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Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania

STORY: Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOZHEN, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAMIDA ALAWI, Student at the University of Dar es Salaam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALDIN MUTEMBEI, Director, Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm standing in front of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania." The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam was established in 2013 under an agreement between the University of Dar es Salaam, the Chinese International Education Foundation, and Zhejiang Normal Univer

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China locomotive of world economy: Russian expert

STORY: China locomotive of world economy: Russian expert SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2013 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. file footages of Chinese economy 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): ALESKEY KORNILOV, Investment strategist, Russia's VTB Bank STORYLINE: China is a locomotive of the world economy and is expected to maintain its robust performance in 2024, a Russian expert told Xinhua in a recent interview. SOUNDBITE (Russian): ALESKEY KORNILOV, Investment strategist, Russia's VTB Bank "The Chinese economy is aiming at a growth of around 5 percent this year. Naturally, it is a locomotive of the global economy. We also believe that China's fast growth rates will continue next year. China is a major trading partner for many countries, and therefore it is a really important part of the global economy and for Russia as well. We also state that China is our largest trade partner. We see that the relations are very close, and this has laid a good foundation for t

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Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait

STORY: Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner 3. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAYAH ALFAS, Customer 5. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival STORYLINE: The Qout Market Food Festival was held Saturday in Capital Governorate, Kuwait, attracting nearly 100 local companies to participate. The event aims to support local micro and small catering businesses and attract, incubate, and highlight the homegrown artisan community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner "I started this business at home back in 2013. And now we have expanded. We have a shop and a caravan. We usually participate in markets. We love doing markets like this because we get to meet our customers, showing them what we have

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Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. various of volunteers 3. various of Swan Bay of Kaidu River 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHIYA, Local resident, volunteer STORYLINE: More and more people are making their contributions to protecting swans and other wild birds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Swan Bay of Kaidu River is home to a variety of migratory birds, thanks to the efforts to protect the local ecosystem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection "I was very surprised to find six swans here in the winter of 2013. Later, we quickly set up a wildlife protection volunteer service team. The number of people in our team has grown from just a few i

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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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Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector

STORY: Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2. various of banks in Egypt STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Sunday that it has extended two initiatives supporting the tourism sector through March 2023. The initiatives were initially set to expire at the end of this year. The first initiative allows companies to obtain loans with a lower interest rate, within which the banks will accept the beneficiaries' requests to delay due repayment to the banks. The initiative was first launched in 2013 and amended in 2021 to support the sector amid the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second initiative that was extended aims to provide retail loans to the sector's workers. During the three-month period, the banks will be required to carry forward the dues on the initiative's beneficiaries, particularly for loans obtained by workers for co

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Starbucks at highest location in Japan

NAGANO, Japan - People drink coffee at a Starbucks Corp. store in the Shiga Kogen highlands in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 17, 2013, at a preview the day before its limited period opening. The store stands at an altitude of 2,307 meters, the highest among all the company's outlets in Japan.

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Starbucks at highest location in Japan

NAGANO, Japan - A preview is held at a Starbucks Corp. store in the Shiga Kogen highlands in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 17, 2013, the day before its limited period opening. The store is located at an altitude of 2,307 meters, the highest among all the company's outlets in Japan.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Tower is seen from the newly named Tokyo Tower street leading up to it in the Japanese capital on Dec. 18, 2014. The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ceding relay role

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Tower is lit up beneath the evening sky in the Japanese capital on Dec. 12, 2014. The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Japan's average gasoline price falls to 1-year low

TOKYO, Japan - A display at a gas station in Tokyo shows regular gasoline priced at 147 yen per liter on Dec. 3, 2014. The retail price of regular gasoline in Japan had dropped 20 weeks in a row to the lowest level in one year, the government's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said the same day, with the average price dropping 0.90 yen from Nov. 25 to 157.40 yen per liter as of Dec. 1, its lowest level since Dec. 2, 2013.

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Mini model of N. Korea's Unha-3 rocket on display

TOKYO, Japan - A miniature model of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is on display at the Three Revolution Exhibition museum in Pyongyang on Dec. 18, 2013. The rocket, suspected by Japan, South Korea and the United States to be an improved model of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, is said to have carried the Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) 3-2 satellite when it was launched on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Teenage pair wins world Latin dance contest

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 18, 2013, in Takamatsu shows Takaaki Fujisawa (R) and Honoka Miyaji, a Japanese teenage pair who won the amateur division of the New York style salsa dancing called "On 2" at the World Latin Dance Cup in Miami, Florida earlier that month.

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8 millionth visitor to Taiwan for 2013

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Japan's Aya Omote (R), who was Taiwan窶冱 8 millionth visitor for 2013, attends a welcoming ceremony in Taipei on Jan. 2, 2014, with Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah. The newlywed from Niigata Prefecture arrived with her husband on Dec. 31 to spend their honeymoon and the New Year in Taiwan.

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Mauritania fishing

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - Photo shows a fishing port in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Dec. 2, 2013.

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Watanabe becomes JBIC governor

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Watanabe (L), new governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, along with his predecessor Hiroshi Okuda (R), a former president of Toyota Motor Corp., attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Watanabe served as head of the International Bureau of the Finance Ministry and vice minister for international affairs before becoming JBIC's executive managing director, the No. 2 post at the institution, in April 2012.

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Chugoku Electric files for reactor safety checks

TOKYO, Japan - Mareshige Shimizu (R), vice president of Chugoku Electric Power Co., submits an application to an official of the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, for a state safety assessment on its No. 2 reactor at the Shimane nuclear power plant.

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Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Ehitu Kiros of Ethiopia wins the women's race of the 2013 Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii in 2 hours, 36 minutes and 2 seconds on Dec. 8, 2013.

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Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Kenyan Gilbert Chepkwony wins the 2013 Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 47 seconds on Dec. 8, 2013.

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Japan's research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ship the Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2013. Two Japanese whaling ships and a surveillance ship left the port the same day to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru and hunt up to 935 Antarctic minke whales and up to 50 fin whales through March.

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British premier in China

BEIJING, China - British Prime Minister David Cameron is pictured during a document signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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British premier in China

BEIJING, China - British Prime Minister David Cameron (R), escorted by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, heads to a welcoming ceremony for him at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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British premier in China

BEIJING, China - British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang are pictured during a document signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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British premier in China

BEIJING, China - British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hold a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Biden arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) arrives in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2013. Biden first arrived in Tokyo on Dec. 2 on the first stop of his six-day Asian tour.

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Biden arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) arrives in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2013. Biden first arrived in Tokyo on Dec. 2 on the first stop of his six-day Asian tour.

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Protests in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Photo shows an antigovernment demonstration in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on the night of Dec. 2, 2013.

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Protests in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Protesters stage an antigovernment demonstration in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on the night of Dec. 2, 2013.

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Protests in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian antigovernment protesters occupy Kiev's city hall on Dec. 2, 2013.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 2, 2013, for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid tension over China's newly declared air defense zone covering a group of disputed islands. Standing left of Biden is U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy.

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Biden in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 2, 2013, for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid tension over China's newly declared air defense zone covering a group of disputed islands.

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Japanese emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The emperor and Empress Michiko are in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Irish premier in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013.

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Buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photos show (from L) cram school teacher Osamu Hayashi, actress Rena Nonen and newscaster Christel Takigawa pictured during the 2013 buzzword award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013.

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British premier in China

BEIJING, China - British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) receives an honor guard, escorted by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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British premier in China

BEIJING, China - British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Demonstrations in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment demonstrators face police (back) outside the prime minister's office in Bangkok on Dec. 2, 2013.

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) are pictured with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2nd from R) and President Pranab Mukherjee (3rd from R) at the Indian presidential residence in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The imperial couple is in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Demonstrations in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A student is carried during an antigovernment demonstration outside the prime minister's office in Bangkok on Dec. 2, 2013.

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko lay a wreath at Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The imperial couple is in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko lay a wreath at Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The imperial couple is in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito reviews an honor guard at the Indian presidential residence in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The emperor and Empress Michiko are in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (front R) receives Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Indian presidential residence in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The Japanese imperial couple is in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Envoy Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso chat before their meeting at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Envoy Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso meet at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Cooperation on shale gas

TOKYO, Japan - Christy Clark (R), premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Japanese industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi shake hands in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013. Japan and the western Canadian provincial government signed an agreement to hold an annual high-level meeting as part of efforts to facilitate the exportation of shale gas from Canada to the resource-poor Asian country.

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Ishiba on demonstrations

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, answers a reporter's question on his latest blog post titled "apology and correction" at the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013. In the post, Ishiba apologized for calling demonstrations against a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets "acts of terrorism," but maintained that provoking fear among ordinary people by speaking out loud is different from what democracy is meant to be.

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Fire at Japanese Embassy

KINSHASA, Congo - Photo shows the building housing the Japanese Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Nov. 19, 2013, about five months after the diplomatic office located on the third and fourth floors of the building was partially destroyed by fire on June 20. Soot is still seen on its outer wall. A diplomat who worked for the embassy was arrested on Dec. 2 on suspicion of setting a fire at the embassy office to destroy evidence of his fund embezzlement, police said.

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Demonstration against secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Opponents of a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets demonstrate near the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013, against the bill as well as comments made by Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which called demonstrations against the bill "acts of terrorism."