"Bye-bye Fanxing!" -- Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China

STORY: "Bye-bye Fan Xing!" -- Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festive farewell ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANS VAN DER PAS, Mayor of Rhenen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARCEL BOEKHOORN, Ouwehands Zoo owner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROBIN DE LANGE, Ouwehand Zoo CEO 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YOUNES, Pupil with Dalton School Rhenen 6. various of Fan Xing-related footage (Courtesy of Ouwehands Zoo) STORYLINE: More than three years after her birth, giant panda cub Fan Xing received a festive farewell ceremony on Wednesday in the Netherlands, and left for China. Fan Xing was born at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands -- the first giant panda cub born in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANS VAN DER PAS, Mayor of Rhenen "It was a warm welcome when Fan Xing was born three years ago, and we followed everything, her steps, her first steps. We followed everything ab

E-commerce, freight trains add vitality to BRI trade

STORY: E-commerce, freight trains add vitality to BRI trade DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of freight trains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FANG, Head of Weiju Fanxing Global Cross-border Live Broadcast Base 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XUAN FEI, Official with Investment Promotion Bureau, Xi'an International Trade & Logistics Park STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the Chang'an China-Europe freight train service has become a vital transport link between Europe and Xi'an, China's Shaanxi Province. The service has opened 17 international transportation routes, covering all major sources of goods in the Eurasia region. In the past decade, the service has handled over 16,000 trips. The freight trains also boosted the development of e-commerce trade along the routes. The Belt and Road E-commerce Center in Xi'an has adopted livestreaming e-commerce as a key springboard for growth. In 2022, 30 livestreaming companies were registered here. SOUND