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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-CHINA-RUSSIA-EXPO-FOOD & BEVERAGES (CN)

(240520) -- HARBIN, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at Russian chocolates during the eighth China-Russia Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 20, 2024. Over 5,000 overseas buyers registered at the expo and representatives from 44 countries and regions participated in the expo. The exhibition area spans 388,000 square meters, showcasing more than 5,000 products in over 20 major categories from 10 sectors. Held from May 16 to 21, the expo is also a gustatory feast where visitors can taste a wide array of food and beverages. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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Illustration of tourism in the Philippines

Illustration of tourism in the Philippines in front of the chocolates hills in the Bohol island on October 31, 2023. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SPAIN-MADRID-CHOCOLATE SALON

(231106) -- MADRID, Nov. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates are pictured during a chocolate salon in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 5, 2023. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-FOOD (CN)

(230412) -- HAIKOU, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors taste chocolates at the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province, April 12, 2023. Various food and beverage products from around the world are showcased during the expo held from April 10 to 15. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)

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Chocolate sales surge in France during Easter

STORY: Chocolate sales surge in France during Easter DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of chocolate products at a store and a Easter chocolate workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CLAIRE, Customer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): BEATRICE, Participant in a Easter chocolate workshop STORYLINE: Easter for many is a time to come together with family and friends. It is also an occasion for French people to consume chocolates. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CLAIRE, Customer "We come to buy Easter chocolates for our children. They choose the characters they like." Besides eggs, chocolate makers also sell chocolates that are in shape of hen, fish and more. They even open workshops to teach their customers to make Easter cakes. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): BEATRICE, Participant in a Easter chocolate workshop "Stabilizing whipped cream, making meringues... They give us little advice all the time." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lyon, France. (

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MANZHOULI-RUSSIAN GOODS & FOODS (CN)

(230323) -- MANZHOULI, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for chocolates at a Russian goods store in Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 16, 2023. Popularity of Russian goods and foods has revived among local customers after the land port of Manzhouli resumes services. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

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Giant panda on White Day in Japan

Giant panda Rauhin, a mother of 10, gets presents including heart-shaped blocks of ice at the Adventure World amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama in western Japan on March 14, 2023, Japan's "White Day," when men give candies to women in return for chocolates received a month earlier on Valentine's Day.

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Giant panda on White Day in Japan

Giant panda Rauhin, a mother of 10, gets presents including heart-shaped blocks of ice at the Adventure World amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama in western Japan on March 14, 2023, Japan's "White Day," when men give candies to women in return for chocolates received a month earlier on Valentine's Day.

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CANADA-TORONTO-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-DECORATIONS

(230119) -- TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 18, 2023 shows bunny chocolates marking the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit at a chocolate store in Toronto, Canada. The Chinese Lunar Year of the Rabbit begins on Jan. 22, 2023. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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Cat station master

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a cat "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co., appears during an event in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2014, to promote chocolates featuring her. The products are being sold as St. Valentine's Day presents.

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Giving 'little gifts' a fad among young people

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer at Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.'s "100% Chocolate Cafe" in Tokyo holds a set of chocolates to be sold chiefly as "little gifts" on Sept. 4, 2014. Many confectionary companies are developing their own goodies as today's young people often give small presents to their bosses, colleagues, etc. irrespective of the season.

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Annual visa-free visit to Russian-held northern isles

SAPPORO, Japan - A Japanese visitor makes a payment in Russian currency to buy souvenirs such as chocolates and liquors at a grocery store on Shikotan island, one of the four Russian-administered islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on June 7, 2014, the 23rd year of visa-free exchanges between the two countries.

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Customers flock to Nagoya department store to buy chocolates

NAGOYA, Japan - Customers flock to a special sales space for chocolates at JR Nagoya Takashimaya department store on Feb. 10, 2014, ahead of Valentine's Day. The store in central Japan is selling around 160 brands of chocolate products this year, up about 10 percent from last year.

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Tsunami-hit shop offers sea salt-flavored chocolate

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 at Cleauventerre in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, shows chocolate maker Seiji Watanabe holding "Moshio Chocolat," chocolates flavored with sea salt from the area, which was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Tsunami-hit shop offers sea salt-flavored chocolate

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 at Cleauventerre in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, shows "Moshio Chocolat," chocolates flavored with sea salt from the area, which was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Chocolate wrapped with feline font put on sale

OSAKA, Japan - A woman in Osaka on Feb. 6, 2014, shows "Cat Font" chocolates with alphabet letters formed by one or more cats on the outside wrapping.

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Patissier aiming to promote Japanese confectionery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2013 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward shows patissier Hironobu Tsujiguchi holding a certificate of the highest award he won at the Salon du Chocolat global chocolate fair in Paris in November, together with his winning chocolates, at one of his shops.

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Giveaway chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a machine giving away free "Black Thunder" chocolates at an underground area of Tokyo's Shinjuku Station on Feb. 7, 2013. The product's maker Yuraku Confectionery Co. launched the project as a promotional event ahead of the Feb. 14 St. Valentine's Day, when women give chocolates to men in Japan.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

MIYAKO, Japan - A women hands chocolate to passengers at Sanriku Railway Co.'s Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. Confectionery shop ''Amla-an'' in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted the St. Valentine's Day event to hand some 300 chocolates to passengers and station employees to do some cheerleading for the local railway. Operations on about two-thirds of the railroad along the Pacific are still suspended as stations and rails were swept away by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Chocolates supporting disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - A woman shows chocolates (L) made with six different types of Japanese sake brewed in Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and chocolates (R) made with honey produced in Sendai, the prefectural capital, at the Fujisaki department store in Sendai on Feb. 9, 2012.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men.

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100% Chocolate Cafe in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2011 shows the inside of 100% Chocolate Cafe, which offers chocolates, chocolate foods and chocolate drinks in the Kyobashi district, central Tokyo. It boasts 56 different kinds of gourmet chocolates made from 22 types of cacao beans from 18 countries, including strawberry, royal milk tea, lemon salt and black pepper chocolates.

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DPJ executives move to suspend Ozawa's party membership

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa smiles holding a box of chocolates as a St. Valentine's Day gift after speaking in a seminar in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. DPJ executives moved the same day to suspend the party membership of Ozawa, who has been indicted over a funds scandal, until after the end of his trial which is expected to begin later in 2011.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - Young women choose decorative items for Valentine's Day chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of the gift-giving day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - A young woman takes a hard look at a box of chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of Valentine's Day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Japanese model creates Valentine's Day chocolates in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kanami Kawaguchi, a Japanese fashion model working in New York, shows her Valentine's Day special collection of five hand-made chocolates she is preparing for friends and associates Feb. 7, 2011.

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Japanese model creates Valentine's Day chocolates in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kanami Kawaguchi, a Japanese fashion model working in New York, cuts pieces of her homemade, organic chocolate that she likes to make for friends and associates on Feb. 7, 2011.

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Gigantic billboard for chocolate bar contends for world record

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 8, 2011, shows a big billboard -- about 166 meters in width and 28 m in height -- in the form of a chocolate bar in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. Confectionery maker Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. set up the billboard along the outer surface of its factory ahead of Valentine's Day on Feb. 14 when it is customary in Japan for women to give chocolates to men. The company has applied to Guinness World Records for the billboard to be registered as the world's biggest advertising board made of plastic.

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Supporting Iraqi children with cancer by buying chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Kamata, a doctor and head of the civic group Japan Iraq Medical Network, poses in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011 with tins of chocolates that are being sold for a donation charity to help pediatric cancer patients in war-torn Iraq at the group's head office.

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Chefs introduce new flavors for Valentine's Day chocolates

KYOTO, Japan - Pastry chef Jean Paul Evin poses in front of a counter showcasing his chocolates at JR Kyoto Isetan department store in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 5, 2010. The French chef said his new chocolates for Valentine's Day are flavored with ''yuzu'' citron, traditionally used in Japanese cooking.

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Melamine detected in chocolates from China

OSAKA, Japan - The Osaka city government announced on Oct. 3 that the toxic substance melamine has been detected in ''Chocolate Pillows'' (photo) imported from China. A preliminary test showed that 54 parts per million of melamine were contained in the product imported by the Osaka-based company NS International Co., the city government said.

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Fujiya resumes confectionery production

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 1, saying that the company resumed making chocolates and other confectioneries earlier in the day. Production was suspended in mid-January due to serious flaws in quality control.

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Abe visits youth center in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) is given homemade Valentine's Day chocolates by female students on Feb. 12 while he visits a youth center in Tokyo's Suginami Ward which supports high school students' independent activities.

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Terahara given chocolates for St. Valentine's Day

KOCHI, Japan - Hard-throwing teenaged star Hayato Terahara of the Daiei Hawks poses for photographers in Kochi, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14 with chocolates presented by his fans to mark St. Valentine's Day. The Pacific League club is holding spring training in Kochi.

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40% of women expect returns from 'duty' Valentine's chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - A flight attendant of Japan Airlines presents a chocolate with a message card to a baby in a departure lounge at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 13., the day before Valentine's Day. It is customary in Japan for women to give chocolates to men on Feb. 14. Forty percent of female office workers expect to receive something in return for chocolate they give on Valentine's Day, according to a survey by Recruit Co.

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Premier Obuchi smiles with Valentine's Day chocolates

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi smiles Feb. 15 at the prime minister's official residence after receiving Valentine's Day chocolates women reporters one day late.

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FRANCE-PARIS-CHOCOLATE FAIR

(221101) -- PARIS, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates from Brest, famous port city of western France, are displayed at the 27th Salon du Chocolat at the Versailles Expo in Paris, France, Oct. 31, 2022. The 27th Salon du Chocolat (chocolate fair) was held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-CHOCOLATE FAIR

(221101) -- PARIS, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates are displayed at the 27th Salon du Chocolat at the Versailles Expo in Paris, France, Oct. 31, 2022. The 27th Salon du Chocolat (chocolate fair) was held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-CHOCOLATE FAIR

(221101) -- PARIS, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates are displayed at the 27th Salon du Chocolat at the Versailles Expo in Paris, France, Oct. 31, 2022. The 27th Salon du Chocolat (chocolate fair) was held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-CHOCOLATE FAIR

(221101) -- PARIS, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates are displayed at the 27th Salon du Chocolat at the Versailles Expo in Paris, France, Oct. 31, 2022. The 27th Salon du Chocolat (chocolate fair) was held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-CHOCOLATE FAIR

(221101) -- PARIS, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates are displayed at the 27th Salon du Chocolat at the Versailles Expo in Paris, France, Oct. 31, 2022. The 27th Salon du Chocolat (chocolate fair) was held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-CHOCOLATE FAIR

(221101) -- PARIS, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean chocolatier displays chocolates at the 27th Salon du Chocolat at the Versailles Expo in Paris, France, Oct. 31, 2022. The 27th Salon du Chocolat (chocolate fair) was held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Cape Town residents clean up beach on World Oceans Day

STORY: Cape Town residents clean up beach on World Oceans Day DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: CAPE TOWN, South Africa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of cleanup beach activity 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICHOLAS MACLOUD, manager of Sirocco 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TARA, Cape Town resident STORYLINE: About 100 people from South Africa's Cape Town on Wednesday joined a beach cleanup activity to celebrate World Oceans Day. The activity was jointly organized by a cafe, Sirocco, the environmental organizations of the Save Our Seas Foundation, the foundation's Shark Education Center and The Beach Co-op. It was supported by local schools, which brought 55 students to join the efforts, and other local shops that gave chocolates and pastries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICHOLAS MACLOUD, Manager of Sirocco "We are gonna be cleaning up the beach along here, along the strip, along the rocks. We obviously are all aware of what's going on with litter and pollution in the ocean. We are just

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Israel recalls chocolates amid Salmonella concerns

STORY: Israel recalls chocolates amid Salmonella concerns DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people shopping at a supermarket in Israel STORYLINE: Leading Israeli food company Strauss Group, the country's largest chocolate maker, has halted all chocolate production amid fear of Salmonella, the Israeli Ministry of Health said on Monday. Salmonella was found in samples during routine tests at the production line at the company's chocolate factory in the northern city of Nof Hagalil, according to the ministry and company. Both the ministry and company decided on a recall alert for all the company's chocolate products manufactured since February 20, including the "Parra" (cow) chocolate bar, which has been a popular chocolate brand in Israel for decades. According to the company's figures, the Parra production line makes about 20,000 chocolate bars per hour, with 45 million bars being sold every year. Xinhua News Agency correspo

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Giant panda Rauhin on "White Day" in Japan

Giant panda Rauhin, a mother of 10, is pictured at the Adventure World amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan, on March 14, 2022, Japan's "White Day," when men give candies to women in return for chocolates received a month earlier on Valentine's Day.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- TOKYO, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People buy chocolates in a plaza during the Valentine's Day at Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- TOKYO, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait in line to buy chocolates at a plaza during the Valentine's Day at Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220213) -- DAMASCUS, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A heart-shaped gift of chocolates is prepared for the upcoming Valentine's Day in Damascus, Syria on Feb. 12, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look on as an employee makes Valentine's Day themed chocolates at a chocolate shop in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 13, 2022. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)