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Lottery Sales Increase in China in 2024

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - A Chinese welfare lottery sales point is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 10, 2025. Statistics released by the Ministry of Finance show that the total number of lottery tickets sold nationwide in 2024 reached 623.486 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.

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Lottery Sales Increase in China in 2024

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - A Chinese sports lottery sales point is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 10, 2025. Statistics released by the Ministry of Finance show that the total number of lottery tickets sold nationwide in 2024 reached 623.486 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.

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Lottery Sales Increase in China in 2024

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - A Chinese welfare lottery sales point is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 10, 2025. Statistics released by the Ministry of Finance show that the total number of lottery tickets sold nationwide in 2024 reached 623.486 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.

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Lottery Sales Increase in China in 2024

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - A child passes a Chinese welfare lottery sales point in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 10, 2025. Statistics released by the Ministry of Finance show that the total number of lottery tickets sold nationwide in 2024 reached 623.486 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.

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Lottery Sales Increase in China in 2024

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - A Chinese welfare lottery sales point is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 10, 2025. Statistics released by the Ministry of Finance show that the total number of lottery tickets sold nationwide in 2024 reached 623.486 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.

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Lottery Sales Increase in China in 2024

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 - Customers spend money at a Chinese welfare lottery sales point in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 10, 2025. Statistics released by the Ministry of Finance show that the total number of lottery tickets sold nationwide in 2024 reached 623.486 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.

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Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

(240612) -- BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a lion dance during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation brings stability, prosperity to Asia-Pacific

(240612) -- BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People watch a lion dance during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 10, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FOOTBALL-KYLIAN MBAPPE-LEAVING PSG

(240511) -- PARIS, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Feb. 15, 2022 shows Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain reacting after the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Kylian Mbappe confirmed on May 10, 2024, that he will leave French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, without revealing his next destination. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-SICHOD WANGMO (CN)

(240329) -- LHASA, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo (C) celebrates the Tibetan New Year with her family in Jiagen Village in Damxung County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sichod Wangmo, 85, is a resident of Jiagen Village in Damxung County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. In old Xizang, Sichod Wangmo was a serf. Her mother passed away when she was very young. Young Sichod Wangmo made a living with her grandma by pasturing for a serf owner. They didn't have their own cattle and sheep, but they still needed to pay various taxes which were too high for them to afford. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Sichod Wangmo felt her life was turning on a new page since she was allocated five yaks by the government. Now, Sichod Wangmo's family has grown into a big one with four generations of over 100 members. This year, Sichod Wangmo's family members came together for a reunio

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-SICHOD WANGMO (CN)

(240329) -- LHASA, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo (L) and a family member greet each other in Jiagen Village in Damxung County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sichod Wangmo, 85, is a resident of Jiagen Village in Damxung County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. In old Xizang, Sichod Wangmo was a serf. Her mother passed away when she was very young. Young Sichod Wangmo made a living with her grandma by pasturing for a serf owner. They didn't have their own cattle and sheep, but they still needed to pay various taxes which were too high for them to afford. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Sichod Wangmo felt her life was turning on a new page since she was allocated five yaks by the government. Now, Sichod Wangmo's family has grown into a big one with four generations of over 100 members. This year, Sichod Wangmo's family members came together for a reunion to celebr

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-SICHOD WANGMO (CN)

(240329) -- LHASA, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo (C, front) poses for a group photo with her family in Jiagen Village in Damxung County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2024. Sichod Wangmo, 85, is a resident of Jiagen Village in Damxung County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. In old Xizang, Sichod Wangmo was a serf. Her mother passed away when she was very young. Young Sichod Wangmo made a living with her grandma by pasturing for a serf owner. They didn't have their own cattle and sheep, but they still needed to pay various taxes which were too high for them to afford. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Sichod Wangmo felt her life was turning on a new page since she was allocated five yaks by the government. Now, Sichod Wangmo's family has grown into a big one with four generations of over 100 members. This year, Sichod Wangmo's family members came together for a reunion

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Sci-tech development empowers China's rural transformation

STORY: Sci-tech development empowers China's rural transformation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 10/ March 17/18, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of agriculture in China 2. various of Du Xiaoyi working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU XIAOYI, Hebei Kelier Seed Industry Co., Ltd 4. various of a smart farm in Jinzhong of north China's Shanxi Province 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU ZHUOHANG, Project leader of Jinzhong National Agricultural High-tech Zone Smart Farm (JD Farm) 6. various of China's Guizhou Province 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TAN LI, Vlogger 8. various of agriculture in China STORYLINE: The Chinese idiom "face to the soil and back to the sky" has been used to describe the agricultural toil of farmers for thousands of years. Today, thanks to the development of science and technology, farmers' work is easier with harvest bumper and earnings higher. Du Xiaoyi is the founder of a seed company in north China's Hebei Province. As a computer

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Tamas Sulyok takes office as Hungary's new president

STORY: Tamas Sulyok takes office as Hungary's new president SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): TAMAS SULYOK, Hungarian President 2. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: The inauguration ceremony of Hungary's new President Tamas Sulyok was held Sunday in front of the Sandor Palace, the Hungarian President's residence. The ceremony opened with a military salute, followed by a procession of historical flags and performances. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): TAMAS SULYOK, Hungarian President "My task and service from now on are different from what I have done before, but the core values remain the same as those to which I have always adhered firmly and faithfully. As President of the Republic, the Fundamental Law is the cornerstone, framework, and measure of my work." Hungarian lawmakers elected Sulyok, then head of the Constitutional Court, as the country's new president on Feb. 26 after hi

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun is pictured at a garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old residential areas

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun works at the garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old residential areas.

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun works at the garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old residential areas.

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun is pictured at a garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old residential areas

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun checks her appearance in front of a mirror at a garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on tra

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun is pictured at an office of a garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old resi

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Traditional Chinese medicine brings hope to Zimbabwean patients

STORY: Traditional Chinese medicine brings hope to Zimbabwean patients SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of patients 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ENGLISH): MARTHA TSIGA, Patient 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (ENGLISH) MARTHA TSIGA, Patient 4. various of acupuncture treatment 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (ENGLISH): CHARLOTTE MUZIRI, Volunteer at TCM clinic 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (ENGLISH): WANG ZHIMING, TCM doctor STORYLINE: In Zimbabwe, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been providing hope for patients who are seeking relief from various ailments. Every working day, a number of patients would come to the Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare for acupuncture treatment. SOUNDBITE 1 (ENGLISH): MARTHA TSIGA, Patient "Once those needles were just inserted, I just relaxed and I slept, just for those 10 to 15 minutes, and my body was just responding positively. So it's like magical, but very very important and very very goo

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Trade activities vigorous via land-sea trade corridor in Chongqing, China

STORY: Trade activities vigorous via land-sea trade corridor in Chongqing, China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trade activities via land-sea trade corridor STORYLINE: Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has transported over 4,200 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor since this year's Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10, with a total value of about 500 million yuan (about 69.5 million U.S. dollars). The main categories of goods included chemical raw materials and products, light industry and pharmaceutical products, metal ores, automotive and motorcycle parts. The goods were transported to countries including Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, and the Netherlands. By the end of 2023, the corridor reached 490 ports in 120 countries and regions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun collects spotted seal dung samples at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocea

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows a spotted seal pup born in 2024 at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back t

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun puts nutrition substance into food for spotted seals at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pu

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows a spotted seal pup born in 2024 at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back t

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun tests sea water samples at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows spotted seals at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I fee

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun collects water samples at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I feel re

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun prepares food for spotted seals at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the o

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun (R) feeds a spotted seal at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I feel

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun tests sea water samples at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows a spotted seal pup born in 2024 at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back t

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun tests sea water samples at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I

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Türkiye detains 42 organizers of immigrant smuggling, 333 irregular immigrants

STORY: Türkiye detains 42 organizers of immigrant smuggling, 333 irregular immigrants SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operations (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish authorities have detained 42 organizers allegedly involved in immigrant smuggling and 333 irregular immigrants in operations against suspects attempting to bring irregular immigrants to Türkiye via Iran, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday. "We will never give an opportunity to immigrant smugglers who try to make our country a destination and transit route for irregular migration," Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X. An investigation led by the anti-immigrant smuggling police department and Border Gates Branch Directorate of the southeastern Diyarbakir province uncovered a money transaction totaling 10 million Turkish lira (about 320,600 U.S. dollars) by some suspects engaged in human traffickin

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Crops wither in Zimbabwe as dry spell bites

STORY: Crops wither in Zimbabwe as dry spell bites SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:09:08 LOCATION: BEATRICE, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a local villager in a withered maize field 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): JANE CHARI, Local villager 3. various of withered maize and farmers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): ERINA MAZWI, Local farmer 5. various of withered maize 6. various of farmer inspecting the withered 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): FARAI MAWARIRE, Farmer 8. various of farmer 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona): FARAI MAWARIRE, Farmer 10. various of a maize field on irrigation 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): GILBERT MUKATYEI, Farmer 12. various of more green healthy maize and withered maize STORYLINE: Holding hands behind her back, Jane Chari looked at her wilting maize crop in a parched field in Beatrice, about 40 km to the southwest of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital. The 64-year-old grandmother's hope for a harvest is now all but evaporated in the arid air. A dry spell has persisted

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Egypt signs renewable energy agreements worth 40 bln USD

STORY: Egypt signs renewable energy agreements worth 40 bln USD SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony (courtesy of the Egyptian cabinet) STORYLINE: Egypt signed on Wednesday seven cooperation agreements with international developers in the fields of green hydrogen and renewable energy in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The total investments for these projects are expected to exceed 40 billion U.S. dollars over a span of 10 years, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala Al-Saeed said that the pilot phase of the agreements involves investments of approximately 12 billion dollars, followed by an additional 29 billion dollars for the first phase. The Egyptian government has been working to transform the country into a regional center for the production and export of green energy. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XH

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DRUNG ETHNIC GROUP-MODERN LIFE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240228) -- KUNMING, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows Li Wenshi (L) and her daughter weaving blankets in Dizhengdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's rural poor find new horizons in infrastructure development" (Xinhua/Cao Mengyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DRUNG ETHNIC GROUP-MODERN LIFE-TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240228) -- KUNMING, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows Li Wenshi (C) chating with her family members at home in Dizhengdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's rural poor find new horizons in infrastructure development" (Xinhua/Cao Mengyao)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RONGCHENG-RECREATIONAL VEHICLES-EXPORT GROWTH (CN)

(240228) -- RONGCHENG, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows recreational vehicles (RVs) produced by Rongcheng Compaks New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province. Rongcheng City in east China's Shandong Province, a major production and export base for recreational vehicles (RVs) in China, registered an export value for RVs at 1.82 billion yuan (about 256 million U.S. dollars) in 2023, marking a year-on-year increase of 17.8 percent, according to official data. TO GO WITH "China's major RV-producing city registers 17.8 pct RV export growth in 2023" (Xinhua/Li Zhihao)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-RONGCHENG-RECREATIONAL VEHICLES-EXPORT GROWTH (CN)

(240228) -- RONGCHENG, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows recreational vehicles (RVs) produced by Rongcheng Compaks New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province. Rongcheng City in east China's Shandong Province, a major production and export base for recreational vehicles (RVs) in China, registered an export value for RVs at 1.82 billion yuan (about 256 million U.S. dollars) in 2023, marking a year-on-year increase of 17.8 percent, according to official data. TO GO WITH "China's major RV-producing city registers 17.8 pct RV export growth in 2023" (Xinhua/Li Zhihao)

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Pakistani expat explores UHV transmission project in E China

STORY: Pakistani expat explores UHV transmission project in E China SHOOTING DATE: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: SUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENERGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yulan visiting the project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YULAN, Student of Silk Road School of Renmin University of China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHU HAIFENG, Senior engineer of the State Grid Corporation of Suzhou STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YULAN, Student of Silk Road School of Renmin University of China "This is a video my friend sent me while taking the Lahore Orange Line Metro. Owing to the consistent energy supply under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects, the metro line is able to run efficiently across the city of Lahore. But what many Chinese people are not aware of is that in the past Pakistan has been facing power shortages with power outages occurring every summer. In September of 2021, Pakistan's first high-voltage direct current transmission project, the ±6

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Sierra Leone-China friendship delivers tangible results, says minister

STORY: Sierra Leone-China friendship delivers tangible results, says minister SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20-24, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:17 LOCATION: Freetown CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Freetown 2. Chernor Bah 3. Freetown 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHERNOR BAH, Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education 5. the friendship road 6. various of the China-aided foreign service academy in Freetown (file) 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHERNOR BAH, Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education 8. various of the Chinese medical team 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHERNOR BAH, Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education 10. various of Freetown 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHERNOR BAH, Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education STORYLINE: The friendship between Sierra Leone and China over the past few decades has delivered tangible results across multiple areas. This is according to Sierra Leonean Minister of Information and Civic Education C

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MALI-SIKASSO-ROAD ACCIDENT-CASUALTY

(240228) -- BAMAKO, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 27, 2024 shows the site of a road accident in Sikasso Region, Mali. Thirty-one people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident in southeastern Mali, the Malian Ministry of Transport said in a statement on Tuesday. (Xinhua)

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MALI-SIKASSO-ROAD ACCIDENT-CASUALTY

(240228) -- BAMAKO, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 27, 2024 shows the site of a road accident in Sikasso Region, Mali. Thirty-one people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident in southeastern Mali, the Malian Ministry of Transport said in a statement on Tuesday. (Xinhua)

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Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Lujiazui Area

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the Lujiazui area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China's first pilot free trade zone, on Feb 27, 2024. Lujiazui area has a total of more than 10 state-level factor markets and financial infrastructure, more than 6,000 various types of financial institutions settled, and has become the most concentrated area for well-known overseas asset management institutions to set up wholly owned companies in China.

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Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Lujiazui Area

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the Lujiazui area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China's first pilot free trade zone, on Feb 27, 2024. Lujiazui area has a total of more than 10 state-level factor markets and financial infrastructure, more than 6,000 various types of financial institutions settled, and has become the most concentrated area for well-known overseas asset management institutions to set up wholly owned companies in China.

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Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Lujiazui Area

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the Lujiazui area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China's first pilot free trade zone, on Feb 27, 2024. Lujiazui area has a total of more than 10 state-level factor markets and financial infrastructure, more than 6,000 various types of financial institutions settled, and has become the most concentrated area for well-known overseas asset management institutions to set up wholly owned companies in China.

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Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Lujiazui Area

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the Lujiazui area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China's first pilot free trade zone, on Feb 27, 2024. Lujiazui area has a total of more than 10 state-level factor markets and financial infrastructure, more than 6,000 various types of financial institutions settled, and has become the most concentrated area for well-known overseas asset management institutions to set up wholly owned companies in China.

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Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Lujiazui Area

SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the Lujiazui area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China's first pilot free trade zone, on Feb 27, 2024. Lujiazui area has a total of more than 10 state-level factor markets and financial infrastructure, more than 6,000 various types of financial institutions settled, and has become the most concentrated area for well-known overseas asset management institutions to set up wholly owned companies in China.