One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation

STORY: One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of countries within the framework of RCEP 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LAO ZHENGCHANG, China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 3. various of cross-border trains 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BUI THI HAI, Head of a company based in Vietnam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior vice president, Kasikornbank, Thailand 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALEKSIUS JEMADU, Int'l relations observer, Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia STORYLINE: One year on, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact offers a timely boost to faster economic recovery and long-term growth and prosperity of the region. The RCEP agreement, the world's largest free trade deal, entered into force a year ago. It groups 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as China, Japan,

China can play a positive role in championing multilateralism: expert

STORY: China can play a positive role in championing multilateralism: expert DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of street view in China 2.SOUNDBITE (English): PROF. ALEKSIUS JEMADU, International Relations Observer from Pelita Harapan University 3.various of street view in China 4.SOUNDBITE (English): PROF. ALEKSIUS JEMADU, International Relations Observer from Pelita Harapan University STORYLINE: Indonesian political observer Aleksius Jemadu speaks highly of RCEP, the world's largest free trade agreement, saying that multilateral cooperation should be the way forward and China can play a positive role in championing multilateralism. SOUNDBITE (English): PROF. ALEKSIUS JEMADU, International Relations Observer from Pelita Harapan University "I think China would be in the best position to endorse this multilateralism because no single country can solve this problem alone. So we need to work together, and China can be a good leader. Knowing that

No basis for G20 to exclude Russia, talks needed: Indonesian experts

STORY: No basis for G20 to exclude Russia, talks needed: Indonesian experts DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD FAISAL, Executive director of Center of Reform on Economics Indonesia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEKSIUS JEMADU, International relations observer of Pelita Harapan University STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "Indonesia, the largest nation in Southeast Asia, is the host country of the 2022 G20 Summit, which is an economic forum consisting of the 19 largest economies in the world along with the European Union. As the tension and conflicts between Russia and Ukraine drag on, there is a proposition by some Western countries that Russia should be kicked out of this year's G20 Summit. Is there any legal foundation for this proposition? Let's see what experts say." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD FAISAL, Executive director of Center of R