China-Kazakhstan border port in Xinjiang resumes passenger clearance

STORY: China-Kazakhstan border port in Xinjiang resumes passenger clearance DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at Xinjiang Jimunai Port STORYLINE: The Jimunai Port on the border of China and Kazakhstan in Altay of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region resumed passenger customs clearance on Monday. The port suspended passenger customs clearance in April 2020 due to the pandemic. Jimunai is an important land port connecting China's Xinjiang and Kazakhstan. Official figures show that import and export trade value via Jimunai Port hit 4.04 billion yuan (about 0.57 billion U.S. dollars) this year as of May 15. The exported goods mainly include commercial vehicles, construction materials, daily necessities, and electronic products. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

Xinjiang's border port sees foreign trade exceed 4 bln yuan this year

STORY: Xinjiang's border port sees foreign trade exceed 4 bln yuan this year DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jimunai Port STORYLINE: Import and export trade value via Jimunai Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bordering Kazakhstan, hit 4.04 billion yuan (about 0.57 billion U.S. dollars) this year as of Monday, according to Jimunai Port management committee. Jimunai Port is located in Jimunai County, Altay Prefecture. The exported goods mainly include commercial vehicles, construction materials, daily necessities, electronic products. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

Xinjiang, My home: Kazakh craftsman devoted to bone carving

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Kazakh craftsman devoted to bone carving DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: JIMUNAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GEMING NUERK, Kazakh craftsman STORYLINE: Bone carving is a special type of Kazakh craftsmanship that has been listed as a regional-level intangible cultural heritage of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Geming Nuerk, a third-generation inheritor of bone carving, has been devoted to passing down the craftsmanship with the support from the local government. Jimunai County Xinjiang, NW China SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GEMING NUERK, Kazakh craftsman I'm Geming Nuerk, 51 years old. I'm the third-generation inheritor of bone carving, a regional-level intangible cultural heritage. This is my child Ulpan. He's been learning bone carving from me for over three years. We often come to the Prairie Stone tourist attraction, where we can sell our hand-made artworks. When business is good, I can earn about 30,000 yuan (abo