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Italy returned 10 pct of failed asylum requests in 2022: EU data

STORY: Italy returned 10 pct of failed asylum requests in 2022: EU data SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of screenshots of the Commission's Atlas of Migration 2. various of migrants in Rome STORYLINE: Italy repatriated almost 10 percent of asylum seekers last year, data released Monday by the European Commission showed. The latest edition of the Commission's Atlas of Migration showed that Italy repatriated 2,790 out of 28,185 migrants whose asylum requests were turned down. Meanwhile, the average repatriation rate in the European Union (EU) as a whole was 17 percent. EU data showed that the bloc received a total of 884,985 new asylum applications for international protection in 2022, up by nearly 65 percent from the previous year. More than half of all asylum requests in the bloc were rejected last year. The 2022 repatriation rate in Italy is slightly higher than the previous year (9 percent), but remains lower th

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-YAK-CATTLE-BREEDING (CN)

(231217) -- XI'AN, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This cellphone photo taken on April 8, 2022 shows yaks by the Banggong Co in Rutog County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A new archaeological study has shown that inhabitants of the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau engaged in crossbreeding of yak and cattle in the high-altitude region at least 2,500 years ago. TO GO WITH "Ancient Tibetans crossbreed yak, cattle 2,500 years ago: study" (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-YAK-CATTLE-BREEDING (CN)

(231217) -- XI'AN, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This cellphone photo taken on April 10, 2022 shows yaks in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A new archaeological study has shown that inhabitants of the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau engaged in crossbreeding of yak and cattle in the high-altitude region at least 2,500 years ago. TO GO WITH "Ancient Tibetans crossbreed yak, cattle 2,500 years ago: study" (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-YAK-CATTLE-BREEDING (CN)

(231217) -- XI'AN, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This cellphone photo taken on April 16, 2022 shows cattle in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A new archaeological study has shown that inhabitants of the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau engaged in crossbreeding of yak and cattle in the high-altitude region at least 2,500 years ago. TO GO WITH "Ancient Tibetans crossbreed yak, cattle 2,500 years ago: study" (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

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India's exports grow 1.23 pct in November

STORY: India's exports grow 1.23 pct in November SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of market 3. various of electronic parts manufacturing unit 4. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's overall exports in November were estimated to be around 62.58 billion U.S. dollars, up 1.23 percent year on year, according to data released by the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday. Electronic goods exports registered a growth of 23.56 percent at 17.74 billion dollars during April-November, as compared to 14.36 billion dollars in the same period last year. Meanwhile, the overall trade deficit during April-November improved by 38.79 percent from 100.38 billion dollars last year to 61.44 billion dollars during the same months this year. Merchandise trade deficit also improved from 189.21 billion dollars in April-November 2022 to 166.35 billion dollars in April-November 2023. Xinhua News A

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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-YUNNAN-GAOLIGONG MOUNTAINS-BIODIVERSITY(CN)

(230713) -- DEHONG, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by an infrared camera on Dec. 19, 2022 shows a silver pheasant in Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As one of the global biodiversity hotspots, the Gaoligong Mountains are home to about 17 percent of higher plants, about 30 percent of mammals and 35 percent of birds in China in terms of the number of species. (Xinhua)

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing draws woodcarving patterns at his studio in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 2, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpente

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Duan Sixing making a woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing polishes tools for woodcarving in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing makes a woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After gradua

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing makes a woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After gradua

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing sleeks a woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After gradu

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing checks on woodcarving patterns at his studio in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 2, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carp

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing makes a woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After gradua

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Duan Sixing sleeking a woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excelle

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing selects wood in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After graduating from mi

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing makes a woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 1, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After gradua

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230317) -- JIANCHUAN, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Sixing waxes on his woodcarving work in Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 2, 2022. Jianchuan County, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has a long history in woodcarving dating back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. The carving skills gradually developed from one-layer relief to even seven-layer hollowing relief, and are now applied to making architecture parts, wooden furniture, wall paintings and tourism souvenirs. A high-standard "Four Screens", a representative displaying form of the craft, requires high-level carving skills and costs several months to create. In 2011, Jianchuan woodcarving was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages. Duan Sixing, born in a woodcarving family in Jianchuan County, was deeply edified since childhood by his father and grandfather who were all excellent carpenters. After g

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Xinhua Headlines: Reviving offline fairs show China's burgeoning economic recovery

(230317) -- GUANGZHOU, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 29, 2022 shows the exterior view of an exhibition hall of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

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CHINA-HEBEI-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY-HUMAN-SETTLED LIFE (CN)

(230217) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Dec. 18, 2022 shows an engraved pottery shard unearthed from the Sitai ruins in Shangyi County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Wednesday announced milestone archaeological discoveries in its northern region, showing humans' transition from a nomadic lifestyle in the Paleolithic Age to a settled life in the early Neolithic Age. More than 40 dwelling sites and 800 pieces of artifacts made of pottery, stone, bones, and shells have been discovered at the Sitai ruins covering an area of about 150,000 square meters in Shangyi County, Hebei Province, said the National Cultural Heritage Administration. TO GO WITH "China unearths archaeological evidence of humans' transition to settled life" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-HOSPITAL-DOCTOR-COORDINATOR (CN)

(230119) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yang (1st R) presides over a coordinating meeting on emergency department's medical treatment at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 17, 2023. Liu is an orthopedist at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital. On Dec. 7, 2022, he was appointed as a coordinator in charge of the symptom triage of patients at the emergency department. Besides resolving problems raised by patients' relatives, Liu and his colleagues have worked to coordinate beds and experts from 36 departments of his hospital in order to effectively treat patients in severe condition. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-HOSPITAL-DOCTOR-COORDINATOR (CN)

(230119) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yang (front) presides over a coordinating meeting on emergency department's medical treatment at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 17, 2023. Liu is an orthopedist at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital. On Dec. 7, 2022, he was appointed as a coordinator in charge of the symptom triage of patients at the emergency department. Besides resolving problems raised by patients' relatives, Liu and his colleagues have worked to coordinate beds and experts from 36 departments of his hospital in order to effectively treat patients in severe condition. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-HOSPITAL-DOCTOR-COORDINATOR (CN)

(230119) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yang (L) confirms a patient's information with his colleague at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 17, 2023. Liu is an orthopedist at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital. On Dec. 7, 2022, he was appointed as a coordinator in charge of the symptom triage of patients at the emergency department. Besides resolving problems raised by patients' relatives, Liu and his colleagues have worked to coordinate beds and experts from 36 departments of his hospital in order to effectively treat patients in severe condition. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-HOSPITAL-DOCTOR-COORDINATOR (CN)

(230119) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yang works at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 17, 2023. Liu is an orthopedist at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital. On Dec. 7, 2022, he was appointed as a coordinator in charge of the symptom triage of patients at the emergency department. Besides resolving problems raised by patients' relatives, Liu and his colleagues have worked to coordinate beds and experts from 36 departments of his hospital in order to effectively treat patients in severe condition. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-HOSPITAL-DOCTOR-COORDINATOR (CN)

(230119) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yang communicates with a relative of a patient on the treatment schedule at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 17, 2023. Liu is an orthopedist at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital. On Dec. 7, 2022, he was appointed as a coordinator in charge of the symptom triage of patients at the emergency department. Besides resolving problems raised by patients' relatives, Liu and his colleagues have worked to coordinate beds and experts from 36 departments of his hospital in order to effectively treat patients in severe condition. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-HAINAN-IMPORT AND EXPORT-INCREASE (CN)

(230115) -- HAINAN, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer trys out products at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 17, 2022. After exceeding 100 billion yuan (about 14.92 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time in 2021, the total import and export value of Hainan Free Trade Port exceeded 200 billion yuan (about 29.84 billion U.S. dollars) to reach 200.95 billion yuan (about 29.98 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, an increase of 36.8 percent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-IMPORT AND EXPORT-INCREASE (CN)

(230115) -- HAINAN, Jan. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Products are displayed at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 17, 2022. After exceeding 100 billion yuan (about 14.92 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time in 2021, the total import and export value of Hainan Free Trade Port exceeded 200 billion yuan (about 29.84 billion U.S. dollars) to reach 200.95 billion yuan (about 29.98 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, an increase of 36.8 percent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-SWIMMING-FINA-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 25M-DAY 5

(221217) -- MELBOURNE, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalists of Team the United States (L), gold medalists of Team Italy (C) and bronze medalists of Team Australia pose for photos after the men's 4x50m medley relay final at the 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2022, in Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 17, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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John Lennon's 1969 letter to Japan PM Sato

Photo taken in December 2022 shows a letter dated Dec. 17, 1969, sent from Beatles member John Lennon and his peace activist wife Yoko Ono to then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato. In the letter, held by the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Tokyo, the couple asked Sato to permit overseas release of an unedited scientific documentary film on the aftermath of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, taken one month after they occurred in August 1945.

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John Lennon's 1969 letter to Japan PM Sato

Photo taken in December 2022 shows a letter dated Dec. 17, 1969, sent from Beatles member John Lennon and his peace activist wife Yoko Ono to then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato. In the letter, held by the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Tokyo, the couple asked Sato to permit overseas release of an unedited scientific documentary film on the aftermath of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, taken one month after they occurred in August 1945.

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John Lennon's 1969 letter to Japan PM Sato

Photo taken in December 2022 shows a letter dated Dec. 17, 1969, sent from Beatles member John Lennon and his peace activist wife Yoko Ono to then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato. In the letter, held by the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Tokyo, the couple asked Sato to permit overseas release of an unedited scientific documentary film on the aftermath of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, taken one month after they occurred in August 1945.

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John Lennon's 1969 letter to Japan PM Sato

Photo taken in December 2022 shows a letter dated Dec. 17, 1969, sent from Beatles member John Lennon and his peace activist wife Yoko Ono to then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato. In the letter, held by the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Tokyo, the couple asked Sato to permit overseas release of an unedited scientific documentary film on the aftermath of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, taken one month after they occurred in August 1945.

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Panda cubs greet visitors ahead of New Year

STORY: Panda cubs greet visitors ahead of New Year DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda cubs greeting visitors STORYLINE: Thirteen giant panda cubs born in 2022 met the public Thursday in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, to greet their fans before the New Year. Visitors cheered as the cubs, held by their keepers, came into sight in a festively decorated area of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding at around 10 a.m. The newborns are among 15 giant panda cubs bred at the panda base this year. They are all in good health, with the heaviest weighing more than 12 kg and the lightest close to 6 kg. In recent years, the base has cooperated with 45 institutions from 17 countries and regions in scientific research on giant pandas. It has overcome many challenges in areas such as captive panda breeding, feeding, and population genetic management, thus helping the panda population increase

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The combined satellite images show Tonga's Hunga Ha'apai island on April 11, 2021 (L) and Jan. 17, 2022. The orange curve on the right picture, drawn based on geological coordinates, shows the outline of Tonga's Hunga Ha'apai island before the underwater volcano eruption. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Tonga volcano erupts with rare ferocity The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano of the Pacific island nation of Tonga erupted on Jan. 14-15 and triggered a tsunami. The eruption was more powerful than any nuclear test or any 20th century volcanic eruption. The 57-km plume was the highest ever recorded and the first observational one breaking through the stratosphere and directly into the mesosphere. The impact of the eruption on the global environment and climate has attracted wide attention. The international community has extended a helping hand to Tonga. The Chinese government took the lead in providing the first batch of emerge

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Spectacular sea of clouds over bridge in Guangxi, China

STORY: Spectacular sea of clouds over bridge in Guangxi, China DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the sea of clouds STORYLINE: A spectacular sea of clouds creates a view of fairyland over a large bridge that is being built in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The cable-stayed bridge across Qianjiang River is 1,339 meters long, with a main span of 618 meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Ex-S. Korea Pres. Lee Myung Bak returns home

Former South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L, facing camera), who had been serving a 17-year sentence for embezzlement and bribery since 2020, meets the press in front of his house in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2022, as he returns home after being granted a special pardon for poor health.

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news stories of 2022

(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers assemble vehicles in a smart factory of the Changan Auto in Chongqing, southwest China, June 16, 2022. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 9. China makes economic stability a top priority and pursues steady progress China maintained overall economic and social stability in 2022. Its gross domestic product grew 3 percent year on year in the first three quarters, and the economic aggregate for the whole year is expected to exceed 120 trillion yuan (about 17 trillion U.S. dollars). At the annual Central Economic Work Conference held in mid-December, the country highlighted pursuing steady progress while ensuring economic stability, pledging moves to achieve an overall improvement in its economic performance next year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon

STORY: Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing by the Ministry of Justice (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of former President Lee Myung-bak (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of Lee Myung-bak attending a court trial (courtesy of Yonhap) STORYLINE: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday granted his special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak as well as some other politicians and former government officials, according to the Ministry of Justice. Lee, who had served a single, five-year presidency until February 2013, was sentenced in October 2020 to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, but his sentence has been put on hold since June for his health problems. With the special pardon to be effective on Wednesday, Lee will be exempted from the remaining 15 years in prison. It marked the second presidential pardon that Yoon has granted si

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CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 17, 2022 shows the Mianning Railway Station along the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Oct. 17, 2022 shows Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema reacts after receiving the men's Ballon d'Or Trophy during the 2022 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. Benzema claimed the 2022 Ballon d'Or after a dazzling season with Real Madrid, which saw the Spanish giants win both La Liga and the UEFA Champions League. He also became the top scorer in both domestic and continental tournaments. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Luka Modric celebrates Croatia's 2-1 win over Morocco in the World Cup football third-place playoff at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 17, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia's Luka Modric (10) and Morocco's Achraf Hakimi vie for the ball during the second half of the World Cup football third-place playoff at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 17, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia's Luka Modric (C) surges forward during the second half of the World Cup football third-place playoff against Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 17, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia's Luka Modric dribbles with the ball during the first half of the World Cup football third-place playoff against Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 17, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia's Luka Modric (L) and Morocco's Hakim Ziyech vie for the ball during the first half of the World Cup football third-place playoff at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 17, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia's Luka Modric (10) is challenged by Morocco's Bilal El Khannouss during the first half of the World Cup football third-place playoff at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 17, 2022.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Croatia's Luka Modric (L) shoots at goal during the first half of the World Cup football third-place playoff against Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 17, 2022.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BLACK-NECKED CRANES-OVERWINTERING (CN)

(221223) -- ZHAOTONG, Dec. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Black-necked cranes are pictured at the Yunnan Dashanbao National Nature Reserve for Black-necked Cranes in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Black-necked cranes spend winter in southwest China nature reserve" (Photo by Wu Taiping/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BLACK-NECKED CRANES-OVERWINTERING (CN)

(221223) -- ZHAOTONG, Dec. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Black-necked cranes are pictured at the Yunnan Dashanbao National Nature Reserve for Black-necked Cranes in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Black-necked cranes spend winter in southwest China nature reserve" (Photo by Wu Taiping/Xinhua)