UK: Controlled Explosions At Film Set Spark Fire In London’s Silvertown

A plume of smoke billowed over London's Dock Road, Silvertown Saturday evening, August 31 after a controlled explosion at a filmset sparked a fire and it spread out of control. The blaze destroyed a van and damaged a car and lorry, but no one was injured, according to reports.

CHINA-CHONGQING-BELT AND ROAD-NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-BELT AND ROAD-NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(231018) -- CHONGQING, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members oversee product loading process at a dock of Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co., Ltd in southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 17, 2023. SVW is set to export in a few days its natural gas-to-acetylene technology to Uzbekistan, a country that boasts abundant natural gas resources but lacks advanced technology for their utilization. Over the years, SVW has been sending technicians to provide on-site support for projects in Uzbekistan, and to train local talents by sharing valuable management experience with the Uzbek side. SVW's exports of natural gas-based fine chemical and new material products to Belt and Road partner countries including Uzbekistan have tripled in the past decade. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

CHINA-CHONGQING-BELT AND ROAD-NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-BELT AND ROAD-NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(231018) -- CHONGQING, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows staff members overseeing product loading process at a dock of Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co., Ltd in southwest China's Chongqing. SVW is set to export in a few days its natural gas-to-acetylene technology to Uzbekistan, a country that boasts abundant natural gas resources but lacks advanced technology for their utilization. Over the years, SVW has been sending technicians to provide on-site support for projects in Uzbekistan, and to train local talents by sharing valuable management experience with the Uzbek side. SVW's exports of natural gas-based fine chemical and new material products to Belt and Road partner countries including Uzbekistan have tripled in the past decade. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

CHINA-CHONGQING-BELT AND ROAD-NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-BELT AND ROAD-NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(231018) -- CHONGQING, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows exported products being loaded onto a vessel at a dock of Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co., Ltd in southwest China's Chongqing. SVW is set to export in a few days its natural gas-to-acetylene technology to Uzbekistan, a country that boasts abundant natural gas resources but lacks advanced technology for their utilization. Over the years, SVW has been sending technicians to provide on-site support for projects in Uzbekistan, and to train local talents by sharing valuable management experience with the Uzbek side. SVW's exports of natural gas-based fine chemical and new material products to Belt and Road partner countries including Uzbekistan have tripled in the past decade. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

SUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A batch of wind power blades for export to Belt and Road countries are stacked at the Taicang Port dock in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, October 16, 2023.

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

SUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A batch of wind power blades for export to Belt and Road countries are stacked at the Taicang Port dock in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, October 16, 2023.

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

SUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A batch of wind power blades for export to Belt and Road countries are stacked at the Taicang Port dock in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, October 16, 2023.

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

SUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A batch of wind power blades for export to Belt and Road countries are stacked at the Taicang Port dock in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, October 16, 2023.

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

Power Blade Export in Taicang Port

SUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 16, 2023 - A batch of wind power blades for export to Belt and Road countries are stacked at the Taicang Port dock in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, October 16, 2023.

Gwadar port under CPEC transformed from old wharf to modern port

STORY: Gwadar port under CPEC transformed from old wharf to modern port DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gwadar port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU BO, Chairman of China Overseas Ports Holding Company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAJID ALI, Pakistani staff member of Gwadar Port 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU BO, Chairman of China Overseas Ports Holding Company STORYLINE: Located in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan, the Gwadar port is the end point of a 3,000 km-long China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), an important project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Over the years, the port has been transformed from an old wharf into a modern port, injecting more impetus into local development. Now, the Gwadar port can simultaneously dock two 50,000-ton ships, and effectively handle a variety of businesses, including container handling, bulk cargo, as well as oil and liquefied gas operations. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows the ruins of an ancient dock at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENZHOU-SHUOMEN ANCIENT PORT-RUINS (CN)

(221011) -- WENZHOU, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows the ruins of an ancient dock at the archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The archaeological site of Shuomen ancient port was discovered at the end of 2021, with ruins of ancient buildings, shipwrecks, and porcelain pieces unearthed in the following archaeological excavations. According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the discovery is important to studies of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)