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(231220) -- CHANGJI, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member monitors automated operation at an agriculture science and technology exhibition hall in Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. The exhibition hall, which was put into operation in 2022, uses Internet of Things and targeted irrigation technologies to realize highly automated planting of vegetables. Changji has advanced intelligent farming to raise the yield and quality of farm products in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-CHANGJI-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(231220) -- CHANGJI, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tomatoes are seen at an agriculture science and technology exhibition hall in Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. The exhibition hall, which was put into operation in 2022, uses Internet of Things and targeted irrigation technologies to realize highly automated planting of vegetables. Changji has advanced intelligent farming to raise the yield and quality of farm products in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-CHANGJI-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(231220) -- CHANGJI, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows the interior view of an agriculture science and technology exhibition hall in Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. The exhibition hall, which was put into operation in 2022, uses Internet of Things and targeted irrigation technologies to realize highly automated planting of vegetables. Changji has advanced intelligent farming to raise the yield and quality of farm products in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-CHANGJI-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(231220) -- CHANGJI, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at an agriculture science and technology exhibition hall in Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. The exhibition hall, which was put into operation in 2022, uses Internet of Things and targeted irrigation technologies to realize highly automated planting of vegetables. Changji has advanced intelligent farming to raise the yield and quality of farm products in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-CHANGJI-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(231220) -- CHANGJI, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at an agriculture science and technology exhibition hall in Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. The exhibition hall, which was put into operation in 2022, uses Internet of Things and targeted irrigation technologies to realize highly automated planting of vegetables. Changji has advanced intelligent farming to raise the yield and quality of farm products in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-CHANGJI-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(231220) -- CHANGJI, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at an agriculture science and technology exhibition hall in Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2023. The exhibition hall, which was put into operation in 2022, uses Internet of Things and targeted irrigation technologies to realize highly automated planting of vegetables. Changji has advanced intelligent farming to raise the yield and quality of farm products in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-CHANGJI-AGRICULTURE (CN)

(231220) -- CHANGJI, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 19, 2023 shows an agriculture science and technology exhibition hall in Changji, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The exhibition hall, which was put into operation in 2022, uses Internet of Things and targeted irrigation technologies to realize highly automated planting of vegetables. Changji has advanced intelligent farming to raise the yield and quality of farm products in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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Majority of Australians believe relationship with China improving: poll

STORY: Majority of Australians believe relationship with China improving: poll SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of briefing 2. various of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canberra 3. various of Australian Parliament House STORYLINE: A majority of Australians believe the bilateral relationship with China is improving, a poll has found. The poll, which was published by the daily newspaper the Australian Financial Review (AFR) on Tuesday, asked Australians to rate 10 key government areas of focus on whether they are improving, worsening or unchanged over the last 12 months. It found that 54 percent of respondents believe Australia's relationship with China is improving while 45 percent said it was worsening or unchanged - a net positive rating of 9 percent, up from 2 percent in December 2022. Australia's relationship with China had the highest net rating of any area and was one of two are

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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's Xinjiang sees bumper harvest this year

STORY: China's Xinjiang sees bumper harvest this year SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of grain harvest in Xinjiang STORYLINE: The grain output in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has surpassed 20 million tonnes this year, marking a rise of over 3 million tonnes from 2022, said the regional agriculture and rural affairs department recently. This is the first time for the region to record such a figure in its yearly grain output and the increase from last year accounts for about 34.4 percent of China's total grain output growth in 2023, according to the department. The grain harvest can be mainly attributed to the adjustments in the local planting structure, efficient water resource utilization, and relevant policy support and technological guidance, according to Li Jing, deputy head of the department. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 20, 2022, shows Jusarang Community Church in Seoul where a baby hatch has been set up for unwanted babies. Senior pastor Lee Jong Rak installed the box -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously -- in December 2009.

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - A staffer holds an infant in her arms on June 20, 2022, in Seoul. The baby was left in a hatch installed at Jusarang Community Church in the South Korean capital -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously.

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - Lee Jong Rak (L), the senior pastor of Jusarang Community Church in Seoul, explains about a baby hatch, set up there for an unwanted babies on June 20, 2022. Lee installed the hatch -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously -- in December 2009.

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EU defense spending hits historic high in 2022

STORY: EU defense spending hits historic high in 2022 SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the European Commission Berlaymont building 2. various of EDA Annual Conference 2023 STORYLINE: European Union (EU) member states have collectively allocated a record-breaking 240 billion euros (262.4 billion U.S. dollars) for defense expenditure in 2022, as disclosed in the latest European Defense Agency (EDA) report released on Thursday. The figure was up by 6 percent from a year ago, marking a remarkable eight-year consecutive growth trend, according to the EDA Defense Data 2022 report. Among the 27 EU member states, 20 increased their defense spending. Six countries witnessed growth rates exceeding 10 percent. Established in 2004, the EDA serves as the central hub for European defense cooperation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Brussels. (XHTV)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-SHANGLI-FIREWORKS-EXPORTATION (CN)

(231013) -- SHANGLI, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2022 shows the torch fireworks for the Italian Serie A football match in Shangli County, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese fireworks light up night sky in foreign countries" (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Global Development Initiative a beacon of hope in turbulent world

(230620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese agriculture expert Chen Taihua (L) talks to Godfrey Kityo, a fish breeding technician, at the Aquaculture Research and Development Centre in Kajjansi, Wakiso District, Uganda, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyuan shows a piece of traditional Guangzhou embroidery artwork at his studio in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2022. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own clothes

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 6, 2022 shows a piece of Guangzhou embroidery artwork by Wang Xinyuan in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own clothes at ten years old. He s

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyuan teaches an apprentice at his studio in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2022. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own clothes at ten years old. He started to know

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyuan arranges Guangzhou embroidery artworks at his studio in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2022. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own clothes at ten years old. H

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyuan shows a creative cultural product of Guangzhou embroidery at his studio in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2022. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own clothes

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyuan looks at a piece of Guangzhou embroidery artwork at his studio in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2022. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own clothes at ten ye

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyuan arranges creative cultural products of Guangzhou embroidery at his studio in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2022. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own clothe

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyuan makes a piece of Guangzhou embroidery artwork on bronze ware at his studio in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2022. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own cloth

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (CN)

(230418) -- GUANGZHOU, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xinyuan makes a piece of Guangzhou embroidery artwork on bronze ware at his studio in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2022. Cantonese embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Guangzhou embroidery, part of Cantonese embroidery, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Boasting of over 30 kinds of stitches, Guangzhou embroidery is well known for complicated composition, vivid image, rich colour and lustre, and varied styles. In May of 2006, it was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages in China. Wang Xinyuan, a representative inheritor of Guangzhou embroidery, has been engaged in the walk for over 20 years. He not only inherits the tradition, but also seeks for innovation. In 1982, Wang was born in a tailor family in Wuning County of east China's Jiangxi Province. Due to the influence of his parents, he could darn his own cloth

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WINTER TOURISM (CN)

(230212) -- URUMQI, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers rest at a home at a relocation site for poverty alleviation in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

(230212) -- CAIRO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past a store in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's shipbuilders catch tailwind to sail on brighter journey

(230203) -- BEIJING, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2022 show a huge cruise liner at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Corp. shipyard in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China delivers acclaimed performance in fighting once-in-a-century pandemic

(230120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 9, 2022 shows the delivery ceremony of the first C919 large passenger aircraft in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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Xinhua Headlines: China delivers acclaimed performance in fighting once-in-a-century pandemic

(230120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows a press conference held by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism. On Dec. 26, China renamed novel coronavirus pneumonia as novel coronavirus infection and decided to downgrade its level of COVID-19 management from the current Class A to a less strict Class B, starting from Jan. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 19, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station, the world's second-largest in terms of total installed capacity that straddles the provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan in southwest China. The Baihetan hydropower station went fully operational on Dec. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China enters new phase of COVID response

(230108) -- BEIJING, Jan. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People seek medical care at a temporary fever consulting room converted from a sidewalk facility, originally used as part of the nucleic acid testing process, in Licang District of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo by Zhang Ying/Xinhua)

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Zimbabwe says to commission major mining projects in 2023

STORY: Zimbabwe says to commission major mining projects in 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mine site 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WINSTON CHITANDO, Zimbabwean Minister of Mines and Mines Development 3. various of a forklift carrying a bag of material and stocked-up bags STORYLINE: Several large-scale mining projects that are still under construction will be commissioned in 2023 as Zimbabwe seeks to accelerate the growth of its extractive sector, an official said Friday. The projects to be commissioned, three of them in lithium mining and processing, are expected to play a critical role in driving mining sector growth, one of the mainstays of the country's economy, Zimbabwe's Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando told the press. Other projects in platinum, coal, gold and other minerals will also be commissioned in the coming year, Chitando said. He said Zimbabwe has made significant strides in promoting the value a

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"Unusually warm" temperatures in winter in Spain

STORY: "Unusually warm" temperatures in winter in Spain DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people walking around the center of Barcelona, some with short sleeves, during these Christmas days 2. various of people refreshing and protecting themselves from the heat this summer in Barcelona 3. various of people walking 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman of AEMET 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman of AEMET STORYLINE: Spain is experiencing one of its warmest-ever Christmas festive periods with most parts of the country registering temperatures of over 20 degrees Celsius in December. Moreover, Spain's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) forecasts that the "unusually warm" temperatures are likely to continue beyond the King's Day celebration on January 6 that brings the country's festive season to a close. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman of AEMET "We had a Christmas period that

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

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Fed's aggressive rate hikes scourge global economy The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on March 16 to stem a surge in inflation, beginning its new round of rate-hiking cycle. Throughout this year, the Fed has raised interest rates seven times in a row, with a cumulative increase of 425 basis points. The Fed's aggressive rate hikes have caused the exchange rates of many currencies to fall to historic lows, the imported inflationary pressure to increase sharply, the risk of debt default to rise, and the financial markets to swing wildly. The U.S. tightening of liquidity has pulled up the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar and transferred the crisis outward, which has led to the tightening of global financial conditions and the slowdown of world economic growth, wreaking havoc on

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CHINA-CHONGQING-UZBEK ARCHITECT (CN)

(221230) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rustam Irgashev works at China's CCTEG Chongqing Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd. in Chongqing, southwest China, April 20, 2020. TO GO WITH "Across China: Uzbek architect reassured by China's scientific epidemic response measures" (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE TOURISM-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(221230) -- CHANGSHA, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 20, 2022 shows plum blossoms in Chenjiapo Village of Yongshun County, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Village tourism helps boost rural revitalization" (Photo by Yu Guanglong/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's global cooperation in fighting COVID-19 bears fruits

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese doctor Sun Shuang (C) and intern doctor Karen Gurure (R) talk with patient John Mbondoza at the Zimbabwe-China Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Center in Harare, Zimbabwe, April 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)

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Netanyahu's new hardline Israeli gov't sworn in

STORY: Netanyahu's new hardline Israeli gov't sworn in DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu 2. various of Israeli Parliament 2. various of street 2. various of Netanyahu 2. various of Israeli citizens voting STORYLINE: Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving Israeli leader, returned to power on Thursday as the country's prime minister at the helm of an extreme-right coalition. In an official inauguration ceremony at the Israeli parliament, lawmakers voted 63-54 in favor of approving the new government. The new government is made up of an alliance of Netanyahu's conservative Likud party, the pro-settler Religious Zionism which calls for annexation of the occupied West Bank, the Jewish Power party whose leader was convicted of supporting "Jewish terrorism and inciting racism," and the Noam party, an extreme-right party that opposes LGBTQ rights, as well as Shas and United Torah Judaism, two ultra-Orthodox parties. It is the most r

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UN chief calls for putting peace at center of actions, words

STORY: UN chief calls for putting peace at center of actions, words DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on all countries to place peace at the center of all their words and actions. He made the remarks in his New Year video message. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Every New Year is a moment of rebirth. We sweep out the ashes of the old year and prepare for a brighter day. In 2022, millions of people around the world literally swept out ashes. From Ukraine to Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond, people left the ruins of their homes and lives in search of something better. Around the world, 100 million people were on the move, fleeing wars, wildfires, droughts, poverty and hungers. In 2023, we need peace, now more than ever. Peace with one another, through dialog

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news stories of 2022

(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows a press conference held by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 10. China adjusts COVID-19 response policies in science-based, targeted manner Putting people's lives and health first, China has been optimizing its COVID-19 response policies in a dynamic manner in the face of a constantly mutating novel coronavirus. On Nov. 10, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting, which discussed and arranged 20 measures to further optimize epidemic prevention and control work. On Dec. 7, China further adjusted its virus prevention and control policies with 10 new measures, shifting the policy focus from infection prevention to severe cases prevention. On Dec. 26, China renamed novel coronavirus pneumonia as novel coronavirus infection and decided to downgrade its level of COVID-19 management fr

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news stories of 2022

(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to the venue of the 17th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2022. Xi delivered a speech titled "Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Our Times and Build a Better Future" at the summit. The G20 summit kicked off here on Nov. 15. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 6. Head-of-state diplomacy inspires broad strides in China's major-country diplomacy From Nov. 14 to 19, Xi attended the 17th Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, and the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Bangkok, and paid a visit to Thailand. In Bali, Xi met with U.S. President Joe Biden, the first face-to-face meeting between the heads of state of the two countries during the past three years. These were only part of a series of head-of-state diplomatic actions throughout the year of 2022, starting from the Beijing Winter Olympics in February to Xi's Mideast trip in December. Guided by head-of

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news stories of 2022

(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 1. Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Paralympics inspire world Between Feb. 4 and 20 and March 4 and 13, China successfully hosted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, respectively. Overcoming various difficulties and challenges, China presented a simple, safe and splendid event to the world. Beijing became the world's first "dual-Olympic city" and Chinese athletes achieved the country's best-ever Winter Games results. On April 8, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaking at the ceremony honoring those who made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, hailed the spirit of bearing the big picture in mind, being confident and open, rising to challenges, pursuing

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SOUTH KOREA-GWACHEON-EXPRESSWAY-FIRE

(221229) -- GWACHEON, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This video screenshot taken on Dec. 29, 2022 shows the fire site in Gwacheon, South Korea. A total of six people were killed in a fire that engulfed a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, about 20 km south of the capital Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWACHEON-EXPRESSWAY-FIRE

(221229) -- GWACHEON, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firemen work at the fire site at a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2022. A total of six people were killed in a fire that engulfed a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, about 20 km south of the capital Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWACHEON-EXPRESSWAY-FIRE

(221229) -- GWACHEON, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Smoke is seen at a collision accident site of a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2022. A total of six people were killed in a fire that engulfed a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, about 20 km south of the capital Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWACHEON-EXPRESSWAY-FIRE

(221229) -- GWACHEON, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The fire site is seen at a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2022. A total of six people were killed in a fire that engulfed a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, about 20 km south of the capital Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWACHEON-EXPRESSWAY-FIRE

(221229) -- GWACHEON, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firemen work at the fire site at a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2022. A total of six people were killed in a fire that engulfed a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, about 20 km south of the capital Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWACHEON-EXPRESSWAY-FIRE

(221229) -- GWACHEON, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firemen work at the fire site at a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2022. A total of six people were killed in a fire that engulfed a sound-proof tunnel of the second Gyeongin expressway in Gwacheon, about 20 km south of the capital Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

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From 1 to 401: more critically endangered wild ducks settle in China's Wuhan

STORY: From 1 to 401: more critically endangered wild ducks settle in China's Wuhan DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU HONGMEI, Wildlife and wetland conservation department, Wuhan municipal garden and forestry bureau 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI SHENGBIN, Head of reeds management station in Caidian District, Wuhan 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN WEIZHENG, Local villager 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI PENG, Senior engineer, Wetland Protection Center, Wuhan municipal garden and forestry bureau 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHU QUANYU, Volunteer, Wuhan Birdwatching Association 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YAN JUN, Head of the Wuhan Birdwatching Association STORYLINE: The Wuhan Bird Watching Society has recently released a wintering survey on Baer's Pochard, an endangered wild duck, for the year 2022. According to the survey, the number of Baer's Pochards that settled down in the city has reached 401 as a result of wetland protect