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

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(230504) -- GENEVA, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Bing, wife of China's Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Li Chenggang, displays one of her calligraphy works to guests during a Chinese cultural event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 2, 2023. The event, "Appreciating Masterpieces of Calligraphy and Painting and Sharing the Beautiful Future," included exhibitions of Chinese traditional paintings and calligraphy works, and also offered guests the chance to watch a traditional tea ceremony and taste Chinese gourmet snacks. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese cultural event in Geneva promotes better understanding, mutual learning" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Expedition on northern slope of Kunlun Mountains launched in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Expedition on northern slope of Kunlun Mountains launched in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expedition 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU CHENGGANG, Associate researcher, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under CAS 3. various of the expedition STORYLINE: Researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently launched an expedition to investigate glaciers, snow, rivers and lakes on the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU CHENGGANG, Associate researcher, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under CAS "We are here at the Gurgahta River in the north of the Kum Kol Basin of East Kunlun. We are going to monitor the flow rate, velocity and cross profiles of this river in different seasons. The monitoring work aims to accurately assess the quantity of the

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(230504) -- GENEVA, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Bing, wife of China's Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Li Chenggang, displays one of her calligraphy works to guests during a Chinese cultural event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 2, 2023. The event, "Appreciating Masterpieces of Calligraphy and Painting and Sharing the Beautiful Future," included exhibitions of Chinese traditional paintings and calligraphy works, and also offered guests the chance to watch a traditional tea ceremony and taste Chinese gourmet snacks. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese cultural event in Geneva promotes better understanding, mutual learning" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Ayakekumu Lake in NW China's Xinjiang grows in size

STORY: Ayakekumu Lake in NW China's Xinjiang grows in size DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ayakekumu Lake 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU CHENGGANG, Associate Researcher at Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: Through remote sensing observations, researchers have discovered that over the past 30 years, the water area of Ayakekumu Lake in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has expanded to 1127.72 square kilometers. Researchers say the expansion is connected to climate change. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU CHENGGANG, Associate Researcher at Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences "Based on our scientific speculation, rising temperatures and increased precipitation in mountainous areas both could have contributed to the significant increase in the water area of the mountain lakes." The expert said that further research is needed to reveal w

China to work with other WTO members to tackle plastic pollution, says Chinese envoy

STORY: China to work with other WTO members to tackle plastic pollution, says Chinese envoy DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the briefing 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LI CHENGGANG, China's Ambassador to the WTO STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy has said that China is willing to work with other members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to tackle the global challenge of plastic pollution. Li Chenggang, China's Ambassador to the WTO, made the remarks at a press briefing on environmental Initiatives of the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12). SOUNDBITE (English): LI CHENGGANG, China's Ambassador to the WTO "I think sustainability is an objective of our own economic and social development. So the measures we have taken domestically are also our contribution to the sustainability of global development. On the WTO platform, we are honored to closely cooperate with all the members to conduct the discussion on plastic pollution. We s

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WTO-MC12-LI CHENGGANG

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WTO-MC12-LI CHENGGANG

(220614) -- GENEVA, June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Chenggang, China's Ambassador to the WTO, speaks at a press briefing of environmental Initiatives of the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 13, 2022. (WTO/Handout via Xinhua)

Emergency hemodialysis beds offer lifeline to patients in Shanghai

STORY: Emergency hemodialysis beds offer lifeline to patients in Shanghai DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of patients receiving hemodialysis treatmentSOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU CHENGGANG, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University STORYLINE: Twenty-six emergency hemodialysis sites have been set up at 18 hospitals across Shanghai, which has been hit hard by the latest COVID-19 resurgence. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU CHENGGANG, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University "A considerable number of hemodialysis patients live in communities under close-off management, and they are close contacts and secondary close contacts of previously reported confirmed cases and asymptomatic ones. Therefore, it is not appropriate for them to go to hospitals' hemodialysis rooms for treatment. However, their lives would be at risk if they don't receive treatment. So we set up the emergency rooms in 72 hours and these patients have a re