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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students read books in a reading room at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengjun (R), a teacher of the Chinese Language Learning Center, instructs a student in a classroom at the center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students read books in a reading room at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengjun, a teacher of the Chinese Language Learning Center, instructs students in a classroom at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students read the text during a Chinese language lesson at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students take Chinese classes in a classroom at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student writes Chinese characters in a classroom at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students read books in a reading room at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS

(240419) -- JUBA, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Chengjun, a teacher of the Chinese Language Learning Center, gives a lecture in a classroom at the Chinese Language Learning Center in Juba, South Sudan, on April 8, 2024. The Chinese language learning and cultural exchange program under the Phase II Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan opened in July 2021. Phase II of the project involves developing, reviewing, printing, and providing textbooks for some primary and secondary schools in South Sudan, organizing capacity-building programs for the teachers and the educational administrators, developing and providing an evaluation system for the usage of the textbooks, and dispatching Chinese teaching personnel to Juba to facilitate the Chinese language and cultural exchange programs. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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JD Alibaba Litigation

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 23, 2021 - (UP) Alibaba's stand at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. (Below) Jd.com's stand at the Application & Electronics World Expo in Shanghai, China, March 23, 2021.

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JD Alibaba Litigation

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 23, 2021 - Alibaba's stand at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023.

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JD Alibaba Litigation

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 23, 2021 - Alibaba's stand at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023.

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Xinjiang in eyes of content creator from Colombia

STORY: Xinjiang in eyes of content creator from Colombia DATELINE: July 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fernando Munoz Bernal giving a speech 2. various of videos filmed by Fernando Munoz Bernal 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FERNANDO MUNOZ BERNAL, Content creator from Colombia 4. various of Fernando Munoz Bernal filming 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FERNANDO MUNOZ BERNAL, Content creator from Colombia 6. various of Fernando Munoz Bernal filming 7. various of Fernando Munoz Bernal dancing 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FERNANDO MUNOZ BERNAL, Content creator from Colombia STORYLINE: After visiting more than 30 places of Xinjiang in northwest China over the past 3 months, Colombian content creator Fernando Munoz Bernal saw a real Xinjiang, and could not help but share what he had experienced with others. Before 2021, when he first visited there, Fernando had never thought he would be closely associated with western parts of China, especially the remote inland re

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-UNIVERSIADE-CITY (CN)

(230715) -- CHENGDU, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 23, 2021 shows the hot water kettles in a tea house in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 31st FISU Summer World University Games is scheduled to take place in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-UNIVERSIADE-CITY (CN)

(230715) -- CHENGDU, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man is seen with his cat while walking on a street in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 1, 2021. The 31st FISU Summer World University Games is scheduled to take place in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-UNIVERSIADE-CITY (CN)

(230715) -- CHENGDU, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy tea at an open tea house in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 23, 2021. The 31st FISU Summer World University Games is scheduled to take place in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-UNIVERSIADE-CITY (CN)

(230715) -- CHENGDU, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy tea at an open tea house in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on June 30, 2021. The 31st FISU Summer World University Games is scheduled to take place in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-UNIVERSIADE-CITY (CN)

(230715) -- CHENGDU, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy tea at an open tea house in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 23, 2021. The 31st FISU Summer World University Games is scheduled to take place in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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German couple enjoy life in China's Hefei

STORY: German couple enjoy life in China's Hefei DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the German couple in Hefei City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAGDALENA HERWIG, Owner of a German bakery in Hefei City 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAX HERWIG, Staff member of Volkswagen Anhui 4. various of the Volkswagen Anhui 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAX HERWIG, Staff member of Volkswagen Anhui 6. various of the German-style bakery in Hefei 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MAGDALENA HERWIG, Owner of a German bakery in Hefei City 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MAX HERWIG, Staff of Volkswagen Anhui STORYLINE: A German couple, Max and Magdalena Herwig, came to China's Hefei in Nov. 2021, and has settled here. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAGDALENA HERWIG, Owner of a German bakery in Hefei City "I like Hefei very much because it's a modern city with a lot of modern buildings and modern structures. We like this very much and you can explore so many places, especially for kids. I

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Chengdu marks 30-day countdown to FISU World University Games

STORY: Chengdu marks 30-day countdown to FISU World University Games DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of activities of the 30-day countdown to FISU World University Games STORYLINE: The Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games began a 30-day countdown with a flurry of vibrant celebratory activities in the host city of Chengdu in southwest China on Wednesday. The Games, to be held from July 28 to August 8 this year, has suffered two postponements due to several factors. The COVID-19 pandemic, as a primary hurdle, has posed substantial challenges for the preparatory work. Nevertheless, over the past three years, Chengdu has successfully overseen the construction, renovation, and expansion of 49 stadiums and gyms. These facilities pride themselves on top-tier hardware and service software, adhering to international competition standards. The city will become the third on the Chinese mainland to host the biennial Summer Universiade, fol

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Japanese professor petitions on behalf of Chinese human rights lawyer

Photo taken on July 8, 2021, shows Tomoko Ako, a Japanese professor at a graduate school of the University of Tokyo, depositing a petition signed by 1,200 people into the mailbox of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo requesting its government allow Chinese human rights lawyer Tang Jitian, who is banned from leaving the country, be permitted to visit his ill 25-year-old daughter in the Japanese capital.

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-CHENGDU WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(230419) -- BEIJING, April 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The State Council Information Office holds a press conference on the preparations for the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games in Beijing, capital of China, April 19, 2023. The Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games will take place from July 28 to Aug. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

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Tunisia holds 1st legislative elections since parliament's dissolution

STORY: Tunisia holds 1st legislative elections since parliament's dissolution DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station in Tunis 2. various of voters casting votes STORYLINE: Tunisia held on Saturday the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March. At 8 a.m. local time (0700 GMT), Tunisians began casting ballots at 4,551 voting centers and 11,310 polling stations across the North African country. Polls closed at 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) and the preliminary results will be announced between Sunday and Tuesday. A total of 1,058 candidates competed in the elections for the 161 seats in the parliament. Saied suspended the Tunisian parliament and sacked the government in July 2021, before dissolving the legislative body on March 30 this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, March 30 Kyodo - A Tokyo Olympic countdown clock set up near JR Tokyo Station shows on March 30, 2020, the number of days remaining until the games. The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, will be held from July 23 to Aug. 8 in 2021, the organizing committee said the same day.

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Sweden's inflation hits new 30-year record in August

STORY: Sweden's inflation hits new 30-year record in August DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Statistics Sweden 2. various of a supermarket in Stockholm, Sweden 3. various of a gas station in Stockholm, Sweden 4. various of street views in Stockholm, Sweden 5. various of Sweden's central bank STORYLINE: Sweden's inflation rate hit a new three-decade high in August, according to official statistics released on Wednesday. The CPIF (consumer price index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation reached 9 percent in August, up from 8 percent in July, Statistics Sweden said. Inflation accelerated in August despite fuel becoming considerably cheaper than in July. Electricity, however, was getting increasingly expensive, up 29 percent from July and 51.4 percent from a year ago. "The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages has risen every month since December 2021. In total, this is a price increase of 14.03 percent in the past

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Long COVID keeps millions of Americans out of work: report

STORY: Long COVID keeps millions of Americans out of work: report DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the street view in New York City 3. various of media reports STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Long COVID is keeping 4 million people out of work in the United States. At least 170 billion U.S. dollars is estimated in lost wages a year. This is a significant economic burden at a time when the cost of living is rising steeply, Forbes recently cited a Brookings report. Around 8 percent of working-age Americans, or 16.3 million people, currently have long COVID. Officially estimated, as many as 7 million to 23 million people are impacted by long COVID. According to a July 2021 study, about 27 percent of long COVID patients worked as many hours as they did before falling ill. As a direct result of long COVID, approximately 23 percent weren't working at all.

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Tunisia's discount season sluggish due to weak purchasing demand

STORY: Tunisia's discount season sluggish due to weak purchasing demand DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shopping malls in Tunisia STORYLINE: Tunisia's six-week summer discount season starting from July 4 remains sluggish amid one of the worst crises in decades. However, local media reported that due to the sluggish economy, the purchasing demand of local people has declined and this year's discount season has been ignored by many. The Tunisian economy has gone from bad to worse in recent years. While the economy has struggled since the Arab Spring uprising in 2011, its problems are aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic that broke out in 2020, when Tunisia's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an unprecedented 8.8 percent. In April 2021, Tunisia started to seek a 4-billion-U.S. dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which was described by then Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi as the "last opportunity" to rescue the c

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Xinhua Headlines: CPC seeks national rejuvenation by following Chinese path to modernization

(220729) -- BEIJING, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A technician works during a test run of the "fill and finish" process for CanSino vaccines at Solution Biologics factory in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 8, 2021. Chinese company CanSino Biologics has helped Malaysia cross a milestone in vaccine manufacturing, by transferring technology to enable the local "fill and finish" of the COVID-19 vaccines based on the adenovirus platform. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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Chinese Juncao technology brings hope to mushroom growers in Central African Republic

STORY: Chinese Juncao technology brings hope to mushroom growers in Central African Republic DATELINE: July 27,2022 LENGTH: 00:06:34 LOCATION: Bangui CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of Bangui 2. various of Juncao field 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN KEHUA, Project manager 4. various of the Institute for Agricultural Research 5. various of different mushrooms cultivated by Chinese experts 6. various of a vocational school on the outskirts of Bangui 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): IWANO, Student in agriculture 8. various of a cooperative 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): EMMA POUNEKROZOU, Owner of KASHAO cooperative 10. various of a mushroom workshop 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): FATIME ABBA REKYA, Mushroom producer STORYLINE: China's Juncao project has been benefitting the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2021 when it was introduced in the country. Juncao, which literally means "mushroom" and "grass," can be used, as its name suggests, to grow edible mushrooms, as livestock feed or as a green barrier

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan driver prepares to launch the train at Nairobi station of Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 17, 2021. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Yang Ming (L) and his Kenyan female apprentice Concilia inspect the locomotive in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 22, 2021. The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yan)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Kenyan drivers prepare to launch the train at Nairobi station of Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Nov. 17, 2021. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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Turkey, Malaysia upgrade ties to comprehensive strategic partnership

STORY: Turkey, Malaysia upgrade ties to comprehensive strategic partnership DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Turkey and Malaysia have decided to level up their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, pledging that the two countries aim to boost their trade partnership. "We have decided to upgrade the bilateral relations from the level of a strategic partnership to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership," Erdogan said at a joint press conference with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob in the capital Ankara. Turkey and Malaysia were able to double their bilateral trade volume in 2021 to 3.5 billion U.S. dollars and the figures for the first six months of this year showed a steady increase, he said, adding that the two countries aim to reach the target of 5 billion dollars for 2024. Turkey also planned

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Xinhua Headlines: New roads, railways improve lives of local Tibetans

(220703) -- LHASA, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 8, 2021 shows the entrance of Galongla Tunnel in Medog County, Nyingchi of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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U.S. sale of second-hand military assets enriches itself, harms Southeast Asian countries

STORY: U.S. sale of second-hand military assets enriches itself, harms Southeast Asian countries DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Philippine 2. various of the plane crash in July last year in Philippine 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Philippine political analyst and researcher of Philippine BRICS Strategic Studies 4. various of the plane crash in July last year in Philippine 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Philippine political analyst and researcher of Philippine BRICS Strategic Studies 6. various of street views in Thailand 7. various of plane crash in Thailand on Dec. 15, 2021 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SURASIT THANADTANG, Former president of Thailand's National Defense College STORYLINE: In the just-concluded U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit, United States President Joe Biden pledged to strengthen security cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, but the frequent occurrence of military air cat

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Ethiopia sees growing coffee market in China: official

STORY: Ethiopia sees growing coffee market in China: official DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ethiopian Coffee 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADUGNA DEBELA, Director General of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ADUGNA DEBELA, Director General of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority STORYLINE: A senior Ethiopian official has said that Ethiopia has seen a growing potential in China's booming coffee market as China becomes one of the largest importers of Ethiopian coffee. Adugna Debela, Director General of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, has told Xinhua recently that China has become the eighth largest importer of Ethiopian coffee during the first 10 months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year that started on July 8, 2021. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADUGNA DEBELA, Director General of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority "This year, coffee export performance to China is really quite amazing. Last

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CHINA-HENAN-DENGFENG-HISTORIC MONUMENTS (CN)

(220413) -- ZHENGZHOU, April 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 8, 2021 shows Shaolin monks practicing martial arts at the Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, central China's Henan Province. The historic monuments of Dengfeng in the "Center of Heaven and Earth" include the ancient architectural complex at Songshan Mountain in Henan, central China. Constructed over the course of nine dynasties, some of these buildings are the best examples of ancient Chinese architecture devoted to ritual, science, technology and education (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (3rd L) seeks suggestions on the implementation of China's "double reduction" policy from representatives of school staff and education authorities at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "d

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (C) interacts with students to welcome the new semester at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should be better optimized to facilitate studen

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya works at her office at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should be better optimized to facilitate students' growth. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (1st R) takes notes while attending deliberation with other deputies from Chongqing at the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2016. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, educatio

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (L) seeks suggestions on the implementation of China's "double reduction" policy from representatives of students' parents at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy,

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya attends the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya, a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), attends an interview via video link ahead of the second plenary meeting of the fifth session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reducti

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(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (3rd R) collects suggestions on the reform of education evaluation system under China's "double reduction" policy framework from staffers of Chongqing Educational Evaluation Institute in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop o

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(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (2nd R) seeks suggestions on the implementation of China's "double reduction" policy from representatives of school staff and education authorities at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "d

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(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya poses for a photo at Xiejiawan Primary School in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should be better optimized to facilitate students' growth. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya reviews her suggestions to be put forward during this year's "two sessions" in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should be better optimized to facilitate students' growth

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(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (4th L) visits Shipingqiao Primary School to collect suggestions in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 24, 2014. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, education resources should be better optimized to facilitate students' growth. (Xinhua