Egyptian businessman eyes cooperation at China's intl' vegetable fair

STORY: Egyptian businessman eyes cooperation at China's int'l vegetable fair DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: SHOUGUANG, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 24th China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Sci-Tech Fair 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMED REFAAT, Egyptian businessman STORYLINE: The 24th China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Sci-Tech Fair is underway in Shouguang City, east China's Shandong Province. Different varieties of vegetables and new planting technologies are being displayed here, attracting many foreign businessmen to visit. Egyptian businessman Mohamed Refaat is one of them. Living in China for 15 years, Refaat now runs an agricultural technology company. He came to the fair for the first time to seek more cooperation. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMED REFAAT, Egyptian businessman "I think this is a good opportunity for business and technology exchange, especially for the international participants coming here to know more about Chinese good techno

China's Guangdong Customs keep optimizing clearance procedures

STORY: China's Guangdong customs keep optimizing clearance procedures DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nansha Port Section of Guangzhou Port 2. various of the imported flowers 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG DANDAN, Senior staff member of Guangzhou Customs STORYLINE: As China optimized its pandemic response, the southern Guangdong province also took measures to facilitate customs clearance to promote imports and exports. As the Spring Festival draws near, demand for flowers has been rising, including tulips and roses from countries like the Netherlands and Ecuador. To ensure the freshness of the imported flowers, the customs at Guangzhou Baiyun Intl' Airport initiated a "two-step declaration" to simplify entry procedures. During the first two weeks of this year, 62 batches of imported fresh cut flowers cleared customs at the airport, up 60.6 percent from the same period last year. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG DANDAN, Senior

LRT built by Chinese, Egyptian companies starts trial run in Egypt

STORY: LRT built by Chinese, Egyptian companies starts trial run in Egypt DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the electrified light rail transit (LRT) system in Egypt 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) LIAO LIQIANG, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) MOHAMED NOSIR, LRT train driver STORYLINE: Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the first ride of the LRT at its inauguration ceremony. The LRT project is the fruit of a 1.24-billion-U.S. dollar contract signed in August 2017 between Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and the consortium of China Railway Engineering Corporation and AVIC International Holding Corporation (CREC-AVIC INTL Consortium). The rail project connects the New Administrative Capital (NAC) being constructed east of Cairo with surrounding distant new ci

Jack And The Beanstalk: (2001)

Jack And The Beanstalk: (2001)

Matthew Modine & Jon Voight Characters: Jack Robinson (Johnathan William Duncan Robinson) & Siggy (Sigfried Mannheim), Overseas Div. Director for Robinson Intl. Film: Jack And The Beanstalk: (2001) 02 December 2001 Date: 02 December 2001