Xi's attendance at the 15th BRICS Summit and state visit to South Africa

STORY: Xi's attendance at the 15th BRICS Summit and state visit to South Africa DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIFISO MAHLANGU, Editor-in-chief of The Star (South Africa's leading newspaper) 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHEIKH TIDIANE GADIO, Former Senegalese foreign minister 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): CLAYSON MONYELA, Official, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): FIKILE MBALULA, Secretary General of the African National Congress 10. SOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President STORYLIN

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-6TH BRICS MEDIA FORUM-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORTS

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-6TH BRICS MEDIA FORUM-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORTS

(230819) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former Senegalese foreign minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, also president of the Institute for Pan-African Strategies, speaks during a releasing event at the 6th BRICS Media Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2023. New China Research (NCR), the think tank of China's Xinhua News Agency, released in Johannesburg Saturday the English and French versions of two research reports on Xi Jinping's economic thought and the Communist Party of China's (CPC) "Second Integration" theory. The two reports, which are entitled "Toward Modernity: The Value of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" and "The 'Second Integration' that Transforms China -- Theoretical Innovation and Practice in Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation," were released by the NCR at the 6th BRICS Media Forum, which began Saturday in Johannesburg. A seminar was also held to mark the release of the two research reports. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Zambian president says climate change worsening lives of women

STORY: Zambian president says climate change worsening lives of women DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people celebrating International Women's Day 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambia President 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): COUMBA MAR GADIO, UN Resident Coordinator in Zambia STORYLINE: Zambia on Tuesday joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Women's Day with President Hakainde Hichilema expressing concern that climate change is worsening the lives of women, especially in rural parts of the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President "Climate change is making this task even more difficult. In most cases, women and girls have to move long distances to access water, firewood and food, due to the negative effects of climate change. This government fully acknowledges that climate change is a serious issue and needs to