New quality productive forces draw attention at Summer Davos

STORY: New quality productive forces draw attention at Summer Davos SHOOTING TIME: June 25-26, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 Summer Davos 2. STANDUP (English): ZHANG NAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO HAICHUN, Board member, Trinasolar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEREMY JURGENS, Managing Director, World Economic Forum (WEF) 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AMIT SEVAK, CEO, Education Testing Service (ETS) of USA STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG NAN, Xinhua correspondent "China is striving to foster and strengthen new quality productive forces, so as to accelerate the creation of new dynamics for high-quality development. What does it mean for the country and what could it bring to the world?" First introduced in 2023, new quality productive forces refer to advanced productivity freed from the traditional economic growth mode and productivity development paths. It features high-tech, high efficiency and

China-developed train rolls off, to be put into operation in Malaysia

STORY: China-developed train rolls off, to be put into operation in Malaysia SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ETS3 train STORYLINE: A meter-gauge train rolled off the production line on Friday at CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd in central China's Hunan Province. It is the third generation of meter-gauge train independently developed by the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) for Malaysia's Electric Train Service (ETS). It will be placed into operation on the west coast of Malaysia, with a total line length of about 950 kilometers. The ETS3 train will greatly increase the passenger capacity and operational efficiency in the local rail transit network, promoting the modernization of Malaysia's rail transit. According to Ren Zewen, an electrical designer with CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd, the train adopts a 6-car formation, providing 312 seats, with a running speed of 160 ki

Big model antenna for next satellite unveiled

Big model antenna for next satellite unveiled

A big umbrella-shaped test model antenna for a future Japanese satellite was unveiled Oct. 22 at a Yokohama office of Toshiba Corp., which is developing the antenna. The model antenna, made up of hexagonal sections, is half the size of an actual antenna. Still, the model is 12.7 meters long and 12.2 meters wide for a surface area of about 100 square meters. The National Space Development Agency of Japan plans to launch the ETS-8 engineering test satellite in 2002.

MEPs reject crucial "Fit For 55" draft climate laws

STORY: MEPs reject crucial "Fit For 55" draft climate laws DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Outside views of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France 2. Shots of the vote session in the Parliament 3. shots of gas emission 4. shots of green energy 5. shots of the EU flag STORYLINE: Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday sent back to the drawing board three draft laws forming part of the European Commission's "Fit For 55" climate legislation package, referring them back to Parliament's committee on environment (ENVI) for further consideration. The draft legislations were on the reform of the Emissions Trading System (ETS), the European Union's (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Social Climate Fund. Parliament was meant to adopt its position on legislative proposals that aim to deliver on the EU's climate action ambitions. The measures are part of the "Fit for 55" package and seek to reduce the EU's greenhouse gas emis

Big model antenna for next satellite unveiled

Big model antenna for next satellite unveiled

A big umbrella-shaped test model antenna for a future Japanese satellite was unveiled Oct. 22 at a Yokohama office of Toshiba Corp., which is developing the antenna. The model antenna, made up of hexagonal sections, is half the size of an actual antenna. Still, the model is 12.7 meters long and 12.2 meters wide for a surface area of about 100 square meters. The National Space Development Agency of Japan plans to launch the ETS-8 engineering test satellite in 2002. ==Kyodo