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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Subway Double Warm Carriage

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JULY 17, 2024 - A strong cold and weak cold "double warm carriage" sign is seen at a subway station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, July 17, 2024. In recent days, the high temperature in many places in the country has hit, in order to provide passengers with a comfortable riding environment, the subways in many cities have opened the "double temperature carriage" mode of strong cold and weak cold, and passengers can choose the carriage according to the needs of the body.

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Subway Double Warm Carriage

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JULY 17, 2024 - A strong cold and weak cold "double warm carriage" sign is seen at a subway station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, July 17, 2024. In recent days, the high temperature in many places in the country has hit, in order to provide passengers with a comfortable riding environment, the subways in many cities have opened the "double temperature carriage" mode of strong cold and weak cold, and passengers can choose the carriage according to the needs of the body.

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Subway Double Warm Carriage

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JULY 17, 2024 - A strong cold and weak cold "double warm carriage" sign is seen at a subway station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, July 17, 2024. In recent days, the high temperature in many places in the country has hit, in order to provide passengers with a comfortable riding environment, the subways in many cities have opened the "double temperature carriage" mode of strong cold and weak cold, and passengers can choose the carriage according to the needs of the body.

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China seeks to build world's largest national park system

STORY: China seeks to build world's largest national park system SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN/LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of national parks in China 2. various of the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FENG LIMIN, Deputy director of the monitoring and research center for Siberian tigers and Amur leopards, National Forestry and Grassland Administration 4. various of Siberian tigers 5. various of the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KONG WEIYAO, Specialist from the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park administration 7. various of candidate areas 8. various of Qiangtang Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): KELSANG LHUNDRUP, Head of Norbu Yugyel wildlife protection station STORYLINE: In 2021, China established its first batch of national parks, spanning a protected land area of 230,000 square k

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Xinhua Headlines: Low-carbon lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240422) -- GUANGZHOU, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen at a metro station in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-TRAVEL SURGE-CHUNYUN-CONCLUSION (CN)

(240305) -- BEIJING, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board a train in Changchun Station, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 5, 2024. China's 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun", concluded on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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Railway workers in China's Jilin dedicated to ensuring smooth train operation during travel rush

STORY: Railway workers in China's Jilin dedicated to ensuring smooth train operation during travel rush SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trains 2. various of people working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG CHENG, Railway staff member 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHI CHENGGANG, Railway staff member STORYLINE: During the Spring Festival, railway workers in Qipan Railway Station, northeast China's Jilin Province, are devoted to ensuring smooth train operation. Qipan Railway Station is one of the largest freight train marshaling stations in Jilin. It receives and dispatches an average of 160 cargo trains and more than 6,000 wagons of materials on a daily basis. Four dispatching teams and 11 dispatchers have to work outdoors around the clock. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG CHENG, Railway staff member "Our main task is to ensure the trains run on the designated tracks, so that they can be dispatched to various

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Guardian of railway station at Changbai Mountain in NE China

STORY: Guardian of railway station at Changbai Mountain in NE China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Changbai Mountain area 2. various of the Laoyeling Railway Station 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station STORYLINE: Laoyeling Railway Station is a small station located in the Changbai Mountain area in northeast China's Jilin Province. 50-year-old Fan Zengzhi is the station master here. Since 2014, he has been working at this remote station under harsh natural conditions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station "Our station is in a mountainous area. The climate he

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Meet passenger service clerk known as "super brain" in NE China

STORY: Meet passenger service clerk known as "super brain" in NE China SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jilin Railway Station 2. various of Zhang Tongyi reciting station names and drawing a schematic diagram 3. various of Zhang Tongyi at work 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG TONGYI, Passenger service clerk at Jilin Railway Station 5. various of Zhang Tongyi at work STORYLINE: At Jilin Railway Station in northeast China's Jilin Province, passenger service clerk Zhang Tongyi is known as the "super brain" in the ticket office. Within 90 minutes, she can draw a schematic diagram of 807 railway stations nationwide. Within 60 minutes, she can recite the departure and arrival times of 16 regular-speed trains and 124 high-speed trains at Jilin Railway Station and the names of the stations along these trains' routes. She said that by memorizing relevant information such as train schedules, passing stations and

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- CHANGCHUN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch a performance at Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 26, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of t

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Xinhua Headlines: A record 9 bln trips expected as China starts world's busiest travel season

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger leaves a message for Chinese New Year on the wall at the waiting hall of Changchun Station, northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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High-speed railway boosts ice and snow economy at Changbai Mountain

STORY: High-speed railway boosts ice and snow economy at Changbai Mountain SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of high-speed railway in Jilin 2. various of Changbai Mountain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN SIRUI, Tourist from Hebei Province 4. various of tourists 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI HONGWEI, Director, Changbaishan Railway Station 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN SHILIANG, Manager, Xueshanfeihu Scenic Area STORYLINE: As winter casts its frosty spell on the Changbai Mountain in China's Jilin, high-speed railway has brought new vitality to the ice and snow economy in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN SIRUI, Tourist from Hebei Province "I'm so lucky to see the Tianchi Lake so clearly today. It's amazing. This trip is very worthwhile." The first high-speed railway linked to the Changbai Mountain was launched two years ago. In 2023, the travel time from Changbai Mountain to Beijing was further reduced b

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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New Year's Day Holiday Travel Peak in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 29, 2023 - A large number of passengers wait at the waiting hall of Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, Jilin province, China, Dec 29, 2023.

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Multiple measures taken to tackle cold wave in NE China

STORY: Multiple measures taken to tackle cold wave in NE China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jilin Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU XIANGYU, Quality assurance director of a local environmental services company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LYU LIZHU, Jilin Railway Station 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG ZIQIANG, Jilin power supply company under the State Grid Corporation of China STORYLINE: Northeast China's Jilin Province issued a new yellow alert for a cold wave on Saturday, with many parts of the province forecasted to experience a drop of temperature by 10 to 12 degrees Celcius. The province has taken multiple measures to minimize the impact of the cold wave and ensure the normal life of residents. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU XIANGYU, Quality assurance director of a local environmental services company "We immediately activated a snow removal emergency plan to ensure that the main roads and lan

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How have China's EVs managed to win hearts and minds of Europeans

STORY: How have China's EVs managed to win hearts and minds of Europeans SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 11/Oct. 29, 2023 DATELINE: DEC. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Stockholm/ CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of European cities 2. various of cars 3. various of NIO power swap station 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHAN LIND, NIO ET7 owner in Sweden 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): HELMUT STETTNER, CEO, Audi FAW NEV Co., Ltd. 6. various of car making process STORYLINE: With high quality, innovative designs, and competitive prices, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brands such as BYD, NIO, Xpeng, Hongqi and Lynk & Co are increasingly winning the hearts and minds of European consumers. Statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show that Chinese brands account for almost 4 percent of European Union (EU) battery-electric car sales in 2022, up from 0.4 percent just three years ago. The EU imported over half a million Chinese-made cars in 2022, of which around 63 percent were

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China swings into action to tackle cold wave

STORY: China swings into action to tackle cold wave SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13-15, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing/CHANGCHUN/ZHENGZHOU CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese cities under heavy snow, shot from Dec. 13-15 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEI YANTAO, Production manager, Rongcheng highway maintenance company, Hunchun City, Jilin Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG ZIQIANG, Worker, State Grid Jilin Electric Power Supply Company, Jilin Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI YANHAI, Lishu County horticultural management station, Jilin Province 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): NING YABING, Marketing manager, Wanbang agricultural products logistics hub, Henan Province STORYLINE: China has taken action to cope with a cold wave to ensure the normal life of residents. Multiple parts of the country have seen heavy rain and snow, which have had a relatively large impact on power supply, transport, production and people's livelihoods. Strengthened efforts have been made to i

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Xinhua Headlines: Q3 data reveals China's economic recovery gathering steam

(231018) -- BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait to board trains at Changchun Railway Station in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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China's grain producing areas work to safeguard bumper harvest

STORY: China's grain producing areas work to safeguard bumper harvest DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: HARBIN/CHANGCHUN/HEFEI/JINAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmers harvesting in farmlands 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAN JIWEN, Staff member of a rural revitalization development service center in Handaqi Town, Heilongjiang Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO YINGCHUN, Director of a local agricultural cooperative in Xunke County, Heilongjiang Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU ZHIYONG, Director of a local agricultural cooperative, Huantai County, Shandong Province 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG XIJIU, Staff member of a digital agricultural development center, Huantai County, Shandong Province 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHOU XUEBIN, Director of an agricultural technology station, Tongling City, Anhui Province STORYLINE: The autumn harvest is in full swing in major grain-producing areas across China. To achieve a bumper harvest, the country has spared no effort in

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