW Brilliance rolls off 6 millionth vehicle

STORY: BMW Brilliance rolls off 6 millionth vehicle SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: MARKET/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the roll-off ceremony 2. various of the production line 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI KAI, Vice President, China Academy of Northeast Revitalization STORYLINE: A BMW i5 electric car rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday in northeast China's Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province. It marked the 6 millionth car produced by BMW Group's joint venture in China, BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA). This came just 15 months after the joint venture produced its 5 millionth car. In April, the BMW Group announced an additional investment of 20 billion yuan (about 2.8 billion U.S. dollars) in the Shenyang production base. The German carmaker said that the investment will be used for upgrading and innovating BBA's Dadong plant, which was founded in 2003. In 2023, the BMW Group delivered a total of more

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

A Mechanical Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 16, 2024 - Workers assemble engines in a workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Heguan town, Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, April 16, 2024. On May 9, the relevant data released by the China Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises showed that the development index of small and medium-sized enterprises in April was 89.4, up 0.1 points from the previous month, rising for two consecutive months, higher than the same period in 2022 and 2023.

Volvo car sales see 27 pct rise in April

STORY: Volvo car sales see 27 pct rise in April SHOOTING TIME: May 6, 2024 DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Volvo showroom in Stockholm, Sweden 2. various of a Volvo production line (source: Volvo Group) 3. various of running footage of a Volvo car (source: Volvo Group) 4. various of traffic in Stockholm, Sweden STORYLINE: Sales of Volvo Cars soared by 27 percent in April 2024 compared to the same month last year, the carmaker said on Monday. The company sold 65,838 vehicles in April, an increase Volvo said was mainly driven by sales in Europe, which were up by 65 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, global sales of electrified models were up 56 percent, and fully electric models were up by 94 percent compared with April 2023, the company said. From January through April, 214,914 vehicles were sold, corresponding to a 16 percent increase compared with the same period last year. "This performance demonstrates we are making goo

Wedding dress designer Katsura dies at 94

Wedding dress designer Katsura dies at 94

Japanese wedding dress designer Yumi Katsura poses for a photo at her workshop in Tokyo on March 16, 2023. She died on April 26, 2024, at age 94.

Mallorca Imposes Stricter Rules For Managing Overtourism

Mallorca Imposes Stricter Rules For Managing Overtourism

People walk past advertisements for homes for sale in a real estate agency on April 16, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. On April 16, the Plenary of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands passed a law, stemming from Decree Law 6/2023, of October 2, on urgent housing measures, which introduced measures to encourage new housing on the market in the urban areas of the municipalities of the Balearic Islands. The Official Association of Real Estate Agents of the Balearic Islands (COAPI) and the Balearic real estate alliance ABINI have celebrated the approval. Photo by Tomas Moya/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mallorca Imposes Stricter Rules For Managing Overtourism

Mallorca Imposes Stricter Rules For Managing Overtourism

Two people look at advertisements for homes for sale in a real estate agency on April 16, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. On April 16, the Plenary of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands passed a law, stemming from Decree Law 6/2023, of October 2, on urgent housing measures, which introduced measures to encourage new housing on the market in the urban areas of the municipalities of the Balearic Islands. The Official Association of Real Estate Agents of the Balearic Islands (COAPI) and the Balearic real estate alliance ABINI have celebrated the approval. Photo by Tomas Moya/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

About 16 mln Afghans to experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity: UN report

STORY: About 16 mln Afghans to experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity: UN report SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of local residents in Kabul STORYLINE: An estimated 15.8 million people in war-ravaged Afghanistan will experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity in 2024, said a United Nations (UN) report released Thursday. According to the 2023 UN Afghanistan Annual Results Report, the majority of Afghanistan's population is unable to procure basic needs such as healthcare, food, livelihoods and housing. "As 2023 began, families across Afghanistan continued to struggle to feed their children. Nine out of 10 people were not consuming an adequate amount of food, the cost of which absorbed an overwhelming 89 percent of household incomes," it said. According to the 2023 Global Hunger Index, Afghanistan ranked 114th among 125 countries with sufficient data to calculate the index score

CHINA-GUANGZHOU-CANTON FAIR-"NEW THREE" INDUSTRIES (CN)

CHINA-GUANGZHOU-CANTON FAIR-"NEW THREE" INDUSTRIES (CN)

(240418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Purchasers learn about solar power generation equipment during the 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 16, 2024. Electric vehicles, solar batteries and lithium-ion batteries, categorized as China's tech-intensive and green "new three," reported a combined export value of 1.06 trillion yuan (150 billion dollars) in 2023, jumping 29.9 percent year on year. Lots of exhibitors in the related industries showcase various products in the ongoing 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

CHINA-GUANGZHOU-CANTON FAIR-"NEW THREE" INDUSTRIES (CN)

CHINA-GUANGZHOU-CANTON FAIR-"NEW THREE" INDUSTRIES (CN)

(240418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A purchaser learns about energy storage equipment at a booth during the 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 16, 2024. Electric vehicles, solar batteries and lithium-ion batteries, categorized as China's tech-intensive and green "new three," reported a combined export value of 1.06 trillion yuan (150 billion dollars) in 2023, jumping 29.9 percent year on year. Lots of exhibitors in the related industries showcase various products in the ongoing 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

War-torn Omdurman city, one year into war in Sudan

STORY: War-torn Omdurman city, one year into war in Sudan SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a main road in Omdurman city 2. various of destroyed civilian homes 3. various of destroyed buildings by the roadside 4. various of burned cars STORYLINE: As the war in Sudan persists for one year, the prospect for a political settlement remains bleak, as regional and international initiatives have failed to silence the guns. A recent visit by Xinhua shows a panoramic view of the war-inflicted Omdurman city, northwest of the Sudanese capital city Khartoum. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has turned Omdurman into a city of scars and silence, leaving massive destruction on buildings, civilian homes, and major markets. Since the armed conflict broke out on April 15, 2023, 14,790 fatalities have been recorded in Sudan, while the number of people displaced has reac

1 year on, China-Laos Railway sees booming cross-border passenger service

STORY: 1 year on, China-Laos Railway sees booming cross-border passenger service SHOOTING TIME: April 13, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at Vientiane railway station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): CHAHWIWAN SAELIO, Thai passenger 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): SINHNOY PHOMMAVICHIT, Lao passenger 4. various of the China-Laos Railway STORYLINE: One year ago, the cross-border passenger service on the China-Laos Railway was launched, contributing to socio-economic development in Laos, boosting regional connectivity, as well as providing stable dynamics for economic cooperation between Laos and China. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger service on April 13, 2023. Since then, the railway has become the preferred mode of transport for a growing number of international travelers due to its affordability, convenience and comfort. So far, the China-Laos Railway has handled 110,962 cross-border passenger trips, including 55,