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Second Chinese-made Large Cruise Ship

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2025 - The second Chinese-made large cruise ship ADORA FLORA CITY under construction in Shanghai, China on April 20, 2025.

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Second Chinese-made Large Cruise Ship

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2025 - The second Chinese-made large cruise ship ADORA FLORA CITY under construction in Shanghai, China on April 20, 2025.

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Second Chinese-made Large Cruise Ship

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2025 - The second Chinese-made large cruise ship ADORA FLORA CITY under construction in Shanghai, China on April 20, 2025.

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Second Chinese-made Large Cruise Ship

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2025 - The second Chinese-made large cruise ship ADORA FLORA CITY under construction in Shanghai, China on April 20, 2025.

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Second Chinese-made Large Cruise Ship

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2025 - The second Chinese-made large cruise ship ADORA FLORA CITY under construction in Shanghai, China on April 20, 2025.

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Second Chinese-made Large Cruise Ship

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2025 - The second Chinese-made large cruise ship ADORA FLORA CITY under construction in Shanghai, China on April 20, 2025.

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Second Chinese-made Large Cruise Ship

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2025 - The second Chinese-made large cruise ship ADORA FLORA CITY under construction in Shanghai, China on April 20, 2025.

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Second Chinese-made Large Cruise Ship

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2025 - The second Chinese-made large cruise ship ADORA FLORA CITY under construction in Shanghai, China on April 20, 2025.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Kong-Rey Makes Landfall, Bringing Strong Winds, Heavy Rain 6

Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taitung, southeast Taiwan, on Halloween afternoon, October 31. It brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall to eastern Taiwan and was expected to affect other regions as well.

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier during the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier during the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier during the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier during the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier after the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier during the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier during the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Table Tennis - Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien Competing

France's Flora Vautier and Florian Merrien in the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games against the Chinese in para-table tennis on August 31, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zimbabwean leather producer aims to further tap into Chinese market

STORY: Zimbabwean leather producer aims to further tap into Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the work shop 2. various of the leather items 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GRACE MATSIKA, Marketing Director of Good Hope Leather Products 4. various of the leather items 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RENWICK WACHENYUKA, Export Promotions Officer, ZimTrade STORYLINE: Good Hope Leather Products, a Zimbabwean company known for its exotic animal skin products, is looking to venture into China, one of the world's largest consumer markets. Specializing in a variety of leather items crafted from cowhide and exotic animal skins, the company operates with a license from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The company will showcase its premium products at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) to be held late

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Yao's Vlog: China's "city of eternal spring" in eyes of media executives

STORY: Yao's Vlog: China's "city of eternal spring" in eyes of media executives SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kunming City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NAJUM IQBAL, Head of Communications with the Regional Delegation for East Asia of the International Committee of the Red Cross 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TEH TSUI LING, Malaysian National News Agency 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): TEH TSUI LING, Malaysian National News Agency 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): WING PING ALICE HANG, Editor-in-Chief at Oceania Tv ltd 8. various of the Dounan Flower Market 9. STANDUP 1 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 10. STANDUP 2 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 11. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): ZHU QI, Kunming International Flora Auction Trading Center 12. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): CHUN WAI WONG, Malaysian National News Agency C

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Kenyan, Chinese scientists launch Kenya's 1st national publication documenting plant species

STORY: Kenyan, Chinese scientists launch Kenya's 1st national publication documenting plant species DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARY GIKUNGU, Director-general of National Museums of Kenya 3. various of the seminar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG GUOBIN, Board Chairman of Hubei Changjiang Publishing & Media Group 5. various of the seminar STORYLINE: Scientists from China and Kenya on Monday launched a volume of the Flora of Kenya in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, marking the publication of Kenya's first national flora and filling the gap in the field of plant resources research in the country. The Flora of Kenya, which is divided into 31 volumes, will document the East African nation's nearly 7,000 plant species from 223 families. The 23rd volume, "Rubiaceae," is the first part of the project that was officially published Monday by Hubei Science and Technology Press and the East African Natu

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KENYA-NAIROBI-FIRST NATIONAL PUBLICATION-PLANT SPECIES-LAUNCH

(230925) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Qingfeng (L), director of the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mary Gikungu (C), the director-general of the National Museums of Kenya, and Geoffrey Mwachala, the chief scientist at the National Museums of Kenya and editor-in-chief of the Flora of Kenya publication, attend a book launch of the 23rd volume "Rubiaceae" of the Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 25, 2023. Scientists from China and Kenya on Monday launched a volume of the Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, marking the publication of Kenya's first national flora and filling the gap in the field of plant resources research in the country. The Flora of Kenya, which is divided into 31 volumes, will document the East African nation's nearly 7,000 plant species from 223 families. The 23rd volume, "Rubiaceae," is the first part of the project that was officially published Monday by Hubei Science and Technology Press and the East African Natural History Society. (Xinhua/Li Yahu

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Chinese flora, culture showcased at G20 flower festival in Indian capital

STORY: Chinese flora, culture showcased at G20 flower festival in Indian capital DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flower festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANKIT, Student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PRIYANKA, Student STORYLINE: A two-day G20 flower festival kicked off in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Saturday. The festival was organized by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and held at the Central Park of the iconic Connaught Place. Various flowers, flower-themed artworks from China, and Chinese folk music are showcased at the Chinese Pavilion. Tea and flower cake tastings are also offered. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANKIT, Student "They have arranged it well, like there are many kinds of flowers, and a variety of flowers are there in a small piece of land. There they also have something called a rose cake or something like that. I have also tasted it just now, so it was very cool." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PRIYANKA, Studen

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Asia's leading flower market cashes in on "she economy"

STORY: Asia's leading flower market cashes in on "she economy" DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kunming's Dounan Flower Market 2. STANDUP (English): ZHAO ZHIQIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHENGHUAN, Florist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAN, Director of marketing and publicity, Kunming's Dounan Flower Market 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHU QI, Kunming International Flora Auction Trading Center STORYLINE: As Asia's largest fresh-cut flower trading market with a yearly trade volume of 11 billion, the Dounan Flower Market is considered a reliable barometer of the performance of China's flower markets. It has exported flowers to more than 40 countries and regions. STANDUP (English): ZHAO ZHIQIN, Xinhua correspondent "Today, on the International Women's Day, we are here at Kunming's Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh-cut flower trading market, to see how the 'flower economy' has been boosted. Let's go fi

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Confiscated stuffed giant panda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2011, at a police station in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district shows a stuffed giant panda, a protected animal, which was seized by the Metropolitan Police Department. A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of displaying the stuffed panda for the purpose of sale, a violation of the law for the conservation of endangered species of wild fauna and flora.

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The rising popularity of pet funerals in China

STORY: The rising popularity of pet funerals in China DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the pet crematorySOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FLORA YANG, Manager of the pet crematorySOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AMBER BAI, Founder of Mao Memory Castle Pet Funeral Services STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent "In China, more and more people love pets and start keeping pets. According to the data of White Paper on China's Pet Industry in 2021, the number of pet dogs and cats in cities and towns in China exceeded 100 million in 2021, reaching 112 million, and its consumption market reached 249 billion yuan (39 billion U.S. dollars). The life span of pets is mostly around ten to 20 years. With more people starting to keep pets, how to bid farewell with our pet friends after death has long been a problem that cannot be ignored." At Zhongqiao village in Hangzhou,

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Spring equinox signals start of one of the year's busiest farming periods in China

STORY: Spring equinox signals start of one of the year's busiest farming periods in China DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of animation STORYLINE: Today (March 20) marks Chunfen or the spring equinox which is the fourth of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. It signals that the sun is exactly above the equator, marking the equal length of day and night. After Chunfen, the weather turns warm, and the rain increases. With the vitalizing sunlight, the natural world gets back to life. Plants have finally taken off their withered yellow "coats" and replaced by greenery "suits." Flora and fauna all pop their heads out and enjoy the warm sunlight. People also change to lighter spring clothing, and farmers start spring sowing. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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55 Days At Peking - film (1963)

Flora Robson Characters: Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi Film: 55 Days At Peking (USA 1963) Director: Nicholas Ray 06 May 1963 Date: 06-May-63

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Confiscated stuffed giant panda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2011, at a police station in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district shows a stuffed giant panda, a protected animal, which was seized by the Metropolitan Police Department. A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of displaying the stuffed panda for the purpose of sale, a violation of the law for the conservation of endangered species of wild fauna and flora. (Kyodo)