Dedicated farmers power Xinjiang's cotton harvest

STORY: Dedicated farmers power Xinjiang's cotton harvest SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: SHAWAN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farmland 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE HONGTAO, Director of Shawan Shuangquan Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative 3. various of the farmland 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN BO, Chairman of Xinjiang Hongji Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 5. various of the farmland STORYLINE: The cotton fields in Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, are vast. Local farmers have turned to cooperative mode to increase farming yield. He Hongtao, director of Shawan Shuangquan Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative, says the transition towards scale farming brings benefits to local people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE HONGTAO, Director of Shawan Shuangquan Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative "All profits from our land are distributed according

Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, president of Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. (L), shakes hands with Liu Hongji, CEO of China's C'estbon Food & Beverage, after they announced a plan to launch a soft drink joint venture in China at a press conference at Kirin's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011.

CORRECTED Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

CORRECTED Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING SPELLING OF C'ESTBON CEO Senji Miyake, president of Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. (L), shakes hands with Liu Hongji, CEO of China's C'estbon Food & Beverage, after they announced a plan to launch a soft drink joint venture in China at a press conference at Kirin's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011. (Kyodo) (Kyodo)

Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, president of Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. (L), shakes hands with Lui Hongji, CEO of China's C'estbon Food & Beverage, after they announced a plan to launch a soft drink joint venture in China at a press conference at Kirin's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011. (Kyodo)