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U.S. returns 38 pieces of cultural objects to China, fostering deeper cultural exchanges

STORY: U.S. returns 38 pieces of cultural objects to China, fostering deeper cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of cultural objects 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI QUN, China's Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HUANG PING, Chinese Consul General in New York 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATTHEW BOGDANOS, Chief of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office 6. various of the handover ceremony STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent "The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultur

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240417) -- NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- China's Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration Li Qun (2nd R) and Matthew Bogdanos (2nd L), chief of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, sign documents at a handover ceremony of returned Chinese cultural objects at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240417) -- NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- China's Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration Li Qun (2nd R) and Matthew Bogdanos (2nd L), chief of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, sign documents at a handover ceremony of returned Chinese cultural objects at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240417) -- NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- China's Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration Li Qun (R) and Matthew Bogdanos, chief of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, attend a handover ceremony of returned Chinese cultural objects at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-CULTURAL OBJECTS-RETURNING

(240417) -- NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- China's Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration Li Qun (R) shakes hands with Matthew Bogdanos, chief of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, at a handover ceremony of returned Chinese cultural objects at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the United States, on April 17, 2024. The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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China expects record-breaking Spring Festival travel rush

STORY: China expects record-breaking Spring Festival travel rush SHOOTING TIME: file, recent footage DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trains and passengers (file) 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHI JINGYANG, Official with China's National Immigration Administration (recent footage) 3. various of inbound and outbound passengers (recent footage) 4. various of planes (recent footage) STORYLINE: China is gearing up for an exceptional travel season. Travel authorities and tourism industry players are expecting record-breaking journey numbers during the upcoming Spring Festival, adding new steam to the country's economic recovery. The Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year, is China's biggest festival for family reunions. It will serve as an important window for observing vitality and consumer confidence levels in the world's second-largest economy. A surge of both inbound and outbound travelers is also expected. SOUNDBITE (Chinese)

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Silk Road Int'l Cultural Expo concludes in NW China

STORY: Silk Road Int'l Cultural Expo concludes in NW China DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: DUNHUANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo STORYLINE: The sixth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo concluded on Thursday in northwest China's Gansu Province. The expo, featuring Turkmenistan as the guest of honor, attracted more than 1,200 guests from over 50 countries, regions and international organizations. Turkmenistan's national museum played a leading role in organizing exhibition events for the guest of honor country's culture, art and merchandise. The two-day expo was hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), the National Radio and Television Administration, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and the provincial government of Gansu. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dunhuang, China. (XHTV)

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China, Tunisia sign joint archaeological agreement

STORY: China, Tunisia sign joint archaeological agreement DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the National Heritage Institute of Tunisia 2. various of talks between two sides 3. various of signing agreement STORYLINE: China and Tunisia Monday signed a joint cooperation agreement on conducting archaeological investigation, excavation and protection of an ancient Roman site in Tunisia. Li Qun, China's vice minister of culture and tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, and Hayat Guermazi, Tunisian culture minister, attended the signing ceremony and held working talks. Li said that the joint archaeological research between China and Tunisia on the ancient Roman ruins in the region of Ben Arous is of great significance. Chinese archaeological institutions have carried out 44 joint archaeological projects in 24 countries, and China has relatively advanced archaeological technology and mature experience in foreign coopera

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ASEAN countries welcome Chinese visitors during tourism forum

STORY: ASEAN countries welcome Chinese visitors during tourism forum DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:06 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANDIAGA UNO, Minister of Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WISNU SINDHUTRISNO, Ministry of Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Vietnamese): DR. HA VAN SIEU, Vice Chairman for Vietnam National Administration of Tourism 5. various of ASEAN Tourism Forum STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "The ASEAN Tourism Forum concluded here in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on February 5th. The four-day event involved all the ten member states of ASEAN and five guest nations, including China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and India. The 2023 forum is under the theme of 'ASEAN: A Journey to Wonderful Destinations.' During the forum, ASEAN countries welcomed the return of the Chinese tourists." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANDIAGA UN

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China tourism chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Qiwei (R), director general of the China National Tourism Administration, and Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata shake hands during a gathering of tourism exchange in Tokyo on May 31, 2011.

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China tourism chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, speaks during a gathering of tourism exchange in Tokyo on May 31, 2011.

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Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - (From L) Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata and South Korean culture minister Choung Byoung Gug pose for photos at their meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on May 29, 2011. They agreed to jointly address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases.

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Japan, China, S. Korea to promote environment-friendly tourism

HUZHOU, China - (From L to R) Chinese National Tourism Administration Chairman Shao Qiwei, Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara and South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon show off documents on proposals they signed to promote environment-friendly tourism on Aug. 23, 2010, in Huzhou in China's Zhejiang Province.

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Japan, China bilateral tourism talks

HANGZHOU, China - Japanese tourism minister Seiji Maehara (L) meets with Chinese National Tourism Administration Chairman Shao Qiwei in Hangzhou, China, on Aug. 21, 2010. Shao hinted that China may allow Japanese travel agencies to sell services to Chinese tourists.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers meet to discuss tourism

NAGOYA, Japan - Shao Qiwei (L), chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara (C) and South Korea's Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon shake hands as they meet to discuss tourism in the three countries in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2009.

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Japan, China, S. Korea to consider common transportation cards

QINGDAO, China - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (R), joins hands with Chinese National Tourism Administration Director Shao Qiwei and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Jung Min after their meeting in Qingdao on June 26. The three agreed to consider developing common integrated circuit cards for public transportation to increase convenience for travelers touring the three countries.

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Japan, China agree on exchanges of 20,000 people for anniversary

BEIJING, China - Toshihiro Nikai (L), a senior lawmaker of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, and China's National Tourism Administration Director Shao Qiwei (R) shake hands prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Jan. 20. Japan and China agreed to mutually exchange group visits totaling more than 20,000 people to mark the 35th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon show off documents they signed after their meeting in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon shake hands near Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 after they agreed to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries.

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Japan, China agree on expanding tourist visas to Chinese

BEIJING, China - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) and Shao Qiwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, shake hands at a Beijing hotel July 2 after signing an agreement to expand tourism exchanges between the two countries.

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Japan proposes expanding visa issuance to Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Japanese transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) talks with He Guangwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, in Beijing on Jan. 18. Kitagawa said he proposed to China a plan for Japan to issue visas to group tourists from all over the country for six months from March 25 during the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Ogi in China to pitch Japan's high-speed railway system

BEIJING, China - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (R) and China National Tourism Administration Director General He Guangwei pose for a photograph prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Aug. 3. Ogi arrived in China on Aug. 3 to pitch Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail system for a new Beijing-Shanghai route.

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(1)6,000 Japanese dine in Beijing to celebrate 30 yrs of ties

BEIJING, China - Some 6,000 Japanese attend a welcoming dinner in Beijing on Sept. 21 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and about 80 fellow Japanese lawmakers were among the participants at the event organized by the China National Tourism Administration at the capital's Great Hall of the People.

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Japan, China agree on expanding tourist visas to Chinese

BEIJING, China - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) and Shao Qiwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, shake hands at a Beijing hotel July 2 after signing an agreement to expand tourism exchanges between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon show off documents they signed after their meeting in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China agree on exchanges of 20,000 people for anniversary

BEIJING, China - Toshihiro Nikai (L), a senior lawmaker of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, and China's National Tourism Administration Director Shao Qiwei (R) shake hands prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Jan. 20. Japan and China agreed to mutually exchange group visits totaling more than 20,000 people to mark the 35th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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LDP's Nikai meets with Chinese tourism chief

Toshihiro Nikai (far L), a senior lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets with Li Jinzao (far R), head of the China National Tourism Administration, in Beijing on May 22, 2015, to discuss how to expand mutual tourism exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP's Nikai meets with Chinese tourism chief

Toshihiro Nikai (far L), a senior lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets with Li Jinzao (far R), head of the China National Tourism Administration, in Beijing on May 22, 2015, to discuss how to expand mutual tourism exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China, S. Korea tourism ministers meet ahead of 3-way talks in Tokyo

China National Tourism Administration Chairman Li Jinzao (L) and South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Kim Jong Deok shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on April 11, 2015, ahead of three-way talks involving their Japanese counterpart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China tourism ministers meet ahead of 3-way talks in Tokyo

Japanese tourism minister Akihiro Ota (R) shakes hands with Li Jinzao, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, at a Tokyo hotel on April 11, 2015, ahead of a three-way meeting involving their South Korean counterpart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, South Korea set goal of 30 mil. visitors in 2020

Japanese tourism minister Akihiro Ota (C) and his counterparts Li Jinzao of the China National Tourism Administration (R) and Kim Jong Deok of South Korea sign a joint statement on April 12, 2015, in Tokyo, in which they agreed to strive to boost visitor numbers among the three countries to 30 million people in 2020 from about 20 million in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China agree on need to expand tourism exchanges

Li Jinzao (L), chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, meets with Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party's General Council, in Tokyo on April 11, 2015. They agreed on the need to expand tourism between China and Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea to promote environment-friendly tourism

HUZHOU, China - (From L to R) Chinese National Tourism Administration Chairman Shao Qiwei, Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara and South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon show off documents on proposals they signed to promote environment-friendly tourism on Aug. 23, 2010, in Huzhou in China's Zhejiang Province. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea to consider common transportation cards

QINGDAO, China - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (R), joins hands with Chinese National Tourism Administration Director Shao Qiwei and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Jung Min after their meeting in Qingdao on June 26. The three agreed to consider developing common integrated circuit cards for public transportation to increase convenience for travelers touring the three countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan proposes expanding visa issuance to Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Japanese transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) talks with He Guangwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, in Beijing on Jan. 18. Kitagawa said he proposed to China a plan for Japan to issue visas to group tourists from all over the country for six months from March 25 during the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo)

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(1)6,000 Japanese dine in Beijing to celebrate 30 yrs of ties

BEIJING, China - Some 6,000 Japanese attend a welcoming dinner in Beijing on Sept. 21 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and about 80 fellow Japanese lawmakers were among the participants at the event organized by the China National Tourism Administration at the capital's Great Hall of the People. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China bilateral tourism talks

HANGZHOU, China - Japanese tourism minister Seiji Maehara (L) meets with Chinese National Tourism Administration Chairman Shao Qiwei in Hangzhou, China, on Aug. 21, 2010. Shao hinted that China may allow Japanese travel agencies to sell services to Chinese tourists. (Kyodo)

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China tourism chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, speaks during a gathering of tourism exchange in Tokyo on May 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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China tourism chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Qiwei (R), director general of the China National Tourism Administration, and Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata shake hands during a gathering of tourism exchange in Tokyo on May 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - (From L) Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata and South Korean culture minister Choung Byoung Gug pose for photos at their meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on May 29, 2011. They agreed to jointly address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers meet to discuss tourism

NAGOYA, Japan - Shao Qiwei (L), chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara (C) and South Korea's Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon shake hands as they meet to discuss tourism in the three countries in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Ogi in China to pitch Japan's high-speed railway system

BEIJING, China - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (R) and China National Tourism Administration Director General He Guangwei pose for a photograph prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Aug. 3. Ogi arrived in China on Aug. 3 to pitch Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail system for a new Beijing-Shanghai route. (Kyodo)