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Back to countryside, new trend amid China's rural revitalization drive

STORY: Back to countryside, new trend amid China's rural revitalization drive SHOOTING TIME: recent DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the countryside 2. various of Wang Jinyue working in the field 3. various of the robot designed by Wang's team 4. various of a vegetable cultivation base in Shaanxi 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GUO QIANG, General manager of a biotechnology company in Shaanxi STORYLINE: As China is comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, more and more "new farmers," mostly well-educated young people with new ideas and skills, have started to move from big cities to the countryside. They are bringing urban and rural areas closer together and addressing challenges with innovative solutions. When Wang Jinyue quitted his job as a manager of an Internet company in Shanghai and returned to his home village in Jinshan District of Shanghai in 2017, he brought more than 70 engineers with him. They have been committed to the re

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Serbia's tourism industry looks forward to return of Chinese visitors

STORY: Serbia's tourism industry looks forward to return of Chinese visitors DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Belgrade 2. various of the Belgrade International Tourism Fair 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, President of Serbia 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VALOK, Tour guide and representative of Sai Hua Travel Agency 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): MARIJA LABOVIC, Director of National Tourism Organization of Serbia 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR PUACA, Assistant to the president of Belgrade's Stari Grad city municipality STORYLINE: On the occasion of the 44th edition of the Belgrade International Tourism Fair, representatives of Serbia's tourism industry said they "eagerly anticipate" the return of visitors from China. China, the country that has sent the largest number of foreign visitors to Serbia in recent years, is the guest of honor at the fair, which takes place between Feb. 23 and 26. In 2017, the mutual visa exe

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Asian Games: Hongo 2nd after women's short program

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 23 Kyodo - Japan's Rika Hongo performs in the women's figure skating short program at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2017. Hongo placed second behind South Korea's Choi Da Bin ahead of the free program.

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers adjust a monitor camera in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers fill in data of Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers adjust a monitor camera in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers remove weeds hindering a monitor camera in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger checks out traces of Siberian tigers in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers remove poachers' traps in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger collects samples of Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger fills in data of Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers remove poachers' traps in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger shows samples of Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers adjust a monitor camera in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers record locations on patrol route in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger checks on Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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Japanese NPO to step up disaster awareness campaign in N.Y.

Hirokazu Nagata, head of Plus Arts, a Kobe-based nonprofit organization, gives a lecture in New York on Feb. 23, 2017, on creative designs used in disaster preparation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't ordered to pay record damages in U.S. base noise suit

Photo taken in February 2014 shows the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture. About 22,000 residents near the base were awarded about 30.2 billion yen ($267 million) in a court ruling on Feb. 23, 2017, marking the largest damages payment levied against the Japanese government in a suit over noise from a military installation. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan CEO Ghosn to become chairman, Saikawa to be sole CEO

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn, seen in this undated photo, will step down from the post and become chairman of the company on April 1, 2017, the Japanese automaker said on Feb. 23. Hiroto Saikawa, a co-CEO with Ghosn, will become the sole CEO of Nissan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamato Transport workers demand volume limit amid labor shortage

Photo taken in March 2013 shows Yamato Transport Co. delivery service workers carrying a package in Tokyo. Workers at the company have asked management to limit the volume of packages accepted from clients amid a labor shortage, sources close to the matter said Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poverty Alleviation in China

Above, Chen Yongyu (L) sits in front of his house in Xiaba Village, Liuling Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, on June 23, 2017. Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021 shows Chen Yongyu and his wife in front of their building in Shexiang Ancient Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province.

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Poverty Alleviation in China

Above, Chen Zerong and his wife are having dinner at home in Xiaba Village, Liulong Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, on June 23, 2017. Below, Chen Zerong's wife (L) arranges her belongings at her home in Xingfu 33 Village, Liulong Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb 5, 2021.

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Poverty Alleviation in China

Above, Zheng Zhikui (R) and his mother take a group photo in front of their house in Xiaba Village, Liulong Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, June 23, 2017. Below, Zheng Zhikui stands in front of his home in Xingfu 33 Village, Liulong Town, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, Feb 5, 2021.

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Gold smuggling

Nagoya Customs displays gold bars and bullion it confiscated in 2017, in the central Japanese city of Nagoya on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor penguins in Antarctica

Emperor penguins stand on a coastal snowfield in the Antarctica on Feb. 23, 2017. The photo was taken from aboard the icebreaker Shirase during its Antarctic Sea voyage back to Japan from Showa Station, a Japanese research facility at the South Pole. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. could gain from China's irritation at N. Korea: ex-official

Gary Samore, a nuclear nonproliferation expert who served under former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, gives an interview to Kyodo News in New York on Feb. 23, 2017. The United States under President Donald Trump should take advantage of China's increasing irritation at North Korea's recent provocative acts, Samore said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Malaysia mulls reviewing diplomatic ties with N. Korea

Members of Malaysia's ruling National Front coalition protest against North Korea outside the country's embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 23, 2017. Malaysia is considering reviewing its diplomatic ties with North Korea amid an acrimonious stand-off between the countries over the handling of the apparent assassination of the estranged half-brother of the reclusive country's leader, local media reported Feb. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aurora above Japanese icebreaker Shirase

The Aurora australis appears above the icebreaker Shirase on Feb. 23, 2017, during its Antarctic Sea voyage back to Japan from Showa Station, a Japanese research facility at the South Pole. The southern lights were seen from the late night of Feb. 23 through early hours of Feb. 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NTT ties up with local governments in creating new big data business

Hiroo Unoura, president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2017. Unoura said NTT is planning to tie up with local governments to launch a new business utilizing big data to promote disaster prevention, transportation systems and tourism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Miyazaki comes out of retirement to work on feature film

Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki, seen in this photo taken in February 2014, has come out of retirement to work on a new animated feature, Toshio Suzuki, a producer at Studio Ghibli, said in the United States on Feb. 23, 2017. The decision to return to work comes nearly three and a half years after the Oscar-winning director announced his retirement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Miyazaki comes out of retirement to work on feature film

Toshio Suzuki, a producer at Studio Ghibli, a major Japanese animation company, attends an Academy Awards-related event in Beverly Hills, the United States on Feb. 23, 2017. Suzuki said Oscar-winning Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki has come out of retirement to work on a new animated feature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Darvish at Rangers spring training

Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (L) shakes hands with catcher Robinson Chirinos after practice at the club's spring training site in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka at Yankees spring training

Masahiro Tanaka pitches to a batter at the New York Yankees' spring training site in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 23, 2017, as manager Joe Girardi looks on from behind. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro laughs off injury caused in outfield collision

Ichiro Suzuki is pictured at the Miami Marlins' spring training complex in Jupiter, Florida, on Feb. 23, 2017. The veteran outfielder trained separately from teammates for the second day in a row after an outfield collision with non-roster invitee Brandon Barnes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skiing: Falla wins woman's cross-country sprint at Nordic worlds

Norwegian cross-country skier Maiken Caspersen Falla celebrates after winning the women's sprint final at the Nordic world ski championships in Lahti, Finland, on Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese steak restaurant chain opens N.Y. store

Customers eat at an "Ikinari Steak" restaurant, known for standing dining, on its opening day in New York on Feb. 23, 2017, as the first overseas store for the Japanese steak restaurant chain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Hasegawa wins women's giant slalom

Alpine skier Emi Hasegawa of Japan competes in the second run of the women's giant slalom at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo on Feb. 23, 2017. Hasegawa struck gold in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: Kasai in official practice for Nordic worlds

Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai takes part in official practice in Lahti, Finland, on Feb. 23, 2017, for the Nordic world ski championships. Kasai is making his 14th appearance at the championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump eyes boosting missile defense for Japan, S. Korea over N. Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in this file photo, said in an interview with Reuters on Feb. 23, 2017 that he is "very angry" at North Korea's ballistic missile test earlier in the month, and that boosting a missile defense system for Japan and South Korea is among the options to counter provocative acts by Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mexico worried, irritated about Trump's immigration policy

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly attend a joint press conference after a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray in Mexico City on Feb. 23, 2017. In an effort to allay Mexico's concern about U.S. immigration policy, Kelly said there "will be no use of military force" in immigration operations, and that there will be "no mass deportations." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mexico worried, irritated about Trump's immigration policy

Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray (R) speaks at a joint press conference after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Mexico City on Feb. 23, 2017. Videgaray expressed "worry and irritation" about the immigration policy of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who earlier in the day called deportations "a military operation." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murakami's 1st multivolume novel in 7 yrs goes on sale

"Kishidancho Goroshi" (Killing Commendatore), Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's first multivolume novel in seven years, is displayed at bookstore chain Sanseido Co.'s store in Tokyo's Jimbocho district on the night of Feb. 23, 2017 ahead of its midnight release. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murakami's 1st multivolume novel in 7 yrs goes on sale

Photo shows "Kishidancho Goroshi" (Killing Commendatore), Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's first multivolume novel in seven years, which hit the shelves in Japan at midnight of Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murakami's 1st multivolume novel in 7 yrs goes on sale

Photo shows "Kishidancho Goroshi" (Killing Commendatore), Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's first multivolume novel in seven years, which hit the shelves in Japan at midnight of Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murakami's 1st multivolume novel in 7 yrs goes on sale

"Kishidancho Goroshi" (Killing Commendatore), Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's first multivolume novel in seven years, is displayed at bookstore chain Sanseido Co.'s store in Tokyo's Jimbocho district on the night of Feb. 23, 2017 ahead of its midnight release. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: UAE's figure skater Lari in women's short program

Zahra Lari of the United Arab Emirates competes in the women's figure skating short program at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: UAE's figure skater Lari in women's short program

Zahra Lari of the United Arab Emirates competes in the women's figure skating short program at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR West unveils "Mizukaze" luxury express train

Photo shows the inside of "Twilight Express Mizukaze," a 10-coach luxury express train of West Japan Railway Co., when it is unveiled to the media in Osaka on Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR West unveils "Mizukaze" luxury express train

Photo shows the inside of "Twilight Express Mizukaze," a 10-coach luxury express train of West Japan Railway Co., when it is unveiled to the media in Osaka on Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR West unveils "Mizukaze" luxury express train

Photo shows the inside of "Twilight Express Mizukaze," a 10-coach luxury express train of West Japan Railway Co., when it is unveiled to the media in Osaka on Feb. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo