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CHINA-GUANGDONG-HONG KONG-MACAO GREATER BAY AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240217) -- GUANGZHOU, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2018 shows the Shenzhen river running between the city of Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province and paddy fields of south China's Hong Kong (front). The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a city cluster, is one of the most open areas in China with economic vitality. The greater bay area is composed of nine cities in Guangdong Province including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, and two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. (Photo by Zhang Youqiong/Xinhua)

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A Pakistani woman's Chinese New Year in north China

STORY: A Pakistani woman's Chinese New Year in north China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: HENGSHUI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei STORYLINE: In a village in China's Hebei Province, a 31-year-old Pakistani woman was performing Chinese folk dance "yangko" with other villagers, as part of a celebration for the Chinese New Year. Saira Akhtar married a young man here in 2018. This is the fifth time for her to spend the Chinese New Year in China. She not only learned "yangko," but also sought to incorporate Pakistani dance moves into the performance. SOUND

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Türkiye's tourism revenue rises to 54.3 bln USD in 2023

STORY: Türkiye's tourism revenue rises to 54.3 bln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of Istanbul city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 3. various of views of Istanbul city 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 5. various of tourists STORYLINE: Türkiye's tourism revenues rose 17 percent year-on-year to 54.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, the culture and tourism minister announced Wednesday. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy also pointed out at a meeting in Istanbul that the sector ended the year 2023 with 56.7 million visitors, a 10 percent increase compared to the previous year. Ersoy explained that Türkiye had changed its strategy and diversified its tourism products since 2018. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister "We see the impact of tourism product diversificati

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(SP)CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-MIAO VILLAGE-BASKETBALL (CN)

(230408) -- NANNING, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 17, 2018 shows villagers playing basketball to celebrate the Spring Festival in Wuying village of Rongshui Miao Autonomous Prefecture, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Basketball has long been popular in Wuying Village. In the past, the villagers played on a dirt court. The local government has been upgrading the infrastruture in recent years, including building a new basketball court of concrete. Now the sport becomes even more popular among the villagers, especially the kids. The village organizes basketball matches to celebrate festivals. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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My study in China to help me build my hometown: Cambodian student

STORY: My study in China to help me build my hometown: Cambodian student DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG ZHIWEN, Cambodian student of Kunming University of Science and Technology 2. various of Kunming STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG ZHIWEN, Cambodian student of Kunming University of Science and Technology "My name is Deng Zhiwen. I'm a Cambodian student in China. I have enjoyed watching Chinese movies, especially Chinese Kung Fu, since my childhood. Back then, my grandfather told me, 'go to China and learn Kung Fu.' Several years later, I came to China. This time, I didn't become Jackie Chan but have learnt a different kind of 'Kung Fu.'" In 2018, I got a scholarship from China to study electrical engineering and automation at Kunming University of Science and Technology. My hometown in Battambang, Cambodia, is as warm as Kunming. But in the past, Cambodia suffered severe power shortage. Power outages were comm

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 17 Kyodo - Men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (C) of Japan, silver medalist Shoma Uno (R) of Japan and bronze medalist Javier Fernandez of Spain pose during the medal ceremony at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 17, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 17 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018.

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Baseball: Ohtani at Angels spring training

TEMPE, United States, Feb. 15 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Angels plays catch at the club's spring training site in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 14, 2018.

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(SP)FILES-FIGURE SKATER-HANYU YUZURU

(220719) -- BEIJING, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2018 shows Hanyu Yuzuru of Japan reacts during the medal ceremony of men's singles figure skating event at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games at the Medal Plaza in PyeongChang, South Korea. Japan's two-time Winter Olympic gold medalist Hanyu Yuzuru announced his decision to retire from competitive figure skating at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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CHINA-HAINAN-TRADITIONAL MUSIC-ARTIST (CN)

(220217) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zihe, inheritor of Hainan Bayin, teaches students about playing techniques of Hainan Bayin at a school in Meilan District of Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 23, 2018. Hainan Bayin, or Hainan Eight Tunes, literally refers to the eight types of musical instruments made of materials cultivated in Hainan, such as coconut shells and Chinese rosewood. It also refers to the Bayin musical style created with the instrument. TO GO WITH "Across China: In China's Hainan, 86-yr-old artist gives modern makeover to traditional music" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-TRADITIONAL MUSIC-ARTIST (CN)

(220217) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zihe, inheritor of Hainan Bayin, teaches students about playing techniques of Hainan Bayin at a school in Meilan District of Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 23, 2018. Hainan Bayin, or Hainan Eight Tunes, literally refers to the eight types of musical instruments made of materials cultivated in Hainan, such as coconut shells and Chinese rosewood. It also refers to the Bayin musical style created with the instrument. TO GO WITH "Across China: In China's Hainan, 86-yr-old artist gives modern makeover to traditional music" (Xinhua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torsongan Bullik participates in a high-altitude cycling race in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2018. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best efforts to serve the athletes from all over the world and try to give them a boost for the compet.....

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Yokozuna slickhead fish

Photo taken Feb. 17, 2021, shows a specimen of yokozuna slickhead deep-sea fish on display at Tokai University Marine Science Museum in Shizuoka, central Japan. The 1.1-meter-long bizarre-looking fish, named after the top rank in sumo wrestling, was discovered at a depth of about 2,100 meters in Suruga Bay off Shizuoka Prefecture in October 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (C) of Japan, silver medalist Shoma Uno (L in 490, R in 520 and 532 ) of Japan and bronze medalist Javier Fernandez of Spain pose during the medal ceremony at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu reacts after performing his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno reacts after performing his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan celebrates after winning the men's figure skating gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence

Kosovo-born British pop star Rita Ora holds a press conference in Pristina, Kosovo, on Feb. 17, 2018, ahead of her free concert to celebrate Kosovo's 10th anniversary of independence from Serbia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence

Kosovo-born British pop star Rita Ora holds a free concert in Pristina, Kosovo, on Feb. 17, 2018, to celebrate Kosovo's 10th anniversary of independence from Serbia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence

Dancers dressed in traditional attire perform on a street in Pristina, Kosovo, on Feb. 17, 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence

People dine at a restaurant in a Pristina suburb in Kosovo on Feb. 17, 2018, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Jin Boyang of China performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Vincent Zhou of the United States reacts after performing his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Nao Kodaira of Japan leaves the rink after practice in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018, a day before competing in the women's 500-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Patrick Chan of Canada performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Mikhail Kolyada, competing as an Olympic Athlete from Russia, performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Mikhail Kolyada, competing as an Olympic Athlete from Russia, performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Vincent Zhou of the United States performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Javier Fernandez of Spain performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Javier Fernandez of Spain performs his free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu

Japanese figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu smiles with his gold medal in this file photo taken in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 17, 2018 at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. The Japanese government is finalizing plans to confer the People's Honor Award on Hanyu, who defended his Olympic title.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu

Japanese figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu reacts after finishing the men's free skate in this file photo taken in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 17, 2018 at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. The Japanese government is finalizing plans to confer the People's Honor Award on Hanyu, who defended his Olympic title.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu

Japanese figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu lets out a roar of triumph after the men's free skate in this file photo taken in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 17, 2018 at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. The Japanese government is finalizing plans to confer the People's Honor Award on Hanyu, who defended his Olympic title.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani's DH debut in spring training

Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Angels is seen in the dugout after hitting an RBI single that scored Eric Young Jr. (front L) in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani's DH debut in spring training

Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Angels slides safely into second base on a wild pitch in the third inning of a spring training game against the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia (C) pulls pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) during the second inning in his first training outing against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's spring debut

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) heads to the mound in the first inning of a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's spring debut

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) heads to the mound in the first inning of a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Combined photo shows Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic celebrating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea after winning the snowboarding parallel giant slalom (L) on Feb. 24, 2018, and the Alpine skiing super-G on Feb. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels (17) talks with Hisanori Takahashi, a retired Japanese pitcher who used to play for the club, in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Angels throws in the bullpen as the manager Mike Scioscia (far L) watches at the club's spring training site in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani at Angels spring training

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels throws live batting practice at the club's spring training site in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Jamaican female athletes (front) get in a Latvian-made bobsled in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018, during official training for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Photo taken in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018, shows a Latvian-made bobsled used by a Jamaican two-women crew during official training for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Brian Orser, who coached Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, speaks to reporters in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 19, 2018. Hanyu won the gold medal in the men's figure skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 17 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno takes part in official training in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2018, ahead of the men's free skating competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo