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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People mourn the victims of an earthquake at a cemetery in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Turkey and Syria at midnight on Feb. 6, 2023, followed by a 7.7-magnitude one the next afternoon. Photo by Serdar Ozkurnazli/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People mourn the victims of an earthquake at a cemetery in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Turkey and Syria at midnight on Feb. 6, 2023, followed by a 7.7-magnitude one the next afternoon. Photo by Serdar Ozkurnazli/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People mourn the victims of an earthquake at a cemetery in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Turkey and Syria at midnight on Feb. 6, 2023, followed by a 7.7-magnitude one the next afternoon. Photo by Serdar Ozkurnazli/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People mourn the victims of an earthquake at a cemetery in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Turkey and Syria at midnight on Feb. 6, 2023, followed by a 7.7-magnitude one the next afternoon. Photo by Serdar Ozkurnazli/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People gather in town squares at 4.17 am, the time the first tremor struck, to observe a moment of silence for the victims in Hatay, for those, who lost their lives in the devastating Kahramanmaras based earthquakes with 7.8 magnitude that affected 11 province in Feb. 2023, in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Victims Commemorated in Hatay - Turkey

People mourn the victims of an earthquake at a cemetery in Hatay, Turkey, on February 6, 2025. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Turkey and Syria at midnight on Feb. 6, 2023, followed by a 7.7-magnitude one the next afternoon. Photo by Serdar Ozkurnazli/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Greece gripped by strikes on 1st anniversary of deadly train crash

STORY: Greece gripped by strikes on 1st anniversary of deadly train crash SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 & file DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pavlos Sinanidis, father of one of the victims of the deadly train crash on Feb. 28, 2023 in Greece 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): PAVLOS SINANIDIS, Father of a victim 3. various of the deadly train crash on Feb. 28, 2023 in Greece (file) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 6. various of STORYLINE: Greece was hit by a 24-hour nationwide strike on Wednesday, paralyzing public services including transport and hospitals. The trade union-led strikes were called to protest low salaries amid high living costs. In central Athens, around 20,000 protestors marched on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the country's deadliest-ever train crash, which happened one year ago in the valley of Tempi. Several masked young people threw Molotov cocktails at police in front of the Parlia

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Pakistani expat explores UHV transmission project in E China

STORY: Pakistani expat explores UHV transmission project in E China SHOOTING DATE: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: SUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENERGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yulan visiting the project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YULAN, Student of Silk Road School of Renmin University of China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHU HAIFENG, Senior engineer of the State Grid Corporation of Suzhou STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YULAN, Student of Silk Road School of Renmin University of China "This is a video my friend sent me while taking the Lahore Orange Line Metro. Owing to the consistent energy supply under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects, the metro line is able to run efficiently across the city of Lahore. But what many Chinese people are not aware of is that in the past Pakistan has been facing power shortages with power outages occurring every summer. In September of 2021, Pakistan's first high-voltage direct current transmission project, the ±6

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Kenya launches ecosystem restoration strategy via tree planting

STORY: Kenya launches ecosystem restoration strategy via tree planting SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tree planting by Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto and UNEP officials 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RACHEL RUTO, Kenyan First Lady 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEILA BENALI, President of UNEA-6 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Kenya's cabinet secretary for environment, climate change and forestry STORYLINE: Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto launched a landscape and ecosystem restoration strategy on Tuesday at the only closed canopy forest in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, aiming to plant an additional 500 million trees countrywide. The launch, coinciding with the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, will complement government efforts to grow 15 billion trees by 2032. Kenyan President William Ruto initiated the campaign in 2023 to plant 15 billion trees, aligning with the

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Leftist-radical group base raided

Riot police break into a facility used by leftist-radical group Zenshinsha in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2024, after some of its members allegedly tried to disrupt a peace memorial ceremony held in the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 2023, the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

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Leftist-radical group base raided

Riot police break into a facility used by leftist-radical group Zenshinsha in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2024, after some of its members allegedly tried to disrupt a peace memorial ceremony held in the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 2023, the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240226) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng arranges a Braille document on his suggestions at an instruction center of blind massage in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 6, 2024. Wang Yongcheng was born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967. Among the deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. In 1985, at the age of 18, Wang lost his sight in an unfortunate accident. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey, acquiring massage skills and conducting non-profit training. Since 1995, Wang has been engaged in services for people with disabilities, and organized activities including rehabilitation, education, training, employment service and financial assistance for them. He has helped more than 6,000 people with visual impairment get out of poverty and become self-reliance through training. During the "two sessions" in 2023,

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240226) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng records his suggestions in Braille at an instruction center of blind massage in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 6, 2024. Wang Yongcheng was born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967. Among the deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. In 1985, at the age of 18, Wang lost his sight in an unfortunate accident. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey, acquiring massage skills and conducting non-profit training. Since 1995, Wang has been engaged in services for people with disabilities, and organized activities including rehabilitation, education, training, employment service and financial assistance for them. He has helped more than 6,000 people with visual impairment get out of poverty and become self-reliance through training. During the "two sessions" in 2023, he proposed

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240226) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (2nd R) demonstrates massage techniques for people with visual impairment at an instruction center of blind massage in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 6, 2024. Wang Yongcheng was born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967. Among the deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. In 1985, at the age of 18, Wang lost his sight in an unfortunate accident. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey, acquiring massage skills and conducting non-profit training. Since 1995, Wang has been engaged in services for people with disabilities, and organized activities including rehabilitation, education, training, employment service and financial assistance for them. He has helped more than 6,000 people with visual impairment get out of poverty and become self-reliance through training. During t

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240226) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng demonstrates massage techniques for people with visual impairment at an instruction center of blind massage in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 6, 2024. Wang Yongcheng was born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967. Among the deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. In 1985, at the age of 18, Wang lost his sight in an unfortunate accident. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey, acquiring massage skills and conducting non-profit training. Since 1995, Wang has been engaged in services for people with disabilities, and organized activities including rehabilitation, education, training, employment service and financial assistance for them. He has helped more than 6,000 people with visual impairment get out of poverty and become self-reliance through training. During the "two

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240226) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng reads the Braille versions of replies to the suggestions he raised at an instruction center of blind massage in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 6, 2024. Wang Yongcheng was born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967. Among the deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. In 1985, at the age of 18, Wang lost his sight in an unfortunate accident. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey, acquiring massage skills and conducting non-profit training. Since 1995, Wang has been engaged in services for people with disabilities, and organized activities including rehabilitation, education, training, employment service and financial assistance for them. He has helped more than 6,000 people with visual impairment get out of poverty and become self-reliance through training. During the "two

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240226) -- FUZHOU, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (1st R) demonstrates massage techniques for people with visual impairment at an instruction center of blind massage in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 6, 2024. Wang Yongcheng was born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967. Among the deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. In 1985, at the age of 18, Wang lost his sight in an unfortunate accident. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey, acquiring massage skills and conducting non-profit training. Since 1995, Wang has been engaged in services for people with disabilities, and organized activities including rehabilitation, education, training, employment service and financial assistance for them. He has helped more than 6,000 people with visual impairment get out of poverty and become self-reliance through training. During t

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U.S.-SAN ANTONIO-CHINESE SCIENTIST-AWARD

(240224) -- SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Huang Xiaojun speaks with a patient at Peking University People's Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2023. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientist awarded for groundbreaking work in transplantation, cellular therapy" (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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Entrepreneurs in Hong Kong optimistic about prospects of GBA

STORY: Entrepreneurs in Hong Kong optimistic about prospects of GBA SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area 2. various of Li Linxian 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI LINXIAN, Founder and CEO of Shenzhen Shenxin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 4. various of Li Linxian's enterprise 5. various of Hong Kong 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI LINXIAN, Founder and CEO of Shenzhen Shenxin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 7. various of Hong Kong 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FU RAO, CEO, NFTChina.hk 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): PETER WONG, Founder & CEO, Bored Technology Limited STORYLINE: In February 2019, the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was issued by Chinese authorities. It made Li Linxian, a medical doctor who was teaching at a Hong Kong university, see a good time to start his own business. At the end of that year, he established a biotechnology ente

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Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin released on parole

STORY: Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin released on parole SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024/file DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a car carrying Thaksin leaving a police hospital 2. various of the police hospital 3. Thaksin returning to Thailand in August 2023 STORYLINE: Thailand's convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, six months after his return to the country from self-exile. Xinhua reporters observed that a car carrying Thaksin left a police hospital in Bangkok at 6:06 a.m. local time (2306 GMT) on Sunday, where he received medical treatment and served six months of his one-year prison sentence. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin previously said that the release on parole of Thaksin was in line with the law. According to the country's Justice Ministry, the 74-year-old former prime minister is among the 930 inmates approved for parole this month. He is eligible for parole as he is over 70 yea

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Fueled by new energy, east China city makes headway in economic growth

STORY: Fueled by new energy, east China city makes headway in economic growth SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: CHANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Changzhou 2. various of new energy industry 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Italian): ALFREDO AMADEI, President of Italy's Immergas 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEFAAN DEWAELE, CEO of Belgium's IGW 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JORG HEINEMANN, CEO of America's EnerVenue 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CAO YANG, Vice president of America's Baker Hughes STORYLINE: Dubbed as a capital of new energy, Changzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, reported a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.01 trillion yuan (about 140.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 6.8 percent year on year. As a manufacturing hub in the Yangtze River Delta, the city has magnetized a thriving cluster of top-notch battery and new energy vehicle (NEV) makers, infusing robust momentum into its economic growth. The output value of the new energy

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China's young generation powering gold rush

STORY: China's young generation powering gold rush SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people buying gold products at gold stores 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HU MEI, Regional manager of a gold store in Guizhou Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DU XUAN, Customer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XIE XIAOXIAN, Customer 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): XIA LIUXIA, Head of a gold shop in Shandong Province 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LIU HU, Director of a jewelry company under Shandong Gold Group Co. Ltd. STORYLINE: China has witnessed a thriving gold market recently. According to China Gold Association, in 2023, the national gold consumption reached nearly 1,090 tonnes, an increase of 8.78 percent year on year. According to the association, in 2023, the young population aged between 25 and 34 became the main force of gold consumption, with their proportion up from 16 percent to 59 percent. Before the Spring Festival holid

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African bank, UNHCR commit to supporting forcibly displaced people in South Sudan

STORY: African bank, UNHCR commit to supporting forcibly displaced people in South Sudan SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, Raouf Mazou and others at the reception center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAOUF MAZOU, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Operations 3. various of Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, Raouf Mazou and others at the reception center 4. various of refugees 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARIE-LAURE AKIN-OLUGBADE, AfDB's Vice President for Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery 6. various of Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade and Raouf Mazou meeting with local authorities 7. various of refugees STORYLINE: The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have committed to deepening their collaboration for displaced people and host communities in South Sudan. The UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou

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CEO of Porsche China expects further growth in Chinese market

STORY: CEO of Porsche China expects further growth in Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YOU ZHIXIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President and CEO of Porsche China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YOU ZHIXIN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YOU ZHIXIN, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President and CEO of Porsche China 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President and CEO of Porsche China 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President and CEO of Porsche China 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President and CEO of Porsche China STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): YOU ZHIXIN, Xinhua correspondent "2023 is a milestone year of the Chinese car market. And now welcome to 2024, the Year of Dragon. Also this year we might still see the rapid rise of the Chinese car market. Today we'll meet Michael Kirsch

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Xinhua Headlines: Europe looks to tap potentials in cooperation with China amid growth challenges

(230429) -- FRANKFURT, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a store in Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 6, 2023. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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Training center offers motivation to young earthquake survivors in southern Türkiye

STORY: Training center offers motivation to young earthquake survivors in southern Türkiye SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of earthquake victims living in a container city in Nurdagi district of Gaziantep in Türkiye 2. various of students preparing for the exam at an education center in Nurdagi district of Gaziantep province in Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SEMIH BIRSAT ORCAN, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SEMIH BIRSAT ORCAN, Student 5. various of social entrepreneurship, empowerment and cohesion project promotional poster 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): EMINE KURULUR, Counselor at the center 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): SILA KUDAILGA, Student STORYLINE: Nineteen-year-old Semih Birsat Orcan had big dreams for the future. However, the massive earthquakes that struck the southern part of Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023 has changed his life. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SEMIH BIRSAT ORCAN, Student "I was preparing for the

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's Son Heung Min reacts after the semi-final between Jordan and South Korea at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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One year on, survivors still haunted by pain, trauma of Türkiye's earthquakes

STORY: One year on, survivors still haunted by pain, trauma of Türkiye's earthquakes SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. file footage of the buildings destroyed by the earthquake 2. various of a container city in Iskenderun district of Hatay 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): FILIZ TURHAN, Earthquake survivor in Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): EMINE DEMIRVANLI, Earthquake survivor in Türkiye 5. various of people commemorating the earthquake victims in Hatay, Türkiye 6. various of a cemetery for earthquake victims in Hatay, Türkiye STORYLINE: "I saw other buildings collapsing, row after row, and then it was ours," 37-year-old Filiz Turhan recalled that early morning in tears. One year ago, Turhan and her family of four managed to get out into the open from their apartment building when a massive earthquake struck southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023. "The earthquake hit from below, accompanied by a terrible noise. We managed t

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

(240207) -- AL RAYYAN, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's Son Heung Min reacts after the semi-final between Jordan and South Korea at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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Panda cubs send "Lunar New Year greetings" from China's Sichuan

STORY: Panda cubs send "Lunar New Year greetings" from China's Sichuan SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of panda cubs STORYLINE: Twenty-four giant panda cubs were gathered at two breeding bases in southwest China's Sichuan Province for a Chinese New Year greeting on Sunday. All the cubs were born in 2023 -- 10 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and 14 at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center. Amid festive decorations at the Shenshuping breeding base and at the second location in Chengdu's Beihu area, the cubs were held by their caretakers and posed for cameras to delight people around the world as Chinese New Year approaches. Over the years, the two organizations have been cooperating on giant panda breeding, genetic preservation, and disease prevention and control. They have also assembled expert panels to support the Giant Panda National Park, which was establis

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Survivors rebuild lives one year after 2023 earthquakes in Syria, Türkiye

STORY: Survivors rebuild lives one year after 2023 earthquakes in Syria, Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Damascus/Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of quake-affected zones 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAHIA KAAKEH, Local resident, Aleppo 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YAHIA MAJAWAZ, Local resident, Aleppo 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SALEM HABEIB, Aleppo branch director of General Housing Foundation 5. STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): CEREN KAYABASI, Resident STORYLINE: One year after the deadly earthquakes that hit both Syria and Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023, survivors in both countries share their stories. Yahia Kaakeh, a 50-year-old painter, was at his home in the Syrian city of Aleppo when the earthquakes struck. He was buried under the rubble for 40 hours before he was saved. He later learned that he was one of the two survivors in his apartment building, the collapse of which claimed the lives of 48 people. S

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TSMC to build 2nd Japan plant in Kumamoto

File photo taken Dec. 28, 2023, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s chip plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. TSMC announced on Feb. 6, 2024, that it plans to build a second factory in the same prefecture.

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TSMC to build 2nd Japan plant in Kumamoto

File photo taken Dec. 28, 2023, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s chip plant in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. TSMC announced on Feb. 6, 2024, that it plans to build a second factory in the same prefecture.

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TSMC to build 2nd Japan factory in Kumamoto

File photo taken in November 2023, shows the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Hsinchu, Taiwan. On Feb. 6, 2024, the world's leading contract chipmaker announced a plan to build a second factory in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, where its first factory in Japan is set to begin operations in 2024.

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TSMC to build 2nd Japan factory in Kumamoto

File photo taken in November 2023, shows the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Hsinchu, Taiwan. On Feb. 6, 2024, the world's leading contract chipmaker announced a plan to build a second factory in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, where its first factory in Japan is set to begin operations in 2024.

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(SP)QATAR-AL RAYYAN-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-JORDAN VS SOUTH KOREA

(240207) -- AL RAYYAN, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Jordan celebrate after the semi-final between Jordan and South Korea at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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(SP)QATAR-AL RAYYAN-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-JORDAN VS SOUTH KOREA

(240207) -- AL RAYYAN, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Mousa Altamari (L) celebrates after scoring during the semi-final between Jordan and South Korea at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)QATAR-AL RAYYAN-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-JORDAN VS SOUTH KOREA

(240207) -- AL RAYYAN, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Mousa Altamari (front R) celebrates with Yazan Alnaimat after scoring during the semi-final between Jordan and South Korea at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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(SP)QATAR-AL RAYYAN-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-JORDAN VS SOUTH KOREA

(240207) -- AL RAYYAN, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Yazan Alnaimat (top) shoots and scores during the semi-final between Jordan and South Korea at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)QATAR-AL RAYYAN-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-JORDAN VS SOUTH KOREA

(240207) -- AL RAYYAN, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Yazan Alnaimat (L) shoots and scores during the semi-final between Jordan and South Korea at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)QATAR-AL RAYYAN-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-JORDAN VS SOUTH KOREA

(240207) -- AL RAYYAN, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fans of Jordan celebrate after the semi-final between Jordan and South Korea at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)