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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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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky over the Marina Bay in Singapore, Aug. 9, 2023. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Diverse culture empowers ancient Silk Road hub's modern development

(240125) -- URUMQI, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2023 shows the city view of Tumxuk City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Meng Jiuting/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The FSO Safer tanker is seen at Ras Issa port in Hodeidah province, Yemen, on May 30, 2023. The Safer tanker, marooned off the port of Hodeidah since 2015, had been a ticking time bomb containing approximately 1.1 million barrels of oil. As the vessel's condition continued to deteriorate, concerns escalated regarding the potential for a devastating oil spill. The ship-to-ship transfer from the decaying FSO Safer to a replacement tanker began on July 25 and safely concluded on Aug. 11, avoiding what the United Nations warned could have been a devastating environmental catastrophe. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-GREAT WALL-SEASONS-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(231227) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows the summer scenery at the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Luanping County, north China's Hebei Province. With the change of the four seasons, the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall puts on different layers of colors and shows magnificent beauty. (Photo by Zhou Wanping/Xinhua)

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Turkish economy's total turnover up 4.1 percent in October

STORY: Turkish economy's total turnover up 4.1 percent in October SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish Lira (shooting time: Nov. 30) 2. various of shipping trade in Türkiye (shooting time: Aug. 1) 3. various of Turkish Lira (shooting time: Nov. 30) 4. various of construction site in Türkiye (shooting time: Nov. 25) 5. various of a factory in Türkiye (shooting time: May 31) 6. various of Turkish Lira (shooting time: Nov. 30) 7. various of a textile factory in Türkiye (shooting time: Dec. 7) STORYLINE: The Turkish economy's total turnover gained 4.1 percent month-on-month in October, according to official data on Wednesday. The total turnover index of the industry, construction, trade and service sectors in Türkiye increased by 65.3 percent annually in October this year, the Turkish Statistical Institute said. When looking at the details of the total turnover, in October 2023, the annual industrial sector t

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(231207) -- WUZHOU, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work in a tea company in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 25, 2023. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns depicting a banquet, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns depicting a hunting event, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns depicting an audience activity, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns depicting a touring activity, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows a bronze mirror with colored patterns of figures, horses and carriages, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows a bronze mirror with colored patterns of figures, horses and carriages, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BRONZE MIRRORS (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows part of a bronze mirror with colored patterns of figures, horses and carriages, collected at Xi'an Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Bronze mirror is both a daily utensil in ancient times and a piece of artistic work. With bronze mirrors, one side of the mirror is highly polished and used for reflection, while the other side is decorated with various patterns demonstrating the aesthetic preferences of different historical periods. The delicacy of the mirror reveals great skills and also high artistic value. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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Egypt's central bank issues 47.5 bln EGP in T-bills

STORY: Egypt's central bank issues 47.5 bln EGP in T-bills SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian Ministry of Finance 2. various of the Central Bank of Egypt STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, issued treasury bills (T-bills) at a total value of EGP 47.5 billion through two offerings on Sunday. With a tenor of 91 days until Feb. 13, 2024, the first tranche was valued at EGP 22.5 billion, according to official data. The second offering stood at EGP 25 billion and will mature in 273 days on Aug. 13 next year. On Nov. 9, 2023, the Central Bank of Egypt auctioned T-bills worth EGP 46.5 billion through two tranches. Banks operating in the Egyptian market are the largest investors in the treasury bills and bonds regularly offered by the government to cover the state's general budget deficit. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (

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(SkyEye) CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-SILK ROAD

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows Jiaohe ancient city in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. About 2,000 years ago, in the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 25), a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian began his expedition to the Western Regions and opened a trade route that later became the Silk Road. In 2014, a joint application by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan led to the recognition of "the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spanning thousands of miles and thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road was not only a route for trade and barter, but also a route for exchanges between civilizations, making a significant contribution to the development and progress of human society. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)

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Xinhua Headlines: Chinese-built railways empower locals to "fish on their own"

(231007) -- BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese instructor (L) interacts with an Indonesian train driver on a train at a maintenance workshop of the Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia, Aug. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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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) -- A Vietnamese student livestreams at a cross-border e-commerce company in the Nanning area of the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Lei Jiaxing)

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Xinhua Headlines: Green miracle in China's largest desert

(230925) -- URUMQI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Imam Memet, the first head of the Kekeya forestry station, strolls through the lush woods that he has nurtured over the span of several decades in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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Xinhua Headlines: Green miracle in China's largest desert

(230925) -- URUMQI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 30, 2023 shows a view of Kekeya of Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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Xinhua Headlines: Green miracle in China's largest desert

(230925) -- URUMQI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows a view of urban area in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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Xinhua Headlines: Green miracle in China's largest desert

(230925) -- URUMQI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows volunteers and forest rangers planting trees in Kekeya in 2006 (above, file photo), and a view of forests in Kekeya (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Li Xiang on Aug. 30, 2023) of Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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Xinhua Headlines: Green miracle in China's largest desert

(230925) -- URUMQI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows a view of urban area in Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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YEMEN-SANAA-DROUGHT

(230914) -- SANAA, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows the parched land on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. The Yemeni people, already burdened by yearslong turmoil, now face another challenge posed by the unrelenting severe drought, a disaster brought on by climate change. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Farmers reel from drought as climate change takes toll in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-SANAA-DROUGHT

(230914) -- SANAA, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows a reservoir almost dried out on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. The Yemeni people, already burdened by yearslong turmoil, now face another challenge posed by the unrelenting severe drought, a disaster brought on by climate change. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Farmers reel from drought as climate change takes toll in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-SANAA-DROUGHT

(230914) -- SANAA, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows wilted crops on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. The Yemeni people, already burdened by yearslong turmoil, now face another challenge posed by the unrelenting severe drought, a disaster brought on by climate change. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Farmers reel from drought as climate change takes toll in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-SANAA-DROUGHT

(230914) -- SANAA, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows a reservoir almost dried out on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. The Yemeni people, already burdened by yearslong turmoil, now face another challenge posed by the unrelenting severe drought, a disaster brought on by climate change. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Farmers reel from drought as climate change takes toll in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-SANAA-DROUGHT

(230914) -- SANAA, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows wilted crops on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. The Yemeni people, already burdened by yearslong turmoil, now face another challenge posed by the unrelenting severe drought, a disaster brought on by climate change. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Farmers reel from drought as climate change takes toll in war-torn Yemen

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YEMEN-SANAA-DROUGHT

(230914) -- SANAA, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows the parched land on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. The Yemeni people, already burdened by yearslong turmoil, now face another challenge posed by the unrelenting severe drought, a disaster brought on by climate change. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Farmers reel from drought as climate change takes toll in war-torn Yemen

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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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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-NAVAL FLEET-ESCORT MISSION (CN)

(230912) -- QINGDAO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The 45th fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy for an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia carries out training on Aug. 25, 2023. TO GO WITH "China's 45th naval fleet sets sail for escort mission in Gulf of Aden" (Photo by Wang Yuanfang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-WUZHONG-RURAL TEACHER (CN)

(230911) -- WUZHONG, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Junpeng tutors a student after class at a primary school in Wuzhong City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 25, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Rural teacher illuminates path to brighter lives for village kids" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(230907) -- WUZHOU, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members sell tea products via livestreaming in a tea company in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 25, 2023. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations and 269 tea cooperatives, with more than 50,000 people involved by the first half of 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-WUZHOU-LIUBAO TEA (CN)

(230907) -- WUZHOU, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker processes tea leaves in a tea company in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 25, 2023. Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years. Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations and 269 tea cooperatives, with more than 50,000 people involved by the first half of 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Huawei Store in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2023 - Customers experience AITO electric vehicles at a Huawei store in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Aug 25, 2023.

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Huawei Store in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2023 - Customers experience AITO electric vehicles at a Huawei store in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Aug 25, 2023.

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Huawei Store in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2023 - Customers experience AITO electric vehicles at a Huawei store in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Aug 25, 2023.

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