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Demonstration during Carrefour Group Annual General Meeting - Massy

Protestors attending a demonstration called by BDS (Boycott Desinvestissement Sanctions) and numerous unions in front of Carrefour's headquarters building during its general assembly in Massy, near Paris, on May 28, 2025. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Demonstration during Carrefour Group Annual General Meeting - Massy

Protestors attending a demonstration called by BDS (Boycott Desinvestissement Sanctions) and numerous unions in front of Carrefour's headquarters building during its general assembly in Massy, near Paris, on May 28, 2025. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Demonstration during Carrefour Group Annual General Meeting - Massy

Protestors attending a demonstration called by BDS (Boycott Desinvestissement Sanctions) and numerous unions in front of Carrefour's headquarters building during its general assembly in Massy, near Paris, on May 28, 2025. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Demonstration during Carrefour Group Annual General Meeting - Massy

Protestors attending a demonstration called by BDS (Boycott Desinvestissement Sanctions) and numerous unions in front of Carrefour's headquarters building during its general assembly in Massy, near Paris, on May 28, 2025. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Demonstration during Carrefour Group Annual General Meeting - Massy

Protestors attending a demonstration called by BDS (Boycott Desinvestissement Sanctions) and numerous unions in front of Carrefour's headquarters building during its general assembly in Massy, near Paris, on May 28, 2025. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Modern tech assists cotton farmers in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Modern tech assists cotton farmers in China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: April 16-20, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial views of the farmland 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN SHOUYING, Agriculture and rural affairs bureau of Wusu, Xinjiang 3. various of cotton farmers working in the farmland STORYLINE: In recent years, advancements in agricultural technology have gradually become vital allies to the cotton farmers of China's Xinjiang. In Wusu City, a major cotton production area in northern Xinjiang, the construction of high-standard farmlands has been widely promoted. As the cotton sowing season has kicked off, modern tech such as unmanned seeders guided by China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and the Internet of Things, have been applied to save resources and labor. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN SHOUYING, Agriculture and rural affairs bureau of Wusu, Xinjiang "The high-standard farmland construction

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Rally In Support Of Palestine - Argenteuil

Imen Habib, BDS at a rally in support of Palestine in Argenteuil, near Paris, France on April 6, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BeiDou aids spring farming in Xinjiang

STORY: BeiDou aids spring farming in Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the field 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XINJIA, Farmer in Xinjiang 3. various of the seeders STORYLINE: It's spring farming time in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Local farmers use the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) to guide unmanned seeders to reduce the time and labor cost of farming. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XINJIA, Farmer in Xinjiang "I planted 20 mu (1.3 hectares) of wheat this year. I used traditional seeders in the past. It took a long time with low precision. This year, we have introduced BeiDou-guided seeders. It just took one hour to sow the seeds." Xinjiang has been keeping modernizing its farming process. According to the region's agricultural and rural affairs department, Xinjiang reached 100 percent mechanization in plowing and seeding, 80 percent in harvesting, and an overa

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Satellite positioning aids in sugarcane planting in S China

STORY: Satellite positioning aids in sugarcane planting in S China SHOOTING TIME: March 12 and March 13, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of driverless tractors guided by BeiDou Navigation Satellite System 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU QIHUI, Director of Wuxuan Bosheng Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU QIHUI, Director of Wuxuan Bosheng Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative STORYLINE: BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has turned out to be a real game changer for the sugarcane planting in Wuxuan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which makes the seeding process of sugarcane ten times more efficient than before. In sugarcane field in Shangtang village of Wuxuan County, several unmanned sugarcane tractors move straight forward guided by the BDS, and farmers sit behind the tractors to drop sugarcane seeds. With the help of the driverless trac

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket, carrying two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), blast off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. The two satellites, the 57th and 58th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 11:26 a.m. (Beijing Time). (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(231226) -- XICHANG, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket, carrying two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), blast off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. The two satellites, the 57th and 58th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 11:26 a.m. (Beijing Time). (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(231226) -- XICHANG, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket, carrying two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), blast off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. The two satellites, the 57th and 58th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 11:26 a.m. (Beijing Time). (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(231226) -- XICHANG, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket, carrying two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), blast off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. The two satellites, the 57th and 58th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 11:26 a.m. (Beijing Time). (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(231226) -- XICHANG, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket, carrying two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), blast off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2023. The two satellites, the 57th and 58th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 11:26 a.m. (Beijing Time). (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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China launches new satellites to enhance BDS-3 services

STORY: China launches new satellites to enhance BDS-3 services SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:18 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of launch of satellites STORYLINE: China on Tuesday sent two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The two satellites, the 57th and 58th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 11:26 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket. The launch was the 504th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-HUNAN-ZHUZHOU-INT'L SUMMIT-BDS APPLICATIONS (CN)

(231027) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors learn about the application of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on smart city during the second International Summit on BDS Applications in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's BDS steps to wider applications at home, abroad" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-ZHUZHOU-INT'L SUMMIT-BDS APPLICATIONS (CN)

(231027) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (R) introduces a wearable positioning device using China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) during the second International Summit on BDS Applications in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's BDS steps to wider applications at home, abroad" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-ZHUZHOU-INT'L SUMMIT-BDS APPLICATIONS (CN)

(231027) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors learn about the application of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on transportation management during the second International Summit on BDS Applications in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's BDS steps to wider applications at home, abroad" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-ZHUZHOU-INT'L SUMMIT-BDS APPLICATIONS (CN)

(231027) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 26, 2023 shows a venue of the second International Summit on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) Applications in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's BDS steps to wider applications at home, abroad" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-ZHUZHOU-INT'L SUMMIT-BDS APPLICATIONS (CN)

(231027) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor tries out a VR device with the application of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) during the second International Summit on BDS Applications in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's BDS steps to wider applications at home, abroad" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-ZHUZHOU-INT'L SUMMIT-BDS APPLICATIONS (CN)

(231027) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 26, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the second International Summit on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) Applications in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's BDS steps to wider applications at home, abroad" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-ZHUZHOU-INT'L SUMMIT-BDS APPLICATIONS (CN)

(231027) -- CHANGSHA, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at an exhibit during the second International Summit on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) Applications in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 26, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's BDS steps to wider applications at home, abroad" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest - Spain

xxx during a rally in solidarity with Palestine, at the Plaza Mayor, on October 22, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The association Galiza por Palestina, together with Asociación Galaico Árabe Jenin, BDS Galiza and Mar de Lumes, has called 17 rallies throughout Galicia in defense of the freedom of Palestine, in view of Israel's response to the attack by the Hamas organization on October 7. The conveners also demand a political solution to end these attacks and "not be satisfied with the opening of the entry of humanitarian aid". Photo by Carlos Castro / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite

STORY: China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:35 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the BeiDou navigation satellite STORYLINE: China on Wednesday sent a new BeiDou navigation satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite was launched at 10:49 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. It will be connected to the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) after it enters orbit and completes in-orbit tests. The satellite, designed to enter geostationary earth orbit, is the 56th of the BeiDou family and also the first backup satellite for the country's BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3). The satellite will expand the communication capacity of the system's regional short-messaging function, enhance positioning accuracy and promote the network's availability and stability. The satellite was developed by the China Academ

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Modern farming technology facilitates cotton planting in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Modern farming technology facilitates cotton planting in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of fields and cotton sowing in Xinjiang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUNIQIGULI REHEMU, Villager in Bachu County, Kashgar, Xinjiang 3. various of cotton sowing in Xinjiang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUNIQIGULI REHEMU, Villager in Bachu County, Kashgar, Xinjiang STORYLINE: Cotton growers in China's Xinjiang have benefitted from modern planting technologies as cotton sowing is now in full swing. In Bachu County, southern Xinjiang's Kashgar, farmers are resorting to autopilot sowing machines enabled by the domestically developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUNIQIGULI REHEMU, Villager in Bachu County, Kashgar, Xinjiang "Previously, manual sowing was used and the plastic film was paved unevenly. Now with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, agricultural machines are operating with 'eyes,'

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BDS helps boost agricultural production in north China

STORY: BDS helps boost agricultural production in north China DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: BAYANNUR, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bayannur STORYLINE: The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has helped facilitate agricultural production in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The BDS has been applied in navigating seeders in the Hetao area during the spring plowing season. As a result, the land utilization rate increases by 10 percent and the yield is up by more than 15 percent. According to the China Satellite Navigation Office, more than 100,000 agricultural machines have been installed with the BDS automatic driving system. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bayannur, China. (XHTV)

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China promotes int'l cooperation on BDS for global benefits: white paper

STORY: China promotes int'l cooperation on BDS for global benefits: white paper DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference 2. various of Ran Chengqi STORYLINE: China has carried out active international cooperation on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and advanced its applications across the globe, contributing to building a global community of shared future, according to a white paper published Friday. The white paper, titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era," was released by China's State Council Information Office. The international cooperation and applications of BDS were based on the principles of openness, integration, coordination, compatibility, complementarity and sharing, said the white paper. China has been active in advocating and advancing the compatibility and interoperability of different navigation satellite systems to provide users with more high-quality, diverse, secure and

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China's BeiDou reaches world-class level: white paper

STORY: China's BeiDou reaches world-class level: white paper DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference 2. various of Ran Chengqi STORYLINE: China has built the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into a top-class system with cutting-edge technologies, pioneering design and powerful functions, according to a white paper published Friday by the State Council Information Office. Titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era," the white paper said the BDS has reached a world-leading level in core technologies in terms of hybrid constellation, inter-satellite links, and signal structure. BDS is compatible with other navigation satellite systems and capable of providing diversified and specialized services, the paper said. It also highlighted BeiDou's outstanding batch production capability, saying in less than three years, 18 rockets deployed 30 BDS satellites into orbit, "a pace unmatched by any other count

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CHINA-BEIJING-BDS-WHITE PAPER (CN)

(221104) -- BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A press conference on a white paper titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era" is held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2022. China issued a white paper on the country's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on Friday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-BDS-WHITE PAPER (CN)

(221104) -- BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2022 shows the Chinese and English versions of a white paper titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era". China issued a white paper on the country's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) on Friday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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How technology helps reduce grain loss in China's "grain barn"

STORY: How technology helps reduce grain loss in China's "grain barn" DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of windrowers in fields 2. various of a remote controller 3. various of crops 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CUI CHUANLONG, Jianshe Farm Co., Ltd. of Beidahuang Group 5. various of fields 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAI YONGFENG, Head of a local agricultural cooperative 7. various of soybean plants STORYLINE: Known as China's "grain barn," northeastern Heilongjiang Province boasts the country's largest plantations of rice, corn and beans. In a local farm, large windrowers are busy operating in vast fields while not a single farmer can be seen on the driving seat. Supported by China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and 5G technologies, farmers can remotely control the machines to fulfill repetitive farming tasks through automation. Thanks to new technologies, they can harvest crops with minimal efforts and grain loss, maximizing e

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BDS, drones help monitor power grid in Gansu, China

STORY: BDS, drones help monitor power grid in Gansu, China DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of the Yellow River and power grid in Baiyin City 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU YANG, director of inspection group of China Mobile's Lanzhou Branch 3. shots of power grid in Baiyin City STORYLINE: In Baiyin City of northwest China's Gansu Province, advanced technologies, including the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and drones, have been used to monitor power grid to ensure safety since this August. With the help of the BDS, the modeling of nearly 740 km of the local power grid has been finished on cloud. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU YANG, China Mobile's Lanzhou Branch "We have made use of drones and helicopters and conducted various kinds of inspections on the power supply lines. Drones have made over 8,300 inspections. More than 3,500 defects have been removed from the power grid. The work efficiency has been increased by 31 percent." Xi

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5G, BDS help monitor bridge to keep it safe in Lanzhou, China

STORY: 5G, BDS help monitor bridge to keep it safe in Lanzhou, China DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of the Yellow River, Chengguan Yellow River Bridge in Lanzhou City 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA MINGMING, China Mobile's Lanzhou Branch 3. shots of the Yellow River, Chengguan Yellow River Bridge in Lanzhou City STORYLINE: Advanced technologies including the 5G network and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have been used in monitoring a bridge's conditions to ensure its safety in Lanzhou, China. The high-tech has turned the Chengguan Yellow River Bridge, an important bridge built in 1979 over the Yellow River, into a smart bridge. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA MINGMING, China Mobile's Lanzhou Branch "The smart bridge project uses 5G technology, BDS and low-altitude precision positioning system to establish a set of AR model algorithms. With 5G cameras, 5G sensors and RTK (real-time kinematic) handheld inspection equipment, we are monitor

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China's BeiDou aids spring farming

STORY: China's BeiDou aids spring farming DATELINE: April 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: FUXIN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring farming 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA LIANG, Head of an agricultural machinery cooperative in Fuxin City STORYLINE: As spring farming is in full swing across China, many are resorting to the domestically developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) to aid their work. In Fuxin City in Liaoning, China, some farmers have entrusted the sowing work to agricultural machinery cooperatives that have adopted unmanned sowing machines to improve efficiency. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA LIANG, Head of agricultural machinery cooperative in Fuxin City "The machines we use now are supported by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. They are more modernized and standardized. They operate along equally spaced lanes, which makes farming easier and more convenient for us. What 10 workers could do in one day, can now be accomplished by this machine within an hour." Th

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Pro-Palestinian Demonstration - Toulouse

Flag of "BDS" (Boycott - Divestment - Sanctions). In Toulouse (France), a rally in support of the Palestinian people took place on May 11, 2021. For several weeks, unrest between Palestinians and Israelis has been increasing. After the intrusion of the Israeli army on the esplanade of the mosques on May 7 and many wounded Palestinians, a strong emotion arose in the Muslim community, accompanied by a call for a boycott. Photo by Patrick Batard / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mario Burke, Zdenek Stromsik, Jan Veleba

L-R Mario Burke (BDS), Zdenek Stromsik (CZE) and Jan Veleba (CZE) compete in Men 60m race during Czech Indoor Gala 2020 annual indoor track and field competition, on February 5, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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Mario Burke, Zdenek Stromsik, Jan Veleba, Oliver Bromby

L-R Mario Burke (BDS), Zdenek Stromsik (CZE), Jan Veleba (CZE) and Oliver Bromby (GBR) compete in Men 60m race during Czech Indoor Gala 2020 annual indoor track and field competition, on February 5, 2020, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)