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Transformation of China's anti-poverty paragon village

STORY: Transformation of China's anti-poverty paragon village SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shibadong Village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU MANJIN, Shibadong villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHI KANG, Shibadong villager STORYLINE: Shibadong Village is a quaint village located in central China's Hunan Province. Meaning "18 caves" in Chinese, the ethnic Miao village had a long history of poverty. The situation started to change in 2013 when the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation" was introduced in the village. This pioneering notion focused on tailoring poverty alleviation efforts to different individuals, local conditions and causes of poverty. In a mere decade, the village has experienced a profound transformation. Since 2013, Shibadong has become increasingly accessible to tourists thanks to the construction of infrastructure. In 2023, the village received 838,000 tourists and earne

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BRI praised for promoting world peace, stability at Eurasian Economic Summit

STORY: BRI praised for promoting world peace, stability at Eurasian Economic Summit SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of the session STORYLINE: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by China in 2013 was hailed for promoting world peace and stability by strengthening win-win cooperation at the Eurasian Economic Summit on Thursday. A special session entitled "Longing for Peace: Belt and Road Is 11 Years Old" was held on the second day of the summit, summarizing the accomplishments and contributions of the BRI. Vladimir Norov, former foreign minister of Uzbekistan and former secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), said the BRI has been giving impetus to the development of the world economy by creating a global network of interconnection. Norov said the transcontinental transport line connecting China and Europe played an important ro

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Kenya's Odinga declares interest in AU Commission chairmanship

STORY: Kenya's Odinga declares interest in AU Commission chairmanship SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of AU headquarters 2. various of the Raila Odinga and Olusegun Obasanjo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Former Kenyan Prime minister 4. various of AU meetings 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, Former Nigerian President 6. various of AU headquarters STORYLINE: Kenyan veteran politician Raila Odinga on Thursday officially declared his interest in the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC). Odinga, the former prime minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013, made the announcement in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, saying that he was ready to contest the AUC chairmanship position after consulting with friends across the continent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Former Kenyan Prime minister "Should the leadership of Africa want my services, I am ready to offer myself to be of serv

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One-legged cyclist challenges China's longest national highway

STORY: One-legged cyclist challenges China's longest national highway DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sun Youzhi cycling 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI YUAN, Cyclist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist 5. various of Sun Youzhi cycling STORYLINE: With only one leg, an amateur rider from central China's Henan Province is on his bicycle challenge along the country's longest and highest national highway. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist "I'm 34 years old. I lost my left leg in an accident in 2009. I took up cycling in 2013, and became interested in this sport. Since then, I have traveled by bike every year, sometimes for a long journey." Sun started to ride along the G219 highway on Feb. 20, and is expected to complete the over 10,000-km journey in mid-June. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI YUAN, Cyclist "I have ridden for a few days with Sun. He is very pushful with a really

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Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

STORY: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mountainous area 2. various of people singing and dancing 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI NALUO, Laodabao villager 4. various of the ethnic minorities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO YULAN, Banli villager 6. various of tea farmers working 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LU JIASHOU, Zhengwan villager STORYLINE: Nestled in a mountainous area, Laodabao, in Pu'er region of China's southwestern province of Yunnan, is home to hundreds of villagers from the Lahu ethnic group. A decade ago, around 80 percent of its population lived below the country's poverty line. Li Naluo, 39, was one of a few villagers who got the chance to see the outside world as she learned to play guitar as a child and followed her father to go out of the village to perform. In 2013, she established a performing arts company, engaging mo

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CPEC golden goose to Pakistan: expert

STORY: CPEC golden goose to Pakistan: expert DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CPEC projects 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a corridor linking the Gwadar port in southwestern Pakistan with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which highlights energy, transport and industrial cooperation. On the 10th anniversary of the CPEC, a Pakistani expert says it's a golden goose that brings huge profits to Pakistan. SOUNDBITE (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan "We will be celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the CPEC. And I think that CPEC is one of the golden projects to establish a good economy within Pakistan, which is based on its own industry, its own skilled labor and its own product

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Seizure of paintings by gov't shows Marcos family not off hook yet

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken during a Feb. 2, 2013, interview with Imelda Marcos, the widow of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos who ruled the country from 1965 up to 1986, shows paintings by well-known artists on the walls of her condominium unit in the Makati financial district of Manila. On Sept. 30, 2014, government law enforcers raided the known residential and office addresses of Imelda Marcos to implement an anti-graft court order for the seizure of eight paintings by artists including Michelangelo, Picasso and Gauguin.

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Unrest in Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Photo taken Feb. 24, 2014, shows a 2-year-old girl, showing physical signs of malnutrition, at a refugee camp in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic. The country has been in a state of civil war since 2013 due to conflict between Christians and Muslims. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Bunyodkor beat Hiroshima in ACL opener

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Bunyodkor's Oleksandr Pyshur (C) scores the Uzbek team's first goal past Sanfrecce Hiroshima goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa during the first half of their Group G opener in the Asian Champions League in the city of Hiroshima on Feb. 27, 2013. Bunyodkor beat Hiroshima 2-0.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dennis Kimetto crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 24, 2013, in a race record time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 50 seconds.

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Young volunteers stay to support victims of March 2011 disaster

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Volunteer Yusuke Kato (L), holding a dosimeter, explains to a tour participant about a checkpoint set up 10 kilometers north of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 2011 disaster. Photo was taken Feb. 2, 2013, in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Korean writer Chong surprises theater world once again

SEOUL, South Korea - Playwright Chong Wishing talks about his recent theatrical piece starring Japanese and South Korean actors at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 2, 2013. The play, titled "Boku ni Honoo no Sensha wo" (Bring Me My Chariot of Fire), received a standing ovation in Seoul earlier this year after successful showings in Tokyo and Osaka last year.

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Sasago tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - The site of the fatal collapse of an interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012, in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is shown to reporters on Feb. 3, 2013, for the first time since the accident. Flowers are laid where vehicle fires happened.

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Sasago tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - The site of the fatal collapse of an interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012, in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is shown to reporters on Feb. 3, 2013, for the first time since the accident. Flowers are laid where vehicle fires happened.

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"Hiroshima Maiden" Yamaoka dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in the city of Hiroshima in October 2004 shows Michiko Yamaoka speaking about her experience of the 1945 atomic bombing to elementary school students visiting the city on a school trip. Yamaoka, one of the "Hiroshima Maidens" who underwent reconstructive surgery for facial burns in the United States from 1955, died of pneumonia on Feb. 2, 2013, at a Hiroshima nursing facility for the elderly. She was 82.

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Kawauchi wins Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Japan's Yuki Kawauchi crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Marathon at Oita municipal athletics stadium in the city of Oita on Feb. 3, 2013, with a race-record time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 15 seconds.

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"Hiroshima Maiden" Yamaoka dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2004 shows Michiko Yamaoka, one of the "Hiroshima Maidens" who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of the city and underwent reconstructive surgery for facial burns in the United States from 1955. Yamaoka died of pneumonia on Feb. 2, 2013, at a Hiroshima nursing facility for the elderly. She was 82.

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French troops in Mali

SEGOU, Mali - A convoy of French military vehicles travels through the suburbs of San, southern Mali, on Feb. 2, 2013, en route to the country's north.

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Japan teen among winners at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Japan's Masaya Yamamoto (R) poses for photos with Tetsuya Kumakawa in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 2, 2013, after the final of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition. Yamamoto, an 18-year-old high school student from Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, was among eight winners.

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PM Abe visits Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe uses binoculars to view the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Russian tall ship Sedov

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A child tolls a bell on the deck of the Russian four-masted ship Sedov as it opens to the public at Vladivostok port in the Russian Far East on Feb. 2, 2013. The Sedov, registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's biggest sailing vessel, is on a round-the-world voyage.

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Japan teen among winners at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Japan's Masaya Yamamoto performs during the final of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 2, 2013. Yamamoto, an 18-year-old high school student from Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, was among eight winners.

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Russian tall ship Sedov

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo shows the Russian four-masted ship Sedov as it opens to the public at Vladivostok port in the Russian Far East on Feb. 2, 2013. The Sedov, registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's biggest sailing vessel, is on a round-the-world voyage.

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Japan experiences spring-like warmth

TOKYO, Japan - People walk without wearing jackets in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 2, 2013, when Japan experienced spring-like warmth. The mercury rose to around 20 C in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai region in western Japan, levels normally seen in March to April.

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Maiko throw beans

KYOTO, Japan - "Maiko" apprentice geisha participate in an annual bean-throwing event at Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine on Feb. 2, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and welcome good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Maiko throw beans

KYOTO, Japan - "Maiko" apprentice geisha participate in an annual bean-throwing event at Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine on Feb. 2, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and welcome good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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PM Abe visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Combination photo shows Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima during their talks at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2013.

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Japan experiences spring-like warmth

TOKYO, Japan - People walk without wearing jackets in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 2, 2013, when Japan experienced spring-like warmth. The mercury rose to around 20 C in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai region in western Japan, levels normally seen in March to April.

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PM Abe visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People hold a rally outside the Okinawa prefectural offices in Naha on Feb. 2, 2013, to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy on U.S. bases in the prefecture. The prime minister visited the prefecture the same day.

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PM Abe visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A man holds a placard with a message that reads, "Don't belittle Okinawa," in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2013, to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy on U.S. bases in the prefecture. The prime minister visited the prefecture the same day.

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PM Abe visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima ahead of their talks at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2013.

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Japan drills for methane hydrate production tests

NAGOYA, Japan - A man demonstrates the combustion of methane hydrate for reporters in Nagoya on Feb. 2, 2012. Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. said preparatory drilling will start around Feb. 14 in the Pacific Ocean off central Japan for the world's first seabed methane hydrate production tests in early 2013.

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Japanese prefecture inducts late "stationmaster cat" into Hall of Fame

Tama, honorary stationmaster of Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line of Wakayama Electric Railway Co. in western Japan, attends an event at her station in January 2013. Wakayama Prefecture inducted Tama, who died in June 2015 after bringing attention to the struggling railway line, into its newly established Hall of Fame on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan drills for methane hydrate production tests

NAGOYA, Japan - A man demonstrates the combustion of methane hydrate for reporters in Nagoya on Feb. 2, 2012. Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. said preparatory drilling will start around Feb. 14 in the Pacific Ocean off central Japan for the world's first seabed methane hydrate production tests in early 2013. (Kyodo)

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Seizure of paintings by gov't shows Marcos family not off hook yet

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken during a Feb. 2, 2013, interview with Imelda Marcos, the widow of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos who ruled the country from 1965 up to 1986, shows paintings by well-known artists on the walls of her condominium unit in the Makati financial district of Manila. On Sept. 30, 2014, government law enforcers raided the known residential and office addresses of Imelda Marcos to implement an anti-graft court order for the seizure of eight paintings by artists including Michelangelo, Picasso and Gauguin. (Kyodo)

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Bunyodkor beat Hiroshima in ACL opener

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Bunyodkor's Oleksandr Pyshur (C) scores the Uzbek team's first goal past Sanfrecce Hiroshima goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa during the first half of their Group G opener in the Asian Champions League in the city of Hiroshima on Feb. 27, 2013. Bunyodkor beat Hiroshima 2-0. (Kyodo)