Chinese embrace digital yuan as China further promotes pilot program

STORY: Chinese embrace digital yuan as China further promotes pilot program DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: STANDUP(English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondentSOUNDBITE 1(Chinese):LIU YIYING, Manager of Canton Tower Tourism Culture Co.various of GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): MS. ZHANG, Touristvarious of Guangzhou STORYLINE: China has stepped up efforts to promote the digital yuan with pilot programs. Since 2017, the country has tested the use of the digital yuan in a number of cities, including Guangzhou. STANDUP(English): YE TING, Xinhua correspondent "We are now in the Canton Tower. As China keeps promoting its digital fiat currency, we can use the digital yuan in restaurants, vending machines, stores, and even in the tramcars. Let's have a look. I'm about to enter the station. I have already downloaded the digital yuan application. I can simply use the QR code to take the trams." SOUNDBITE 1(Chinese):LIU YIYING, Manager of Canton Tower Tourism

China accelerates COVID-19 vaccination for elderly

STORY: China accelerates COVID-19 vaccination for elderly DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of a community in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG HUAQING, Expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Preventionvarious of elderly people getting vaccinatedSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ZHIHUA, Official of Xingang neighborhood in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU DEYOU, 89-year-old resident in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): TANG WANLING, 66-year-old resident in Guangzhou STORYLINE: China has stepped up efforts to improve the vaccination rate among the elderly amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. China has a large population of 1.4 billion and is home to 267 million elderly, who are more vulnerable to the virus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG HUAQING, Expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention "For the elderly people and those with underlying diseases, to reduce the severe case rate and the fatality rate, the best