SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-WEF-SPECIAL MEETING

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-WEF-SPECIAL MEETING

(240429) -- RIYADH, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadhil Alibrahim addresses the opening of the special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 28, 2024. A special meeting of the WEF themed around global collaboration, growth and energy for development ended its first leg of a two-day discussion on Sunday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC U23-IRAQ VS VIETNAM

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC U23-IRAQ VS VIETNAM

(240427) -- DOHA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Khuat Van Khang (R) of Vietnam vies with Ridha Fadhil Mayali of Iraq during the quarter-final match between Iraq and Vietnam at AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 football tournament in Doha, Qatar, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

Exotic ice sculptures in China's "Ice City" wow Indian visitors

STORY: Exotic ice sculptures in China's "Ice City" wow Indian visitors DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Harbin Ice and Snow World 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FADHIL MUSTHAFA, Indian student at Wuhan University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JASIM MUHAMMAD, Indian student at Wuhan University STORYLINE: Landmark buildings of eight member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have turned the Harbin Ice and Snow World exotic. The landmark building of India is "City of Victory," the capital city of the historic Vijayanagar Empire, which has astonished many Indian visitors. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FADHIL MUSTHAFA, Indian student at Wuhan University "So far, it's been cold, really cold, but it's very fun because it's not something we see everyday, so it's a new experience for us. I definitely will send all these pictures to my family back home. It's quite surprising because I have been to the original (building) back in India,