Germany-funded north China wetland protection project bears fruit

STORY: Germany-funded north China wetland protection project bears fruit DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hengshui Lake 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GISELA HAMMERSCHMIDT, Deputy Director General for Asia, Latin America, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe at German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development STORYLINE: A German official spoke highly of a Sino-German financial cooperation project in north China's Hebei Province during her recent visit to China. The project aiming to help protect the wetland in Hengshui Lake was launched in 2016 and completed this year. It utilized a total of 11.2 million euros (about 11.9 million U.S. dollars) of loans from the German government. SOUNDBITE (English): GISELA HAMMERSCHMIDT, Deputy Director General for Asia, Latin America, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe at German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development "I appreciate having the opportunity today t

Handling of sonar data likely focus of Hawaii sub crash probe

Handling of sonar data likely focus of Hawaii sub crash probe

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official John Hammerschmidt says in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the handling of sonar data by the crew of the U.S. submarine which hit and sank a Japanese fisheries training ship on Feb. 9 is likely to be a focal point of investigations into the accident from now on.

Handling of sonar data likely focus of Hawaii sub crash probe

Handling of sonar data likely focus of Hawaii sub crash probe

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official John Hammerschmidt says in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the handling of sonar data by the crew of the U.S. submarine which hit and sank a Japanese fisheries training ship on Feb. 9 is likely to be a focal point of investigations into the accident from now on.