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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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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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Meat turmoil

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Feb. 3, 2013, shows a meat shop at a market in London, where a board with a message reading "You won't find any horse meat in our burgers!" is displayed as shock spreads in Britain at the detection of horse meat in food products said to contain beef.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in October 2008 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From back to front are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors. The bottom photo shows a cover on the No. 1 reactor building used to prevent radioactive particles from being dispersed. Cranes are at work at No. 3 and No. 4 reactor buildings.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in December 2000 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From right to left are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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Nuclear disaster epicenter town being left to ruin

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo, taken Feb. 18, 2013, shows shoes scattered around the entrance at abandoned Kumamachi Elementary School in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture. Located within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the school was relocated to the prefectural city of Aizuwakamatsu.

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Kabuki actor's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo speaks during the funeral of his father, leading Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro (in portrait) in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2013. Danjuro died on Feb. 3, 2013, of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. He was 66. (Pool photo)

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Guangzhou defeat Urawa in ACL

GUANGZHOU, China - Goalkeeper Nobuhiro Kato (center R) and other Urawa Reds players react after Guangzhou Evergrande scored the first goal in an opening game of the 2013 Asian Champions League in Guangzhou, China, on Feb. 26, 2013. Urawa lost 3-0.

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Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia

UYUNI, Bolivia - A Feb. 3, 2013, photo shows a Bolivian government engineer showing impurities removed through experimental lithium extraction using Japanese technology at a plant for experimental lithium extraction at the Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia. The area is believed to contain half the world's lithium reserves.

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Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia

UYUNI, Bolivia - A Feb. 3, 2013, photo shows Japanese and Bolivian members of a joint project viewing a plant for experimental lithium extraction at the Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia. The area is believed to contain half the world's lithium reserves.

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Dolls for girls' happiness

NARITA, Japan - About 1,200 "hina" dolls from across Japan are displayed on the stairs of the Tomisaki Shrine in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2013. Hina dolls are decorated at girls' homes in Japan on March 3 in an event to pray for their happiness.

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Sony unveils PlayStation 4

NEW YORK, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President and Group CEO Andrew House launches the PlayStation 4 in New York on Feb. 20, 2013, marking the first overhaul of its home gaming machine since the 2006 release of the PlayStation 3.

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Japan defeat Latvia in World Cup warm-up

KOBE, Japan - Shinji Okazaki (9) scores his second and Japan's third goal during the second half of a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, 2013. Japan won 3-0 ahead of a World Cup qualifier in March away to Jordan.

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Japan defeat Latvia in World Cup warm-up

KOBE, Japan - Japan's Keisuke Honda (4) scores his team's second goal during the second half of a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, 2013. Japan won 3-0 ahead of a World Cup qualifier in March away to Jordan.

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Japan defeat Latvia in World Cup warm-up

KOBE, Japan - Japan's Shinji Okazaki (9) scores the opener during the first half of a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, 2013. Japan won 3-0 ahead of a World Cup qualifier in March away to Jordan.

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S. Korea nuclear power plant

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the Shin Kori 3 (R) and Shin Kori 4 (L) reactors under construction at a nuclear power plant in Ulsan, South Korea, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor building (2nd from front), the cover of which is under construction, at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2013.

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Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor building (2nd from R), the cover of which is under construction, at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2013.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo answers reporters' questions in front of his home in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2013. His father, leading Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 3, 2013. He was 66.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo answers reporters' questions in front of his home in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2013. His father, leading Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 3, 2013. He was 66.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo answers reporters' questions in front of his home in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2013. His father, leading Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 3, 2013. He was 66.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2008 shows Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro (front) and his son, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, walking in a procession on the approach to Naritasan Shinsho Temple to mark the 1070th anniversary of its foundation in Narita, Chiba Prefecture. Danjuro died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 3, 2013. He was 66.

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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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Harumafuji throws beans

HADANO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji throws bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at the Sagami branch of Izumo Taisha Shrine in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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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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Sapporo World Cup ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows the first jump of Austria's Jacqueline Seifriedsberger at a World Cup women's ski jumping event at Miyanomori hill in Hokkaido on Feb. 3, 2013. Seifriedsberger took her first World Cup gold medal with 245.7 points from jumps of 94 and 93 meters.

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Sapporo World Cup ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Norway's Anette Sagen, Austria's Jacqueline Seifriedsberger and Sarah Hendrickson of the United States stand on the podium at Miyanomori hill in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3, 2013, after finishing second, first and third respectively at a World Cup women's ski jumping event.

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Sun bears eat special rolls

KOCHI, Japan - A Malayan sun bear mother and cub eat "Ehomaki" rolls, specially cooked in hope of their growth at Noichi Zoological Park in Konan, Kochi Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2013, in an event of "setsubun," which marks the division between winter and spring on the lunar calendar.

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Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) and Estonian sekiwake Baruto throw bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Japanese actress Haruka Ayase (L) throws bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February. Actor Hidetoshi Nishijima (C) and actor Hiroki Hasegawa (R) also took part in the event.

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Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Japanese actress Haruka Ayase throws bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Japanese actress Haruka Ayase (L) and actor Hidetoshi Nishijima throw bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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N. Korean leader Kim

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Korean Central News Agency reported Feb. 3, 2013, that Kim made "an important concluding speech" at an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, outlining Pyongyang's defense of its "security and sovereignty."

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Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (L) and Mongolian grand champion Hakuho throw bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Ax falls on Mahathir's son after fallout with Malaysian PM Najib

File photo taken in October 2013 shows Mukhriz Mahathir. The son of former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was ousted from his post as chief minister of the northern state of Kedah on Feb. 3, 2016, a victim of his father's campaign to overthrow current Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, political watchers say. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo