(SP)BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-UCI PARA CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-UCI PARA CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240324) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Li Zhangyu (C) of China, silver medalist Liang Weicong (L) of China and bronze medalist Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin of Malaysia pose with their medals during the awarding ceremony of the men's C1 1km time trial at the 2024 Para-cycling Track World Championship in Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

Afghan businesswomen encouraged as women's chamber of commerce resets

STORY: Afghan businesswomen encouraged as women's chamber of commerce resets DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:24 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a women's handicrafts exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ROYA HAFIZI, Acting head of chamber of commerce and industries of women 3. various of a women's handicrafts exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE (Dari): RELELA, Businesswoman 5. various of a women's handicrafts exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE (Dari): NAWROZI SAFI, Businesswoman 7. various of a women's handicrafts exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: "We have permission from the emirate to reopen the chamber of commerce and resume our activities. It is a matter of great pleasure for us," Roya Hafizi, acting head of the Afghan Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Xinhua. Expressing happiness over the achievement, the businesswoman said that reopening the chamber and resuming activities would bolster the businesspersons to

Handicrafts exhibition held in Afghan capital

STORY: Handicrafts exhibition held in Afghan capital DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of a women's handicrafts exhibition in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: A women's handicrafts exhibition kicked off Wednesday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, which displayed a variety of traditional clothes, homemade foodstuff, and handicraft products. The five-day show is organized by the Afghanistan Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI) to mark the end of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid-al-Fitr Festival. According to Roya Hafizi, acting chairman of the AWCCI, more than 70 women-owned businesses from different provinces participated in the exhibition held in Shahrak-e-Aria, a residential complex near the Kabul International Airport. Afghanistan will celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr festival on or around May 2, depending upon moon sightings. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)