(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP A-QATAR VS CHINA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP A-QATAR VS CHINA

(240123) -- DOHA, Jan. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yuning (L) of China talks to referee Jamali Abudullah (front C) during the Group A match between Qatar and China of AFC Asian Cup at Khalifa international statium in Doha, Qatar, on Jan. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-ASIAN GAMES-SAILING-MIXED DIGHY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-ASIAN GAMES-SAILING-MIXED DIGHY(CN)

(230924) -- NINGBO, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Fauzi Bin Kaman Shan/Juni Karimah Binti Noor Jamali of Malaysia compete during the Mixed Dinghy 470 Race of Sailing at the 19th Asian Games in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-ASIAN GAMES-SAILING-MIXED DIGHY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-ASIAN GAMES-SAILING-MIXED DIGHY(CN)

(230924) -- NINGBO, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Fauzi Bin Kaman Shan/Juni Karimah Binti Noor Jamali of Malaysia compete during the Mixed Dinghy 470 Race of Sailing at the 19th Asian Games in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

China donates hybrid rice seeds to flood-hit Pakistani province

STORY: China donates hybrid rice seeds to flood-hit Pakistani province DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAN MUHAMMAD JAMALI, Balochistan's legislative assembly speaker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BAO ZHONG, Counselor of political affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan STORYLINE: A Pakistani official on Tuesday welcomed a hybrid rice seed donation from China, saying it will play a major role in rebuilding the agriculture sector of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, which was badly affected by devastating floods last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAN MUHAMMAD JAMALI, Balochistan's legislative assembly speaker "Last year we had terrible floods. Our areas were devastated. 85 to 90 percent of Baluchistan was affected by the floods. Today those seeds are going to be sent to revive the rice plantations, because the whole of the area is dependent on rice. I'm thankful to the government of China for

Yemeni coffee farmers face loss as export decreases

STORY: Yemeni coffee farmers face loss as export decreases DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a coffee farm in a mountainous village in Sanaa, Yemen 2. various of freshly harvested coffee fruits 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ALI AL-NAHIMY, Yemeni coffee farmer 4. various of a farmer drying coffee fruits 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KAMAL AL-JAMALI, Yemeni farmer STORYLINE: Years-long conflict in Yemen has dampened the export of the country's coffee products while the price of coffee products on the domestic market has been falling. The low price, in addition to the country's soaring inflation, has dealt a heavy blow to the coffee farmers in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ALI AL-NAHIMY, Yemeni coffee farmer "As the prices of coffee products keep dropping and the economic conditions in the country continue to deteriorate, many farmers here are considering uprooting the coffee trees and planting other crops instead." Kamal al-Ja