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Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link Construction - China

GUANGZHOU, June 29, 2024 -- A drone photo taken on July 5, 2021 shows the Zhongshan Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link under construction in south China's Guangdong Province. Shenzhen-Zhongshan link is a core transportation hub project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It consists of one underwater tunnel, two bridges and two artificial islands, making it one of the most challenging cross-sea cluster projects in the world. The 24-km-long cross-sea link is scheduled to open to traffic on June 30. Once operational, the travel time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan will be reduced from the current two hours to approximately 30 minutes. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link Construction - China

GUANGZHOU, June 29, 2024 -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 1, 2021 shows the east anchorage of the Shenzhong Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link under construction in south China's Guangdong Province. Shenzhen-Zhongshan link is a core transportation hub project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It consists of one underwater tunnel, two bridges and two artificial islands, making it one of the most challenging cross-sea cluster projects in the world. The 24-km-long cross-sea link is scheduled to open to traffic on June 30. Once operational, the travel time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan will be reduced from the current two hours to approximately 30 minutes. Photo by Liu Dawei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link Construction - China

GUANGZHOU, June 29, 2024 -- This photo taken on Sept. 22, 2021 shows the Zhongshan Bridge and Shenzhong Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link under construction in south China's Guangdong Province. Shenzhen-Zhongshan link is a core transportation hub project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It consists of one underwater tunnel, two bridges and two artificial islands, making it one of the most challenging cross-sea cluster projects in the world. The 24-km-long cross-sea link is scheduled to open to traffic on June 30. Once operational, the travel time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan will be reduced from the current two hours to approximately 30 minutes. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN-LINK (CN)

(240629) -- GUANGZHOU, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 1, 2021 shows the east anchorage of the Shenzhong Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link under construction in south China's Guangdong Province. Shenzhen-Zhongshan link is a core transportation hub project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It consists of one underwater tunnel, two bridges and two artificial islands, making it one of the most challenging cross-sea cluster projects in the world. The 24-km-long cross-sea link is scheduled to open to traffic on June 30. Once operational, the travel time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan will be reduced from the current two hours to approximately 30 minutes. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN-LINK (CN)

(240629) -- GUANGZHOU, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Sept. 22, 2021 shows the Zhongshan Bridge and Shenzhong Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link under construction in south China's Guangdong Province. Shenzhen-Zhongshan link is a core transportation hub project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It consists of one underwater tunnel, two bridges and two artificial islands, making it one of the most challenging cross-sea cluster projects in the world. The 24-km-long cross-sea link is scheduled to open to traffic on June 30. Once operational, the travel time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan will be reduced from the current two hours to approximately 30 minutes. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN-LINK (CN)

(240629) -- GUANGZHOU, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on July 5, 2021 shows the Zhongshan Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link under construction in south China's Guangdong Province. Shenzhen-Zhongshan link is a core transportation hub project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It consists of one underwater tunnel, two bridges and two artificial islands, making it one of the most challenging cross-sea cluster projects in the world. The 24-km-long cross-sea link is scheduled to open to traffic on June 30. Once operational, the travel time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan will be reduced from the current two hours to approximately 30 minutes. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Women's football star Alexia Putellas signs new contract with Barcelona

STORY: Women's football star Alexia Putellas signs new contract with Barcelona SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Alexia Putellas signing the renewal with Barca alongside club president Joan Laporta STORYLINE: FC Barcelona announced on Tuesday that Alexia Putellas has signed a new contract with the club until June 2026, with the option to extend for a further year. 30-year-old Putellas is considered one of the best female footballers of all time, after scoring 189 goals in 424 appearances for Barcelona, and a further 30 in 114 games for Spain's national women's team. Her performances were recognized on a global scale when she was awarded the Ballon d'Or in 2021 and 2022 as the best player in the world. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Barcelona, Spain. (XHTV)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WUHU-ENVIRONMENT (CN)

(240206) -- WUHU, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 24, 2021 shows Wuhu third Yangtze River bridge in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. In recent years, Wuhu City in Anhui Province has made continuous efforts to restore the ecological environment of the Yangtze River. Greenways and recreational platforms have been built along the river, attracting many local residents. (Photo by Miao Yuchen/Xinhua)

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China-Mongolia border port handles record-high volume of daily goods

STORY: China-Mongolia border port handles record-high volume of daily goods DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Ganqmod Port STORYLINE: The daily volume of goods handled by Ganqmod Port, the largest highway port on the China-Mongolia border, has surpassed 170,000 tonnes so far this year, the port administration said Thursday. This figure marks a record-high volume of daily goods handled by the port. In 2022, the port completed the customs clearance of over 19 million tonnes of goods, more than twice that of 2021. As of Thursday, the port had already handled more than 15 million tonnes of goods, a year-on-year growth of over 200 percent, said the port administration, attributing this growth to the intelligent and streamlined customs clearance. Situated in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ganqmod Port is a major energy import channel for the country and an important hub on the China-Mongolia-Russia economic

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Gu Li (front) runs with the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Li Xuerui (C) runs with the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Yang Jian (C) runs with the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Yang Jiayu (C) runs with the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Wei Qiuyue (C) runs with the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Huang Fawei (L) runs with the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Xie Yue (C) runs with the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Li Xuerui holds the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Li Xuerui holds the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230624) -- CHONGQING, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Li Xuerui (L) holds the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Chongqing University in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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Nippon Steel steelworks in western Japan city+

HIMEJI, Japan, Oct. 12 Kyodo - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 24, 2021, shows Nippon Steel Corp.'s Setouchi steelworks in the Hirohata district of Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.

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Remittances from Egyptian expatriates hit 31.9 bln USD in fiscal 2021-2022

STORY: Remittances from Egyptian expatriates hit 31.9 bln USD in fiscal 2021-2022 DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2. various of an accountant counting banknotes 3. various of different banks and ATMs in Egypt STORYLINE: The remittances from Egyptian expatriates rose to 31.9 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2021-2022 ending June, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said Tuesday. The figure registers a 1.6-percent increase from 31.4 billion dollars in the fiscal year 2020-2021, according to a CBE statement. Official statistics show some 13 million Egyptians living and working abroad, mainly in the Gulf countries. "Remittances from Egyptian expats, which were more than the total revenues of direct investments, Suez Canal and tourism in the fiscal year 2021-2022, have become a cornerstone of Egypt's economy," Egyptian economist Karim Al-Omda said. He explained that the Egyptian workers abroad p

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1st lab module of China's space station successfully launched

STORY: 1st lab module of China's space station successfully launched DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): LI ZIWEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the launch STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LI ZIWEI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now at an observation platform at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in China's Hainan Province. In a moment, Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, will be launched from here." The lab module Wentian is expected to dock with China's space station core module Tianhe, which was launched in April 2021. Right now, three Chinese astronauts are working on Tianhe. They were sent into space aboard China's spaceship Shenzhou-14 in June. The trio will cooperate with the ground team to complete the assembly and construction of the Tiangong space station, developing it from a single-module structure into a national space laboratory with three modules -- the core module Tianhe and two lab modu

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FRANCE-PARIS-UNESCO-SCIENCE AWARD-WOMEN-CHINESE-HU HAILAN

(220624) -- PARIS, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Winners of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 awards pose for a group photo at the awarding ceremony of the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, June 23, 2022. Chinese neuroscientist Hu Hailan and four other woman scientists received the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on Thursday evening. Hu, professor and executive director of the Neuroscience Center of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, won the award "for her major discoveries in neuroscience, in particular her work on depression, which has informed the development of next generation drugs for depression," noted the UN body. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-UNESCO-SCIENCE AWARD-WOMEN-CHINESE-HU HAILAN

(220624) -- PARIS, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Winners of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 awards attend the awarding ceremony of the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, June 23, 2022. Chinese neuroscientist Hu Hailan and four other woman scientists received the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on Thursday evening. Hu, professor and executive director of the Neuroscience Center of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, won the award "for her major discoveries in neuroscience, in particular her work on depression, which has informed the development of next generation drugs for depression," noted the UN body. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-UNESCO-SCIENCE AWARD-WOMEN-CHINESE-HU HAILAN

(220624) -- PARIS, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Winners of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 awards pose for a group photo at the awarding ceremony of the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, June 23, 2022. Chinese neuroscientist Hu Hailan and four other woman scientists received the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on Thursday evening. Hu, professor and executive director of the Neuroscience Center of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, won the award "for her major discoveries in neuroscience, in particular her work on depression, which has informed the development of next generation drugs for depression," noted the UN body. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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CHINA-TIBET-BULLET TRAINS-OPERATION-FIRST ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(220624) -- LHASA, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 5, 2021 shows the Shannan Railway Station in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Officially starting operation on June 25 last year, the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway provided southeast Tibet with access to railway services for the first time in history. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the 435-km railway marks the launch of the country's first electrified railroad operating in the plateau region. As of May 31 this year, the train service had recorded 1.03 million passenger trips and transported 36,900 tons of cargo. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HOUCHENG COUNTY-LAVENDER INDUSTRY (CN)

(220624) -- HUOCHENG, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for photos in lavender fields in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 19, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HOUCHENG COUNTY-LAVENDER INDUSTRY (CN)

(220624) -- HUOCHENG, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for photos in lavender fields in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Kai)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HOUCHENG COUNTY-LAVENDER INDUSTRY (CN)

(220624) -- HUOCHENG, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists have a rest at a coffee shop in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HOUCHENG COUNTY-LAVENDER INDUSTRY (CN)

(220624) -- HUOCHENG, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen at a coffee shop in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Kai)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HOUCHENG COUNTY-LAVENDER INDUSTRY (CN)

(220624) -- HUOCHENG, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Image ambassadors walk in lavender fields in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

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UN REPORT-GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT-RECORD HIGH

(220620) -- GOMA, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows families fleeing from fighting between the army and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) near the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The number of people forced to flee their homes reached 89.3 million by the end of 2021, a record high since records began, up 8 percent year on year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in its annual Global Trends report on June 16. (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

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UN REPORT-GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT-RECORD HIGH

(220620) -- GOMA, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows families fleeing from fighting between the army and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) near the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The number of people forced to flee their homes reached 89.3 million by the end of 2021, a record high since records began, up 8 percent year on year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in its annual Global Trends report on June 16. (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-YARLUNG ZANGBO RIVER-MIDDLE REACHES-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(220606) -- LHASA, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 20, 2021 shows Penjig checking saplings at his nursery in Zhanang County, Shannan City of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, once stretches of barren land with sandstorms raging in spring and winter, now see a sea of green trees all over the place. With unwavering endeavors of sand control and ecology restoration, more than 45 million trees have been planted over the past four decades in Shannan, an area the Yarlung Zangbo River runs through. In 1967, Li Chunlu, an agricultural school graduate from northwest China's Gansu Province, was assigned to work in Shannan. On his way to work, the 24-year-old was inundated by the yellow dust in the air. Li thought, at the time, how good it would be if trees could be planted here. An ambition of planting trees was bred in Li Chunlu as a boy named Penjig from a village by the Yarlung Zangbo River planted a few willow branches on the hill

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-GIRL-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220305) -- GUIYANG, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows Pan Xuefei (R) having dinner at Liduanfen Middle School in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 27, 2022 (up); and Pan Xuefei (2nd L) having dinner at Dadai Elementary School in Dadai Miao Village, Bingmei Township, Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 24, 2021. Pan Xuefei, a girl of the Miao ethnic group from Dadai Miao Village of Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Guizhou Province, is embracing her new semester at a middle school in Guizhou's capital city of Guiyang after graduating from a village elementary school. In recent years, Dadai Miao Village has seen a steady progress in people's living conditions as well as children's education. With the government's support, brand-new buildings have been built at local elementary schools and roads to and within the village have been paved. Girls' education h

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-GIRL-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220305) -- GUIYANG, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows Pan Xuefei attending a class at Liduanfen Middle School in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 27, 2022 (up); and Pan Xuefei attending a class at Dadai Elementary School in Dadai Miao Village, Bingmei Township, Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 24, 2021. Pan Xuefei, a girl of the Miao ethnic group from Dadai Miao Village of Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Guizhou Province, is embracing her new semester at a middle school in Guizhou's capital city of Guiyang after graduating from a village elementary school. In recent years, Dadai Miao Village has seen a steady progress in people's living conditions as well as children's education. With the government's support, brand-new buildings have been built at local elementary schools and roads to and within the village have been paved. Girls' education has a

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-GIRL-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220305) -- GUIYANG, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pan Xuefei (2nd R) plays basketball on the playground at Dadai Elementary School in Dadai Miao Village, Bingmei Township, Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 24, 2021. Pan Xuefei, a girl of the Miao ethnic group from Dadai Miao Village of Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Guizhou Province, is embracing her new semester at a middle school in Guizhou's capital city of Guiyang after graduating from a village elementary school. In recent years, Dadai Miao Village has seen a steady progress in people's living conditions as well as children's education. With the government's support, brand-new buildings have been built at local elementary schools and roads to and within the village have been paved. Girls' education has also received more attention from the government. Upon graduating from Dadai Elementary School in the fall of 2021, Pan

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-GIRL-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220305) -- GUIYANG, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pan Xuefei reads outside the classroom at Dadai Elementary School in Dadai Miao Village, Bingmei Township, Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 24, 2021. Pan Xuefei, a girl of the Miao ethnic group from Dadai Miao Village of Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Guizhou Province, is embracing her new semester at a middle school in Guizhou's capital city of Guiyang after graduating from a village elementary school. In recent years, Dadai Miao Village has seen a steady progress in people's living conditions as well as children's education. With the government's support, brand-new buildings have been built at local elementary schools and roads to and within the village have been paved. Girls' education has also received more attention from the government. Upon graduating from Dadai Elementary School in the fall of 2021, Pan Xuefei, togeth

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the terrace of Duomo di Milano in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Duomo di Milano in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist enjoys the view from the terrace of Duomo di Milano in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists stroll in Duomo square in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos on the terrace of Duomo di Milano in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists stroll in Duomo square in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec.22, 2021 shows the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo released by the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue shows a partially collapsed residential building in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the United States, on June 24, 2021. A total of 98 people were killed in the collapse. (Miami-Dade Fire Rescue/Handout via Xinhua)

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Nonstop, solo Pacific crossing by Japanese yachtsman

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2021, announcing a plan to embark on a nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to Nishinomiya, western Japan, from March to June 2022. The 83-year-old, known for successfully sailing the Pacific solo and nonstop for the first time in the world in 1962, will be the oldest person to do so if the new adventure ends in success.

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Nonstop, solo Pacific crossing by Japanese yachtsman

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2021, announcing a plan to embark on a nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to Nishinomiya, western Japan, from March to June 2022. The 83-year-old, known for successfully sailing the Pacific solo and nonstop for the first time in the world in 1962, will be the oldest person to do so if the new adventure ends in success.