Hundreds of rare birds spotted at Jingxin Wetland in China's Jilin

STORY: Hundreds of rare birds spotted at Jingxin Wetland in China's Jilin SHOOTING TIME: March 10-24, 2024 DATELINE: March 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Oriental White Storks at Jingxin Wetland STORYLINE: During the peak migration season, more than 100 oriental white storks have made the Jingxin Wetland in Hunchun City of Jilin Province, their preferred resting spot. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changchun, China. (XHTV)

Better ecology draws rising number of migratory birds to wetland in NE China

STORY: Better ecology draws rising number of migratory birds to wetland in NE China DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jingxin wetland 2. various of Chinese merganser ducks 3. various of patrol teams 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU GUOQING, Ranger, Hunchun Forestry Bureau in Jilin STORYLINE: Each winter, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds would stop over at Jingxin wetland in China's Jilin on their journey towards the south. With increased protection from the local government, the number of migratory birds spotted here has been rising in recent years. Among them are Chinese merganser ducks, a species under first-class state protection in China. The ducks are believed to be living on Earth for more than 10 million years and nicknamed "living fossils with wings." The local government has set up patrol teams for the wetland, raising awareness about birds' protection among the public, and patrolling breeding grounds and migrat

70th anniv. of uprising at Hanaoka forced labor mining camp

70th anniv. of uprising at Hanaoka forced labor mining camp

Wang Jingxin, whose father was forced to work at the Hanaoka mining camp in the northeastern Japanese city of Odate during the war, addresses a commemorative ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of a major uprising there, which resulted in the deaths of many Chinese workers. Wang called on more than 100 attendees to keep the tragic history in their heart to further promote bilateral friendship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo