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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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China Charging Facilities Increase

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - A charging pile is seen at Zhangshan village in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, Feb 5, 2025. By the end of 2024, the total number of charging facilities in China reached 12.818 million units, an increase of 49% year-on-year.

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-OPTOELECTRONIC INFORMATION-INDUSTRY (CN)

(240706) -- WUHAN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members work on a production line of Accelink Technologies, an opto-electronic components supplier, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 5, 2024. Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, also known as the optics valley of China, is the birthplace of China's first optical fiber and a national optoelectronic information industry base. In recent years, Hubei Province has made major breakthroughs in the development of optoelectronic information industry and accelerated the building of optoelectronic information industry clusters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-OPTOELECTRONIC INFORMATION-INDUSTRY (CN)

(240706) -- WUHAN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member works on a production line of Accelink Technologies, an optoelectronic components supplier, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 5, 2024. Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, also known as the optics valley of China, is the birthplace of China's first optical fiber and a national optoelectronic information industry base. In recent years, Hubei Province has made major breakthroughs in the development of optoelectronic information industry and accelerated the building of optoelectronic information industry clusters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-OPTOELECTRONIC INFORMATION-INDUSTRY (CN)

(240706) -- WUHAN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members work on a production line of Accelink Technologies, an opto-electronic components supplier, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 5, 2024. Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, also known as the optics valley of China, is the birthplace of China's first optical fiber and a national optoelectronic information industry base. In recent years, Hubei Province has made major breakthroughs in the development of optoelectronic information industry and accelerated the building of optoelectronic information industry clusters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xiao Yijiu)

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres works at the office in the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres is pictured at the hall for whale and dolphin specimens of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres is pictured at the hall for whale and dolphin specimens of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres checks out seagoing equipment at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are be

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres checks out seagoing equipment at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are be

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres (R) communicates with a colleague at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests ar

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese white dolphins are spotted in the waters of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white dolphin, and she is actively offering suggestion

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres looks at a rescued short-finned pilot whale at Sanya Haichang Animal Conservation Center in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agathe Serres works at the office in the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welf

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agathe Serres is pictured at the hall for whale and dolphin specimens of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research in

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agathe Serres looks at a rescued short-finned pilot whale at Sanya Haichang Animal Conservation Center in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white dolphin, and

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agathe Serres checks out seagoing equipment at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and a

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese white dolphins are spotted in the waters of Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 2, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white dolphin, and she is actively offering suggestions on their p

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agathe Serres (R) communicates with a colleague at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior a

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agathe Serres checks out seagoing equipment at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and a

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Agathe Serres is pictured at the hall for whale and dolphin specimens of the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 27, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research in

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Xinhua Headlines: "Bridge" in place, China ready to sample on moon's far side

(240419) -- BEIJING, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The lunar samples No. 001 brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe is on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2021. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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700 years on, Italian "Marcos" continue to draw inspiration from Marco Polo

STORY: 700 years on, Italian "Marcos" continue to draw inspiration from Marco Polo SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 14-March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:06:33 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCO MULLER, MARCO BETTIN, MARCO RUSSO, MARCO PERUSI, MARCO OLIVA SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MARCO MULLER, Former chairman of the Venice International Film Festival SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARCO BETTIN, Director general of Italy China Council Foundation (ICCF) SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARCO RUSSO, CEO of Italian jewelry brand Russo Cammei SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MARCO PERUSI, Teacher of Institute Aleardo Aleardi International School of Verona SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MARCO OLIVA, Student of Piero Della Francesca High School of Arezzo SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): MARCO MULLER, Former chairman of the Venice International Film Festival SOUNDBITE 8 (English): MARCO BETTIN, Director general of Italy China Council Foundation (ICCF) SOUNDBITE 9 (English): MARCO RUSSO, CEO of Italian jewelry brand

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Xinhua Headlines: China eyes buzzing low-altitude skies for new growth engine

(240319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A 5-seat electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft flies during a demonstration flight near Shekou Cruise Home port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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Sci-tech development empowers China's rural transformation

STORY: Sci-tech development empowers China's rural transformation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 10/ March 17/18, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of agriculture in China 2. various of Du Xiaoyi working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU XIAOYI, Hebei Kelier Seed Industry Co., Ltd 4. various of a smart farm in Jinzhong of north China's Shanxi Province 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU ZHUOHANG, Project leader of Jinzhong National Agricultural High-tech Zone Smart Farm (JD Farm) 6. various of China's Guizhou Province 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TAN LI, Vlogger 8. various of agriculture in China STORYLINE: The Chinese idiom "face to the soil and back to the sky" has been used to describe the agricultural toil of farmers for thousands of years. Today, thanks to the development of science and technology, farmers' work is easier with harvest bumper and earnings higher. Du Xiaoyi is the founder of a seed company in north China's Hebei Province. As a computer

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"China-chic" down jackets a rising trend on runway in France

STORY: "China-chic" down jackets a rising trend on runway in France SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of "China-chic" down jackets displayed during the China-France Week 2. STANDUP 1 (English): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG RAN, Designer of Textile and Garment Industrial Research Institute at Wuhan Textile University in Gongqingcheng City 4. STANDUP 2 (English): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG QIUHAN, Head of Textile and Garment Industrial Research Institute at Wuhan Textile University in Gongqingcheng City STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondent "What you have seen just now were the brilliant fashion shows displayed during the China-France Week held in Paris in late September last year. Over 30 pieces of China-chic down jackets were debuted on the shows, stealing the spotlight. These down jackets were actually des

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When Chinese porcelain meets French cosmetics

STORY: When Chinese porcelain meets French cosmetics SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the exhibition 3. STANDUP 2 (English): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GANG HAO, General manager of Jingdezhen Towyi Cultural Development Co. Ltd. 5. STANDUP 3 (English): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): CHEN YUSHAN, Xinhua correspondent "Fine lines with blue and red shaped Eiffel Tower on the surface of a pure and thin porcelain cup, integrating elements with distinctive features from both China and France. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between these two countries, those types of cups were packaged into exquisite gift boxes with French cosmetics." The gift box and dozens of other porcelain works from Jingdezhen, China's renowned "porcelain capital," attracted

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The renaissance of centuries-old Tibetan opera

STORY: The renaissance of centuries-old Tibetan opera SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26/March 2, 2024/earlier footage DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tibetan opera teachers and learners at the people's art hall of the Xizang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): TENZIN DONDEN, Tibetan opera learner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): CHIMED DROLKAR, Tibetan opera learner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): PHURJUNG, Tibetan opera teacher 5. various of Tibetan opera performances 6. various of Tashi Chodan, a community in Shannan City known for Tibetan opera 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Tibetan): NYIMA TSERING, Inheritor of Tibetan opera STORYLINE: While many children choose hobbies like playing the piano, swimming or computer programming, 13-year-old Tenzin Donden stands out with his rare passion for Tibetan opera, an art form with a history of more than 600 years. Every weekend, Tenzin Donden dedicates two-and-a-half hours to honing his Tibetan opera performance skills at the

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Mountainous town in China's Xinjiang ensures safe travel of students

STORY: Mountainous town in China's Xinjiang ensures safe travel of students SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: YECHENG, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students being transported to school by a convoy of vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALIMU MAMAT, Student from Yecheng County No. 15 High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ALIMU MAMAT, Student from Yecheng County No. 15 High School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LYU YONGGANG, Official from Education Bureau of Yecheng County 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG XIAOLIN, Traffic police officer in Yecheng County 6. various of students entering the school STORYLINE: Nestled in the Kunlun Mountains in China's Xinjiang, Xihxu Township is enveloped by majestic peaks and challenging roads. For years, a dedicated convoy of vehicles has been ensuring the safe passage of students here between school and home. The convoy was carrying students free-of-charge to their boarding school in Yecheng County ahead of the sp

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CHINA-QINGHAI-LAJIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE-RESTORATION (CN)

(240316) -- XINING, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology repairs damaged artifacts of the Lajia archaeological site in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 5, 2024. Chinese archaeologists have been making great efforts to restore and repair damaged artifacts in a renowned site of prehistoric ruins after it was ravaged by a powerful earthquake. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese archaeologists move to restore quake-ravaged heritage site" (Xinhua/Lyu Xueli)

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Nigeria opens land, air borders with Niger following ECOWAS resolution

STORY: Nigeria opens land, air borders with Niger following ECOWAS resolution SHOOTING TIME: March 13, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ECOWAS leaders at the extraordinary summit on Feb. 24 in Abuja 2. various of aerial view of the border 4. various of the military patrolling borders 5. various of border towns 6. various of goods at the border STORYLINE: Nigeria on Wednesday opened its land and air borders with the Republic of the Niger and lifted earlier imposed sanctions against that country following a 2023 coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu gave the directive in compliance with the decisions of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at its extraordinary summit on Feb. 24 in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. At the extraordinary summit, the West African leaders agreed to lift economic sanctions agains

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Turkish tourism officials hope to attract tourists with archaeological sites

STORY: Turkish tourism officials hope to attract tourists with archaeological sites SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of the site of the ruins of the Saint Polyeuktos Church 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ALI ASKER, Archeologist of Istanbul Municipality's Directorate of Cultural Assets Projects 4. various of the site of the ruins of the Saint Polyeuktos Church 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ALI ASKER, Archeologist of Istanbul Municipality's Directorate of Cultural Assets Projects 6. various of the site of the ruins of the Saint Polyeuktos Church 7. various of Huseyin Gazi Cosan, director of Istanbul Municipality's Tourism Division, receiving interview 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HUSEYIN GAZI COSAN, Director of Istanbul Municipality's Tourism Division STORYLINE: Saint Polyeuktos Church was an ancient Byzantine church in Constantinople, today's Istanbul, Türkiye. The church was commissi

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers wait to be served with freshly fried mushrooms in Gba village of Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2024. Developed by the National Engineering Research Centre of the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) of China, Juncao technology has allowed smallholder farmers to grow mushrooms from dried, chopped grasses, without chopping down trees and damaging the environment. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 5, 2024 shows mushrooms in Gba village of Bangui, the Central African Republic. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children eat freshly fried mushrooms in Gba village of Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pierrette Wamoundjou (2nd R) picks mushrooms with villagers in Gba village of Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pierrette Wamoundjou walks out of a mushroom shed holding a basket of mushrooms in Gba village of Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 5, 2024 shows a mushroom shed in Gba village of Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-WOMEN LIVELIHOOD

(240308) -- BANGUI, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers wait to be served with freshly fried mushrooms in Gba village of Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic

STORY: China's Juncao technology improves livelihood of women in Central African Republic SHOOTING TIME: Feb 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Bangui CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fatime harvesting mushrooms 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): FATIME ABBA REKYA, Mushroom farm owner 3. various of the Institute for Agricultural Research in CAR 4. various of Irene Dombeti working 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): IRENE DOMBETI, Laboratory technician of the Institute for Agricultural Research in CAR STORYLINE: In the Central African Republic (CAR), Fatima Kira Aba is a boss lady. About six years ago, she was an ordinary woman struggling to survive in the war-torn Central African country before traveling to China to study Juncao, a Chinese-invented technology using grass to grow mushrooms. Developed by the National Engineering Research Centre of the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) of China, Juncao technology has allowed smallholder farmers to grow mushrooms from dried, c

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Biden, Trump lead in "Super Tuesday" wins, edging closer to rematch

STORY: Biden, Trump lead in "Super Tuesday" wins, edging closer to rematch SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024/earlier footage DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:52 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station in Arlington, Virginia (March 5, 2024) 2. various of Biden departing the White House (Feb. 26, 2024) 3. various of exterior of the White House (Feb. 26, 2024) 4. various of former U.S. President Donald Trump arriving in South Carolina, the U.S. (Feb. 20, 2024) 5. various of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley talking to a supporter in Camden, South Carolina, the U.S. (Feb. 19, 2024) STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are leading in "Super Tuesday" wins in their respective party's primaries of the 2024 presidential election. Biden, challenged by American author Marianne Williamson and Congressman Dean Phillips, has won Alabama's, Massachusetts's, Maine's, North Carolina's, Oklahoma's, Tennessee's, Virginia's, and Vermo

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U.S.-CHINA-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-EXCHANGE

(240305) -- NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Audience watch performance of an excerpt from the renowned Henan opera Hua Mulan at an event held at the Chinese Consulate General in New York,the United States, on Feb. 29, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Intangible cultural heritage enriches China-U.S. subnational exchanges" (Photo by Winston Zhou/Xinhua)