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Kenyan flowers gaining visibility in Chinese market

STORY: Kenyan flowers gaining visibility in Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tambuzi flower farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PETER NDONGA, Worker at Tambuzi flower farm 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): REGINA WAIRIMU, Sales assistant at Tambuzi flower farm 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): WINFRED GACHENI, Worker at Tambuzi flower farm STORYLINE: The vibrant red roses grown in central Kenya's lush highlands have found an eager new market in China. At the Tambuzi flower farm not far from the capital Nairobi, workers like Peter Ndonga meticulously tend to the blossoming buds. Since 2011, Ndonga and his colleagues have seen the Chinese market become a crucial export destination for Tambuzi's diverse variety of roses. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PETER NDONGA, Worker at Tambuzi flower farm "The Chinese buyers have been very helpful. They have sustained our work and incomes. This has boosted us as they buy these flower

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Chinese garden reflects deep bond between Chongqing, Seattle

STORY: Chinese garden reflects deep bond between Chongqing, Seattle SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an event celebrating the 41st anniversary of the sister city relationship between China's Chongqing and Seattle in the United States 2. various of the Seattle Chinese Garden 3. SOUNDBITE (English): PAIGE MILLER, Vice-president of the Seattle Chinese Garden STORYLINE: June 3 marks the 41st anniversary of the sister city relationship between China's Chongqing and Seattle in the United States. The Seattle Chinese Garden reflects the deep bond between the two cities. Chongqing and Seattle became sister cities in 1983. Five years later, the two cities decided to commemorate their friendship by building a Chongqing-style garden in Seattle. The garden opened to the public in 2011 and serves as a place for Americans to learn about China. The Seattle Chinese Garden remains the only Chongqing-style garde

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CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 4, 2021 shows a city view of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Photo by Shen Jun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET-POWER SUPPLY PROJECT-MAINTENANCE(CN)

(230604) -- GOLMUD, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows Kiangs (Equus kiang) passing by a power transmission tower at Tanggulashan Township of Golmud City in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Since 2012, the State Grid's Qinghai Electricity Power Company would conduct its annual centralized maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, whose grid lines are laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Low temperatures, lack of oxygen and strong winds on the plateau challenge the operation and maintenance of the grid. Over 420 workers would finish this year's maintenance work of 608-kilometer-long power transmission lines as well as the Qaidam Converter Station in 15 days recently. Over 10.5 billion kWh of electricity has been transferred to Tibet through the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, which was put into operation in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET-POWER SUPPLY PROJECT-MAINTENANCE(CN)

(230604) -- GOLMUD, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2023 shows a power transmission tower in Hoh Xil of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Since 2012, the State Grid's Qinghai Electricity Power Company would conduct its annual centralized maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, whose grid lines are laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Low temperatures, lack of oxygen and strong winds on the plateau challenge the operation and maintenance of the grid. Over 420 workers would finish this year's maintenance work of 608-kilometer-long power transmission lines as well as the Qaidam Converter Station in 15 days recently. Over 10.5 billion kWh of electricity has been transferred to Tibet through the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, which was put into operation in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET-POWER SUPPLY PROJECT-MAINTENANCE(CN)

(230604) -- GOLMUD, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct power grid maintenance work at Tanggulashan Township of Golmud City in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 3, 2023. Since 2012, the State Grid's Qinghai Electricity Power Company would conduct its annual centralized maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, whose grid lines are laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Low temperatures, lack of oxygen and strong winds on the plateau challenge the operation and maintenance of the grid. Over 420 workers would finish this year's maintenance work of 608-kilometer-long power transmission lines as well as the Qaidam Converter Station in 15 days recently. Over 10.5 billion kWh of electricity has been transferred to Tibet through the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, which was put into operation in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET-POWER SUPPLY PROJECT-MAINTENANCE(CN)

(230604) -- GOLMUD, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct routing inspection of power transmission lines at Tanggulashan Township of Golmud City in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 3, 2023. Since 2012, the State Grid's Qinghai Electricity Power Company would conduct its annual centralized maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, whose grid lines are laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Low temperatures, lack of oxygen and strong winds on the plateau challenge the operation and maintenance of the grid. Over 420 workers would finish this year's maintenance work of 608-kilometer-long power transmission lines as well as the Qaidam Converter Station in 15 days recently. Over 10.5 billion kWh of electricity has been transferred to Tibet through the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, which was put into operation in 2011. (Photo by Pan Binbin/Xinhua)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET-POWER SUPPLY PROJECT-MAINTENANCE(CN)

(230604) -- GOLMUD, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers conduct routing inspection of power transmission lines at Tanggulashan Township of Golmud City in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 3, 2023. Since 2012, the State Grid's Qinghai Electricity Power Company would conduct its annual centralized maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, whose grid lines are laid at the plateau with an average altitude of 4,500 meters. Low temperatures, lack of oxygen and strong winds on the plateau challenge the operation and maintenance of the grid. Over 420 workers would finish this year's maintenance work of 608-kilometer-long power transmission lines as well as the Qaidam Converter Station in 15 days recently. Over 10.5 billion kWh of electricity has been transferred to Tibet through the Qinghai-Tibet grid interconnection project, which was put into operation in 2011. (Photo by Pan Binbin/Xinhua)

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Japanese emperor, empress in tsunami-hit city

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd fron L) and Empress Masako visit on June 4, 2023, a shopping district built after the 2011 quake and tsunami in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Japanese emperor, empress in tsunami-hit city

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit on June 4, 2023, a shopping district built after the 2011 quake and tsunami in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Overseas returnee explores seed breeding industry in China's Xiamen

STORY: Overseas returnee explores seed breeding industry in China's Xiamen DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the entrepreneur working 2. various of crops 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG YINGDE, Entrepreneur in Xiamen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KANG YINGDE, Entrepreneur in Xiamen 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): KANG YINGDE, Entrepreneur in Xiamen STORYLINE: An entrepreneur in China's Fujian is dedicated to boosting agriculture with technology. Kang Yingde returned to his hometown in Xiamen City after graduating from a university in Japan, and launched a startup company. A dozen years later, Kang's company has become a leading enterprise in the industry. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG YINGDE, Entrepreneur in Xiamen "When I came back to China to start my own business, in 2011, the Xiamen municipal government began to offer subsidies to encourage the development of modern agriculture. So we didn't need to make a huge investment. And the

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Demolition of ex-Otsuchi town office bldg. begins

MORIOKA, Japan - Demolition works of the former town office building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, begins in full-swing on June 4, 2014 by using heavy machinery. Since opinions of local residents are polarized regarding the demolition of the building, where 40 town officials died due to tsunami in the March 11 devastating earthquake in 2011, part of the building, including the front entrance, will be kept as a relic.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (L) and the framework for a facility to remove spent nuclear fuel from the pool of the reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on June 14, 2013, where decommissioning work is under way following the nuclear disaster triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows vehicles washed away by tsunami waves at the turbine building of the No. 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on June 14, 2013, where decommissioning work is under way following the nuclear disaster triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ex-PM Kan shares Fukushima lessons in California

SAN DIEGO, United States - Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko attend a symposium organized by Friends of the Earth, an environmental lobbying group, in San Diego, California, on June 4, 2013. Kan, who was prime minister at the time of the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, said how the Fukushima disaster changed his view of nuclear power and stressed the importance of a global network for antinuclear activists and renewable energy advocates to share their ideas and experiences.

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Partial lunar eclipse

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A partial lunar eclipse is observed over Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, at around 8 p.m. on June 4, 2012. The area was hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show school bags at Yuriage Elementary School on June 4, 2011 (L), which were retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same spot on March 5, 2012 (R). Many bags are still left without being picked up.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows the No. 4 reactor at the Genkai nuclear power station operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Saga Prefecture.

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Genkai nuclear plant's No. 4 reactor

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor at the Genkai nuclear power plant in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture. The reactor automatically shut down on Oct. 4, 2011, after an abnormality was detected in the condenser of its secondary cooling water system, according to its operator Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Entrance ceremony at aviation college

MIYAZAKI, Japan - New students sing the school song at an entrance ceremony for the Civil Aviation College in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2011. The ceremony which had initially been scheduled in June was delayed after its Sendai branch in Miyagi Prefecture was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photos of an area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, June 4 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the debris in the area, hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, has been cleared away and green grass has covered the land.

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N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan - So Se Pyong (C), North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, sits on the seat of the president of the Conference on Disarmament, as he chairs its general meeting in Geneva on Aug. 4, 2011. North Korea assumed in late June the rotating presidency of the international arms control body with its term through Aug. 21.

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Former Japan national team defender Matsuda dies

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Matsuda (3) plays in a game between Japan and Russia in the 2002 World Cup at International Stadium Yokohama (current name Nissan Stadium) in Yokohama, near Tokyo, in June 2002. Matsuda, who joined Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga after playing for Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010, died on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011, shows Nos. 1 to 4 reactors (from front to back) at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. The No. 1 unit will be manually halted due to a problem with its cooling system, prefectural officials said July 16, 2011.

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Sharapova advances to Wimbledon final

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a women's singles semifinal match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 30, 2011. Sharapova advanced to her second Wimbledon final by beating Lisicki 6-4, 6-3.

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Nadal makes it to Wimbledon semifinals

LONDON, Britain - Top seed Rafael Nadal hits back a shot by American Mardy Fish in a men's singles quarterfinals match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 29, 2011. Nadal won the match 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 and will meet Briton Andy Murray in the semifinals.

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Retired ASDF planes to be on public display

MITO, Japan - A retired RF-4 scout airplane of the Air Self-Defense Force is set for an exhibition at Ibaraki airport park in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. The public exhibition is scheduled to start from July 23, 2011.

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Mariners' Ichiro

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a leadoff home run, his first homer of the season, in the first inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 28, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-4 loss.

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Cirstea-Morita lose in Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Sorana Cirstea of Russia (L) and Ayumi Morita of Japan are seen after losing in a women's doubles third round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 29, 2011. Sabine Lisicki of Germany and Samantha Stosur of Australia beat them 6-4, 6-3.

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Twins' Nishioka

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - The Minnesota Twins' Tsuyoshi Nishioka throws to first base in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Target Field in Minneapolis on June 28, 2011. The Twins won 6-4.

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Athletics' Matsui

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui rounds first base as he hits a double in the second inning of a game against the Florida Marlins at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on June 28, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-4 in a 1-0 victory.

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Mariners' Ichiro

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a leadoff home run, his first homer of the season, in the first inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 28, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-4 loss.

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Nadal to advance to quarterfinals

LONDON, England - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain hits backhand at the Centre Court in the men's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. Nadal defeated Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

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Nadal to advance to quarterfinals

LONDON, England - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain hits backhand at the Centre Court in the men's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. Nadal defeated Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

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M. Miyazato 9th after 3 rounds at LPGA C'ship

PITTSFORD, United States - Mika Miyazato tees off on the first hole during the third round of the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club in New York on June 25, 2011. Miyazato shot a 4-under 68 to tie for ninth.

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Ceremony ahead of Yakushiji pagoda renovation

NARA, Japan - A wooden plate is brought out from the east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple listed as a World Heritage site in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, during a ceremony on June 25, 2011, ahead of the pagoda's renovation this summer. About 4,000 people gathered to watch the ceremony.

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Murray at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain celebrates after taking the first set against Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia during a men's singles third round match in the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 24, 2011. Murray advanced to the fourth round by beating Ljubicic 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6.

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Li at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - China's Li Na plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany during a women's singles second round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 23, 2011. Lisicki advanced to the third round after beating French Open champion Li 3-6, 6-4, 8-6.

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Mariners' Ichiro

WASHINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the sixth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on June 23, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in a 1-0 loss.

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Soeda at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Japan's Go Soeda is seen in action during a men's singles first-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 21, 2011. Soeda was ousted by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

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Athletics' Matsui

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run, his sixth of the season and career 499th between Japan and the United States, in the third inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on June 16, 2011. The A's won 8-4.

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Fukushima plant workers

IWAKI, Japan - Workers return in the afternoon to Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, after working at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on June 4, 2011. The workers are lodging at inns in a spa area of Iwaki, south of the plant.

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Athletics' Matsui

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui blasts a solo homer, his sixth of the season and career 499th between Japan and the United States, in the third inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on June 16, 2011. The A's won 8-4.

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Athletics' Matsui homers against Royals

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui homers during the fourth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in California on June 14, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-5 as his team lost 4-7.

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S. Korean female college students' fees protest

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean female college students hold a demonstration demanding lower tuition fees in an entertainment district in central Seoul on June 4, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Ishinomaki in March and June

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Combined photo shows an area ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 24, 2011 (top frame), nearly two weeks after the disaster, and the same spot on June 4, 2011 (bottom frame). The debris has been cleared away and a stone statue of a Buddhist deity called Jizo wears a hood in the bottom picture.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (From front to back) Reactors No. 4, 3, 2 and 1.

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Oi nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Oi nuclear power station in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (From front to back) Reactors No. 4, 3, 2 and 1.

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Disaster-hit Miyako in March and June

MIYAKO, Japan - Combined photo shows a road littered with cars and a boat swept away by the March 11 tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (left frame), a day after the disaster, and the same road on June 4, 2011. The boat and the debris have been cleared away.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Clockwise from front R) Reactors No. 3, 4, 2 and 1.