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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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China's GDP Grow in 2024

A worker assembles a plant protection machine at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, Feb. 20, 2025. On February 28, the National Bureau of Statistics released the Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on National Economic and Social Development in 2024. According to the preliminary calculation, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2024 was 134,908.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year.

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1st hearing for impeached S. Korea president

Photo taken Feb. 20 shows the Seoul Central District Court, where the preparatory hearing for the criminal trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was held the same day following his indictment for insurrection over his declaration of martial law in December 2024.

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1st hearing for impeached S. Korea president

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's motorcade heads to the Seoul Central District Court on Feb. 20, 2025, for the first preparatory hearing for his criminal trial following his indictment for insurrection for having declared martial law in December 2024.

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CAMEROON-CHINESE FIRMS-COOPERATION-JOB SKILLS

(240604) -- YAOUNDE, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cameroonian and Chinese talk in an operating system room at a drinking water treatment plant in Bafoussam, Cameroon, Feb. 20, 2024. Thousands of Cameroonians are employed by Chinese firms, who train them on the job or through formal programs. In addition to creating jobs for locals, Chinese firms are helping Cameroonian youth upgrade their skills and better contribute to the country's industrialization. TO GO WITH "Feature: Experience with Chinese firms improving skills of young Cameroonians" (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMEROON-CHINESE FIRMS-COOPERATION-JOB SKILLS

(240604) -- YAOUNDE, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cameroonian and Chinese technicians talk in a machine room at a drinking water treatment plant in Bafoussam, Cameroon, Feb. 20, 2024. Thousands of Cameroonians are employed by Chinese firms, who train them on the job or through formal programs. In addition to creating jobs for locals, Chinese firms are helping Cameroonian youth upgrade their skills and better contribute to the country's industrialization. TO GO WITH "Feature: Experience with Chinese firms improving skills of young Cameroonians" (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMEROON-CHINESE FIRMS-COOPERATION-JOB SKILLS

(240604) -- YAOUNDE, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cameroonian and Chinese talk in an operating system room at a drinking water treatment plant in Bafoussam, Cameroon, Feb. 20, 2024. Thousands of Cameroonians are employed by Chinese firms, who train them on the job or through formal programs. In addition to creating jobs for locals, Chinese firms are helping Cameroonian youth upgrade their skills and better contribute to the country's industrialization. TO GO WITH "Feature: Experience with Chinese firms improving skills of young Cameroonians" (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)

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CAMEROON-CHINESE FIRMS-COOPERATION-JOB SKILLS

(240604) -- YAOUNDE, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cameroonian and Chinese technicians talk in a machine room at a drinking water treatment plant in Bafoussam, Cameroon, Feb. 20, 2024. Thousands of Cameroonians are employed by Chinese firms, who train them on the job or through formal programs. In addition to creating jobs for locals, Chinese firms are helping Cameroonian youth upgrade their skills and better contribute to the country's industrialization. TO GO WITH "Feature: Experience with Chinese firms improving skills of young Cameroonians" (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-VILLAGE-ETHNIC YOUTH-ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240520) -- NANNING, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Yuqing livestreams a local event in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 14, 2024. In 2007, Wu Xinren, a 28-year-old Miao ethnic youth, ended his ten-year working life in a city and returned, with his 22-year-old wife He Yuqing, to his hometown Wuying Village, a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province. Since then, Wu and his wife have attempted to start there a business ranging from farming, transportation to running grocery and home-stay as well as selling local specialties. Their cultural life also flourished as their business gained them a better living condition. Over the years, they have witnessed the development of the village towards rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Hungary welcomes more Chinese investment: HIPA's chief

STORY: Hungary welcomes more Chinese investment: HIPA's chief SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hungary 2. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): ISTVAN JOO, CEO, Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency 3. various of Hungary 4. various of China STORYLINE: Istvan Joo, CEO of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA), has commended the contribution of Chinese investment to Hungary's economic development. Figures published by HIPA indicate that Hungary received a record volume of 13 bln euros (14.1 bln U.S. dollars) in foreign direct investment last year, including 7.6 billion euros from Chinese investors. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): ISTVAN JOO, CEO, Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency "Undoubtedly, the policy of opening to the East has borne fruit. 82 percent of this FDI stock has now come from the East, primarily from China. We are very proud of last year's results, with investments reaching 13 bln euros (14.1 bln U.S. dollar

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-SHAOXING-CANGQIAO STRAIGHT STREET (CN)

(240425) -- SHAOXING, April 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Cangqiao Straight Street in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 20, 2024. Cangqiao Zhijie, literally translated as "Cangqiao Straight Street," is a historical and cultural site featuring ancient houses of unique style. Covering an area of 0.064 square kilometers, the 1,500 meters long street could be traced back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Restoration and protection efforts have been ongoing here since the 1990s. Officially named Cangqiao Historical Street by UNESCO, this site was granted the Merit Award of UNESCO 2003 Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-SHAOXING-CANGQIAO STRAIGHT STREET (CN)

(240425) -- SHAOXING, April 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A clerk guides a customer to pay via her mobile phone for specialty coffee flavored with yellow rice wine at a store in Cangqiao Straight Street in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 20, 2024. Cangqiao Zhijie, literally translated as "Cangqiao Straight Street," is a historical and cultural site featuring ancient houses of unique style. Covering an area of 0.064 square kilometers, the 1,500 meters long street could be traced back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Restoration and protection efforts have been ongoing here since the 1990s. Officially named Cangqiao Historical Street by UNESCO, this site was granted the Merit Award of UNESCO 2003 Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Türkiye's annual Industrial Production Index reaches 2-year high in Feb.

STORY: Türkiye's annual Industrial Production Index reaches 2-year high in Feb. SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: April 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an industrial zone in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of a factory in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's Industrial Production Index grew by 11.5 percent year-on-year in February, the sharpest growth in the past two years, official data showed on Monday. The data revealed significant increases across key sectors, with the mining and quarrying index rising by 12.8 percent, the manufacturing index by 11.9 percent, and the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply index by 7.7 percent compared to the same period last year. On a monthly basis, the output increased 3.2 percent in February, the strongest growth since March 2023. When examining specific subsectors, the mining and quarrying index saw a 3.2 percent decrease, while the manufa

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Xinhua Headlines: What China's new economic pivot means for the world

(240330) -- BEIJING, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the operation of equipment at an intelligent digital workshop at a fastener manufacturing company in Yongnian District of Handan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)

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More cargo pass through China's border port in Jan-Feb

STORY: More cargo pass through China's border port in Jan-Feb SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Horgos port 2. various of cargo 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG HAO, Manager of a local freight forwarding company STORYLINE: According to statistics from Horgos Customs, in January and February of this year, the import and export cargo volume at the Horgos Port in NW China's Xinjiang amounted to 6.906 million tons, marking a year-on-year increase of 35.6 percent. The export cargo volume exceeded one million tonnes, showing an increase of more than 50 percent, while the import cargo volume approached 6 million tonnes, registering an increase of more than 30 percent. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG HAO, Manager of a local freight forwarding company "There are various methods for outbound cargo available to us, including local customs declaration, integrated declaration, among others. These options make us very

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-LED DISPLAYS-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS (CN)

(240320) -- NANCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the Jiangxi MTC Visual Display Co., Ltd. (VMTC) in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "China New Growth: LED displays shine bright amid innovation, industrial clusters" (Photo by Zhou Jinyu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-LED DISPLAYS-INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS (CN)

(240320) -- NANCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows a workshop at the Jiangxi MTC Visual Display Co., Ltd. (VMTC) in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "China New Growth: LED displays shine bright amid innovation, industrial clusters" (Photo by Zhou Jinyu/Xinhua)

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-JIANGXI-GUQIN MAKER (CN)

(240313) -- NANCHANG, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Feng Yihua plays Guqin at a Guqin studio in Yihuang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 20, 2024. The Guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese instrument, boasts a history of over 3,000 years. Feng Yihua, a 38-year-old Guqin maker, hails from Yihuang County in east China's Jiangxi Province. Influenced by his family, Feng began studying the Guqin at age 18. He later moved to Shanghai to be an apprentice under a master in the craft of Guqin-making. "Creating a Guqin by hand requires raw lacquer, which initially caused skin allergies. I even cut my thumb while carving the holes," Feng recalled his apprenticeship. Through years of perseverance, Feng has honed his skills in both playing and crafting the Guqin. In 2014, he returned to his hometown to establish a Guqin studio, dedicating himself to this sophisticated profession. The process of hand-making a Guqin spans at least three years, involving around 100 procedures. This lengthy process

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-JIANGXI-GUQIN MAKER (CN)

(240313) -- NANCHANG, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Feng Yihua plays Guqin at a Guqin studio in Yihuang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 20, 2024. The Guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese instrument, boasts a history of over 3,000 years. Feng Yihua, a 38-year-old Guqin maker, hails from Yihuang County in east China's Jiangxi Province. Influenced by his family, Feng began studying the Guqin at age 18. He later moved to Shanghai to be an apprentice under a master in the craft of Guqin-making. "Creating a Guqin by hand requires raw lacquer, which initially caused skin allergies. I even cut my thumb while carving the holes," Feng recalled his apprenticeship. Through years of perseverance, Feng has honed his skills in both playing and crafting the Guqin. In 2014, he returned to his hometown to establish a Guqin studio, dedicating himself to this sophisticated profession. The process of hand-making a Guqin spans at least three years, involving around 100 procedures. This lengthy process

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-JIANGXI-GUQIN MAKER (CN)

(240313) -- NANCHANG, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Feng Yihua plays Guqin at a Guqin studio in Yihuang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 20, 2024. The Guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese instrument, boasts a history of over 3,000 years. Feng Yihua, a 38-year-old Guqin maker, hails from Yihuang County in east China's Jiangxi Province. Influenced by his family, Feng began studying the Guqin at age 18. He later moved to Shanghai to be an apprentice under a master in the craft of Guqin-making. "Creating a Guqin by hand requires raw lacquer, which initially caused skin allergies. I even cut my thumb while carving the holes," Feng recalled his apprenticeship. Through years of perseverance, Feng has honed his skills in both playing and crafting the Guqin. In 2014, he returned to his hometown to establish a Guqin studio, dedicating himself to this sophisticated profession. The process of hand-making a Guqin spans at least three years, involving around 100 procedures. This lengthy process

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Biden secures enough delegates to become 2024 Democratic presidential nominee

STORY: Biden secures enough delegates to become 2024 Democratic presidential nominee SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20-26, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Biden departing the White House (Feb. 26, 2024) 2. various of exterior of the White House (Feb. 26, 2024) 3. various of former U.S. President Donald Trump arriving in Greer, South Carolina, the U.S. (Feb. 20, 2024) STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden has secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nominee after a projected victory in Georgia's primary, according to U.S. media projections on Tuesday. With his win in Georgia's primary, the incumbent president has cleared the 1,968 delegate mark out of 3,934 total to lock up this year's Democratic nomination and represent the party on the ballot in November. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump is projected to win the Republican primary in the southeastern state of Georgia on Tuesday, inching close

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CHINA-ANHUI-FUYANG-RETURNED MIGRANTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240312) -- FUYANG, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker packs eggs for shipment at Yang Guangshuo's company in Fuyang City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 20, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Increasing returned migrants fuel rural development of east China" (Xinhua/Zhao Jinzheng)

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