700 years on, Italian "Marcos" continue to draw inspiration from Marco Polo

STORY: 700 years on, Italian "Marcos" continue to draw inspiration from Marco Polo SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 14-March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:06:33 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCO MULLER, MARCO BETTIN, MARCO RUSSO, MARCO PERUSI, MARCO OLIVA SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MARCO MULLER, Former chairman of the Venice International Film Festival SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARCO BETTIN, Director general of Italy China Council Foundation (ICCF) SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARCO RUSSO, CEO of Italian jewelry brand Russo Cammei SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MARCO PERUSI, Teacher of Institute Aleardo Aleardi International School of Verona SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MARCO OLIVA, Student of Piero Della Francesca High School of Arezzo SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): MARCO MULLER, Former chairman of the Venice International Film Festival SOUNDBITE 8 (English): MARCO BETTIN, Director general of Italy China Council Foundation (ICCF) SOUNDBITE 9 (English): MARCO RUSSO, CEO of Italian jewelry brand

Italian business leader hails China's forward-looking investment in innovation

STORY: Italian business leader hails China's forward-looking investment in innovation SHOOTING DATE: March 7, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: MILAN, Italy CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARCO BETTIN, Director general of Italy China Council Foundation STORYLINE: Marco Bettin, director general of Italy China Council Foundation (ICCF), voiced his optimism about China's growth target for 2024 in a recent interview with Xinhua, saying China is forward-looking in promoting innovation. SOUNDBITE (English): MARCO BETTIN, Director general of Italy China Council Foundation "I think that China will reach for sure this target. If you look back at the recent history, economic history of China, I'm sure it'll reach. GDP is important because you can have a picture of overall Chinese economy, but there are other issues I believe are important. One of the things is that China will invest a lot in innovation and R&D, research and development. Everybody throu

Italian business community anticipates more opportunities at 6th CIIE

STORY: Italian business community anticipates more opportunities at 6th CIIE DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: MILAN, Italy CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the promoting event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN XIANWEI, Secretary General of Italian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): MARIO BOSELLI, President of the Italian China Council Foundation (ICCF) 4. various of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) (file) STORYLINE: Italian business professionals said the influence of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) has grown in Italy as more Italian enterprises are seeking to tap into the continuously expanding Chinese market. They made the remarks Friday at an event in Milan promoting the 6th CIIE. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN XIANWEI, Secretary General of Italian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce "CIIE is very influential in Italy. We are all looking forward to attending this year's CIIE. When many local enterprises make inquiries with us, they hope that more of