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Commerce god festival in Osaka

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets of downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2026, the main day of the annual Toka Ebisu Festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business prosperity.

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Commerce god festival in Osaka

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets of downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2026, the main day of the annual Toka Ebisu Festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business prosperity.

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EU Press Conference On Strategic Projects On Raw Materials

Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Vasylivna Hrynchuk (L), the British Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade Jonathan Neil Reynolds (C) and the EU Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne (R) are talking to media on strategic projects on raw materials in third countries and overseas territories in the Berlaymont, the European Union Commission headquarter, on June 4, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Commission adopted the first list of 13 Strategic Projects on strategic raw materials located outside of the EU, including in overseas countries or territories. The Strategic Projects will diversify the EU's sources of supply and increase economic security. At the same time, the projects are designed to boost local value creation in third countries. Photo by Monasse Thierry/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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EU Press Conference On Strategic Projects On Raw Materials

Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Vasylivna Hrynchuk (L), the British Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade Jonathan Neil Reynolds (C) and the EU Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne (R) are talking to media on strategic projects on raw materials in third countries and overseas territories in the Berlaymont, the European Union Commission headquarter, on June 4, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Commission adopted the first list of 13 Strategic Projects on strategic raw materials located outside of the EU, including in overseas countries or territories. The Strategic Projects will diversify the EU's sources of supply and increase economic security. At the same time, the projects are designed to boost local value creation in third countries. Photo by Monasse Thierry/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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EU Press Conference On Strategic Projects On Raw Materials

British Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade Jonathan Neil Reynolds (L), the EU Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne (C) and the Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Vasylivna Hrynchuk (R) are talking to media on strategic projects on raw materials in third countries and overseas territories in the Berlaymont, the European Union Commission headquarter, on June 4, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Commission adopted the first list of 13 Strategic Projects on strategic raw materials located outside of the EU, including in overseas countries or territories. The Strategic Projects will diversify the EU's sources of supply and increase economic security. At the same time, the projects are designed to boost local value creation in third countries. Photo by Monasse Thierry/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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EU Press Conference On Strategic Projects On Raw Materials

British Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade Jonathan Neil Reynolds (L) and the EU Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne (R) are talking to media on strategic projects on raw materials in third countries and overseas territories in the Berlaymont, the European Union Commission headquarter, on June 4, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Commission adopted the first list of 13 Strategic Projects on strategic raw materials located outside of the EU, including in overseas countries or territories. The Strategic Projects will diversify the EU's sources of supply and increase economic security. At the same time, the projects are designed to boost local value creation in third countries. Photo by Monasse Thierry/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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EU Press Conference On Strategic Projects On Raw Materials

British Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade Jonathan Neil Reynolds (L), the EU Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne (C) and the Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Vasylivna Hrynchuk (R) are talking to media on strategic projects on raw materials in third countries and overseas territories in the Berlaymont, the European Union Commission headquarter, on June 4, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Commission adopted the first list of 13 Strategic Projects on strategic raw materials located outside of the EU, including in overseas countries or territories. The Strategic Projects will diversify the EU's sources of supply and increase economic security. At the same time, the projects are designed to boost local value creation in third countries. Photo by Monasse Thierry/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tuna offered to western Japan shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - People press coins and banknotes on a tuna offered at Nishinomiya shrine in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya on Jan. 8, 2020, praying for good fortune. The shrine is dedicated to Ebisu, a deity of fishing and business prosperity. (Kyodo)

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Commerce god festival in Osaka

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets of downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2025, the main day of the annual Toka Ebisu Festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business prosperity.

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Chinese ambassador sees win-win cooperation as right choice for China, Australia to tackle global challenges

STORY: Chinese ambassador sees win-win cooperation as right choice for China, Australia to tackle global challenges SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:47 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Australian Financial Review Business Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia 3. various of the Australian Financial Review Business Summit 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia 5. various of the Australian Financial Review Business Summit 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia STORYLINE: As the world is facing accelerated changes unseen in a century, the China-Australia cooperation is not only in line with the common interests of the two countries, but also conducive to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and the world at large, according to Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian. "China and Australia are major powers in the Paci

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Ghana to lift visa requirement for visiting Africans by 2024: president

STORY: Ghana to lift visa requirement for visiting Africans by 2024: president SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots of the airport (file) 2. Shots of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo/conference 3. Various shots of the China-built port expansion project (file) 4. SOUNDBITE (English): NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, President of Ghana 5. Various shots of Accra Central Business (file) 6. Various shots of the port expansion (Movement of goods) file 7. Various shots of conference participants STORYLINE: Ghana is about to implement a policy to grant visa-free entry to all Africans visiting the country by the end of this year, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on Thursday. Akufo-Addo pledged while opening the 2024 Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana's Eastern Region, saying the gesture is in line with the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to create a seamless single mark

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China's high-standard opening-up boosts foreign investment, global prosperity

STORY: China's high-standard opening-up boosts foreign investment, global prosperity SHOOTING DATE: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China and trade 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREAS GLUNZ, Legal representative of BMW (China) Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER LEGNER, CEO of HOMAG China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HORST LOECHEL, Professor of economics at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ASAD ALI SHAH, Deputy chief of Economic Research and International Cooperation Section, Pakistan's Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives STORYLINE: Despite the rising tide of deglobalization and protectionism, China has remained committed to advancing high-quality development and high-standard opening-up. The country has worked to expand institutional opening-up, reduce restrictions on foreign investment, and improve the business environment, providing promisi

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-CHINESE COMPANIES-EUROPE-REVENUE GROWTH

(231115) -- BRUSSELS, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The release event of an annual flagship report by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) is held in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 14, 2023. In collaboration with global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger, the CCCEU released the chamber's annual flagship report titled "Building Trust, Boosting Prosperity." The report sees Chinese enterprises' rating of the EU business environment dipping for the fourth year in a row, albeit at a slower pace. TO GO WITH "Chinese companies see revenue growth in Europe: report" (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-CHINESE COMPANIES-EUROPE-REVENUE GROWTH

(231115) -- BRUSSELS, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xu Chen, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) Chairman, speaks during the release event of an annual flagship report by the CCCEU in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 14, 2023. In collaboration with global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger, the CCCEU released the chamber's annual flagship report titled "Building Trust, Boosting Prosperity." The report sees Chinese enterprises' rating of the EU business environment dipping for the fourth year in a row, albeit at a slower pace. TO GO WITH "Chinese companies see revenue growth in Europe: report" (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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Better trade connection to benefit UK, China: British expert

STORY: Better trade connection to benefit UK, China: British expert DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UK 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHERARD COWPER-COLES, Chair of the China-Britain Business Council 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHERARD COWPER-COLES, Chair of the China-Britain Business Council 4. various of views of UK and China STORYLINE: Sherard Cowper-Coles, chair of the China-Britain Business Council, has said better connection between the United Kingdom and China in terms of investment and trade will benefit both sides. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHERARD COWPER-COLES, Chair of China-Britain Business Council "Now with UK-China trade at record levels, about 110 billion pounds last year, well worth of 1,000 billion RMB, we at a new stage. There is an expression in English that all ships float on a rising tide. It's not just the Chinese junk that floats. It's the English steamship that rises too, on the tide of growing prosperity, which comes from

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Greece, China celebrate Dragon Boat Festival at Piraeus port

STORY: Greece, China celebrate Dragon Boat Festival at Piraeus port DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dragon Boat Festival celebration at Piraeus port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): YIANNIS MORALIS, Piraeus mayor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): PANTELIS DIOLETIS, Deputy mayor of Salamina municipality 4. various of performances and banquet STORYLINE: Greek and Chinese participants jointly celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival in Piraeus, Greece's largest port, on Wednesday evening, exchanging good wishes for health and prosperity, and expressing their willingness to forge stronger bilateral ties for the benefit of both countries. The event was jointly organized by COSCO Shipping Piraeus Port Authority, China Public Diplomacy Association, the Chinese Embassy in Greece, and the Athens Business Confucius Institute. The event, which was hosted at the premises of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.), saw Greek and Chinese participants singing popular

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Homestay business boosts border town's development in China's Tibet

STORY: Homestay business boosts border town's development in China's Tibet DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the town 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG FAN, Head of Gyirong Town 3. various of homestays 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): NYIMA WANGDU, Resident of Ne Village STORYLINE: Homestay business has brought prosperity to Gyirong, a small border town in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The town, situated at an altitude of over 2,800 meters, has a mild climate. The unique, magnificent scenery has made it a popular destination for tourists. To give full play to its advantages, local governments have increased investment to develop the tourism industry. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG FAN, Head of Gyirong Town "Gyifu Village has invested over 10 million yuan (about 1.45 million U.S. dollars) to build homestays for 19 households. Besides, the county government has invested another 10 million yuan to improve infrastructure in the village

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Large tuna offered at shrine for business prosperity

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Worshipers at Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture, which enshrines a god of business prosperity, pray for business recovery Jan. 8 by putting coins on a large tuna provided as an offering to the shrine earlier in the day by a marine products wholesalers' group.

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Chinese, Mexican automakers' cooperation mutually beneficial: businessman

STORY: Chinese, Mexican automakers' cooperation mutually beneficial: businessman DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cars 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ISIDORO MASSRI, Director of JAC in Mexico 3. Various of the cars 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ISIDORO MASSRI, Director of JAC in Mexico STORYLINE: Cooperation between a Chinese automaker and a local company of Mexico is mutually beneficial. According to Isidoro Massri, director of Chinese automaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd. (JAC) in Mexico, the cooperation brings prosperity to both sides. JAC has an alliance with Giant Motors Latin America in Mexico, which assembles and markets models for the country, in a business scheme that has led to an upward trend in sales, said Massri. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ISIDORO MASSRI, Director of JAC in Mexico "China is the giant of the automotive industry in terms of technology development, but especially in vision and the market transform

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260-kg tuna offered at shrine for business prosperity

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - A child held up by an adult puts a coin atop a 260-kilogram tuna offered at the Nishinomiya Shrine, which enshrines the god of business prosperity, in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2010. The tuna was offered by a local marine products wholesalers' group to the shrine and worshippers placed coins on its body and prayed for economic fortune as an annual event that started in 1970.

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Large tuna offered at shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - People put coins on a 2.5-meter, 220-kilogram tuna praying for the recovery of the Japanese economy Jan. 8 at Nishinomiya Shrine which enshrines a god of business prosperity. The tuna will be displayed at the shrine until the Jan. 11 end of a festival.

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Gold figure of god of business prosperity unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. unveils a pure gold ''Ebisu'' figure, or god of business prosperity, for sale on Dec. 26 in Osaka. The figure, 40 centimeters high and 15 kilograms in weight, will be put on sale starting Jan. 2 at 80 million yen.

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Large tuna offered at Nishinomiya Shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Fathers and children put coins on a large tuna -- 255 centimeters long and 295 kilogram in weight -- on Jan. 8 to pray for the recovery of the Japanese economy at Nishinomiya Shrine which enshrines a god of business prosperity.

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Celebrities parade in Osaka for business prosperity

OSAKA, Japan - Celebrities participate in an annual festival procession in Osaka on Jan. 10, the day people in the region pray for business prosperity.

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Bankers collect offerings at Kyoto shrine

Bankers count offerings Jan. 4 at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, made by visitors during the New Year holidays. Some 2.8 million people, 90,000 more over a year before, visited the shrine Jan. 1-3. The shrine deity is regarded as a guardian of business prosperity.

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Chinese modernization to stimulate steady development in Asia-Pacific: observers

STORY: Chinese modernization to stimulate steady development in Asia-Pacific: observers DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thailand 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LESLIE SOEMEDI, CEO of Master Steel, Indonesia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHERDCHAI CHAIVAIVID, Director-general, Department of International Economic Affairs, Thailand's Foreign Ministry 4. SOUDNBITE 3 (Thai): KRIENGKRAI THIENNUKUL, 2022 APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Chairman 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ADEM FARAH, Vice President and General Secretary of Prosperity Party, Ethiopia 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of Kuhn Foundation 7. various of the development of China STORYLINE: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit was held Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand. Experts have hailed China's role in driving regional economic integration, saying it will stimulate steady development in the Asia-Pacific region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LES

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Journey toward Chinese modernization Ep 2: Modernization of common prosperity for all

STORY: Journey toward Chinese modernization Ep2: Modernization of common prosperity for all DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHANGFU, Villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU CHANGFU, Villager 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HAI ZHIPENG, Villager 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU CHANGFU, Villager 6. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI ANQI, Staff member of Nayun Hotel 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): CHEN BIAO, General manager of business unit, Nayun Hotel 9. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 10. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): SHI LIPING, Inheritor of Miao embroidery 11. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): SHI LIPING, Inheritor of Miao embroidery 12. STANDUP 4 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent "Chinese modernization is also the modernization of common prosperity for al

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China's modernization blueprint inspiring: experts

STORY: China's modernization blueprint inspiring: experts DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research and Development, Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILSON LEE FLORES, Columnist for The Philippine Star 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LAWRENCE LOH, Director, Centre for Governance and Sustainability, NUS Business School, Singapore STORYLINE: The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday unveiled its blueprint for building a modern socialist China in all respects for the next five years and beyond, as the 20th CPC National Congress opened. Chinese modernization is the modernization of a huge population, of common prosperity for all, of material and cultural-ethical advancement, of harmony between humanity and nature and of peaceful development. Analysts said that China's model is inspiring as it offers other countries a new choice for achieving mo

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China's modernization path important to world: experts

STORY: China's modernization path important to world: experts DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Chinese cities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LAWRENCE LOH, Director of the Centre for Governance and Sustainability, Business School of National University of Singapore 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ADEM FARAH, Deputy president and general secretary of the Prosperity Party of Ethiopia STORYLINE: The Communist Party of China (CPC) has unveiled its blueprint for building a modern socialist China in all respects for the next five years and beyond, in a report delivered to the 20th CPC National Congress. Experts in various countries said the Chinese path to modernization is of great importance to the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn

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Ganesh idol makers in India's Maharashtra hopeful of making profits

STORY: Ganesh idol makers in India's Maharashtra hopeful of making profits DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ganesh idols 2. various of people making Ganesh idols 3. SOUNDBITE (Hindi): RAHUL MEHTA, Ganesh idol maker STORYLINE: As the government of India's western state of Maharashtra has decided to remove all restrictions on the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations starting August 31, Ganesh idol makers are hoping to make profits this year. Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day festival marking the birth of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, the god of prosperity and wisdom. It begins on the fourth day of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September), the sixth month of the Hindu calendar. Celebrations for the festival resumed after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. Ganesh idol-makers are hoping to make profits during this year's festival. SOUNDBITE (Hindi): RAHUL MEHTA, Ganesh idol maker "My name is Rahul Mehta. We have been in the idol-making business si

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Algerian Ambassador to China speaks on BRICS role

STORY: Algerian Ambassador to China speaks on BRICS role DATELINE: June 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): HASSANE RABEHI, Algerian Ambassador to China STORYLINE: Algerian Ambassador to China Hassane Rabehi said that BRICS gives a good example on how countries can serve peace, security, stability, prosperity, and development. Hassane Rabehi attended the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum held last week. SOUNDBITE (English): HASSANE RABEHI, Algerian Ambassador to China "We have been very happy to attend this forum, which is BRICS Business Forum. It's a gathering of emerging countries which are giving a good example on how best countries being together, they can serve peace, security, stability and prosperity, and development. I would like also to seize this opportunity to express our high appreciation for what China did towards her own people, but also people in the world by making a big donation in terms of vaccines which help many co

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BRICS should re-engineer world to maximize prosperity shared across civilizations: expert

STORY: BRICS should re-engineer world to maximize prosperity shared across civilizations: expert DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the New Development Bank (NDB), or BRICS bank 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER KAGWANJA, CEO, Africa Policy Institute STORYLINE: Peter Kagwanja, CEO of Africa Policy Institute, a pan-African think tank has said that the BRICS should be an organization that re-engineers the world to maximize on prosperity that is shared across civilizations. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER KAGWANJA, CEO, Africa Policy Institute "It (BRICS) must be an organization that fulfills the needs of humanity that contribute to creating an equitable, prosperous world order. The BRICS must re-engineer the world in order to get greater peace, to maximize on prosperity that is shared across civilizations and also to ensure that the future is that of a shared destiny for mankind. It should not be business as usual. There must be some movement that tr

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Tunisian students participate in "Chinese Bridge" language competition

STORY: Tunisian students participate in "Chinese Bridge" language competition DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of 21st "Chinese Bridge" language competition STORYLINE: The Tunisia final of the 21st "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students was held on Thursday in the capital city of Tunis. Under the theme of "One World One Family," the competition was co-organized by the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia, the Confucius Institute at the University of Carthage, and the Higher Institute of Languages of Tunis (HILT). Nine students from the HILT competed in the final, which consisted of three parts: keynote speech, knowledge quiz, and talent show. Some participants told Xinhua that it is China's growing prosperity and global influence that drove them to learn hard and compete in the contest. "I'm bullish on the prospects of China and aspiring to do business there. That's one of my motivations to learn Chinese so hard

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Cambodian, Chinese entrepreneurs explore business opportunities

STORY: Cambodian, Chinese entrepreneurs explore business opportunities DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:12 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2022 Cambodia-China Trade and Investment Forum 2. various of Seang Thay speaking 3. various of Qian Keming speaking 4. various of the trade fair STORYLINE: The 2022 Cambodia-China Trade and Investment Forum was convened in a hybrid format on Wednesday, exploring ways to further boost business relations between the two countries. Held under the theme "Share Development Opportunities and Create Regional Prosperity," the half-day forum was attended by some 100 business executives in person and dozens of others via video link. Speaking at the event, Cambodian Ministry of Commerce's Secretary of State Seang Thay said China is the largest investor and top trading partner of Cambodia. The Southeast Asian country attracted fixed asset investment of 2.32 billion U.S. dollars from China in 2021, up 67 percent from 1.39 billion dol

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Large tuna offered at shrine for business prosperity

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Worshipers at Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture, which enshrines a god of business prosperity, pray for business recovery Jan. 8 by putting coins on a large tuna provided as an offering to the shrine earlier in the day by a marine products wholesalers' group. (Kyodo)

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Gold figure of god of business prosperity unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. unveils a pure gold ''Ebisu'' figure, or god of business prosperity, for sale on Dec. 26 in Osaka. The figure, 40 centimeters high and 15 kilograms in weight, will be put on sale starting Jan. 2 at 80 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Celebrities parade in Osaka for business prosperity

OSAKA, Japan - Celebrities participate in an annual festival procession in Osaka on Jan. 10, the day people in the region pray for business prosperity. (Kyodo)

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3-meter-high "Kasafuku" ornament on display in Yamagata Pref.

A 3-meter-high "Kasafuku" ornament is exhibited at the Sanno Club, a facility renovated from Sakata City's prestigious "ryotei" high-end restaurant, in Yamagata Prefecture on March 28, 2015. "Kasafuku," meaning a fortune umbrella, one of Japan's three major hanging ornaments, is hung to wish for prosperity and success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Keidanren chief says TPP is essential for Japan's prosperity

Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, gives a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington on June 29, 2015. The head of the major business organization, also known as Keidanren, said the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "definitely essential for Japan's prosperity." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Colorful "Kasafuku" ornaments exhibited in Yamagata Pref.

People look at "Kasafuku," one of Japan's three major hanging ornaments, exhibited at the Sanno Club, a facility renovated from Sakata City's prestigious "ryotei" high-end restaurant, in Yamagata Prefecture on March 28, 2015. "Kasafuku," meaning a fortune umbrella, is hung to wish for prosperity and success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Large tuna offered at shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - People put coins on a 2.5-meter, 220-kilogram tuna praying for the recovery of the Japanese economy Jan. 8 at Nishinomiya Shrine which enshrines a god of business prosperity. The tuna will be displayed at the shrine until the Jan. 11 end of a festival. (Kyodo)

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Large tuna offered at Nishinomiya Shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Fathers and children put coins on a large tuna -- 255 centimeters long and 295 kilogram in weight -- on Jan. 8 to pray for the recovery of the Japanese economy at Nishinomiya Shrine which enshrines a god of business prosperity.

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260-kg tuna offered at shrine for business prosperity

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - A child held up by an adult puts a coin atop a 260-kilogram tuna offered at the Nishinomiya Shrine, which enshrines the god of business prosperity, in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2010. The tuna was offered by a local marine products wholesalers' group to the shrine and worshippers placed coins on its body and prayed for economic fortune as an annual event that started in 1970. (Kyodo)

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Business prosperity festival at Japanese shrine

"Fuku musume" or lucky girls put lucky charms on visitor's bamboo branches at Imamiya Ebisu shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2020, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu festival where people pray for business prosperity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Business prosperity festival at Japanese shrine

"Fuku musume" or lucky girls put lucky charms on visitor's bamboo branches at Imamiya Ebisu shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2020, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu festival where people pray for business prosperity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna offered at western Japan shrine

A child presses a coin on a tuna offered at Nishinomiya shrine in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya on Jan. 8, 2020, praying for good fortune. The shrine is dedicated to Ebisu, a deity of fishing and business prosperity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna offered to western Japan shrine

People press coins and banknotes on a tuna offered at Nishinomiya shrine in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya on Jan. 8, 2020, praying for good fortune. The shrine is dedicated to Ebisu, a deity of fishing and business prosperity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna offered to western Japan shrine

People press coins and banknotes on a tuna offered at Nishinomiya shrine in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya on Jan. 8, 2020, praying for good fortune. The shrine is dedicated to Ebisu, a deity of fishing and business prosperity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bankers collect offerings at Kyoto shrine

Bankers count offerings Jan. 4 at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, made by visitors during the New Year holidays. Some 2.8 million people, 90,000 more over a year before, visited the shrine Jan. 1-3. The shrine deity is regarded as a guardian of business prosperity.