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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-ART CENTER (CN)

(240428) -- GUANGZHOU, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center under construction in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on July 21, 2022 (above) and on Dec. 27, 2023 (photo taken by Xinhua photographer Liu Dawei) respectively. Housing the Guangdong Museum of Art, the Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Center, and the Guangdong Literature Hall, the art center will open to the public on May 1, 2024. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-ART CENTER (CN)

(240428) -- GUANGZHOU, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the Bai'etan Greater Bay Area Art Center under construction in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on Oct. 12, 2022 (above) and on Dec. 27, 2023 respectively. Housing the Guangdong Museum of Art, the Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Center, and the Guangdong Literature Hall, the art center will open to the public on May 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240327) -- BEIJING, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in September of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION (CN)

(240125) -- HEFEI, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Yuanfan shows scientific visualization products created by his company in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 1, 2023. Yang Yuanfan, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), is the founder of Anhui Shengke Culture Technology Co., Ltd. Students from the USTC and graduates who studied abroad, sixteen in total, constitute the company. In 2022, Yang Yuanfan started his own business at the Shushan Area of Grand Union of Innovation, a platform that aims to incubate innovation enterprises and promote the commercialization of innovation achievements. His company mainly focuses on the visualization of scientific results and scientific research equipment, providing services for scientific research institutes and universities. Scientific visualization is to display scientific principles and technologies through pictures, videos, AR, VR, and other visualized methods. Recently, Grand Union of Innovation signed the

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION (CN)

(240125) -- HEFEI, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Yuanfan (L) and an international student from Madagascar create a scientific visualization product at University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 29, 2023. Yang Yuanfan, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), is the founder of Anhui Shengke Culture Technology Co., Ltd. Students from the USTC and graduates who studied abroad, sixteen in total, constitute the company. In 2022, Yang Yuanfan started his own business at the Shushan Area of Grand Union of Innovation, a platform that aims to incubate innovation enterprises and promote the commercialization of innovation achievements. His company mainly focuses on the visualization of scientific results and scientific research equipment, providing services for scientific research institutes and universities. Scientific visualization is to display scientific principles and technologies through pictures, videos, AR, VR, a

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee operates at a workshop of Yantai Hongyuan Oxygen Industrial Inc. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee operates at a workshop of Yantai Hongyuan Oxygen Industrial Inc. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees operate at a workshop of Yantai Hongyuan Oxygen Industrial Inc. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A robot processes hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees operate at a workshop at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee processes hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A robot processes hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee transfers hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees operate at a workshop of the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee processes hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Li An)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 7. Nikola Jokic (Serbia, basketball) Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to their first-ever NBA title during the 2022-2023 season while earning himself the NBA Finals MVP award. Despite failing to win the regular season MVP for the third consecutive season, Jokic's averages of 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game still showcased his skills. This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows Nikola Jokic (front L) of Denver Nuggets celebrating receiving the NBA Finals MVP Award after Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat at Ball Arena in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 6. Mikaela Shiffrin (United States, skiing) Alpine skiing legend Shiffrin concluded her FIS World Cup 2022-23 season with 88 titles in total, breaking the all-time world record of 86 wins set by Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark. She also set another new world record for the most women's World Cup giant slalom wins with 21, and became the first female skier to finish with 138 World Cup podiums in FIS history. This file photo taken on Jan. 4, 2023 shows Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competing during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Alpine Skiing at Sljeme in Zagreb, Croatia. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 4. Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya, athletics) Kiptum became the first man to run a marathon in under 2:01 hours in October, as he took the Chicago Marathon title in 2:00:35, breaking the previous record of 2:01:09 set by his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin in 2022. The rising Kenyan also won the London Marathon in April and was named World Athletes of the Year for 2023 by World Athletics. This file photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum crossing the finish line to win the men's elite race at 2023 London Marathon in London, Britain. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Vibrant consumption fuels China's economic recovery

STORY: Vibrant consumption fuels China's economic recovery SHOOTING TIME: FILE DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. various of JD logistics 3. various of scenic spots in China STORYLINE: The annual Central Economic Work Conference held earlier this month noted that China's economy has achieved a recovery and made solid progress in high-quality development in 2023. Consumption has become an increasingly important engine of China's economy, which contributed 83.2 percent to the GDP growth in the first three quarters of the year, compared with 77.2 percent in the first half of the year. Encouraging growth in the over two-week-long "Double 11" shopping extravaganza has testified the robust recovery of China's domestic consumer market. A total of 7.51 billion packages were sent during the period, representing a 30.9-percent growth compared with the same period in 2022. Robust consumption has also been reflected in other sectors

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CPEC hydropower project benefits socio-economic development in Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project benefits socio-economic development in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALI ADNAN, Engineer with Suki Kinari Hydropower project 3. various of the construction site of Suki Kinari Hydropower project 4. various of flood-hit areas in Pakistan in 2022 STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Right now I am present at the switchyard area of the Suki Kinari Hydropower project located on Kunar River in western Himalayas in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. This is the biggest hydropower project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. Suki Kinari, like all other CPEC projects, pays a lot of emphasis on corporate social responsibility and the socio-economic development of the local area." The hydropower project, implemented by China Gezhouba Group Corporation (

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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-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-FAW-AUTOMOBILE-STAFF (CN)

(230707) -- CHANGCHUN, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows workshop director Wang Yiqiang checking automobile parts at an intelligent plant of truck manufacturer First Automotive Works Jiefang Co., Ltd. (FAW Jiefang) in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. Founded in 1953 in Changchun, First Automotive Works (FAW) Group Corporation is dubbed the cradle of China's auto industry. As one of China's leading automakers, FAW Group Corporation will celebrate its 70th anniversary of establishment on July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-FAW-AUTOMOBILE-STAFF (CN)

(230707) -- CHANGCHUN, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows workshop director Wang Yiqiang checking the truck manufacturing process with an electronic screen at an intelligent plant of truck manufacturer First Automotive Works Jiefang Co., Ltd. (FAW Jiefang) in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. Founded in 1953 in Changchun, First Automotive Works (FAW) Group Corporation is dubbed the cradle of China's auto industry. As one of China's leading automakers, FAW Group Corporation will celebrate its 70th anniversary of establishment on July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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Xinhua Headlines: German, U.S. promises of tanks spark concerns of escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict

(230127) -- BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 8, 2022 shows the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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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 Headlines: China spares no efforts in ensuring anti-COVID drug development, supply

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Hongyan, a doctor of pediatrics at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, provides online consultations in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Lin Juan)

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Xinhua Headlines: China spares no efforts in ensuring anti-COVID drug development, supply

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A community worker (R) hands a care package to a resident in a community in Yangfangdian Subdistrict of Haidian District in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China spares no efforts in ensuring anti-COVID drug development, supply

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rural doctor Xiang Kaimin (front) visits local households in Shuanglong Township of Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 27, 2022. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Six fallacies and truths about China's epidemic control

(230107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A community worker (L) explains a COVID-19 prevention and care package to a resident in Yangfangdian Subdistrict of Haidian District in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-RURAL DOCTORS-ANTI-COVID-FIGHT (CN)

(230103) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rural doctor Xiang Kaimin (front) visits local households in Shuanglong Township of Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 27, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Grassroots doctors crucial in China's anti-COVID fight" (Xinhua)

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SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-GUADALUPE-BEST TOURISM VILLAGE

(221231) -- MADRID, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows a view of Guadalupe in Extremadura, Spain. The village has been selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as one of the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022". (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-GUADALUPE-BEST TOURISM VILLAGE

(221231) -- MADRID, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows a view of Guadalupe in Extremadura, Spain. The village has been selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as one of the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022". (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-GUADALUPE-BEST TOURISM VILLAGE

(221231) -- MADRID, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows a view of Guadalupe in Extremadura, Spain. The village has been selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as one of the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022". (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-GUADALUPE-BEST TOURISM VILLAGE

(221231) -- MADRID, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows a view of Guadalupe in Extremadura, Spain. The village has been selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as one of the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022". (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-GUADALUPE-BEST TOURISM VILLAGE

(221231) -- MADRID, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows a view of Guadalupe in Extremadura, Spain. The village has been selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as one of the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022". (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-GUADALUPE-BEST TOURISM VILLAGE

(221231) -- MADRID, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A monastery is pictured in Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain, Dec. 27, 2022. The village has been selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as one of the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022". (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-EXTREMADURA-GUADALUPE-BEST TOURISM VILLAGE

(221231) -- MADRID, Dec. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2022 shows a view of Guadalupe in Extremadura, Spain. The village has been selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as one of the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022". (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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CHINA-INTERNET HOSPITAL-MEDICAL TREATMENT (CN)

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wu Hongyan, a doctor of pediatrics at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, provides consultations through internet in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 27, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Internet hospitals facilitate medical treatment" (Xinhua/Lin Juan)

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Community health center in Shanghai convenient for COVID-infected residents

STORY: Community health center in Shanghai convenient for COVID-infected residents DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of community health center in Beicai District, Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIAO YANHONG, Medical worker, Community health center in Beicai District 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YING, Medical worker, Community health center in Beicai District "It's a difficult time. We will tough it out." 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XI SHUYING, Medical worker, Community health center in Beicai District 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CAO YAJUN, Director, Community health center in Beicai District STORYLINE: In the community health center in Beicai District, Shanghai, medical workers are receiving fever patients and prescribing medicines for them. The medical service is convenient for local residents, especially the elderly to seek treatment after being infected by COVID-19. "It's the fourth day after the infection. The fourth day? What

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French gov't to aid households heating with wood

STORY: French gov't to aid households heating with wood DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wood factory 2. various of wood boiler 3. SOUNDBITE (French): ALAIN GERBIL, Wood boiler installer STORYLINE: The French government will provide aid to millions of French households heating with wood during winter. Application for this government aid had been opened from Dec. 27 this year and will be continued to April 30 next year. The French parliament approved an aid package of 230 million euros to finance this measure. Households eligible for the aid will receive from 50 euros to 200 euros in accordance with the income and composition of the households and the type of firewood used. Wood prices have increased by 80 percent in the last three years and have increased by 30 percent in 2022 as three to four million French people turn to logs or wood pellets to heat their homes. SOUNDBITE (French): ALAIN GERBIL, Wood boiler installer "1,000 liters of fue

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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