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Xinhua Headlines: Xi's Russia visit to navigate bilateral ties, boost global stability

(230318) -- BEIJING/MOSCOW, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2019 shows the joining part of the first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River. The bridge across the Heilongjiang River stretches from Heihe, a border city in Heilongjiang Province, to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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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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Petronas FY22 profit surges to record high on higher oil prices

STORY: Petronas FY22 profit surges to record high on higher oil prices DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of KLCC Twin Towers, also known as Petronas Twin Towers 2. various of Petronas logo at its office tower 3. various of crowds filling up petrol at Petronas oil station STORYLINE: Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has said that it posted a record high profit after tax in the financial year ending on Dec. 31, 2022 (FY22), underpinned by higher oil prices. Petronas said that the group's profit after tax for FY22 almost doubled to 101.6 billion ringgit (about 22.35 billion U.S. dollars) from 50.9 billion ringgit a year ago. The group's revenue for the year also surged 51.33 percent to 375.3 billion ringgit (about 83.94 billion U.S. dollars) from 248 billion ringgit a year ago, mainly due to the favorable price impact for major products aligned with higher benchmark prices. The group's capital inve

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Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China

(230314) -- BEIJING, March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping attends the first China-Arab States Summit at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 9, 2022. Xi delivered a keynote speech titled "Carrying Forward the Spirit of China-Arab Friendship and Jointly Building a China-Arab Community with a Shared Future in the New Era" at the summit. TO GO WITH "Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China" (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China

(230314) -- BEIJING, March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping visits the family of Tang Rongbin in Luotuowan Village of Longquanguan Township, Fuping County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 30, 2012. TO GO WITH "Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China" (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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Xinhua Headlines: "Two sessions" muster consensus, strength for China's modernization drive

(230312) -- BEIJING, March 12, 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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CHINA-SICHUAN-PANDA-COURTSHIP (CN)

(230306) -- YA'AN, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 29, 2021 with an infrared camera shows a wild giant panda drinking water at the Ya'an area of the Giant Panda National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province. TO GO WITH "Courtship of wild giant pandas spotted in SW China" (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xi Jinping's economic thought steers China toward modernity

(230301) -- BEIJING, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 24, 2022 shows a Fuxing high-speed train making a trial run before the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in Mianning County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xi Jinping's economic thought steers China toward modernity

(230301) -- BEIJING, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The delivery ceremony of the first C919 large passenger aircraft is held in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xi Jinping's economic thought steers China toward modernity

(230301) -- BEIJING, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at an assembly line of Belarusian-Chinese car maker BelGee in Belarus, Dec. 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Ruoxuan)

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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-ALTAY-WINTER SPORTS-HOTSPOT-SKIERS (CN)

(230226) -- URUMQI, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy themselves at a ski resort in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Dec. 30, 2022. With its high-quality snow conditions, Xinjiang in northwest China has built a number of high-standard ski resorts and become a new hotspot for winter sports. The snow season in Altay, which is located in the northernmost part of Xinjiang, can last up to seven months, making it a heaven for winter sports lovers. At the beginning of the snow season in 2021, Beijing-based skier Peng Chao rented a cabin in the village of Hemu in the Altay Mountain as a work station for his startup team. The team primarily conducts ski equipment testing and popularises knowledge about skiing. As a veteran skier, Peng has dual certifications in skiing and snowboarding, as well as coaching qualifications at various levels. Meanwhile, he continuously participates in skiing safety-related training both domestically and abroad. During his stay in Hemu, Peng and hi

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Ukraine crisis accentuates calls for peace

(230223) -- MOSCOW/KIEV, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People inspect the aftermath of shelling of the city market in Donetsk, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ANCIENT IMPERIAL CITY-BUILDING RUINS-DISCOVERY (CN)

(230222) -- BAIRIN LEFT BANNER, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 23, 2022 shows a remnant discovered from the south-facing building relics in a courtyard of the imperial city in the ruins of Shangjing, the ancient capital of the Liao Dynasty (907-1125), in Lindong Township of Bairin Left Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. TO GO WITH "Chinese archaeologists find large building ruins in ancient imperial city" (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China powers ahead with renewables, carbon reduction

(230219) -- BEIJING, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 19, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River in southwest China. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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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-SHANGHAI-YU GARDEN-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230216) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a lantern show at Yu Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 15, 2023. The lantern show lasted from Dec. 26, 2022 to Feb. 15, 2023, which attracted about four million visitors. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-YU GARDEN-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230216) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a lantern show at Yu Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 15, 2023. The lantern show lasted from Dec. 26, 2022 to Feb. 15, 2023, which attracted about four million visitors. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-YU GARDEN-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230216) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a lantern show at Yu Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 15, 2023. The lantern show lasted from Dec. 26, 2022 to Feb. 15, 2023, which attracted about four million visitors. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-YU GARDEN-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230216) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a lantern show at Yu Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 15, 2023. The lantern show lasted from Dec. 26, 2022 to Feb. 15, 2023, which attracted about four million visitors. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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China-North Korea border

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2022, from China's Dandong shows North Korean soldiers patrolling on a riverside in the border county of Uiju.

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China-North Korea border

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2022, from China's Dandong shows a North Korean soldier patrolling by a river in the border county of Uiju.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-BUSINESS-ITALIAN MANAGER (CN)

(230214) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mirko Turrina introduces products at Goglio (Tianjin) Packaging Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 29, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Favorable business climate paves way for Italian manager's success story in China" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WINTER TOURISM (CN)

(230212) -- URUMQI, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 30, 2022 shows a view of Hemu Village in the Altay Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang, which boasts favorable natural conditions and multiple high-standard ski resorts, has taken the starring role in the booming industry to become one of the country's most popular winter tourism destinations. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WINTER TOURISM (CN)

(230212) -- URUMQI, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for photos at a ski resort in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 30, 2022. Xinjiang, which boasts favorable natural conditions and multiple high-standard ski resorts, has taken the starring role in the booming industry to become one of the country's most popular winter tourism destinations. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WINTER TOURISM (CN)

(230212) -- URUMQI, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ski at a ski resort in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 5, 2022. Xinjiang, which boasts favorable natural conditions and multiple high-standard ski resorts, has taken the starring role in the booming industry to become one of the country's most popular winter tourism destinations. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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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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CHINA-XINJIANG-WINTER TOURISM (CN)

(230212) -- URUMQI, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people riding on horseback take part in a chasing game in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 21, 2022. Xinjiang, which boasts favorable natural conditions and multiple high-standard ski resorts, has taken the starring role in the booming industry to become one of the country's most popular winter tourism destinations. (Photo by Li Wenwu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WINTER TOURISM (CN)

(230212) -- URUMQI, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers get off the first flight at the Taxkorgan airport after arrival in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 23, 2022. Xinjiang, which boasts favorable natural conditions and multiple high-standard ski resorts, has taken the starring role in the booming industry to become one of the country's most popular winter tourism destinations. (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 man shops at a second-hand goods market in Ankara, Türkiye, Dec. 6, 2022. Buying and selling second-hand goods has become popular in Türkiye as consumers are looking for affordable used products amid the country's economic woes and soaring inflation. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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

(230212) -- CAIRO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man passes a foreign exchange office in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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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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Toyota Motor's Lexus

File photo taken on Dec. 21, 2022, in Nagoya, central Japan, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s high-end Lexus RX sport utility vehicles.

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Toyota Motor's Lexus

File photo taken on Dec. 22, 2022, shows a production line for Lexus luxury cars at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Miyata plant in Miyawaka in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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China's C919 jetliner lands in Sanya after validation flight

STORY: China's C919 jetliner lands in Sanya after validation flight DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: SANYA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of China-made jetliner C919 STORYLINE: China's first homegrown large jetliner C919 landed at the Phoenix International Airport in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on Wednesday, after a validation flight. The world's first C919 aircraft began its 100-hour aircraft validation flight process on Dec. 26, 2022, after it was delivered to China Eastern Airlines on Dec. 9, 2022. The testing process will comprehensively verify the reliability of the C919 with commercial operation in mind. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanya, China. (XHTV)

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Xinhua Headlines: Winter sports boom brings brighter future for Xinjiang residents

(230208) -- URUMQI, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Zhihua (L), an elderly woman, practises skiing at the Silkroad Resort, one of the largest ski resorts in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Ye)

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Xinhua Headlines: Winter sports boom brings brighter future for Xinjiang residents

(230208) -- URUMQI, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mayirbek Chihsi (2nd L), a skiing rescuer, conducts rescue drills with other members of the rescue team in the ski resort of Koktokay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Kai)

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Myanmar starts pilot electric vehicle project with Chinese-made cars

STORY: Myanmar starts pilot electric vehicle project with Chinese-made cars DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon streets 2. various of a knowledge-sharing program on EVs 3. various of Yangon streets STORYLINE: Myanmar is implementing a one-year electric vehicle (EV) pilot project starting from Jan. 1 until Dec. 31 this year after importing 40 Chinese-made electric cars last month. As part of the pilot project, a knowledge-sharing program on EVs was held in Yangon on Saturday, attracting more than 200 participants. The event was organized by the National-level Leading Committee on Development of Electric Vehicles and Related Business and related EV organizations. According to the committee, under the pilot project, 10 of the imported Chinese BYD e2 cars will run as electric taxis in Yangon and another 10 vehicles will run as taxis in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw. To encourage its EV sector, Myanmar in June last year estab

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

(230203) -- BEIJING, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 12, 2022 shows the container ship "Xinfu 102", which can load 24,346 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers, leaving the berth at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and sailing in the Yangtze River under the escort of a patrol boat in Taixing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Tang Dehong/Xinhua)