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Japan mulls additional release of oil reserves

File photo taken on Aug. 28, 2023, shows the Shibushi National Petroleum Stockpiling Base, straddling the towns of Higashikushira and Kimotsuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan is considering an additional release of oil reserves equivalent to 20 days of domestic consumption.

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China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project

STORY: China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: QINZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tian Jing Hao leaving Qinzhou Port, China's Guangxi STORYLINE: China's ultra-large self-propelled cutter-suction dredger Tian Jing Hao, or Sky Whale, on Saturday completed its task in the ongoing Pinglu Canal project in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Initiated in August 2022, the 134.2-km-long Pinglu Canal stretches from the Xijin reservoir in the city of Hengzhou to Qinzhou port in the south of Guangxi. The Tian Jing Hao was used in the waterway construction of the canal on Aug. 20, 2023. Since then, it has dredged around 2,570,000 cubic meters of sand and mud. Since it was put into operation in 2010, the Tian Jing Hao has played an important role in the construction of major ports along China's domestic coast and major national strategic projects.

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(SpotNews)IRAN-HELICOPTER ACCIDENT-RAISI

(240520) -- BEIJING, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023 shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident, according to local media. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(SpotNews)IRAN-HELICOPTER ACCIDENT-RAISI

(240520) -- BEIJING, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023 shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident, according to local media. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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Xinhua Headlines: NEV makers move fast in China leveraging innovation, cooperation

(240512) -- HEFEI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows a view of Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Company Limited in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Germany aim for steady progress in economic cooperation

(240415) -- BERLIN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows a view of Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Company Limited in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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Xinhua Headlines: New productive forces reshape China's economic landscape

(240206) -- BEIJING, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows a view of Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Company Limited in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-SPORTS NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Spain celebrate victory after the awarding ceremony of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-SPORTS NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates after the Men's 100m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup took place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, marking the first time for the tournament to be held in the southern hemisphere, to feature 32 teams, and to have more than one host nation. Spain edged England 1-0 in the final, becoming the second country after Germany to have won both men's and women's World Cup titles. According to FIFA, the tournament had almost two million spectators inside stadiums and two billion watching all over the world. This file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows players of Spain celebrating after winning the Final between Spain and England at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup took place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, marking the first time for the tournament to be held in the southern hemisphere, to feature 32 teams, and to have more than one host nation. Spain edged England 1-0 in the final, becoming the second country after Germany to have won both men's and women's World Cup titles. According to FIFA, the tournament had almost two million spectators inside stadiums and two billion watching all over the world. This file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows team Spain celebrating during the awarding ceremony of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 1. Aitana Bonmati (Spain, football) Bonmati played a pivotal role in Spain's historic victory at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and received the Golden Ball award. She also helped Barcelona win the UEFA Women's Champions League for a second time. In October, she was awarded the Ballon d'Or Feminin for her outstanding performances this year. This file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows Spain's Aitana Bonmati receiving the Golden Ball Award during the awarding ceremony of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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Ex-Komeito party head Takeiri dies at 97

Yoshikatsu Takeiri, former chairman of Japan's Komeito party, is interviewed on Aug. 20, 1992. Takeiri, who is known for playing a vital role in the 1972 Japan-China diplomatic normalization, died of pneumonia at age 97 on Dec. 23, 2023, at a hospital in southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka.

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Xinhua Headlines: 10 sets of data decoding China's transformation in the new era

(231220) -- BEIJING, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor interacts with an intelligent robot at the World Robot Conference 2023 in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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Xinhua Headlines: 10 sets of data decoding China's transformation in the new era

(231220) -- BEIJING, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer loads paddy rice seeds in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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Xinhua Headlines: Behind "Hefei model": How reforms reshape China's emerging tech hub

(231218) -- HEFEI, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows a view of Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Company Limited in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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Xinhua Headlines: Behind "Hefei model": How reforms reshape China's emerging tech hub

(231218) -- HEFEI, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows a manufacturing base of Chinese electric car manufacturer NIO in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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(COP28)Xinhua Headlines: What has China done to address global climate challenges

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 20, 2022 shows Saihanba National Forest Park in Chengde City, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

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Hong Kong designer aspires to bridge East, West through art fusion

STORY: Hong Kong designer aspires to bridge East, West through art fusion SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 11/ Aug. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Alan Chan 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ALAN CHAN, Hong Kong designer STORYLINE: Hong Kong designer Alan's impressive design works can be found across the world, and he has been dedicated himself to bridging the East and West through art fusion. Over 50 years as an artist and with more than 600 awards from Hong Kong and international competitions, Chan describes his life as an exploratory journey of creation and collection across the East and West. At the age of 20, Chan, without any prior knowledge of "design," began his career as an assistant apprentice in an advertising company. Through hands-on experience, he worked in various foreign-funded advertising companies in Hong Kong, honing his skills in the industry for nearly a decade. This experience became a turning point for him, opening

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CHINA-SHANXI-IMMERSIVE LIVE DRAMA (CN)

(231030) -- JINZHONG, Oct. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows artists performing during the immersive live drama "See Pingyao Again" in Jinzhong City, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 20, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Immersive live drama injects vitality into tourism" (Xinhua/Ma Xiaojie)

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Xinhua Headlines: 10 years on, FTZs set sail on new voyage as China vows to open wider

(230929) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 20, 2019 shows an interior view of an administrative service center at the Lingang area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE (CN)

(230929) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows a view of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China's first pilot free trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. Since its inauguration, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereafter shortened to Shanghai FTZ) has achieved innumerous firsts and opened a new chapter in China's reform and opening-up. Over the past decade, Shanghai FTZ has grown over threefold to 120.72 square km from its original 28.78-square-km plot, attracting 84,000 new enterprises by the end of 2022, 2.35 times the number of enterprises established in the 20 years before the zone's establishment, according to a white paper released last week. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE (CN)

(230929) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows a view of the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China's first pilot free trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. Since its inauguration, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereafter shortened to Shanghai FTZ) has achieved innumerous firsts and opened a new chapter in China's reform and opening-up. Over the past decade, Shanghai FTZ has grown over threefold to 120.72 square km from its original 28.78-square-km plot, attracting 84,000 new enterprises by the end of 2022, 2.35 times the number of enterprises established in the 20 years before the zone's establishment, according to a white paper released last week. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE (CN)

(230929) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows a view of the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China's first pilot free trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. Since its inauguration, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereafter shortened to Shanghai FTZ) has achieved innumerous firsts and opened a new chapter in China's reform and opening-up. Over the past decade, Shanghai FTZ has grown over threefold to 120.72 square km from its original 28.78-square-km plot, attracting 84,000 new enterprises by the end of 2022, 2.35 times the number of enterprises established in the 20 years before the zone's establishment, according to a white paper released last week. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHENZHOU-GREEN DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230920) -- CHENZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023 shows a homestay in Kuandong Village, Beihu District of Chenzhou City in central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Central Chinese city revived after embracing green development" (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FOREST-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230920) -- PU'ER, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 30, 2023 shows the Mangjing Village in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday at the extended 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, making it China's 57th World Heritage Site. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FOREST-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230920) -- PU'ER, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 30, 2023 shows shacks built for tea drying at Mangjing Village in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday at the extended 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, making it China's 57th World Heritage Site. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FOREST-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230920) -- PU'ER, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 30, 2023 shows the Mangjing Village in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday at the extended 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, making it China's 57th World Heritage Site. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FOREST-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230920) -- PU'ER, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023 shows villages nestled in tea forests in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday at the extended 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, making it China's 57th World Heritage Site. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-YUNNAN-PU'ER-OLD TEA FOREST-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230920) -- PU'ER, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023 shows an old tea forest in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday at the extended 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, making it China's 57th World Heritage Site. (Xinhua/Li He)

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Ex-Picasso assistant Dominique Sassi

Dominique Sassi, an 87-year-old ceramicist who worked alongside artist Pablo Picasso for the last 20 years of his life in Vallauris, gives an interview in the French town renowned for its pottery on Aug. 25, 2023.

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Ex-Picasso assistant Dominique Sassi

Dominique Sassi, an 87-year-old ceramicist who worked alongside artist Pablo Picasso for the last 20 years of his life in Vallauris, is pictured in the French town renowned for its pottery on Aug. 25, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - Visitors relax at a waterside grassland campsite in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug. 20, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - Tourists grill food at a grassland campsite in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug. 20, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - View of a waterside grassland campground in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug 20, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - Visitors relax at a waterside grassland campsite in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug. 19, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - View of a waterside grassland campground in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug 20, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - View of a waterside grassland campground in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug 20, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - View of a waterside grassland campground in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug 19, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - View of a waterside grassland campground in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug 20, 2023.

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Chang'e-5 lunar samples to open new chapter in Hong Kong's lunar scientific research

STORY: Chang'e-5 lunar samples to open new chapter in Hong Kong's lunar scientific research DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the University of Hong Kong 2. various of Qian Yuqi working 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIAN YUQI, Research fellow from HKU's Department of Earth Sciences 4. various of samples 5. various of people visiting an exhibition about China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe STORYLINE: The geologists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have received a set of precious research samples, the lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 mission. On Aug. 7, the HKU announced that its geologists team obtained approval from the China National Space Administration's Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center to study the lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2020. This marked the first time that a Hong Kong research team has secured lunar soil samples. At the press briefing held earlier by the HKU, Qian Y

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children swim at Yingdong Natatorium, which was the sports venue for swimming at Beijing 1990 Asian Games, in National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play water polo at Yingdong Natatorium, which was the sports venue for swimming at Beijing 1990 Asian Games, in National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child roller-skates past Panpan, the mascot for the Beijing 1990 Asian Games, at National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A citizen runs at National Olympic Sports Center, which was bulit for Beijing 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Citizens play badminton at National Olympic Sports Center, which was bulit for Beijing 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Citizens play badminton at National Olympic Sports Center Stadium, which was the sports venue for handball at Beijing 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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German students experience traditional tea culture in China

STORY: German students experience traditional tea culture in China DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of German students experiencing traditional tea culture STORYLINE: Over 20 students from the Leibniz Confucius Institute in Hannover, Germany, recently embarked on a journey to Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, as part of a summer camp to deepen their understanding of the country. Marked as one of the initial summer camps in China organized by the German Confucius Institute after the COVID-19 pandemic, this excursion scheduled from Aug. 20 to Sept. 2 will take the students to explore Shanghai and its neighboring city, Hangzhou. During their stay last weekend in Hangzhou, reputed as the e-commerce capital of China, the students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the convenience facilitated by cutting-edge internet technologies such as mobile payments and shared bicycles. Also, their exploration led them

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GERMAN STUDENTS-TRADITIONAL TEA CULTURE (CN)

(230901) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A group of German students learn about Chinese tea culture in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 27, 2023. Over 20 students from the Leibniz Confucius Institute in Hannover, Germany, recently embarked on a journey to Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, as part of a summer camp to deepen their understanding of the country. TO GO WITH "Across China: German students experience traditional tea culture in China" (Xinhua/Kong Linghang)

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Chinese in New Zealand celebrate upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival

STORY: Chinese in New Zealand celebrate upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: New Zealand Chinese community as well as New Zealand political leaders gathered at New Zealand's Parliament Building to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. This event was organized by the Federation of the New Zealand Chinese Association, and co-organized with New Zealand Charitable Association and the Christchurch Guangdong Association Wednesday night. Minister Counsellor Wang Genhua, who is also charge d'affaires in the Chinese embassy, said in his speech that there is huge room for cooperation between the two countries and the development of China-New Zealand relations is full of hope and will continue to move forward. Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Greg O'Connor wished the Chinese a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. He stressed that the Chinese immigrants to New Zealand had become a key part