CHINA-XINJIANG-SINOPEC-DEEP OIL & GAS WELL-NEW RECORD (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-SINOPEC-DEEP OIL & GAS WELL-NEW RECORD (CN)

(231115) -- KUQA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows crude oil extracted through the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. China's petrochemical giant Sinopec has completed a 9,432-meter-deep oil and gas well in Xinjiang, setting a new record for the deepest onshore directional well in Asia, the company said Wednesday. The extensively difficult and challenging drilling operation has also set a new Asian record for horizontal displacement in ultra-deep drilling. (Xinhua/Ma Jiashuai)

CHINA-XINJIANG-SINOPEC-DEEP OIL & GAS WELL-NEW RECORD (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-SINOPEC-DEEP OIL & GAS WELL-NEW RECORD (CN)

(231115) -- KUQA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China's petrochemical giant Sinopec has completed a 9,432-meter-deep oil and gas well in Xinjiang, setting a new record for the deepest onshore directional well in Asia, the company said Wednesday. The extensively difficult and challenging drilling operation has also set a new Asian record for horizontal displacement in ultra-deep drilling. (Xinhua/Ma Jiashuai)

CHINA-XINJIANG-SINOPEC-DEEP OIL & GAS WELL-NEW RECORD (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-SINOPEC-DEEP OIL & GAS WELL-NEW RECORD (CN)

(231115) -- KUQA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff work at the site of the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. China's petrochemical giant Sinopec has completed a 9,432-meter-deep oil and gas well in Xinjiang, setting a new record for the deepest onshore directional well in Asia, the company said Wednesday. The extensively difficult and challenging drilling operation has also set a new Asian record for horizontal displacement in ultra-deep drilling. (Xinhua/Ma Jiashuai)

CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA COUNTY-INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL TOURISM FESTIVAL (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA COUNTY-INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL TOURISM FESTIVAL (CN)

(230716) -- WUQIA, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the "Manas" epic at the opening ceremony of the ninth Manas international cultural tourism festival in Wuqia County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Three heroic epics meet in Xinjiang to promote cultural exchanges" (Xinhua/Ma Jiashuai)

Courier rides horse to deliver medicine in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Courier rides horse to deliver medicine in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): MA JIASHUAI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Khashal, Courier at Zhaosu County 3. STANDUP 2 (English): MA JIASHUAI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: A herder in northwest China's Xinjiang ordered stomach medicine online for emergency use but faced a setback as the deliveryman's car broke down. With no time to waste, a horse came to the rescue. STANDUP 1 (English): MA JIASHUAI, Xinhua correspondent "This is Xinhua correspondent Ma Jiashuai. Recently, a courier delivered medicine to a herder on horseback. Today, we are fortunate to see this (delivery) man in Zhaosu County in China's Xinjiang. Let's visit where he works and find out what happened then." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Khashal, Courier in Zhaosu County "A herdsman had ordered stomach medicine online. He called us, saying that his medicine had run out and he ha